A modified Feb Baby Sweater

I just love this pattern-- there's so much potential for modification and it goes so quickly. And it gives me an excuse to buy more Dream in color Smooshy yarn!



This is my second FBS. This time, I had to work the sweater up super fast for a baby shower. I worked up the body in stockinette and used the gull pattern as a motif just below the yoke, above the bottom and above the cuffs. I also shortened the sleeves by an inch to keep them from dragging. I made a hat to match, but don't have a picture of it, unfortunately.

Never posted mom's February Sweater

She's awesome:)

February Baby Sweater

Another February Baby Sweater sees the light of day. I will have to give this pattern a rest now for a wee while as I have so many other projects on the go, but it definitely won't be the last one I knit. There are so many possibilities with this pattern and the next time I knit it, I'm going to make one for a slightly larger child, just to prove that I've understood the concept of the increases!

One day I may even make one for myself, in which case I could imagine it may be a good idea to taper the sleeves slightly, or they would be way to wide.

My next EZ project is to knit an aran. In fact, I am planning to knit two! I have bought some cheap yarn for my first attempt to get the sizing right and something slightly better for the second go. I can't wait to get started, as I love cables! I have decided to knit along with the Ravelry group that are knitting their way through the "Knitter's Almanac", but I started with the February Project, as I had a new niece in January and just coulnd't wait until February to knit for her.

More pictures and details of materials used etc. can be found on my blog and on Ravelry, where I'm known as teeweewonders.

February Sweater and Hat

I just finished my second February baby sweater, this time with a matching hat.



Sorry about the funny color. It's really a lovely peach. The yarn is Dale of Norway Dalegarn Falk, which is a dk weight. I got about 5.5 stitches per inch using size 3 needles, so the sweater came out at newborn to 6 month size, I'd guess. I did the hat with a few rows of garter stitch and then the gull lace pattern, and decreased using a vertical double decrease (sl2tog knitwise, k1, psso) within every other repeat to continue the lace in pattern as far as possible.

And these buttons! Aren't they wonderful?

February Baby Sweater and beenie

My second, but definitely not last, February Baby Sweater is complete at long last. I love the outcome and will be knitting these en masse for years to come.

I always try to accompany my baby jackets with a wee hat, and on this occasion i made a beenie using the same pattern as on the February Baby Sweater. I have tried to describe how I handled the decreases on my blog. I hope the instructions make sense, otherwise you are most welcome to ask for further details, and I'll be happy to try to explain.

Thank you all for sharing your February Baby Sweaters in this forum, it's helped me a lot.
Details of yarn, pattern etc. is on my Ravelry profile: teeweewonders. If you're not a Ravelry member, drop me a line, and I'll send you a copy.

In February Baby Sweater mode

Yikes - Blogger is playing up and this is my second attempt at showing me the result of my first attempt at creating the fabulous February Baby Sweater. I absolutely love the pattern and the result!

This is knitted for a wee surprise baby that suddenly made an entry into the world without its father's colleagues knowing it was expected!

The minute I finished my first attempt I swiftly moved onto my second. I can't wait to see this one finished, as I think it will look really cute and Christmassy and maybe it'll go to my new niece, who is due at Christmas, unless off course she turns out a nephew. :)

More pictures and details can be found on my blog and on Ravelry, where I'm known as teeweewonders.

Pink

UPDATE:
thank you for the lovely comments! This is for my daughter, she's expecting her third child mid November. I also have a boy's BSJ just in case! You can see it here on my blog clicky

I thought you might like to see my first February sweater....
I used some Hipknits yarn that Kerrie gave me after I did a photo shoot for her
I enjoyed every buttery stitch of this pretty little cardigan, I also used some of my antique buttons, it hurt a bit to take them off the card by undoing the rusty bits of metal holding them on, but it had to be done!

Happy Knitting! Marianne :^)

Alpaca February Baby Sweater

Hi Folks,
At last I have got around to posting my February Baby Sweater knit for my 20 month old daughter. It's made up of Blue Sky Alpaca Sportweight leftovers from a couple of other projects, knit on a 4.5mm needle to be loose, - more details on my blog www.didyoumakeityourself.com - didn't have a clue what size it would turn out but new that she would grow into it sooner or later! I did the yolk in stocking stitch because I'm not the biggest fan of garter, and I left out the buttonholes because I imagined it pinned with something sparkly and or big. As you can see there is ample room in it, Betsy has worn it a couple of times pinned over with a brooch and I guess it might last her a couple of years because it's loose and easy going on the size and fasten front. Must do one for myself next.
Sarah

Stranded version of February baby sweater

As much as I adore the February baby sweater as-is, I find it a bit girly for boys. Combine that with the fact that I never miss an opportunity to practice my stranded technique, I came up with this version for a friend's newborn son.

It is knitted rather tight- standard worsted on size 5 needles. The finished fabric had a wonderful density, but it didn't loose drape, and the hand was fabulous. I will certainly knit at this density again.

What I wouldn't do again- I split the lower design, rather than mirroring it along the placket. Eh, live and learn. Or rather, knit and learn.

And speaking of the lower design, I appropriated it from an 18th century French (? or Belgian) tiled rooftop, found on Google images. Oh, how I love the Google.

Mom's new Baby Surprise Jacket and February sweater

Mom finished this cotton baby surprise a few days ago. She still needs to go button shopping.She and I both started the February sweater a couple of days ago. I had to tear mine up after countless mistakes and am taking a weeks vacation from it, but she is on the first sleeve using King Tut in this beautiful shade.

Hi All

I'm a new Zimmermaniac, but not new to knitting a EZ patterns. Earlier this year I made my twins sweaters, a (modified) February baby sweater and a hood less Tomten.
Here are some pics taken today, they have held up pretty well. I used Bernat Cotton tots on the Tomten, and Knitpicks shine sport for the February sweater.



Now I'm working on another Tomten. This one is in TLC Cotton Plus on Size 8 needles, it's for Son #1.



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The February Gansey, or why I love EZ.

I wanted to make a more masculine non-fussy version of the February Baby Sweater for my nephew. I didn’t want to make a cardigan, but I didn’t want to rewrite the pattern to fit over a large baby head. Guess what? Those features are already there.

Unvention- Knit the yoke in garter, then lap the button band stitches and knit it in the round. Instant placket pullover!!! No number tweaking required! The pattern works exactly the same.

Project Specs:

Pattern: February Baby Sweater from Knitter’s Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann

Yarn: I don’t know. I’ll guess acrylic, but it feels quite nice. My SIL gave it me several years ago, it was her mother’s before she lost her eyesight and was unable to continue crocheting. Recycle!

Needles and gauge: US sz. 7 / 4.50 mm a little less than 5 sts per in.

Modifications: Very few. I realize this looks drastically different than every other FBS around, but truly, I altered none of the original pattern numbers. What I did do was to lap the 4 buttonband stitches after the yoke and knit the rest of the sweater in the round.

Features: I think these are different than modifications. After the body/sleeve division I knit the body down first. I got a little bored and added in the patterning from Gaffer’s Gansey (Another EZ pattern- from Knitting Workshop). When it was long enough I split front and back to make that nice split hem in garter stitch. The back is longer than the front, since I forgot to put in short-rows. For the sleeves I picked up sts from the body-side-underarm-cast-on (utterly seamless garment I might add) and knit down to a garter stitch cuff on 2/3 the sleeve sts.

Parting Thoughts- This whole project was quite a gamble. I’ve never tried a yoke sweater before…. Or this pattern…. Or a non-raglan top down sweater…. and…. the yoke went a bit hoopity lumpity because I did too many ridges and it won’t fit my intended recipient….

…but it will fit my son. I am a happy knitter.

February Baby Sweater + Matching Hat

Details--

Elizabeth Zimmerman February Baby Sweater
Actual Knit Time: Two Weeks, on and off
Needles: US7 Addi's
Yarn: Knit Picks Merino Style in Mint, 3 skeins and I used every last end.

Modifications: I downsized the pattern by 1 increase repeat to end up with only 112 stitches to make it a bit more small baby rather than toddler sized based on my yarn/needle choices. Therefore, I had to re-jigger the numbers and after some ratio calculating (I'll spare you the details unless you're interested) ended up with this number of stitches in each part- 4 (garter stitch edge), 14 (front), 21 (arm), 42 (back), 21 (arm), 14 (other front), 4 (garter stitch edge)

----To go with my little set, I made up a little EZ Inspired Matching Hat. You will need her book, knitter's almanac, or any other book that has the pattern, in order to have her gull stitch pattern, I've just put down some helpful numbers on my blog.

You can see more project pics/details and the hat pattern at my blog.

Happy EZ Knitting!

Keri

February baby sweater

Hello,

I hope that fellow Feb baby sweater knitters can assist me. On EZ's directions, it states "at 4 1/2 ", work 25 sts, then work back and forth...." Should it be 4 1/2 " from the beginning of the gull pattern or 4 1/2" from the edge of the collar.

Also at the end, it states to cast off in P on the right side. Does that just mean to cast off using the purl stitch?

thanks for all the help!-sue

Another February Baby Sweater

I have just finished my first Zimmerman project!!

Inspired by Nona I did the yoke and edging in another yarn and I'm so happy with the results. The guage is the same 5 sts per inch and was knitted on 4mm needles. The main colour is blue Cygnet superwash wool and the contrast colour is twilleys freedom spirit in air.

Practically Seamless Baby Sweater

Here's the second February Sweater I've made to date:


This one was made using Elle Pure Gold DK, which is an acrylic yarn (courtelle) because it was cheap and the only brown yarn I could find at the store I was searching through with a gauge similar to what's called for in the pattern. It only took one 100g ball (~220 yards) on size 5 Knit Picks Options needles!! There are a few more details on my blog if you'd like to stop by!

BSJ

Here they are: two little one's for two girls.
I knit this with Lana Grossa Point print a cotton yarn with some elastan.
I just need 2 1/2 balls for each. Needls 4 mm. Now I knit a BSJ in dark blue.

Another February Baby Sweater Variation

Made using self patterning sock yarn. I left out the lace and knit the body in stockinette. It turned out to be the size for a newborn. It will be a donation for Afghans for Afghans. This was the first time I made this sweater. I have since made two more and love the pattern.

Cate

Corrected baby sweater

Well, the news that we are expecting a girl led to some yarn-buying, and I already had a girly pattern in the wings: the February baby sweater . The yarn is Rowan Cashsoft DK, a lovely soft washable yarn which I am hoping will not fuzz up too much with use (?). I'm also making a hat using the gull pattern to go along with it. I'm knitting this on #2s.


However, after finishing the sweater, I realized I'd misinterpreted the pattern in the same way that many others have, and cast on too many stitches at the underarm, making the body of the sweater oddly wide and squat-looking. So, I went back and redid the bottom from the arms down, no big deal.

finally, a respectable sweater

Hello there.

I'm happy to report that I have successfully re-knit the February Baby Sweater. To everyone who answered my cry for help, thank you so very much. Each time I wanted to give up on this pattern I came here and looked at all the wonderful versions you all have made and I found the inspiration to keep going.

I can't say I had a great time knitting this -- which I attribute to lack of experience with sweaters -- but it was oh so worth it. I love it sooo much and am excited to send it to my friend for her little girl.

Details and a few more photos on my blog.