October
11, 2004 --Bernat Crochet Baby CardiganSo
I was working on this baby sweater pattern from Bernat called the "Crochet
Baby Cardigan" in the 12 mos. size and I was having trouble sizing the
sleeves. The
pattern says do X rows and then continue the sleeves to measure 6.5 inches. Well,
I do X rows and the sleeves are already at 7.5 inches so what do I do?! How much
do I continue? Or do I unravel? There's no handy baby around here to fit this
on. That's
what I get for not going with the suggested hook nor the suggested yarn. They
say to use a "K" with Bernat baby boucle yarn but I am tired of the
pastels so I'm doing it in an "I" hook with Bernat denim style yarn
instead. After doing a swatch in "K" I moved down to "I" because
that fit the gauge a bit better. I
found this size chart online for kid sweaters: -
Size 0-3 months (fits an infant up to 12 lbs.):
width 10 inches; length 11.25 inches; sleeve 7.75 inches
- Size
4-7 months (fits an infant 12-17 lbs.): width
11 inches; length 12.5 inches; sleeve 9 inches
- Size
8-12 months (fits an infant 17-22 lbs.): width 12 inches; length 14 inches; sleeve 10.5
inches
- Toddler
size 2: width 13 inches; length 15.5 inches; sleeve 12.5 inches
- Toddler
size 4: width 14 inches; length 17 inches;
sleeve 13.75 inches
- Toddler
size 6: width 15 inches; length 18.5 inches;
sleeve 16.25 inches
That
helps more because I see my chest is 12 inches and my length is almost 14 inches,
so logically I should just go with the 10.5 inch sleeves and ignore what the pattern
says for that part. Besides, sleeves can be rolled up. So there. [later] I'm
done! Yay! Well, as done as this gets for right now.
Not counting the little bit that is left to do it took about 3 hrs.
I'll post a better picture later... night pictures come out too gloomy: 
I
got the sleeves done to 10.5 inches and fastened off.
Then I did the hoodie and the trim on the edges.
It called for one row of sc but since there's a zipper going in there somewhere
I did 2 rows and left the ball of yarn attached in case I want to go 3 rows after
I consult with Mom about what zipper to get and study
some tips on how to stick it in. </a>Once the zipper is in and the edging
covers it, then I can fasten off and use the last of the yarn to sew in the sleeves. The
true test will be fitting this on one the kids but eyeballing it, the proportions
look about right. I'm glad I found that size chart! Overall the
pattern was pretty easy except that confusing bit about sleeve length.
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