It's that time of year again! Time for woolly sweaters and corduroy pants!
Every year I try to knit the kids each a new, cozy piece of warm clothing and when I saw this pattern in a older knitting magazine of my mother's, I knew I needed to make it for Camden.
Isn't that polar bear face adorable??
"That's not a mean polar bear, Mommy. He looks like a friendly one!"
I agree, Camden. Definitely friendly!
My mother is a yarn fanatic and has the equivalent of 3 yarn shops stored in her basement. So, when I asked, she was able to pull out enough cream coloured yarn to start the sweater immediately.
To speed up the knitting time, she suggested that she whip up the plain back and sleeves of the sweater on her trusty knitting machine.
With her expertise, she would have three-quarters of the sweater done in less than an hour!
So with a few measurements and a handful of calculations, she was off to the races!!
Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! went the carriage on the knitting machine and literally, within minutes, the back of the sweater came off of the machine.
The sleeves went just as quickly and she was done!
Look how perfectly even the stitches all are!
Can't complain about the speed either!
Within a few days, I had handknit the front of the sweater and added all of the facial details. Another evening of stitching the parts together completed the whole she-bang.
This is how it turned out:
Pretty darn cute, eh??
Mine you - I am not sure which is sweeter - the sweater or the boy!!
Now onto my next knitting project - a charcoal grey cardigan for my daughter to go with a new pink and grey dress. No machine knitting here - only the good old-fashioned knitting needles!
I'll show you that soon!
Keep warm, stay cozy,
Love,
Bronwyn
The sweater is really cute; but the boy wins!
ReplyDeleteThe sweater is adorable and that machine is awesome! And I agree Camden is sweeter :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable! He looks very happy with it :)
ReplyDeleteLove the sweater!! Wish I was that talented! Your son is adorable! Shirley, Pitt Meadows B.C.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great machine! And what a great mum to have a basement with such bounty!! Camden's new jumper is brilliant. Well done you! Chel x
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute sweater. I'm knitting my first sweater right now. I think doing part of it on a knitting machine sounds like a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI am surrounded by beautifully talented women!
ReplyDeleteThis also reminds me of my cat-face sweater circa 1985.
A knitting machine - that's awesome! It took one hour to make that instead of a year? I used to knit but it so long to complete a project. I LOVE your newest sweater. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteA knitting machine - that's awesome! It took one hour to make that instead of a year? I used to knit but it so long to complete a project. I LOVE your newest sweater. Adorable!
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