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November 19th, 2008 | Category: Baby things, Elizabeth Zimmerman, February Baby Sweater

Things may be looking up for the EZ knits, around here.

Pattern: Baby sweater on two needles, or the “February Baby Sweater”, Elizabeth Zimmerman

Yarn: Madelinetosh Sock, “Gracious” colorway (from the first run of Magnolia Society)

Time Elapsed: This version of the sweater and booties set were knit in under a week.

Notes/Modifications: This is a sweater with a saga. In short: Since the pattern calls for dk-weight yarn, and gives no schematics, I was worried that a sweater knit in sock yarn would be too small. So I upped the sizing, and ran out of yarn.

I then ripped it out and re-knit as written, figuring it’d all work out. And it did–the sweater measures 18″ around, which is a fine size for your average 3-month-old girl. Knit as written, I had enough yarn left over for a pair of garter-stitch booties, too. While I may not have enjoyed getting to know my inner process knitter, I will admit it turned out okay in the end.

Now let’s just hope the wee one this is for stays “indoors” for another week or two!

16 comments

16 Comments so far

  1. Tana November 19th, 2008 10:34 am

    Very pretty!

  2. Maritza November 19th, 2008 11:05 am

    So cute! Gotta love that EZ!

  3. Marie November 19th, 2008 12:47 pm

    I love how the buttons you’ve chosen bring out the beautiful rosy tones in the yarn!

  4. Kelly November 19th, 2008 2:01 pm

    looks great and the shoes are the perfect partner.

  5. Ruth November 19th, 2008 3:08 pm

    Boy, when you say finished, you mean it! YOu’ve attatched buttons and everything. Awesome.

  6. Danielle November 19th, 2008 3:38 pm

    I sure hope she appreciates the gift!!

    (And the “nouveau vintage” buttons really are great!)

  7. mai November 19th, 2008 5:12 pm

    so adorable! and enough leftover yarn for booties, too :) awesome

  8. Stacy November 19th, 2008 5:50 pm

    Oh, the cuteness! The perfect little booties! Glad it turned out all right in the end.

  9. Maryse November 19th, 2008 6:10 pm

    Wow! Absolutely sweet! The recipients will adore it…

  10. Lin November 21st, 2008 9:55 am

    Thats so pretty, the little booties are cute too.

  11. sam November 22nd, 2008 12:53 pm

    It turned out beautifully. And I love the matching booties.

  12. Sarah November 22nd, 2008 9:54 pm

    Lovely. The booties are great.

  13. Heather November 23rd, 2008 9:39 am

    The buttons completely make this sweater, a nice counterpoint to the yarn. I have some Madtosh that would work well for this, thanks for road testing it!

  14. tiennie November 23rd, 2008 9:05 pm

    Hooray!

    This set is too adorable!

  15. traci~theblondeknitter November 26th, 2008 5:04 pm

    i have to go with the rest of the herd on this one:the buttons are fab! so glad it turned out so cute for you. YaY!

    Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
    :D

  16. Manak June 1st, 2009 1:45 pm

    Hi there, I would really want to knit this sweater and are hoping to buy the book soon. Since you already have the book, I would just like to know if you could resize it for any older than a year or an 18 month old baby ?? I wasn’t entirely sure a bout this idea, because all the February baby sweaters I had seen are for newborn babies.

    Thanks, Manak :)

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