Saturday, March 13, 2010

Mission Accomplished: I finished the Premie Baby Sweater

Mission accomplished. The premie sweater for little M. (my friends L. and S. have just adopted him) is done, and already gifted to this beautiful little boy.

I took the time to take a few pictures of the sweater before giving it to M.

I had 2 colors, a golden yellow, and a white in a worsted weight. I knit the sweater top down, and played with the colors in the yoke.


After the yoke, I kept a simple garter stitch edge along the fronts of the sweater, and picked these amazing buttons. Picking the buttons was really hard, the yellows were all wrong, and so were the whites, then I saw these, and fell in love. They look a little like morning dew...





I picked up stitches along the front edges to create a nice finish, and give the sweater a little body.



I really love how easy this sweater was to knit and of course the classic, retro feel appeals to me. I guess this is another pattern for me to write. I have a feeling this is going to become our family pattern for all new babies. Kind of a nice tradition don't you think?

6 comments:

Dag said...

omg - that is just too adorable!! awesome job!

Joyce Laurie said...

My grandson was a premie and it was so difficult to find things to fit him. I now do some premie knitting for the hospital where he spent the first several weeks of his life. I applaud you.

Rose said...

I really like that sweater; the colors are unusual for baby wear and that adds to the appeal I think. And the buttons are perfect!! Congratulations to your friends.

Monika said...

I'm amazed how you pop those lovely designs and hand knits out. It looks and sounds so easy. It would not be for me. It's lovely, and I hope M likes it. :o)

Maryse said...

Super cute! First time I visit yoru blog! You knit beautifully!

Susan said...

The sweater is adorably handsome for the new little one. I especially love the yoke.