This is my favorite for a newborn baby: a slip-over-the-head raglan sweater with a rolled neck. What makes it so special is the yarn: this is Pediwick by Knit One, Purl One, a unique yarn with a blend of 66% bamboo and 34% nylon. The nylon gives it a wonderful amount of stretch. So this little sweater will expand to slip easily over baby's head and will continue to fit as baby grows in the first months! This yarn has been discontinued, alas, and this may be my last Pediwick baby sweater. This one is a rose pink color. I had just enough left over to pair with some variegated sock yarn to make a little hat, with the band made of the stretchy yarn. The band can be turned up for smaller heads or down for larger, so both pieces will grow with baby. The last photos try to show how much it stretches! Measurements, all unstretched: ~6" across shoulders; 7" across underarms; 5.5" sleeve length from underarm; ~7.5" length from center back to hem; about 14" around hat band; 7" total length. This one is truly one of a kind!
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Welcome to Knitting Grandma!
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I have been knitting for at least 7 decades, and yes it's true: I have a grandson who really called me Knitting Grandma! I love to knit for babies and children, and most enjoy making up my own patterns, so my garments are one of a kind.
If "hand knit sweater" makes you think of itchy wool, things have changed! I will admit to being a yarn snob. Life is too short to use cheap yarn! In the past decades there's been lots of development of innovative fibers and blends, like bamboo-sourced yarn. I favor natural fibers; my favorites are alpaca, merino wool, silk, and their blends. I will always try to tell you the yarn used for each garment.
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A word about sizes: all babies are different and believe it or not, sweater size charts charts are all different too. I have included measurements for my garments to end confusion. But you don't have to chase a wiggling toddler with your tape measure: just find a garment that fits with some growth room and measure that.
All these pieces are washable: wash with other garments and dry flat.
If you have an idea for something special, please contact me!
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SKU: AB 001
$35.00Price
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