Playtime Cardigan in Fibre Co. Amble!

From: Loop - Tuesday Mar 15,2022 11:28 am

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PLAYTIME CARDIGAN IN AMBLE

It's the time of year for afternoon walks and trips to the playground, but it's not quite warm enough for your little one to enjoy the great outdoors without a little something warm and woolly!

Playtime, a stripe-tastic garter stitch cardigan by Lori Versaci, is an excellent option for lightweight layering and a fun way to play with color! We knit the body of our sample in Fibre Co. Amble and the colorwork yoke in Amble Mini skeins.

Amble's nature-inspired palette is full of depth, with lots of unexpected color options for baby garments and accessories. Its blend of merino, alpaca, and nylon is also consciously eco-friendly.

Read on to learn more about why Amble is a beautiful choice for your baby knits!

Each 355-yard skein of fingering weight Amble is comprised of 70% merino, 20% alpaca, and 10% nylon, which knits up into a machine washable, buttery-soft fabric that's perfect for next-to-skin wear.

What makes Amble different from everyday superwash yarn? For starters, it features recycled nylon for added, eco-conscious durability. It also achieves its superwash status by using a patented Easy-Wash method that's chlorine- and AOX-free to help make the yarn resiliently machine washable.

The resulting yarn is sumptuously soft and perfectly easy-care for baby (and you!), just pop your knits into a cold, gentle cycle and lay flat to dry.

The Playtime pattern gives options for both a solid sweater + a version with a striped yoke. The striped pattern suggests 5 colors, but we chose 3 for our sample pattern. And the pattern is written for 4 sizes spanning 3-18 months.

To knit your own Playtime cardigan, you'll need:

1 full skein of Amble for the body of your sweater
1 Amble Mini skein for each color in your striped yoke
US 3 24" circular needle
US 3 DPNs for sleeves
4-5 3/8" (12mm) buttons (which we pulled from our stash)
Playtime pattern

Top left: Isel, White Heather, Helvellyn, Windermere

Top right: Catbells, Appleby Castle, Scafell Pike, Saddleback Slate

Bottom left: Walk Me Home, Buttermere, White Heather, Isel

Bottom right: Sky, Isel, White Heather, Blackbeck

BABY SOCKS

1-2 Amble Mini skeins are also perfect for making matching Baby Socks from designer Kate Atherley. Kate is a sock expert, and this free pattern can become your go-to for quick baby gifts! The design is written for 3 sizes for newborns plus babies aged 6 months and 9-12 months.

To knit these Baby Socks, you'll need: