My friend Tricia's baby, Gwyneth Rose Lawrenson, has just reached 2 pounds, 4 ounces and is well on her way to fitting into her preemie cardigan. I finished it last week, but I wanted to wait until I had the camera back from Trey before I sent it to them so that I could post pictures for all of you. I was surprised by how long it took to knit something so tiny. (It's designed to fit a 4-5 pound preemie.) The yarn was very fine and the needles very thin, so it knit slowly but was worth every minute.
Front view.
Back view.
Lacy detailing around the body of the cardigan.
Sleeve and cuff detailing.
Front closure and buttons.
Some perspective on the size of the sweater. It is just longer than the span of my hand.
It almost fits Curious George!
5 comments:
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What a teeny little baby! I hope she is doing well. I love her name. And you did a beautiful job on that little bitty sweater! I am sure it will be treasured.
Beck,
It is beautiful. It will look fabulous with Gwyneth's fraggle hat, don't you think :). I am sure they will appreciate your loving work.
Love,
Mom
That's just gorgeous!
I was a preemie, too. I was 1 lb 8 oz when I was born! My grandmother and a group of her friends knitted caps and sweaters for me and all of the preemies in the NICU. It was so sweet -- I had no idea until I found the newspaper article about it years later!
Such a wonderful thing you are doing! I know she will appreciate it!
Becky, Beautiful and I know it will be treasured!!
jan
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