Vikki Bird Designs has been in
overdrive for the past few months, and today I'm launching two new
patterns with a festive theme.*
First we have, Can't
Catch Me!; this jumper's star is a smiley gingerbread man. This
jumper was inspired by a cuddly ginerbread man towelling bath toy I
bought for my son a few years ago, which was a surprise hit. My son
loved the cuddly gingerbread man and took him to bed with him every
night, so it seemed appropriate that I should design and knit a
gingerbread man jumper. I named the pattern Can't Catch Me! after the
children's fairy tale The Gingerbread Man.
The jumper is knitted in DK weight
yarn, making it perfect as a layering piece over the festive season.
The sample is knitted in
Stylecraft
Life DK** (75% premium acrylic, 25% wool, 298 m [325 yds] per 100
g ball) in Navy (2313, MC), Copper (2312, CC1), Cream (2305, CC2) and
Fern (2311, CC3).
Can't
Catch Me! is written in six sizes: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years, to fit
chest sizes 53 cm [20.75 in], 58.5 cm [23 in], 63.5 cm [25 in], 67 cm
[26.5 in], 71 cm [28 in], 76 cm [30 in] with 5 cm [2 in] positive
ease. The sample shown is knitted in size 4 years.
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Second up is Waddle,
an aran weight jumper knitted featuring a cute and cuddly penguin.
This jumper was designed for my daughter, who loves to have things
knitted for her. Penguins are one of my favourite Christmas motifs,
so it seemed obvious to include one on a jumper.
The jumper is knitted in aran weight
yarn, and has a casual fit with 7.5 cm [3 in] positive ease, making
it perfect as a cosy extra layer over the festive season. The sample
is made from MillaMia
Naturally Soft Aran** (100% merino wool, 80 m [87 yds] per 50 g
ball) in Sky Blue (226, MC, blue version), Ochre (240, CC1), Slate
(200, CC2) and Ivory (221, CC3).
Waddle is written for the same six
sizes as Can't Catch Me!, but has a more relaxed fit, with 7.5 cm [3
in] positive ease.
Both jumpers are knitted in pieces from
the bottom up, and the neckline is knitted on in the round after
seaming the shoulders of the jumper. The motifs are added using the
intarsia technique; the pattern for the intarsia section is provided
both as a chart and as written instructions.
Introductory offer
As a special introductory offer, you
can purchase either of these patterns from my Ravelry store with a
15% discount by using the code FESTIVE. This code is valid until
11.59pm BST, Sunday 15th October 2017.
Christmas KAL
Both of these jumpers can be knitted as
part of the Vikki Bird Designs' Christmas KAL, which I am hosting in
my Ravelry group. If these aren't your cup of tea, why not check out
my other festive designs.
*These patterns were originally
featured in Knit Now magazine. The self-published versions have a
wider size range and some shaping details have been altered.
**Affiliate link.
