The elder of our two little nieces is a girl after her auntie's own heart. When I heard that her favorite color was pink, I chose the Briar Rose pattern on the Ravelry website for her birthday sweater. And I decided Caron's Country yarn with its bit of merino mostly because it had the best colors for the project.
This poor little pullover took me far too long to knit, considering that I started in November and her birthday was in January! But there were two big reasons for the delay, one foreseen and the other quite unforeseen. I hope she forgives me.
As for the pattern itself, I'm pleased with how it turned out, but I probably would not choose it again. I modified it slightly, knitting the front and back simultaneously in the round and both sleeves in the round as well to help avoid seams. It's not completely seamless, however, since the shoulders and arms as well as the picot hem are all sewn. The little top-down tunic top I knit for her sister last fall was more fun to knit because the pattern was more streamlined.
Hope that this sweater fits her next fall! Happy Belated Birthday, dear niece!
That's adorable! Good job.
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Beautiful! And well-presented too. :)
ReplyDeleteSaid niece loves it and has been wearing it to school everyday instead of a sweatshirt since. Except today, she didn't want it to get wet with all the rain. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that makes me so glad! Yay!
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