If you’re not into looking at a gagillion cute kiddo pictures, turn away now. I warned you. I finished up the knitting on this yesterday, weaved in all my ends, and sewed the name tag into the sweater too. You’re looking at Z’s Abate:
The pictures are a little darker and grainier than I’d like, but I wanted to get pics of her in this before she wore it out and about, so these happened in the early morning. She’s a mover and a shaker, so I did what I could. The yarn is Classic Elite Renaissance. It’s discontinued, but I had this sitting in my stash, part of it knit into another sweater, and I decided it was just the thing for Abate.
This is a pretty simple and straightforward knit. One of my mods was to do one less raglan increase so that this might fit Z a little better this year, even though the smallest size is a 2 yr size with several inches of positive ease. I’m all about the positive ease on baby garments. Let’s make them fit for more than 5 minutes, shall we? I also left off 1/2 inch of the sleeve length. 
I wasn’t 100% thrilled with my seaming job on the neck, but that kind of thing might relax with blocking. I didn’t block anything here. I just stuck it on the kiddo.
This is the kind of sweater that asks, “Hey, do you want to be WARM?” It looks so comfy and cozy. I’m seriously considering the adult version for myself, one of these days.
I finished the body awhile back, but then in the midst of the sleeves I realized I had omitted about an inch of length and missed hip decreases on the body. I could have left it as is, but I went back and fixed it because I wanted the length to be proportional to the sleeves fit-wise in the future, that is, I don’t want her to outgrow the body length before the sleeve length. I’m glad I did.
I had been picking this up at night when I’m too tired to focus on anything other than rhythmic knitting. Next up is a Latte Baby Coat for Z, as well as more hats, more socks, and anything that keeps her warm. Right now Nanook is at that point in a top-down sweater where the yoke is bigger and bigger, so the rows are longer and longer, and it feels like I’m getting nowhere. As soon as I get to separate sleeves I think it will fly by again.
Happy Wednesday!
Gorgeous! If I knew any kids I’d make this!
This is adorable!
This sweater is amazing! If only I could knit more than a dishcloth!
Sooooooo cute!!!!!!!! I love baby pictures, particularly when the babies are wearing gorgeous hand knits!
Super cute!
Love the jumper. Great style and great colour too. Baby’s obviously happy wearing it too! Well done. How do we find your knits on Ravelry?
This pattern isn’t mine, but my Ravelry name is knitthehellout. I have designs there linked to that profile. This sweater is by Alicia Plummer. She has some great kid and women’s knits.
Love it. Perfect fit. May I ask what size you made? What was the length of the jumper?
I made the 2T and went with the length in the pattern. That’s the smallest size available, but it fit better than I expected since Z is just 15 mo.
Cute, cute, cute!!!
So sweet!
Adorableness all around. Adorable sweater, adorable little one, just so much cuteness. Thanks so much for sharing, definitely a very beautiful and happily warm looking little one.
So adorable!
So cute! All of the kids in my family would be too old for this.
Oh she is gorgeous! The jumper is pretty cute too, straight to the Ravelry queue for that one 🙂
This is adorable! Z looks so cozy and cute in it!
This is so cute. I have been seriously contemplating Ease lately too – it looks like the kind of thing that you can dress up or down, and it would be so cozy with that funnel neck… Maybe you and Z need another matching set? (Surely she has outgrown her little Rocky Coast by now.)
So cute! I can’t wait to get my Ease going 🙂
This is so adorable! The baby is perfect and cute in everyway! The sweater is just perfect!
Not sure who is cuter the kiddo or the sweater – both are so adorable xo
Ditto. Which is cuter, sweater or daughter 😉 Love the color and yarn choice also!
I think I should make one for my little one 🙂 Perfect!
Really pretty. Both of them. Well done.
Glad I found your blog.
And it is a good reminder that I should get started with the annual woollen jumper for my children. It is already november so I’d better get started.
It looks great (*adds Abate to my rav library for next winter*), and your daughter is just so unbelievably sweet.
What a beautiful little sweater! I immediately queued it! Great pics too!
That is GORGEOUS! I’m so glad my kids still let me knit for them 🙂