Mustn’t Get Cold – Katie Gets a Cardigan

Bonjour, mes amies!

Today I am following the advice of Nathalie who was concerned that Katie might get cold in her pink dress made following Laurence’s pattern at crochetloisirs.canalblog.

Taking Nathalie’s comment to heart, I immediately searched for the perfect pattern for a jacket for Katie.

I decided to make this cute gilet by Vanina at Les Cheries de Vanaline (the blog that started this whole adventure for me – she was my inspiration.)

This gilet was my first attempt following a pattern like this, and despite the very clear instructions, I got confused a couple of times. Nevertheless, I’m finished now and really pleased with the result.

I’m sure you’ll agree that Katie will be cosy enough now for the colder weather which is surely on its way.

I used the same yarns as before – old 4 ply yarns from my stash, and I took a chance and made the gilet with the recommended knitting needle size of 3 mm. Vanina’s tutorial is for a Les Cheries doll, but I assumed that mine would turn out smaller due to the fact I knit very tightly (don’t know why – just have to always try to compensate with needle size and yarn thickness).

Vanina mentioned that the neckline would turn out very loose and needs to be tightened, so I picked up some stitches in my contrast colour (pink) and then on my next row knitted 2 together the whole row. I also used size 2.25 mm knitting needles for this in an attempt to make the neckline even more fitted.

Having put some contrast yarn at the neck line, I thought it would finish off the gilet nicely if I also added pink as an edging to her sleeves.

I am very happy with the result. J’espère que Nathalie est heureuse aussi! Je la remercie pour les conseils 😉

Passez une bonne journée, à bientôt.