Pattern: Basic top-down V-neck raglan sweater, à la Barbara Walker’s Knitting from the Top
Size: Maybe 9-12 mo.? 21″ chest, 6″ length to underarm, 4.5″ sleeves to underarm, 3.5″ V-neck depth
Yarn: Harrisville Designs New England Shetland (100 percent wool; 197 yds per skein), poppy and white
Yardage: 1 skein poppy; two-thirds skein white
Source: Yarns by Design, Neenah, WI
Needles: US size 3 (3.25 mm) metal circular and bamboo double-pointed needles
Gauge: 26 sts and 40 rows = 4″ in Stockinette stitch
Notes: I think this may be the first time I’ve made a V-neck cardigan, and I am struck by how thoroughly the V-neck transforms a simple cardigan into a prepster’s dream garment. The whole time I was knitting it, I kept feeling as though it needed a varsity letter or some pockets, just to complete the look. So cute!
This Harrisville Designs yarn makes a nice rustic fabric that I think will work well for an outer layer. Their colors are really saturated and fabulous. The poppy I used here looks like a red with orange in it in the pictures, but in real life it looks much more like an orange with red in it. At some point, I’d like to make an adult sweater with the worsted-weight Harrisville yarn. Something simple, like Elizabeth Zimmerman’s modified saddle-shoulder design, would really show off the color and wear well forever.
I think this is the last of the baby sweaters for a while — I’ve got adult sweaters on the brain again! Before too long, I’ll post an update about my progress on Neiman, which I’m making for a friend of mine. I finally finished the body up to the armpits and am feeling fresh interest as I begin the sleeves.
Very cute sweater!