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Baby girl's bolero

I made this for my grand-daughter Allie.

Created by: Merryl D

  • Project Details

    About

    This is the second time I've knitted a bolero from this pattern. I wasn't entirely happy with the first one so I changed a few things this time.

    I replaced with rib border with a moss stitch border. I didn't cast off the pieces but kept the stitches on a circular needle until I was ready to knit the border. This saved a lot of picking up stitches and also made the border itself much neater rather than having a join at the back.

    Picking up stitches on the curve is the biggest challenge. I'd suggest knitting the ends into the bottom of the fronts and back so you have fewer ends to sew in later.

    The instructions are fairly clear, although it would have been better if they'd stated a specific decreasing method and a neater buttonhole method.

    Pattern

    Girls Boleros in Stylecraft Wondersoft DK - 9151

    This pattern can be found here:
    au.deramores.com

    Yarns

    Needles & Hooks

    • Single Point 4.00mm (US 6) 30cm
    • Single Point 3.25mm (US 3) 30cm

    Accessories

    • Stitch Markers
    • Buttons
    • Tapestry Needle
    Other : I used a circular needle to hold all the pieces to make knitting the border easier.

    Tags

    • Boleros
    • Cardigans
    • Babies
    • Girls

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Finished on: Aug 7, 2018

  • Comments

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    6 Comments

    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      Yes I like them too 😊
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    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      Lovely little bolero,pretty colour too , I love the moss stitch borders :)
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      • Merryl D

        I definitely think I'll be knitting more moss stitch borders. It makes a nice change from rib.
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    • Jennifer M

      • Daleys Point.

      I have recently retired so my youngest grand daughter is getting alot of knitted garments. Have a look at the OGE patterns they are gorgeous.
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    • Jennifer M

      • Daleys Point.

      It is gorgeous, cute pattern.
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      • Merryl D

        It is a lovely pattern and it can be adjusted to be more fancy or less.

        My poor grand-daughter is in danger of ending up with a drawer full of these!
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