I declare the Mineral sweater by Wondrlanding one of the best projects I’ve ever knit!
Just look at how adorable this sweater is! And the orange-yellow yarn is so happy-making! My favorite, too: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino.
The pattern was a delight to work. A little while ago, Laura Chau wrote a blog post about writing pattern instructions in table format. I am totally on board with this approach, it makes so much sense to me. The Mineral pattern is written in this way, and even though there are 8 sizes, the instructions are so easy to follow. Love it!
Pattern: Mineral sweater by Wondrlanding. I knit size 3 (for a friend’s daughter), adding a tiny bit of A-line shaping and length to the body, so it can be worn as a tunic first, and then as a top.
Yarn: one of my favorites, Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, in sunshine, about 4.5 skeins. This is a heavier yarn than called for in the pattern, so I had to rework the numbers a bit. No regrets, though, I love this yarn, and it’s perfect for this type of garment.
Needles: US 3 and US 4. Using US 4 needles, my gauge was about 6 stitches and 8 rounds per 1″ of stockinette knitting in the round. (about 24.5 sts per 4″)
Finished dimensions: 22.5″ chest circumference and 14.5″ from shoulder to front hem.
Not much more to say! How about a recent picture of Sonya, who is already 7 months old!
That is BEAUTIFUL. So much so, that I actually went and bought the pattern straight away after opening this post. Nice work!
What an excellent sitter Sonya is! Isn’t it great to watch them grow?
Oh what a gorgeous little sweater for an adorable baby girl! I love the bright sunshiney yellow too.
wow, I love this! The color choice is perfect for this adorable pattern.
That’s awesome.
What a beautiful sweater, and what an even more beautiful baby!
I love the sweater and Sonya is adorable. I always enjoy seeing Gregory too. Happy Mothers Day!
Beautiful sweater! And I always LOVE seeing photos of your children – so sweet!!
Cute sweater and such a fun color! Love to see Sonya getting to be such a big girl! How about Gregory? Has he become camera-shy?
7-months old already? Sonya’s adorable!.
I’m always trying to convince my clinician authors that it makes more sense to describe their data with tables instead of text, esp when it is a long string of numbers (odds ratios, 95% CIs, P values, etc).
Interesting design of the sweater – and what a great color!