ecoming a grandmother to a beautiful grandson, having your own brand of hand-dyed yarns, and also knitting as a hobby— with that combination, it was bound to happen. All kinds of things are being knitted and created with our grandson in mind. First, a lovely blanket for his crib and stroller, and now also a sweater. Of course, it had to be a colorful sweater because, well, I love color (luckily, my daughter-in-law does too, so I can knit anything I like, no color is too wild).

I chose a top-down sweater with raglan sleeves and knitted it with double strands. For this version, I used one strand of our new self-striping yarn, always combined with one strand of Simple Sock mini. The stripes are softened by the speckled minis, creating a unique gradient effect.

1 x Wol met Verve Simple Sock Self Striping (100g/420m) 75% virgin wool, 25% nylon, or a comparable self-striping sock yarn, and 4 (for the 2 smallest sizes) or 5 (for the 2 larger sizes) colors of Simple Sock Mini (20g/84m) 75% virgin wool, 25% nylon.

Size 0-3: 65 grams Self Striping + 65 grams Sock Minis
Size 3-6: 75+75 grams
Size 6-9: 85+85 grams
Size 9-12: 90+90 grams