Turquoise hearts

Leo modelling the turquoise Hearts cardigan. The cardigan is for a Dollstown 7 doll. Leo is a bit shorter and also slimmer tha DT7 but is also the largest of my msd size. I quite like this on her.
Dolls look so cute in oversized sweaters!

Snapshot!

Taken late at night - I was playing with my camera settings for a change and I like the weird colours and light in this.

Balalaika is wearing the SM basic green cardigan with an Ajumapama skirt. I think she looks so cute.

Leo is wearing the red cardigan that I made for Dimity a few years ago.
Shorts by Sally.

6 girls

all wearing knits....



1) Dimity in a Tonner grey hooded cardigan. I love this style.
2) Phoebe wearing a cardigan I made based on a Teva Durham design in Knitty.
3) Polly in the Dollswest textured cardigan from this month.
4) Leo wearing an adapted version of a turtleneck sweater pattern (Dollswest).
5) Trance in a simple top down raglan made from sock yarn.
6) Jemini wears a Madame A. Alex sweater.

Leo

Leo wearing a little crop cardigan I finished a few weeks ago, but only just added the button!

Bolero

Here is Leo in the pink and green bolero, again I added a lace trim round the neck. The front is now fastened with one popper.

Cosy Leo

Leo is wearing a cosy hoody last seen on this blog here

Stripes

Leo in the pale blue stripes and cable jumper. I love this on her!

Socks

Lilac revisited

I've had this lilac jumper for a few years now. It is machine knitted and made by Lyanne's Mum. I used to buy a lot of knitwear for my Tylers and Cissys from her. Good basic designs.




Here it is on Esme in 2001.

Knit-a-long: Basic Top Down Raglan Jumper part 3

We are on the home straight now!

Okay, ready? kn1t kn1t kn1t

Place 23 sts from one stitch holder back onto a needle and purl 1 row.

Row 1: Knit, increasing 1 st (Kf&b) each end of row. (25 sts)
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: repeat row 1. (27 sts)



Now carry on in stocking stitch until your required length. *
*Make sure you keep a note of how many rows you've worked as you need both sleeves to be the same in length!

You can easily keep trying the jumper on your doll for fit.

Note: If you're going for a long sleeve, when measuring the sleeve don't hold the doll's arm straight, remember it bends and the sleeve will rise up.

I was going to do short sleeves for Leo but then found I had enough wool to do long ones - I did 50 rows total of st.st.

Work 4 rows in KI P1 rib [i]at the same time[/i], P2tog at end of first row.
That way the rest of your rows begin with a K1.

Cast off in rib, leaving a long length of yarn for sewing up.

Repeat for 2nd sleeve.

That's all the knitting finished, now onto the sewing up.

This is where most knitters fall by the wayside as we like knitting and not sewing.

At least with the top down raglan the setting in sleeves bit is eliminated.

Sew the sides of the sleeves - I use back-stitch as I never have worked out how to do that invisible seaming, then tidy up the gap at the armhole - a couple of over stitches will secure.

If you want to, sew part way up the back then sew on buttons, poppers or hooks.

Press seams flat - and press jumper, it will look better.

Try jumper on your doll, take photos and pat yourself on the back and be PROUD.




This pattern is very versatile, you can make the sweater long, short, standard. You can make it as a cardigan by doing the first 2 or 3 sts as knit stitches all the way down and adding buttonholes at intervals or sewing poppers. You can do long sleeves, short sleeves.
You can do moss stitch borders or no borders at all and the jumper edges will just curl.
Use thicker wool and larger needles.

The main thing is have fun!

Knit-a-long: Basic Top Down Raglan Jumper part 2

Okay, now we have to separate the sleeves from the body. The next row is quite tricky to explain. I've tried to take pix but holding a camera in one hand and knitting in the other, well - blurryish pictures, sorry!

Row 16: K1, Purl to 1st marker, remove marker, slip 23 sts onto a st.holder, remove marker, turn work to right side and cast on 4 sts using "backwards loop" cast on method.
Basically, you're making a twist in the yarn and then slipping the loop onto the needle to make a stitch. It is tricky, you made need a few goes.






Row 16 continued: turn work back to wrong side facing you, purl 26 sts, remove marker, slip 23 sts onto a st.holder, remove marker, turn work and cast on 4 sts as before, turn work, purl to last st, K1.



Now we're going to be working on the body section only - 62 sts.

Nxt row:- Knit all sts, being careful over the cast-on stitches.
Nxt row: Purl all sts (no need to do the KI edging anymore).

Now carry on in plain stocking stitch until your required measurement for the body. I wanted a short sweater for Leo so did 20 rows.



(I'm about half way there in this picture)

The beauty of this method is you can try the garment on the doll as you go. It's easier if you are using a circular needle, if not just transfer the stitches onto a length of yarn and then transfer back onto the needles.

When you are at the length required work 4 rows in K1P1 rib, then cast off in rib.

STOP.

Black camo

Black camo, originally uploaded by pacific_rin.

I've knitted a new jumper for Leo from sock wool.

Happy New Year.

Some bright orange to beat the gloomy January blues.
I love this jumper -see burnt orange for earlier appearances!!

Treat!

I went to a doll meet this weekend and bought Leo a new sweater. It's a lovely barley colour with cables and pockets - made by Nadine. Oops, photo is a bit dark!



Another of Nadine's knits on a Narae.



And I got to see this fabulous knit of Kumi's in person. It's wonderful.

Lazy Sunday afternoon.

I've made Leo a jumper from left over sock yarn. Pattern is from "Knitted Babes" by Claire Garland.

Evening sun.

Leo is wearing the Periwinkle blue fair-isle yoked cardigan that I made in 2002 from a Scotty Maloney kit. A perennial favourite!

Leo green.

A brief bit of sunshine today and my marmalade cat Leo takes advantage. She is wearing Penny-Laine's green jumper.



Edit: a couple of days later in the park.