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10/20/2017

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I'm still working on a new sweater for Steve.  I had made a really nice one while we were camping, but it ended up being too small.  And I even had Owen's sweater along for comparison.  Oh well. Must be the different brand of yarn knits up a different size.  I can't have Steve in a sweater that's too short in the body and in the sleeves, so I've started a new one.

It's the same brand yarn as the sweater set I made for Isis recently, and it's rather stiff to work with.  It's interesting how every brand of sock yarn knits up differently, even when the gauge says the same number of stitches for a 10 cm square.

The sweater is an interesting mix of autumn colours...
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I'm also finishing up a 'Harry Potter' scarf for the sweater set I knit for Eric recently. 
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Eric was just another BID who still needed a sweater and hat set, but those are fun to knit. Scarves are especially mindless, for knitting while listening to TV in the evenings. There's still a few more kids who need hats and sweaters too, so I won't be running out of things to knit anytime soon. 
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mica
10/22/2017 05:47:50 am

Astounding!!! I mean really, i cannot even imagine doing this in human size. You do amazing work

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Martha
10/22/2017 06:55:08 am

Thanks! I would never dream of doing it in human size either. Way too much work, and the yarn would cost a fortune. And who says the person would even like it. No thanks!

But knitting for dolls is an entirely different story.

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Lilliy
10/31/2017 10:43:28 pm

I have a couple questions if you don't mind? Do you downsize the sweater patterns you use or have you created them yourself? And do you know of any sites that have crochet patterns?

You always do such beautiful work, I'd love to "copy" you and make some sweaters for my girl!

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Martha
11/1/2017 05:03:48 am

I started by downsizing a free pattern by Dollswest - http://www.dollswestdesigns.com/free-knit-patterns.html


i made notes and then I increased or downsized that downsized pattern to fit my other sizes of dolls - always making notes for the next time.

However I never knit the front opening bands with buttonholes, since there was no way to know beforehand where they should go, so I crocheted the edging and buttonholes afterwards.

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