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Test Knitting - Grown-Up Sweater For Theo.


Here's the other sweater I have knitted for Theo. I took part in a test-knit for Gabrielle Danskknit on Ravelry for a children's sweater. The pattern is called "Grown-up" and should be released any day now. 

This was a really fun knit and a nice opportunity to play with color. I chose quite sombre combination of grey and pale yellow. I still prefer to dress Theo in gender-neutral colors, because he wears the clothes for such a short period and maybe if we one day get another baby it will be a girl instead, so I don't want overly boyish clothes. Or if we don't, unisex clothes are easier to gift away or sell. 


I used Drops Merino Extrafine for this project. It's a really nice yarn to work with, smooth and stretchy so I think it's perfect for baby clothes. The sweater knitted up really fast (might be down to the small size - by the way I knitted the one-year old size) and the stripes kept it interesting the whole time. I think the sweater would also look really good in unicolor, I might just do that next!

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  1. kalimakMarch 18, 2016 at 1:37 AM

    Your son is a great knitwear model :-) And the sweater is lovely. I really like the colors you chose for the stripe combination.

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  2. SueMarch 18, 2016 at 12:30 PM

    Oh how gorgeous is he. I love the grellow colors too.

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  3. JulieMarch 19, 2016 at 5:25 AM

    what a great looking sweater, Theo looks so cute in it! Love the stripes and your colour palette.

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  4. AnnamariMarch 19, 2016 at 12:43 PM

    He is so very cute in the pullover :)

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