Tweedy Diamond Cardigan

Yarn: Rowan Scottish Tweed DK (100% pure new wool), color #025 Oatmeal - 4 balls, color #019 Peat - 1 ball (123yd [113m] / 50g)
Pattern: Japanese Pattern Book ナチュラルテイストのこどもニット
Needles: Addi Turbo US size 6 (4.0mm) / 32" (80cm) for main body, Addi Turbo US size 4 (3.5mm) / 24" (60cm) for edging seedstitches
Size: For toddler height 39", chest circumference 30"
Duration: 2008/01/11 - 2008/02/29

線材: Rowan Scottish Tweed DK (100% 羊毛), 色號#025 燕麥 - 4 球, 色號#019 深褐 - 1 球 (123yd [113m] / 50g)
圖樣: ナチュラルテイストのこどもニット (舒適休閒的兒童毛衣作品集)
針號: 4.0mm/80cm 輪針織主體, 3.5mm/60cm 輪針織邊
尺寸: 身高 100 cm, 胸圍 76 cm
製作日期: 2008/01/11 - 2008/02/29



This is the second garment I knitted for Connor. I really should feel guilty, most of the stuff I knit are for myself. I spent all those time knitting, and so far I have only made two garments for my older son. I had originally bought the yarn for Phildar Swing Jacket more than a year ago, and changed my mind after swatching. I saved the yarn and thought one day I would make a Raglan Cardi for Connor. A few months ago I bought this Japanese pattern book for toddler knits, and I saw this jacket. It is so much more interesting than a simple raglan cardigan. So I decided to switch.

這是我為Connor織的第二件毛衣呢! 說來還有點不好意思，自己織了一堆衣服，寶貝兒子的才兩件。其實線早就買好了，一年多前在找線織Phildar Swing Jacket時，本來想用Rowan Scottish Tweed的，後來覺得不合適，便決定用這組線幫Connor織件外套。那時只想織個簡單的拉克蘭外套，後來買了這本兒童毛衣書，看到這件覺得樣式比較特別，織起來應該比較好玩，拉克蘭織久了會有點無聊呢!



I love the design of this cardigan. There are diamond shapes on both the front and back shoulders, along the bottom hem, and on the side of the sleeves. The collar, hem, and the sleeve hems are in seed stitches in darker color. Although I like this yarn, I realized it is probably not the best choice for this particular design. I really should not use a tweedy yarn for a design that emphasizes on stitch definitions. You can hardly see the diamonds unless you look closely. But I was more than half way done by the time I realized it, and was too lazy to frog and redo it.

很喜歡這件外套的設計，在肩頭(前,後),下擺和袖子有稜形的圖案，領子和袖口用深色線織桂花針。不過有點後悔用tweed的線來織這種有texture的衣服，稜形圖案顯現不出來，要仔細看才會注意到。發覺時已經織了過半了，懶得拆了。



I also like the buttons on the original design, but I couldn't find any suitable ones in the stores. The button holes are quite small too, they were done with only a yo. Most of the similar buttons I found are much larger and would not fit. So I picked out these acorn buttons to go with the cardigan. They are so cute, and I love how they look on the cardigan!

好喜歡原作用的大釦子，可惜找不到size合適的，釦洞只有小小一針寬一段高，釦子買太大還怕穿不過去呢! 找到很可愛的橡果釦子，大小剛好，搭配起來還蠻好看的。



This cardigan is a little too big for Connor right now. Hopefully he will get more wear out of it. You know how fast kids grow at this age.

這件外套對Connor來說還太大了，這樣也好，可以穿久一點。