My First Ever EZ Project
T's Birthday sweater is done. It fits him well. I didn't have to buy more yarn (I have about 8-10 yards left of each color). I am satisfied.
Here's the finished sweater in all it's washed and blocked, yet-to-be-worn glory (the color is washed out here--it's accurate in the last two photos):
I love how the stripes turned out:
The knitty gritty:
Pattern: the "recipe" for a seamless raglan from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting without Tears
Yarn: TLC Cotton Plus, one skein each red and navy
Needles: US size 5 and 7 Knitpicks Options
Size: 12 months with room to grow--24" chest, 9" sleeves (measured from the armpit), 8" body length (measured from the armpit)
Modifications: Changed a few things to make the percentage system work for a child--no shaping on the sleeves, a bit more than 50% of body stitches for the neck opening, long ribbed cuffs on the sleeves to allow for growth. I also didn't use EZ's neck shaping method. I just added three short rows to the back of the neck in my own manner.
This simple little sweater has such a sordid history. I had more false starts and frog and redo sessions than I care to rehash (I still am not sure why this project was such a problem for me), but I'm really happy with how it turned out. Mission accomplished!
Here's the finished sweater in all it's washed and blocked, yet-to-be-worn glory (the color is washed out here--it's accurate in the last two photos):
I love how the stripes turned out:
The knitty gritty:
Pattern: the "recipe" for a seamless raglan from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting without Tears
Yarn: TLC Cotton Plus, one skein each red and navy
Needles: US size 5 and 7 Knitpicks Options
Size: 12 months with room to grow--24" chest, 9" sleeves (measured from the armpit), 8" body length (measured from the armpit)
Modifications: Changed a few things to make the percentage system work for a child--no shaping on the sleeves, a bit more than 50% of body stitches for the neck opening, long ribbed cuffs on the sleeves to allow for growth. I also didn't use EZ's neck shaping method. I just added three short rows to the back of the neck in my own manner.
This simple little sweater has such a sordid history. I had more false starts and frog and redo sessions than I care to rehash (I still am not sure why this project was such a problem for me), but I'm really happy with how it turned out. Mission accomplished!
Labels: EZ, seamless raglan
posted by Kelley at 7:42 PM
7 Comments:
What a sweet little sweater and a sweet little boy! Looks like you made just the right modifications for a great fit.
Kelley,
Your sweater turned out great!!! and only 2 balls of yarn? Thats fantastic!
I'm thinking I may have to make one for my daughter using your modifications.
Libby
It turned out so cute! The colors look great on your little guy, and I love the striping. I feel inspired to make one for my little guy now. I'd been holding off on the sweater making b/c it's spring, but seeing as there's now a couple inches of fresh snow on the ground I can probably justify it!
Hi! I'm visiting from Zimmermania. What an adorable sweater. I love kid knits and yours is great. I haven't made an EZ sweater for either of my kids yet, but I hope to make a tomten soon and maybe a seamless raglan for my son. thanks for posting!
Cute EZ sweater! I have all of EZ's books, but have not made anything yet!
I love your little pullover. I saw it on the EZ knitalong blog and had to come over and tell you!
Looks great! How did you deal with the underarm holes? The same things happened to me when I knit the Wonderful Wallaby sweater.
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