Raspberry's Purple Stripes

As I suspected the little pink sweater was too small.  Too narrow by a long way

I bought some purple yarn as that is Little Miss' favourite colour right now and started again

I followed the 8 year size as I calculated with the yarn and needles I was using that would result in a 24 inch sweater
I adjusted sleeve length and sweater length too

4 buttons so that if the sweater is a little long then it won't restrict her legs

Sleeve seam 8 inch
underarm seam 8 1/2 inch
Added decreases every 6 rows for sleeves
8 rows rib for sleeves and sweater
5 rows rib for front bands

Size: 8 Years
Pattern: Yikes! Stripes by Yarn Madness
Yarn: Patons Astra
Colour: Hot Lilac, Fantasy

Pink Diamonds Sweater

This is for the new market stall

There were multiple errors in the pattern but nothing too serious.  I learned to read each section through before knitting!

Mods: 
used larger needles to match the yarn so it came out bigger than the pattern
Actually it is 24 inch around so I made it as long as the pattern said for the largest size
Sleeves on dpns picked up 2 extra sts at underarm
decreased from 54 to 36 2 on every 4th row
Seed stitch at cuffs not rib
8 rows of Seed stitch at bottom


The travelling stitches and the heart stand out against the reverse stocking stitch.
Difficult to get the sleeves without ladders

Actually I like the structure of this pattern and may use it as the basis of another cardi  in stocking stitch


Size:66 sts
Pattern: Baby Raglan Cardigan by Kelly Klem
Yarn: Unlabelled Acrylic or Nylon Worsted
Colour: Pink

King's Green Stripes

Unlike the pink sweater, this one is on size but it has an 18/24 month old size as 24 inches .
I am fairly sure it will be too big for Master R  but it should fit Miss R. Although it may be short on her!!
It is made entirely from stash which makes it free!!

Easy pattern no problems at all

Size: 122 sts
Pattern: Gib's Safari Sweater by Barb Betegnies
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted
Colour: Gosling
Yarn: Bernat Baby Solids
Colour: Green

Yikes Pink Stripes

Found this pattern on Ravelry
I loved the look of it

I was disappointed in the sizing.  It was long and thin which should have fitted Miss R just fine but after 3 attempts I finally made the 4 year old size using larger needles.  This turned out to be just 21 inches around.  I am not hopeful that it will fit.

I still love the look and will try again with thicker yarn and an even larger size.

Size: 4 Years
Pattern: Yikes! Stripes by Yarn Madness
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly DK
Colour: Party Pink, Strawberry Mousse, Lilac

Edited to add:
It didn't fit a very slim 2 year old! So it is in the donation pile.  I'll try again with thicker yarn and larger needles.  I think there is going to be some math in my future!!

Seaside Market Bag

Made for the June Craft group meeting.

We are going to have a table at the Farmers' Market this summer, 
So we need some holiday /summery things.  
This bag is made from cotton yarn  It could be a beach bag, a swim bag, or a shopping bag and will scrunch up for storage without a problem

Forgot to take a picture.

Easy pattern.  Din't like all the yarn overs

Size: One size
Pattern: Seaside Market Bag ,Worsted Version by Carol Peterson
Yarn: Cotton Dishcloth
Colour: Variegated green, beige, blue, tan

Yellow Baby Hoodie

I needed a quick knit to take to the craft meeting in May.

This really fitted the bill.
Simple pattern and nice bright cheerful yarn.

Size: 20 inch
Pattern: Adorable Baby Hoodie by Nazanin S. Fard
Yarn: Eaton's Yarn Lady Fair Sayelle Knitting Worsted  
Colour: 2937 Yellow