5 hour baby sweater
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Yarn

This sweater was made with Malabrigo Rios yarn, a luxurious, soft and marino washable wool.  It is expensive but I think it is so worth it.  The sweater had been washed several times by the time this photo was taken!

It’s not necessary to use expensive yarn for this project though.Here are some nice choices for yarn from Etsy for this sweater.  They are worsted weight baby yarns that are also washable.

washable yarn - etsy

Another fun idea is to knit the sweater in your favorite team colors.  Knitpal sells hand dyed yarn in several collegiate colors.  They donate socks to children for every order they sell.  It’s worth a visit to the Knitpal website just to see what a wonderful organization they are.

Needles

My favorite needles are the Options Short Interchangeable Caspian 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?

Knitpicks Circular Needle Set

Pattern

The 5 Hour Baby Sweater Pattern is free on Ravelry.