I used Dream In Color classy - cocoa kiss and loved the color variations and the depth. It was fall when I made it, so that probably had something to do with it. I added a looped button closure because it seemed weird for a little boy to not have a closure, the big button looked 'manly' to me I guess!!
Once it was on him though, it definitely needed some tweaking when I made it again. This time I added about 20 rows (a couple of inches) in length.
I decided the collar needed to be widened and because of the added length, another button needed to be added as well. I placed the buttons on the outside of the ribbed collar, so there would be no extra ribbing sticking out when buttoned.
The overlap and weight of the yarn made me paranoid it would sag in the middle, so I added a snap on the inside towards the top so it would stay up when closed. This made a huge difference - I could see even adding another, lower, if you make it any longer.
I've made several more of these in multiple colors using these modifications for the most part. I've stuck with using Dream In Color, I like the hand painted color variations, gives a little character to the relative plainness of the pattern.
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| Sabina, my little model. I got very few pictures that were in focus, the hardest part of trying to photograph kids in the finished projects!! |
On this I used a button made from coconut, a great texture and worked well with the orange.
Colors didn't turn out quite right, but this is actually a rich, bright blue/purple and lime green button one.
I made another one with this same yarn color and great toggle buttons, but the dog, Burton, decided to have his way with the sweater and buttons and alas, it wasn't salvageable.
