A little while ago I came up with a wild (given that we’ve been stuck at home for the past 9 months, the bar for “wild” is pretty low) idea to knit matching sweaters for our little family. First up was a sweater for Gnocchi, who looks like a straight up boss—blue is really his color.
Pattern: Lucky Dog Sweater in size XS. Knit in Purl Soho Linen Quill Worsted in Cobalt Blue. Shortened the collar (10 rows instead of 20).
New skills: n/a
Lessons: I had some apprehension about holes and gaps in the sweater construction, but avoided this by carefully picking up stitches on the chest, collar, and arm holes so that they’d match the ribbing in the pattern, and seaming together any remaining gaps while weaving in ends.
What I’d do differently: Shorten the “tail” of the sweater by an inch or so. The length in the pattern works well for Gnocchi, but occasionally it can flip upside down and the edges almost touch the ground when Gnocchi is seated. (NB: This was after 1 wash, which “blocked” the fabric and loosened it slightly.)
I shortened the collar so that it would be less of a turtleneck look, and more closely match the human sweaters I’ll be making next. When Gnocchi is wearing his harness the neck hole gets stretched toward his back; I anticipate the original collar length in the pattern wouldn’t have this issue.
Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
