This was a couple of years in the making due to various delays! I am SO happy with both patterns and am making a new set for the new baby :) In Malabrigo Rios; so soft!
Sizes 3 months to 6 years
(Loxley is squished into a smaller size! He didn't want to take it off!)
Sample shown in size 2 years (on a 4 year old) in Three Irish Girls Sprinvale Super Merino.
Both jacket & longies are seamless and feature an easy to remember, circle cable pattern. This makes a very squishy little set!
I really love this little poncho and my girls have worn theirs for 3 years. Willow is still able to get another season out of hers. I love garments that "grow" with the child and last through a few seasons.
I am very happy to say that Sweet Hilda is now available through my blog and my Ravelry shop! It has been re-edited, clarified and has a new format and schematic.
Description: “Little Willow is a unisex jacket worked in Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud, a light worsted weight yarn. It is worked seamlessly and flat, from the bottom up with the sleeves worked separately and joined to be worked with the body, right up to the top of the hood.
“The jacket features a simple, yet interesting, zigzag moss stitch pattern with wide garter stitch hem, cuffs, front double breasted overlap, and hood bands. There is 2-4” (5-10cm) of positive ease for a generous and roomy fit. “My Little Willow is a sweet little thing that loves to pop on a comfy sweater and go exploring.”
Sizes: 3[6, 12, 18] months & 2[4, 6, 8, 10] years Rating: Advanced Beginner Techniques & Stitches Used: Garter Stitch, Stockinette Stitch, Make 1 Left & Right, Knit, Purl, Grafting (a three needle bind off would also work), Yarn Requirements: Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud Worsted or any light worsted weight yarn (some dk weights will work)
Pattern Notes:
Jacket is worked from the bottom up, seamlessly and flat
Sleeves are worked flat, then seamed and joined to be worked with the body
Raglan shaping is used to join sleeves to body
This is a double breasted jacket with a front overlap of 3-5” (7.5-12.5cm)
Hood is worked from the neck up, seamlessly, with inc’s along back
Hood border is worked by picking up stitches along hood edge
Sample Shown in Size 6 years on a 6 year old child
Willow is my little sweety and I am so happy that she loves her new hoodie. This will last her a long while and will be passed down and then stored away for her little ones some day......
When she was a wee baby, we used to play Paul McCartney's Little Willow to her. It is still one of her favorite songs!
Check out the Little Willow Song at the end of this post.
Originally published in Knit Magazine No. 40, September 2011, Lord Loxley is now available here, Craftsy, Ravlery and soon through Knit Picks where you can choose yarn and purchase the pattern at the same time!
