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Monday, April 07, 2014

The Small Collector Sweater



This is another left over yarn project. The collector sweater is for Andreas so he can put his small treasures found when playing outdoors in his pocket. The pocket is big enough for him to put small treasures in it and small enough for him not to fill the house with them.

It is knitted with the very last left over Gjestal yarn that I used to both this and this sweater. I have never knitted pockets on garments before (it is not part of the pattern), but I enjoy learning new things so searching around the web to learn how to knit pockets was fun.





It took me a few attempts to get the pocket the way I wanted (I wanted the rib of the pocket to be diagonal), but nothing too difficult or discouraging. Doing and redoing is part of the learning experience, right? These are the different tips and tricks I found in case you want to see them as well.

Have a nice week!

19 comments:

  1. AM - it is really fab. Love the pocket. I have never knitted a pocket before, it looks complicated. I just started knitting a cardigan for my friend's little girl. The pattern is called Thirsty Rose - top down knit, my favourite, no sewing up!

    Have a good week!

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  2. Så utrolig nydelig! Og så søtt det ble med lommer!

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  3. Qué bonito te ha quedado, me encanta el bolsillito. Muy lista tú dándole la medida justa para que no te llene la casa de piedras y palitos ;)
    Está precioso Andreas <3

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  4. Flott genser med herlige striper :)

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  5. Oh, he's sooo darn cute! And the sweater is adorable too. I put pockets in the last sweater I made and I looooove them -- they're so fun to make!

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  6. For en liten skjønning! Og for en herlig genser! Så kult med lomma med skrå kant :)

    Enig med deg, prøving og feiling er en del av læringsprosessen, og det å være kreativ!

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  7. Jeg elsker barnelommer med skatter! Så fin!

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  8. For en nydelig liten gutt!:) Og en veldig fin genser! Lommer med skatter er herlig!

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  9. Så fin! Lomma ble jo perfekt for små skatter:-)

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  10. Super for små skatter (Både inni og i lommen:))!

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  11. This is so precious! I love the blue color and the little pocket!

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  12. Genseren ble kjempefin! Jeg er enig i at det er perfekt med lommer, min gutt liker godt å gå rundt med hendene i lommene også, det er tydeligvis gøy! Jeg laget mønster til lommegenseren jeg strikket til ham: http://innfall.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/i-morgen/

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