Every summer I knit a lot. Just because I can’t take my sewing machine with me on holiday, I can do this everywhere (also in the car!) and most of all because I love to combine my two passions as much as possible.
This spring I showed you my free Janne dress, but what I noticed is that it’s actually not so practical when the kids are feeling too hot. And since the heating at their school is always working overtime, I wanted to knit a sweater version of this dress.
I bought this stunning Rowan wool at Clara’s wol. It’s a combination of alpaca and merino. Can’t get any better then that, right?
For this new this sweater I moved the kangaroo pockets from the skirt to the sweater and just removed the skirt. Easy as that! This way you get a basic sweater with a pocket that can be used for both boys and girls. Lisa and Nore are in love with their new sweater. I love both the material and the colour. Of course!
It’s a perfect match with this stunning Nani Iro fabric that I bought at Julija’s shop. A left over from this project.
At the moment I’m looking into the possibilities to launch this pattern but of course I would only develop it when you love the design. What do you think about the idea? Would you be interested to knit your kid a sweater like this? It’s knitted with needles nr 10 ( I used two yarns to get the right thickness) and I finished it in about 6 evenings! A fast project, don’t you think?
Thanks a lot for stopping by and for your honest opinion!
I was looking exactly for a knitting pattern like this! Is it made with circular needles?
No, I made it with regular needles… :)
I’d love it, although my kids would only wear it if I can do in acrylic because they find wool too itchy! If it works in acrylic then I’d love to try this. Lydia x
Oh course it would work in Acrylic too. And this wool is so soft! I never buy regular wool but alpaca and merino are so much more comfy to wear and work with than I acryl. I can highly recommend this yarn. M
I love it! I like the sweater itself and that it is a fast project. I really would like to make this for both my boy and my girl!
Prachtig! Ik zou dat ook wel zien zitten. Al zal ik dan eerst moeten leren breien *proest*
Heel mooi! Te breien op 6 avonden?!? Jij turbo breister, dat lukt mij nooit vrees ik :-))
De todas maneras! Se ve muy cómodo y que rápido lo has hecho!
Saludos desde chile
Knap! Ik ben fan!
Prachtig! En hier wordt de naaimachine tijdens de zomeravonden vaak vervangen door breinaalden… Laat dat patroontje dus maar komen, samen met nog een paar mooie zomeravonden…
Ola, dat patroontje wil ik wel. Nu al zin om op zoek te gaan naar een wolletje voor mijn meisjes :)
Ik vind het een prachtig modelletje
I love it!
Would do it for my boy (who owns 2 Louisa sweaters, because he loves the pocket) as well as my little girl…
I would love to knit it for my boys, but have nearly no experience, all I have knitted to this point were scarfs and easy beanies. So if you can recommend your pattern to beginners I’m absolutely looking forward to it!
Greetings from Germany!
Vera
Would love to knit that for my girls!
Hello,
Love the model of this sweater!
Would love to knit this for my 3 year old.
Where can i get the model?
Susanne
Hi Susanne, I’m still working on the pattern. I hope to release it about one month (just started…) Marte
Super mooi!
Ik vind het een prachtige trui. Ik wil ze wel breien voor mijn kleindochter van 6 jaar ( wel maat 8 jaar).