Ladybug Cardi
One of my good friends from high school and her husband just had their second child, another gorgeous little girl. I knit her older sister Veronica a Baby Surprise Jacket just before she was born almost two years ago, so I felt Heidi needed a cardigan as well!
so cute
The design process all began when E (Poking My Eyes Out) came over to dig through my button jar for an appropriate button for a cardigan for her mom. I discovered some very cute ladybug buttons and they immediately said, “Heidi!” to me.
ladybugs!
E and I went off to a few craft stores and I had the idea that I wanted a green color of Berroco Comfort — my favorite soft, washable yarn for baby and kid knits these days. Unfortunately no one had the shade of green I wanted. I held the ladybug buttons up to a number of colors before settling on Crypto Crystalline, a mostly blue-with-a-bit-of-green shade that highlighted the bright red ladybugs.
the back
I opted to use Elizabeth Zimmermann’s percentage system for babies/kids, but knit top-down, and mimic a Nashua pattern that I like. My ravelry notes are here.
cute cardigan for a cute girl
I used less than two balls of Berroco Comfort worsted. I knit the garter stitch hem on US5 and the rest of the sweater on US7. I really like this sweater and hope it fits Miss Heidi this fall!
I love it! :)
Cute!
That is ADORABLE!!!! My friend Sandy has been knitting on a baby sweater while we’re here, and she’s almost finished. It’s so cute.
so cute, j – love the buttons!