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Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket

October 8th, 2007 | View Comments

Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket

Pattern: Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket, by Debbie Bliss, Debbie Bliss: The Baby Knits Book, 6-12 month size
Yarn: Plymouth Encore, #9621, 2 skeins
Needles: Addi Turbos, US 8 (5mm)

Yay, baby sweaters!

This is a super fast and super easy knit and the finished sweater is super cute. I just hope the baby actually turns out to be a girl. The parents couldn’t tell from the ultrasound if the baby is a girl or a boy who is really, really, really shy about flashing the world his private parts.

(Accidental) Modifications
The pattern only calls for 7 buttons. Frankly, you could probably get away with having only five. But thanks to my Amazing Math Prowess, I put in 8 buttonholes, so 8 buttons it was.

Also, the pattern calls for over 600 yards of a worsted weight yarn to finish this size; I needed less than 400.

Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket, closeup of collar and button band

See the pretty ribbon reinforcing the button band?

Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket, closeup of button band reinforcement

Yeah, I didn’t do any of that. I didn’t sew the buttons on either. My grandma was visiting, so I approached her with my arms full of sweater, ribbon, thread, and buttons, and a hopeless puppy look on my face, and she installed all that for me. And she taught me how to attach buttons securely. Hooray for grandmas!

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CogKnition posted this on October 8th, 2007 @ 5:49pm in Baby Items, Finished Objects, Sweaters | Permalink to "Cable and Seed Stitch Jacket"

2 Comments

  1. Alex says:

    Your grandma rocks. Perfect touch to a sweater that nearly makes my uterus ache.

  2. Rita says:

    How can I get a copy of the Cable and Seed Stitch Baby Jacket pattern?