Baby Hoodie

Mackenzie4 wrote

on Sep 25, 2007 3:23 PM

I am currently working on a camoflage hoodie for my 2 year old baby second cousin. It is really coming along great, I had the back completely finished and then I had to go back and take out the last few rows and re-do them due to me miss reading the pattern. I have the front almost finished.

Just wondering, do you guys have any tips for sewing it together? It is not going to have pockets, so that will save me some time and yarn... Well thank ya! -Kenzie

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teresa@106 wrote

on Oct 4, 2007 8:51 AM

Isn't it annoying when you are going along and realize you have to go back and un-do? I'm slowly making progres on a top, and I think I have redone some rows 4 times. Getting it, though, slowly!

I'm not real big on how to sew things together, alas! I am working on a top-down raglan style sweater, partly so I don't have to sew stuff together! The one time I did (baby sweater), it didn't look very neat. Fortunately, babies don't mind, and babies' grownups tend to say things like, "You MADE this?! WOW!" no matter how scrabbly the edges are

Good luck!

JoyB wrote

on Oct 4, 2007 9:45 AM

I have 2 favorites for joining seams, and it depends on the project which one I choose. Sometime I sew my seams using the back-and-forth method, almost like a really wide zig-zag stitch. If you just pick up the edges and kind of turn them in towards you it makes a nice neat finish. The other method is to chain-stich the seams together. This works better with heavier yarns, although I have used it on some baby stuff, but it's very painstaking on the little stuff to get it to look right. I have also been known to use a sewing machine and make regular seams using bias tape to cover the edges. That makes a very casual, outdoorsy look. One other thing, I always press the edges as best I can to make them lie flat and to define the stitches. This makes it much easier to see what you're doing and helps keep everything even.

Good luck!

Mackenzie4 wrote

on Oct 4, 2007 1:43 PM

Alright, thank you!

I had to redo another part on this pattern, I had to make it up the best I could to make it fit the other pieces... But it is really coming along great! I have the front, back and one sleeve finished! All I have left is the hoods and another sleeve! I am so happy.

But, now my mom has asked me to make 3 more for my little brother and sisters... And then my best friend is asking for one and she has not even seen it yet.... And then (finally) I am going to make one for myself. I believe I can modify the pattern to make bigger sizes...

Oh, this one I am working on right now is out of camo worsted weight... Thanks again!

-Mackenzie.

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Monika Orchard wrote

on Jan 14, 2010 8:54 PM

Hi, this is to helpful hint maybe if you haven't done this before but here it is line up seams ,pin them as they fit to their placements then to stitch them up I use a thin colour match yarn and a darning needle and make blanket stiches not too far apart from your first stitch about a 1/4 - 1/2 inch apart this is real nice in baby wear.

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on Feb 2, 2010 11:08 PM

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