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Showing posts with label handknitted jumper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handknitted jumper. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Jumper with Crochet Motif

This little style, knitted in size 3 years, has a crochet flower motif in contrasting colours, placed at the front neckline. It is bordered on the sides by an openwork pattern - which, in more detail, runs across the lower edge. The purple wool has a high percentage of angora (rabbit wool), - absolutely beautiful, soft and fluffy - also very warm.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Girl's Cable Style

A fancy cable jumper, knitted for a 1 year old baby girl. The front panel is stocking stitch with a purl stitch placed in an alternate position on a knit row. 8 ply wool on 4.50mm needles.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Stripey Fair Isle

This little jumper was knitted for a 1 year old girl, but would also suit a boy.

Designed to use up small amounts of different coloured wool. The style itself is very simple, with 2 buttons on a back neck opening.

The quantities needed are 1 x 50g ball of main colour - oatmeal, 1 x 50g blue, 1 x 50g green, 25g each of white and magenta, 12g or 1/4 of red.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Boy's Fair Isle Design

A Fair Isle style jumper for a small boy, handknitted in grey 8 ply wool, with bands of maroon and blue. Bottle green narrow bands of pattern run between and on the sleeves. Traditional patterning with a modern look.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tristan's Jumper Completed

A new winter jumper for an 8 year old. The wool is so thick and soft .... Paton's "Inca", knitted on 6.00mm needles. The needles I use are made of bamboo and rosewood. Beautiful to the touch, smooth and lightweight.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Rohan's Jumper Completed


Child's cable pattern jumper, size 2 years, in 8 ply wool and alpaca blend - knitted on 4.50mm needles.
At 2 years, a child's head is still large in proportion to the chest, so a neck opening at the front, back or shoulder, incorporated into the design, makes a snug fit for chilly weather.