 After making my first sprangsweater ever, an orange childs and a little later my first large sweater of witch you can find a discription here, I thought it time to make a babysweater. The princible is the same only smaller and this time with sleeves. Making the first babysweater was quit the task. How large should I make the body? And how wide do I need to make the sleeves? There is the elasticity of the braiding to take into account so you have to make an educated guess. The first time I made the sleeve to short and to wide, the second time the sleeves came out super narrow. At my third attempt I finally got it right. |
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This sweater I made for good friends and fellow Vikings how just had a beautifull daughter. It made a very appropriate gift. a second babysweater was made in the exact same way and again as a gift for a new born. Making this sweater a number of pictures were made. |
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The first picture shows how the sweater was set up on the loom. The treads that will become the sleeves are attached to the 2 extra ropes. (altough here I used rods, instead of rope) |
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When braiding the sleeves and you reach the point where the sleeves and body touch, you keep on braiding. This will attache the sleeves to the body without seems. |
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The neckline has been created the same way as the neckline of the larger sweater. You simply make s split in the middle of the sprang. |
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I feel that especially a baby sweater needs a little motive a little detail with a high cutefactor. I used holes an sticks to make a pattern including little flowers and a pattern of holes on the sleeves.. |
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And here the endresult worn but the proud owner Renee |
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Renee’s sweater no longer fitts her. After Mara was born, the sweater was returned to us and as you can see in the picture, Mara looked totaly cute in it. |
