Vestee

Published April 10, 2007 Fiber Crafts , Knitting 13 Comments

Here is my adorable boy modeling his new vestee sweater — pattern on knitty — knit up in Peter Pan Velvet Touch in the Lupin Velvet colorway. I chose this yarn because it is really soft and Tristan may wear this with nothing under it this summer as a coverup. I also had it in my stash. But, I used 4 skeins of it and every skein but one had at least one break and one skein had two breaks. Maybe I just got a bad batch but all those little balls of yarn were annoying and gave me a lot of ends to weave in – yuck.

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Pattern: Vestee from knitty
Yarn: Peter Pan’s Velvet Touch in color 1224, Lupin Velvet
Yardage: less than four 114 yard skeins
Needles: US size 7
Gauge: 4 st/in
Modifications: I chose to make it for my size 24 month/2T child by knitting to a larger gauge and increasing the body length before the sleeves by 1/2 inch. I knit it with short sleeves and a hood.

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1 Sonya April 10, 2007 at 8:48 pm

What a little love. Ugh I hate breaks and knots, but you persevered – it looks so good with your adaptations!
2 Alicia A. April 10, 2007 at 9:20 pm

SO cute. It looks like a cozy cover-up for leaving the pool…
3 blair April 10, 2007 at 10:17 pm

so sweet, it looks so snuggly (baby included, those chubby legs are the cutest!)
4 martha April 10, 2007 at 10:25 pm

yes -chubby legs are the best:)
I really like the 2nd photo – did you use the white paper background you posted about? Is he sitting on the paper too?
5 martha April 10, 2007 at 10:26 pm

oh! and I love the cover-up. What a great idea.
(ok -I”m not copycatting you on the double post on purpose…)
6 Marie April 11, 2007 at 1:36 am

Cute!
7 Connie April 11, 2007 at 6:38 am

that looks just so comfy and perfect. love the blue!
8 Amy April 11, 2007 at 9:00 am

Adorable! And those legs! I used to call my daughter “Princess Chubby Leg.” I forgot how much I miss those squeezable legs.
9 BarbaraKarlsson April 12, 2007 at 1:47 am

Hi! I have been reading your blog for some months now, and am not to leave a comment very often. But today I had to when I saw your boy sucking his fingers. I do it in the same way…Have all my life..now I am 28 and sometimes when I am very tired I catch myself doing it…bad huh…Okay…my confession for today cool cardigan!
10 Gretchen April 13, 2007 at 6:24 am

Love the vestee (and the boy in it is awfully cute!). I’m finishing up one with long sleeves and a hood in Malabrigo. I definitely want to do a soft cotton version for summer, though. Yours is lovely.
11 larissa April 13, 2007 at 5:42 pm

Lovely! The photos are great as well as the adorable sweater and boy. I’ve been wanting to knit this for Sebastian but he is in size 3T already and I have to do math. Which I don’t mind at all, but I’ve just been too busy. Maybe someday…