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An American Girl Sweater

April 25, 2013 By Laura 5 Comments

All right…I’m kind of obsessed with this placket-neck sweater. I made one for each of my boys earlier this year. And now I’ve adapted it to whip up an American Girl sweater.

“Adapt” may be overstating things a bit since all I did was switch yarn and needles. I didn’t have to do any calculating or changing stitches at all. I used the smallest size on the pattern and knit it up with Dale of Norway Baby Ull yarn on #2 needles…but just about any sock yarn would work.

Of course I also changed the length of the torso and sleeves — I knit the torso for 4 inches before beginning the raglan sleeves, and I knit the sleeves 4 inches before joining them to the sweater.

My ravelry notes are here.

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Comments

  1. anastasia anezinis says

    May 6, 2013 at 9:33 am

    I like it, is so cute!Good job!

    Reply
  2. Karen says

    May 1, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    Size 2 needles ~ circular or straight? What length needles? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      May 2, 2013 at 2:49 pm

      The bottom is knit in the round (another reason I love it! No sewing!) so I used 16″ circular needles. The sleeves were knit on #2 DPNs. Happy knitting!

      Reply
  3. Creative Mama on a Dime says

    April 30, 2013 at 11:35 am

    Love the neckline! I’ve pinned it for a summer project. Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    April 25, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    I love it!!

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