Monday, February 7, 2011

Kira's hooded vest


Update 10-5-11: Japanese Red Cross Society stopped accepting Paypal donation on 9-30-11. I'm trying to look other organization which accept Paypal easy for us in outside Japan.


update 4-5-11: Thank you! The first donation was sent (more details are posted here).

update 3-15-11: All sales will be spent to support Kira and people in Japan (post about this is here).



Hi there!


I just released a new knitting pattern for baby.

"Kira's hooded vest"


"Kira" is my first nephew and means shiny.
I used the pattern stitch (it is called star tweed!) for a kids coat before in Petite Purls , and fell in love with those cute stars. Since then, I wanted to use this stitch again in different way.

This pattern is fairly simple; The body is worked in one piece mostly in plain Stockinette stitch and knits up quickly. The star tweed stitch will be worked in the end as a part of front/hood edging. Buttons are attached for front closure. Also optional waist tie can be added as an accent.

Size: baby 0-6[6-12, 12-18, 18-24] months, finished chest size 19[20, 21, 22] inches (48[50.5, 53.5, 56] cm)
Needles/Notions: Size US7 (4.50 mm) and US8 (5.00 mm) 24” (60 cm) or longer circular needles; one set of US8 double point needles (DPNs); two markers; a stitch holder or a waste yarn; tapestry needle; buttons.



Gauge:
18 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st



 The pattern PDF is available for sale at Ravelry.com



 



Choosing color combination is really fun!
Can you think of any unique color combo??

4 comments:

  1. The pattern was so easy to knit, and the color combos are endless. I am just awaiting buttons so I can take new pics of mine.

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  2. The hooded vest is adorable and so cute. I will show it to the parents of my grandchild and find out about the colors.

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  3. Sue and Mette, thank you so much!!
    When I was swatching this pattern I tried those color combo other than shown in the pics;

    1. Red on Green
    2. Orange on Oatmeal (bothe are heather)
    3. White on Rainbow variegated
    4. Light blue on Purple (both are tweed).

    I liked all except #3 was too much color to me.
    FYI!!
    ym

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  4. Your new pattern is adorable! I just stumbled across your blog/pattern/site after following a Rav ad for your hoodie. Great job!!

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