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Girl’s Strawberry Cardigan – Knitting Pattern

September 23, 2023 by Shellie Wilson

Design No 2570 is a popular pattern for a strawberry-themed sweater and cardigan for babies, using the Snuggly Replay yarn. The pattern features strawberry patch pockets and an all-over seed stitch that transforms a simple v-neck edge-to-edge or cute round neck sweater into a charming and adorable outfit for your little one.

Strawberry Shortcake is really popular at the moment so this cardigan is sure to be a hit.

The pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters, who have some experience with knitting and have learned the basic techniques.

The sweater and cardigan are made with a combination of 4mm (UK8 – USA6) and 3.25mm (UK10 – USA3) knitting needles. The pattern also includes an option for a crochet pocket, which requires a 4.00 (UK8 – USA F/5) crochet hook. The sweater also requires stitch holders and 3 buttons.

The design is perfect for knitters who want to add a touch of fun and sweetness to their baby’s wardrobe. The strawberry theme is sure to delight both parents and babies, and the pockets and seed stitch add a playful and unique touch to the sweater. It is also a great pattern for knitters who want to make a gift for a new parent or for a baby shower.

Overall, Design No 2570 is a popular and adorable pattern for a strawberry-themed sweater and cardigan for babies, using the Snuggly Replay yarn. The pattern features strawberry patch pockets and an all-over seed stitch that transforms a simple v-neck edge-to-edge or cute round neck sweater into a charming and adorable outfit for your little one. Suitable for intermediate knitters and perfect for adding a touch of fun and sweetness to your baby’s wardrobe.

Strawberry Shortcake is a brand that originated in the United States in the late 1970s, created by the American Greetings Corporation. The brand was initially launched as a line of greeting cards featuring a young girl with red, strawberry-scented hair, and a green-and-white striped hat. The character was so popular that American Greetings decided to expand the brand into other products such as dolls, clothing, and other accessories.

In 1980, the first animated special “The World of Strawberry Shortcake” aired on American television, introducing the character to a wider audience and making her an instant hit with young girls. The special was followed by a series of TV specials and a television series, which ran from 1983 to 1985.

Throughout the 1980s, the Strawberry Shortcake brand continued to grow, including the introduction of other characters such as Huckleberry Pie, Blueberry Muffin, and Raspberry Tart. The brand also expanded into other merchandise, including books, puzzles, and other games.

In the 1990s, the brand saw a decline in popularity and the merchandise stopped being produced. However, the brand was revived in the 2000s with new merchandise, books, and a new animated series. Today, the brand continues to be popular among young children and is still in production, with new merchandise and products being released regularly.

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Book Review: The Knitting Book

There are two schools of thought when it comes to instructional books about knitting. Either focus in one particular technique or kind of knitting (stranded knitting, say, or brioche) or try to cover a little bit of everything in a reference book that knitters will use throughout their careers. 

The Knitting Book by Frederica Patmore and Dr. Vikki Haffenden aims to be the second kind. The subtitle is: a step-by-step guide to creating imaginative projects for the home and to wear. I’m not sure it does that, exactly, but it does include a quick look at a lot of different techniques and stitch patterns you might use in your projects. 

A “guide to creating imaginative projects” sounds to me like it’s about design, but this book is not. There’s 1/3 of a page about altering patterns that only talks about how to add length to a sleeve and adjust where the increases go.

There’s nothing about measuring your body (the section on choosing a size in a pattern only suggests measuring a garment you already own), general garment construction, ease or stitch pattern multiples. The section on gauge (which is the last third of the page with choosing a garment size and altering patterns, discussed above) just says to knit a swatch, block and measure it to compare to a pattern, with no discussion on how you might use your swatch to design your own project or alter a pattern to meet your gauge. 

If you ignore the subtitle, what you will find is a lot of information about different kinds of knitting and various techniques you might want to try on your projects. There are 20 cast ons and 15 bind off options, for instance, all discussed before you learn how to knit or purl. (Another quibble I have with this book is the order in which things are presented, but that’s relatively minor.)

You’ll find quick hits on increases and decreases, twists and cables, lace, colorwork, textured effects like fisherman’s rib and brioche, loops, mosaic knitting, double knitting, decorative stitches, shadow knitting, bias knitting, mitered squares, entrelac and more. There are tips for selvedge stitches, knitting with beads, adding buttonholes, picking up stitches and more. 

A few patterns at the back give knitters a taste of some of the techniques included, but they’re not rated by skill level and the first one is a bias knit gradient scarf worked in six different colors of mohair, which isn’t a thing I’d wish on any beginner. 

And I guess that’s maybe what my issue with the book is. I don’t know if it’s meant for beginners and it doesn’t seem to, either. I feel like this book would be overwhelming to new knitters and doesn’t really give you a place to start or all the information you might need to do projects well.

The variety of techniques included is fun, and there are also stitch patterns in the back you can use on your own projects, but again it doesn’t really provide any guidance for how to design your own projects so I don’t know how helpful all of that is. 

I want to like books like this because having one reference that helps you with a lot of different things is great, I’m just not sure this is the one. If you can find it at your library or local book store and flip through it before buying, I think that would be a great idea to see if it’s a book that would be helpful for you. 

And if you have this book and love it please let me know! I’m sure it’s good for someone I’m just not sure who. 

About the book: 336 pages, hardcover. Published 2026 by DK. Suggested retail price $40. 

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