I finished my Simple Baby Pullover this week…..but something went terribly wonky. My sweater is huge!
Pattern: A Simple Baby Pullover by Erica Kempf
Yarn: Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton in Pistachio
Needles: US 8
Size: 0-3 months (But this didn’t turn out)
Now, before you ask, I didn’t swatch for gauge. But this is a yarn and needle size I use a lot so I was comfortable skipping that step. Now I don’t know if I should have done that or if something in the pattern is wonky. The pattern is the same for all sizes in the beginning when you are working the yoke section. The larger sizes get more raglan increases than the smaller sizes. And of course the lengths are different.
I should have come out with a 17 1/2 in chest. I came up with a whopping 22 inches (1-2 yr size). Then the pattern wanted me to work to a total sweater length of 8 inches. Well with my width that would have made this sweater a baby midriff, lol! So I worked to a total of 11 inches to match the 1-2 size that my chest measurement came out to.
I should have only used 1 or so skeins of yarn. But I consumed 2 full skeins! That translates to 206 yard or 170 grams. I had plenty enough yarn so it wasn’t a huge deal.
It’s a pretty FO, but I was disappointed. Not sure if I did something wrong or the pattern needs to be adjusted for yarn/guage? I noticed on Ravelry (after the fact) that there were a lot mods in other’s projects. But at least 121 other people have worked this sweater so it can’t be all bad!
My verdict? It’s a nice sweater but not a pattern I would knit again. I have some others in my queue that need testing….(rubbing her hands like a disney villian)…..
Happy Knitting!
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 
Hey, one year olds need sweaters, too! 😛
Truth!
*smiling* What Sara said. I never swatch… having a backup recipient takes the risk out of this foible of mine 🙂
Oversized is never a problem with baby stuff! I actually like giving gifts that can be worn after the baby has outgrown everyone elses gifts….there’s only so may clothes a baby can wear in the first 3 months, and larger gifts will get more wear in the end. I think you did it on purpose – and what a good idea! (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it)
It’s a very cute sweater and I know what you mean about swatching. I’ve been knitting and crocheting for so long that I do have an inkling as to where my gauges are with each yarn and needle/hook. And bigger can always be grown into….
Too bad! I think it still looks cute 🙂 Hope the next pattern turns out better!
Sounds like what happened to me and the Leaves Sweater pattern I did. At least you didn’t spend 3 months working on it….I hope!
Nope not this time anyway
I usually read through the projects marked “helpful” on Ravelry to see if a lot of them comment on the same thing (like gauge) before I cast on. I like the heads up. Regardless, new moms often get tons of newborn stuff and nothing for when the baby grows (2 days later!) – I’m sure she’ll love it!
Did you measure your gauge in the finished sweater? You can check the math to see if the pattern gauge and number of stitches across the chest should have resulted in the correct size or not, and compare that to the gauge you actually got.
It’s gorgeous, though, no matter what size it is! 😊