Sweet baby sweater for May

Hi knitters,

Our next meeting is this Wednesday, May 13 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library.

For May we’ll be making a very sweet baby sweater. It’s available for free from Madelinetosh yarn’s website. Go HERE to download a copy. You can see some pictures of it at the link. It’s a top-down seamless raglan that you can make with short or long sleeves. The pattern is written for DK weight yarn and US size 4 and 6 needles, but you can totally use worsted weight and US 7 or 8 needles and it will just make a roomier sweater. Also, using a smaller needle for the ribbing (as called for in the pattern) makes a nice finish, but if you don’t have one, it totally works to do the whole thing on one size needle - I’ve done it plenty of times!

It comes in 3 sizes, and you can make any one you like, but we’ll probably be aiming for most of the sweaters to be the biggest size because it fits more kids for longer. If you do the long sleeves, you can add a little length or knit extra-long cuffs because parents can always fold back the cuffs to start and use more length as their child grows. (I’m writing this on Mother’s Day and thinking of when my kids were babies/toddlers!)

If you haven’t knit a top-down seamless sweater before, I highly recommend it. It is really fun and they turn out so nice. This sweater would look great in stripes, so feel free to use up some leftovers. I have knit similar sweaters with contrasting bands at the hem and/or cuffs because I ran out of one color of yarn, and it works!

Have lots of fun with this one, knitters!

Comments

March meeting canceled / Ways to connect

Hi everyone, After careful consideration, we decided to cancel our March meeting (next week). Many people in our group are at higher risk (over 60, other health issues), and we don't want to put anyone in danger. We are following the lead of schools, public buildings, churches, workplaces, and other gatherings in social distancing. This will give our healthcare workers their best chance to fight the Coronavirus and reduce its impact. We will reschedule our bears meeting, possibly in April, depending on how the situation is shaping up. But for now, let's find other ways to continue our sense of community and connectedness. I'm exploring several things but first I thought I'd share with you a few free hat patterns that you can try. I will give links, but if you can't access them for some reason, just leave a comment below, and I will connect with you to get you either a printable PDF or if need be, I can print and mail you a copy. In addition - let's use the...

January meeting and announcing 24 in '24 challenge

Hi knitters! Our next meeting is this Wednesday, January 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. In January we will be knitting the hat pictured here. The pattern is below (click on it to enlarge), and you will need 50 g or 1.5 oz worsted weight yarn and US 8 (5 mm) 16 inch circulars and DPNs. I'd also like to announce a fun challenge for the year: 24 in '24! A while back, we worked on a project to make blankets for the local police to distribute to comfort people (especially children) involved in difficult and traumatic situations. A great group of people kept this going, and the Lafayette police are still receiving blankets to distribute. They said they can always use more blankets, so let's make that happen. The challenge is this: knit 24 squares in 2024. Each month, I'll share two stitch patterns, ranging from very simple and to more challenging. The patterns are just to keep you interested. You can knit them all, knit just th...

January: new year and new cable hat

Hi knitters, Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! Our next meeting is this Wednesday, January 8, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. For January, we have a hat pattern from Barb. You'll need worsted weight yarn and size 8 (5 mm) needles for knitting in the round. Hope you can make it! Pattern by Barb Gardner

Boulder Community Knitting

Search This Blog