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Brava From KnitPicks

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I’ve just about got my Brava project finished (save for blocking and sewing on buttons). This yarn is soooo soft, and I love it for the snuggly soft baby sweater. Machine washable and dryable too, and a DREAM to knit with. Perfect for a baby. Used the sport weight, in the Seashell colorway for the main part of the body. And camel, dove and cream for the patterns. This is a definite must-have yarn for baby projects. Knit Picks Brava Sport HERE, this yarn was so easy to knit with that I didn’t have to concentrate on anything other than increases, decreases and pattern stitches. No splitting, no creeping off the needles, very easy on these arthritic farmer hands!

If you look close enough, yes, I realize there is a mistake in the yoke. But it’s hard to see and I’m not going to fix it, sorry. It’s for a baby (who was born Thursday), a good friend of my daughter. The sweater is knit in a size 12 months though, so I have some time to get it blocked, and with Miss Anna’s coloring, the seashell color will look gorgeous on her 🙂

Since there was a bit of a color chart I aquired a new Magnetic Chart Keeper, also from Knit Picks.

The pattern was a FREE pattern, from Garn Studio HERE, I may yet knit the hat and booties, not sure yet.

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Add a Little Lace to Your Knitting Patterns

If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.