My mum and I have spent the last week knitting some
cardigans for my cousins premature baby. We have used a mix of methods but each
of them turned out great, even if some of them were a bit big.
The first one I made was using Lisa McFetridges free Pattern
from Ravelry.com for a wrap cardigan. The back and sides are knitted in one
piece, which is great if like me you love knitting but hate having to sew
everything up. As the baby I am knitting
for is only 28 weeks this was a bit big but it will fit him in a couple of
months. |
| back and sides knitted in one piece |
For the 2nd attempt I used this link http://www.newbornsinneed.org/html/size_chart.html
which gives a guide to the sizes of premature babies so you can adjust the
number of stitches and rows to fit.As usual I was in such a rush to give this one to my cousin
that I forgot to take a picture of the finished cardigan.
Most of the baby patterns that my friends and I have between
us all start at a 16 inch chest size, so we are going to use dolls patterns.
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| Dolls patterns knitted by my mum |
There
are quite a few patterns for dolls between 14 and 18 inches in length which
seem to be perfect for up to 35 weeks. The doll patterns are also a good
project for someone who has never knitted a cardigan before as they are smaller
and quicker to make, also if it is for a doll you may not panic as much if you
mess it up a little.
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