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Rainbow cardigan

I made this for Maisie, to replace the shrunk one!

Created by: Helen G

  • Project Details

    About

    I'm working in London for a month so I'm taking this as my project for lonely hotel evenings. I made this 18 months ago for Maisie, in baby cashmerino - lovely - but then my daughter washed it! only hard core machine wash wool survives in her household, so I'm redoing it in the right stuff. (Maisie did continue wearing it as a felted jacket, which did look stylish and got lots of favourable comments!!)

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 3.50mm (US 4) 50cm

    Accessories

    • Stitch Holder
    • Stitch Markers

    Measurements

    55 cm

    Tags

    • Cardigans
    • Babies
    • Girls

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    In progress
    Started on: Feb 12, 2018

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    14 Comments

    • Lyn R

      • Wollongong

      This is so beautiful!
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      • Helen G

        Thank you so much! It is so much easier to knit than it looks.
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        @Helen G: I would like to knit this for my granddaughters for next year, especially as the eldest is obsessed with any clothes that resemble a rainbow.
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      • Helen G

        @Lyn R: you will enjoy knitting it, and it is really quick. The hardest thing is getting buttons to match!!
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        @Helen G: I have discovered an amazing button shop that sells purely buttons priced from 40c to $123! I could have spent a whole day in there, it was like stepping back in time.
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      • Helen G

        @Lyn R: oh you are so lucky - there are NO shops in Manchester now. John Lewis was always the go to place but now they make you buy standard buttons on cards.
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    • Laurette F

      5 and a half year old granddaughter has seen this & wants one. I would prefer to knit in dk & wondered if this would work & bring up to her size. Also much as I love merino don't think it would stand up to her family wash loads for long.
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      • Helen G

        Haha no, my daughter felted it within a week! I've just knitted another in DK on 3.50 needles and it's fine
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      • Laurette F

        @Helen G: thanks for that, now to find the wool and get started.
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      • Helen G

        @Laurette F: I used Paintbox DK and it's been fine. Splits easily. Site wouldn't let me list the colours
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      • Lyn R

        • Wollongong

        @Helen G: Oh Helen, weren’t you upset at seeing your beautiful work felted?
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      • Helen G

        @Lyn R: yes of course, but I've kind of come to expect it - she did a beautiful jumper I'd made for her husband too. Have had to learn to only use superwash acrylic. No luxury wools for that household!!
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      • Laurette F

        @Helen G: knitted up beautifully and so easy. Granddaughter loves it, & so does mummy and her friends and is hinting for me to knit one for her. Think I could extend pattern up in size & thought it would look good started with dark colour fading up to pale of the same shade. Just to work out quantity of wool. Future project methinks.
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      • Helen G

        @Laurette F: oh good, I'm so glad you liked it. Yes that sounds a lovely idea. I think it's so versatile you can just use thicker wool and needles and the size increases. The lady who created it ought to do some bigger sizes!!
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