Well I seem to be on a knitting spree! Last week I posted about the 2 little “Pink Foot” cardigans I knitted! This week I finished knitting a little blue hoody for a “Little Man”!
I found the pattern in “The Ultimate book of Baby Knits” by Debbie Bliss the pattern is on pg 68 and she calls it a “Duffel coat”. As I live on the back side of the world, you cannot buy Debbie Bliss yarn in this country and I didn’t have the time to wait 10 weeks for it to be delivered from overseas so I just dove into my own stash and found a Sirdar Denim Sport Aran shade 0502.
I had to knit up a tension swatch to check the gauge of the yarn I had to the pattern, as the pattern called for a DK! After doing all of this I decided the best way was to cast on for a size 6-9 months and knit the measurements as for 9-12 months using 4mm needles! Hopefully it will fit a 10 month old baby!
The pattern was easy to read and understand as I am not a very good knitter I still have to look up to see what a garter stitch and stocking stitch is!
I started knitting something for myself! Hope to show you soon!
Love
NikkiM
Buzy Day 
Like you I often change the yarn by changing the size I knit – it mostly works! I have a Marian Foale jacket I made in 4 ply – the pattern was for DK. It is one of my favourite items. Show us more soon!
Thanks Sally I will!
What a gorgeous hoody. I would be thrilled to have made this. So contemporary looking too.
Thanks for your lovely comment!
Oh, I love this pattern, you yarn choice works well and the colour is lovely. I must find that book:-)
Thank you!
Those bear buttons! Cute!
They are! Thank you!
Very nice!
Thank you!
I would love to be able to knit as well as you and be able to convert sizes with weights of yarn! Well done. Very cute!
You to kind! Thank you!
It turned out great, and it looks like it will fit just find. Beautiful work.
Holding thumbs! Thanks for your lovely comment!
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Nikki
This is gorgeous! Your stitches are so perfect and even – and these buttons are amazing!!
You too kind! Thank you!
This is just lovely……I love the colour
Thanks!
Adorable. You are so talented!!
You to kind! Thank you!
It looks great and like something that will get a lot of use.
You had the yarn in stash?! I only have leftover half balls and a mountain of ‘to-do’ sock yarn in my stash, but I am about to dive into a huge knitted project.
Enjoy! I must say I have enjoyed my knitting!
This is beautiful and I adore all of the little wooden animals too! x
Thanks Kate.
What adorable work… where do you take the time from to make all this great stuff???
Thanks! At night in front of the television.
Looking good. That’s going to be one well-dressed child.
He is! Thanks!
Great pattern for a little boy, simple, stylish and very on trend.
You so right!
So cute Nikki, some ‘Little Man’ is going to be so well dressed 🙂
He looks amazing in it thanks!
Just gorgeous!! Love the buttons! xxx
Thanks Kate!