It's been a while, but I've been working on the knit pants and hat for my cousin's new baby, due in August. She sent me a picture a couple of months ago, and I was flattered that she thought of me (they live in South Carolina) and was eager to help her out.
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| Original design that she sent |
She found a set that she liked on Etsy and sent me the link, and I quickly got to work finding a pattern that would accommodate the style she liked. I ended up purchasing one on Ravelry that was meant for a bulky weight yarn, and the design she likes has 2 strands of different colors. So I modified the pattern to her liking and added a couple more stitches and made the pants. I got to learn how to do grafting for these (kitchener stitch), as well as a new bind-off, and I think they turned out almost identical to the pants she found!
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| Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in chocolate and silver blue |
She also asked me to make a different style hat than what was pictured on the original photo, and it's the same color scheme with a long elf-like tube. I'm still working on it, after a couple of trials and errors, and should finish it up this week. The pants need a belt, which I will knit out of blue i-cord, and then it's finished! I like the pants so much, I'm thinking about knitting a couple pair for my boys and fashioning some suspenders to go with them, in the 12-month size. If I were to knit them in wool, I could market them as a leak-proof diaper cover as well...
Once I'm done with this project, I've got some more ponchos in the queue, so it will be a busy July!
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