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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Brush Baby Alpaca Sweater



This little sweater pattern is from the Skacel Collection, inc. It's the "Kittenish Pullover" and you can find the free pattern download at www.skacelknitting.com. This is a top-down, knit in one-piece sweater, requiring heavy worsted or bulky yarn. I used "Baby Alpaca Brush" by Plymouth Yarn, 110 yd skeins. However, I added the lace panel in the front. The original pattern has no lace panel, just plain stockinette stitch.  The smallest size is 26" chest, This is the size I knit, and it took 2 skeins in Pink, and one skein in cream for the contrast collar, cuff, and bottom edging. The Original pattern is done all in one yarn, with no contrast. The yarn recommended for pattern is "Simpliworsted Marl by HiKoo.            
This sweater has not been washed and blocked yet, so once I do that it will look better and lay flatter.

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