5 Hour Baby Sweater

5 Hour Baby Sweater

This little sweater set was made from the 5 hour baby boy sweater pattern – but it definitely took me at least 10 hours to make!  It was one of the first baby sweaters I ever made.  The knitting pattern is easy to follow and is an easy to knit and understand pattern.

The pattern has been passed down for many years and taken lots of different forms.  This particular pattern has been modified to look a little more boyish than the traditional pattern.  Changing the buttons can make a big difference too.

The pattern calls for size 8 needles and about 250 yards of worsted weight yarn.

I love that the pattern is written in such a way that allows you to knit the entire sweater in one piece which means that there weren’t very many ends to weave in!

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Matching outfits for the children

Needles

My favorite needles are the Options Short Interchangeable Majestic Circular Knitting Needle Set.  Featuring smooth joins, perfectly tapered tips and flexible cables, this set includes 9 needle tips and 2 sizes of cables – all of which are stored in a handy vinyl case.

I love the feel of these needles in my hands!  It’s also great to have circular needles with several sized needle tips when you have more than one project going.  Truthfully, I doubt I have ever had just one project going at a time, have you?

Just in case…. if you run out of time…. this is an absolutely darling gift.

Once you finish the sweater you may want to knit a matching hat.

Here are some fun options that you may enjoy knitting.  These patterns are from Etsy.

And one more gift idea… this is the best gift my daughter received for her first baby.

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