So this is what happens when I get out my button box to find buttons to put on sweaters. My daughter wants to learn how to sew buttons and my son throws them everywhere!
After the kids were in bed I managed to get the buttons sewn on.
Baby Sunnyside Sweater adapted to a pre-school size by using a worsted weight yarn instead of a sport weight yarn. I did a test swatch and some math and figured out if I knit the 6 month size and added length I would have sweater that is big enough.
Perfect fit!! I used a Knit Picks Swish yarn and dyed it myself with food colouring.
My daughter has gotten taller recently. All of a sudden all her t-shirts looked like crop tops . . . not a look I like for little girls. She mostly wears t-shirts as undershirts right now but she needed some new ones. I bought this pattern,
Zee'sTee by the
Tie Dye Diva in a pattern bundle. I love it. Its got 12 month to 12 years. It has two t-shirt versions. This yoke version here and a pocket tee. It has short or long-sleeves. The yoke version is great for using up off-cuts from other projects.
For my son's sweater I made the
Latte Baby Coat By Lisa Chemery a.k.a Froginnette
I made the 12 month size and made the arms and sleeves longer. For the buttonbands at the front he pattern calls for a lattice stitch. This time I used a seed stitch. I only did one row of buttonholes but I think I might need to rip it back and add the second row because it is gaping a bit.
Still warm enough to layer under winter jackets. So far this is my favourite baby knit. What is your favourite knits for kids?
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