knitting pattern - Shelley Beatty

I decided to make a cardigan and sweater for a baby gift to Ellen Riley’s first granddaughter. (Karen’s baby Emerson…Karen is my daughter Jennifer’s good friend and has been ever since they were tiny children.) I found the pattern to knit this beautiful cardigan and bonnet by Sirdar (It can be found on the internet at Patternfish…sorry…this one I cannot share for free.) But I will say it does work up very quickly. It took a bit of a learning curve for me since this was the first time I worked with English abbreviations (as in Great Britain- English) not American knitting abbreviations. But thank goodness for the internet.

Baby cardigan and bonnet

It turned out beautiful!

Hand Knit Baby Bonnet

Hand Knit Baby Cardigan and Bonnet

Having already made a sweater for my grandchildren Becca, Henry and Jack (last year) I decided it was time to get out the knitting needles again. Caroline has not received one so I decided hers would be the first one I did this time around. I found an adorable sweater and hat called Sweetheart Sweater Set (the knitting pattern is a free download). (Or here’s a pdf copy of sweetheart sweater set knitting pattern).