Vintage Car Coat

Pattern: Vintage Car Coat from The little Sublime hand knit book
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly baby bamboo

This adorable sweater took a lot longer to complete than I had expected. This little guy (my youngest) is one. However, after measuring him carefully (and some of his clothes) I decided to make the 6 to 12 month size for him.

The sweater itself knit up very quickly. I seamed the shoulders together and tried it on. It fit him well. Then I seamed in the sleeves. After that everything went downhill. The sleeves were more than an inch too long. I fixed those and tried it on again. The sleeves were so long that I didn't even notice the body of the sweater was about two inches too short! Without shaping for the sleeves I didn't realize how much of the length the sleeves would take up and after they were sewed in the body was too short.

Thank goodness the sweater only had a rolled hem. I picked up stitches purlwise and was able to add just enough length and still match the width of the front borders.

The yarn is another story too. It feels and looks great, but I worry that it won't hold its shape. At this point I can't see using this yarn again for that reason.

All that said, I really do like how the sweater turned out. I just love all the patterns in The little Sublime hand knit book.