Fembat
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Baby Cardigans
These are the cardigans made from Sirdar's Silky Look DK yarn that I mentioned on Thursday
They are so sweet. I love the feel and look of the fabric now that they are knitted up. It's a lovely pattern to knit; simple enough to knit quickly but with just enough detail to keep you interested. Which is great. The yarn is also machine washable and can be tumble dried which is excellent when making baby clothing.
I'd been given free rein over what yarn to use remembering that ultimately photgraphing it on a child is going to happen. If I'm being totally honest though, the finish on the yarn makes it difficult to photograph well. It has a sheen on it and it bounces the flash light back making the pink look washed out. It also gives less definition to the pattern. They don't look the way they should and that makes me unhappy with the end product.
It's been a good excercise into what types of yarn work well with a particular pattern. And all is not lost - these cardigans will look adorable on my grand-daughter. Nevertheless, it is back to the drawing board and I'm now using some Wendy Peter Pan DK. Let's see how that works out.
Comments
I love the little cardigans and especially the teeny tiny one you recently pictured with the bigger one. You are such an accomplished knitter. I envy your grandchildren, getting to wear such lovely handwork by their very own grandmother.
I do hope you will let us all know where we can get the pattern for the cardigans you test knit when it becomes available. Your description makes me want to try knitting with this yarn.
Since my retirement, I have become addicted to reading knitting blogs, and your blog is not only interesting but informative. Please, keep it up and running.
Thanx SO much for sharing your creativeness thru your blog! I'm lucky if can use my new sewing machine to make a straight line, let alone knit! heh heh It's good to see you are attracting like-minded knitters here too. Keep it up! [thumbs up]
Cyalayta
Mal :)
Your cardigans look so cuddly and sweet. I love them. Any baby would love the feel of them.
Awwwwwww.. Those cardigans are so sweet ... I love Sirdar Yarns :)
I absolutely love these little cardigans, they're so cute and beautiful! The yarn you've been using seems to be the perfect one indeed, it must be a real joy to work with! Great job!
great job, I like it very much. I am mother of four and I like knit for my childern!
the little sweaters are adorable....i wish i were talented enough to knit or crochet.....ah well....my latest foray into crochet is no more successful than the many times i have tried before...
What a lovely little cardigan and you've done a very nice job with the two you've done so far. Thank you for the comments regarding how the yarn knits up and photographs. So often you see something posted on someone's blog but there aren't sufficient details to decide if you'd try the product or pattern yourself.