New Pattern: Bradshaw

Bradshaw is a seamless baby and children’s cardigan sized for newborns to 10 years and worked from the top down.

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The children’s sizes (2-10 years) feature pockets that are worked together with the body of the sweater while the baby sizes (0-6 and 6-12 months) are pockletless.

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The pattern utilizes picked up stitches to create a seamless construction, and the cables are both fully written and charted. Knitters may work from either set of directions as they prefer. 

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The sample shown is a size 4 on a 4 year old in the 90th percentile for height and 80th for weight.

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New Pattern: Duara

A couple months ago I told you about what has been inspiring me as of late and referenced an upcoming pattern collection.  Here's a sneak peek of that collection by way of an early pattern release.  The rest of the 5 pattern accessory collection will be out later this fall but for a limited time you can pre-order the entire collection (and have the Duara pattern now) for just $16.  

Duara, meaning circle in Swahili, features motifs of interlocking circles connected by a wide panel of extended ribbing.  It is completely reversible so as to be appealing no matter how you wear it.  I have special coupon codes available for my newsletter subscribers.  You can put your name on that list and get the discounts by filling out the form here.   

Giveaway: Knit Picks' Flourish Collection

Last week Knit Picks released my Compass Cardigan as part of their Flourish Collection and I just happen to have a copy of the complete eBook collection to give away. It's an eight-pattern collection of lightweight and cheerful garments for spring.  Instead of telling you about the collection I'll just show you a snippet.  At the bottom I'll provide you with the details about the giveaway.   

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Tutorial: Knitting on a Cabled Edge

This tutorial will walk you through knitting on the cabled edge of my New Kid Cardigan. This is far from the only way to knit on and edge.  I chose it because it works well with the garter stitch and cable used in this pattern.  If you are using this method for a different project you might want to try knitting an edge onto your swatch to see if you like how the join looks before you begin.

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