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Granddaughter's Sweater

My three year old granddaughter requested a hand knit sweater from me. "Purple with pockets and flowers.....pink and yellow flowers."

Her wish is my command. Unfortunately, I can't find six matching purple (or pink, or yellow) buttons in this one horse town.

posted on Mar 30, 2012 1:16 AM ()

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You would love the store Dressew in Vancouver. It has an incredible array of buttons and at affordable prices too.
Very cute sweater.

comment by islander on Apr 1, 2012 9:36 AM ()

Of course, there is nothing as imperious as a three year old girl when it
comes to her requests. I would have melted too but I would have had to
scour the stores and not come up with anything as perfect.

comment by elderjane on Mar 31, 2012 5:03 AM ()

I just can't refuse the grandkids.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 31, 2012 12:24 PM ()

Nice blog to browse around in...
Knit buttons: https://colourspun.blogspot.com/2010/05/knit-buttons.html
Crochet buttons: https://colourspun.blogspot.com/2010/05/crochet-buttons.html

comment by hennaladykim on Mar 30, 2012 4:58 PM ()

You could put snaps behind them :) Whatever you do I am sure it will be lovely!

Maybe she could make them from Polymer clay on your next play date....... Easy to bake in a toaster oven.....

reply by hennaladykim on Apr 3, 2012 8:17 AM ()

Thanks but I think smooth, plastic buttons would be much easier for her little, 3 year old fingers to manage.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 31, 2012 12:23 PM ()

Beautiful work! I'll bet your button bands never dream of rippling and I love how the pockets work as flower pots. I had to set my mohair sweater aside because the second button band just won't come out right, and I wasn't crazy about the collar, either. Will try again in a couple of weeks.

comment by troutbend on Mar 30, 2012 2:03 PM ()

I knit the button band at the same time as I knit the fronts. No sewing or rippling later.

Of course, with some patterns you just can't do that.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 30, 2012 3:09 PM ()

We grandma's will do whatevery those little darlings request, won't we? Absolutely precious, by the way. Granddaughter has good taste.

comment by redimpala on Mar 30, 2012 9:47 AM ()

Within reason.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 30, 2012 3:05 PM ()

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Granddaughter's Sweater

My three year old granddaughter requested a hand knit sweater from me. "Purple with pockets and flowers.....pink and yellow flowers."

Her wish is my command. Unfortunately, I can't find six matching purple (or pink, or yellow) buttons in this one horse town.

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My three year old granddaughter requested a hand knit sweater from me. "Purple with pockets and flowers.....pink and yellow flowers."Her wish is my command. Unfortunately, I can't find six matching purple (or pink, or yellow) buttons in this one horse town.

My three year old granddaughter requested a hand knit sweater from me. "Purple with pockets and flowers.....pink and yellow flowers."

Her wish is my command. Unfortunately, I can't find six matching purple (or pink, or yellow) buttons in this one horse town.