Showing posts with label baby cardigan lace bamboo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby cardigan lace bamboo. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Audrey's Lacey Cardie


Isn't this the cutest photo ever? Baby Audrey is in her "Welcome to the World Baby Girl" sweater that I knit for her.
Knitting baby sweaters is an activity that I do for myself. It's my way to welcome a new personality to the planet, and to congratulate the little one's parents. However, I know that there are people out there who don't really get what a hand knit gift means. Therefore, I choose my yarn and pattern carefully, so I get the most personal satisfaction out of my knitting time and energy. The parents and grandparents of this baby definitely appreciated the gift. So I got two rounds of happiness with one project.
I love this little cardigan. It's made of Baby Bamboo, from Sirdar. It's cotton and bamboo and is gloriously soft. The pattern is from one of their books, and I chose it after seeing the sweater made by a customer at Garden of Yarn in Chadd's Ford. I fell in love with the yarn and the pattern. I especially enjoyed learning to add the lacey trim midway up the sweater. I will keep the technique in mind for future projects.