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Two Of A Kind Sweaters
Availability: In Stock
Price: $5.50
Item #:
EP0767
These luxurious sweaters make a delightful duo for a girl and her doll. Lace stitches and silk ribbon embroidery complement the soft, lightweight, and warm angora-blend yarn, which seems to "bloom" when knitted.
Finished Size: Girl's Cardigan: 24 1/4, (26, 27 1/2, 29 1/4)" (61.5 [66, 70, 74.5] cm) chest circumference, buttoned; to fit size 4 (6, 8, 10) years. Girl's cardigan shown measures 27 1/2" (70 cm). Doll's Cardigan: 12 3/4" (32 cm) chest circumference, buttoned; to fit 18" (46 cm) doll.
Yarn: JCA Reynolds Chateau (54% wool, 30% nylon, 16% angora; 142 yd [130 m]/50 g): #1 white; Girl's Cardigan: 4 (5, 5, 6) balls; Doll's Cardigan: 1 ball.
Yarn weight: #5 - Bulky
Gauge: 18 sts and 27 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st on larger needles.
Needles: Body and Sleeves—Size 7 (4.5 mm) 24" (60 cm) circular (cir). Eyelet Lace Border—Size 5 (3.75 mm) cir. Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; tapestry needle; eight 5/8" (1.5 cm) buttons for girl's cardigan; four 5/8" (1.5 cm) buttons for doll's cardigan; 1/8"- (3-mm) wide silk ribbon for embroidery: a few yd each of red and green; size 22 chenille needle for embroidery; six-strand embroidery floss in colors to match buttons.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Winter 1998