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    Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers
    Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers
    Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers
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    Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers

    By Kate Oates

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTot Toppers
    Release dateOct 3, 2016
    ISBN9780996440462
    Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers

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      Book preview

      Grown - Kate Oates

      USING THIS BOOK

      Grown is filled with links to outside websites. Look for them when reading the yarn requirements in each project’s materials list. Each pattern links to its associated Ravelry page, making it easy to jump back and forth while you’re working on a project.

      Underlined pattern names indicate a direct link inside the book to the pattern and pattern info pages.

      Each pattern starts with (1) a title page and accompanying project image, followed by (2) an introduction and an image of the project’s original inspiration, followed by (3) the materials list and directions. Grown contains only the adult patterns; the original children’s versions are available for individual purchase at www.TotToppers.com

      CONTACT

      Feel free to contact us with pattern questions or technical issues with this e-book. Please refer to the book’s version number { v.102816 } in all communications.

      Tot Toppers website | Customer Support

      For Aunt Dindy, who taught me to knit and has been by my side from the beginning.

      Copyright © 2016 Kate Oates

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced—mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, including photocopying—without written permission from Kate Oates.

      Printed book ISBN 978-0-996-44044-8

      e-book ISBN 978-0-996-44045-5

      First Edition

      Printed in Hong Kong by Asia Pacific Offset

      Graphic designer: Mary Joy Gumayagay

      Photographer: Erica B. Studio + Design

      Stylist: Sara Sadler

      Principal technical editor: Tana Pageler

      Copy editor: Bridget Winston

      www.TotToppers.com

      contents

      introduction

      gauge & sizing notes

      patterns

      Sidewalk Sweater | Plaza Hoodie | Scholar Cardigan | Grace Wrapper | Downtown Pullover | Joey Sweater | Brecken Sweater | Jesse’s Girl | Artisan Sweater | Eli Cardigan

      techniques

      abbreviations

      resources

      acknowledgments

      credits

      introduction

      MOST OF US WERE ONCE IN A HURRY to grow up. Upon arrival, we are subject to demands of responsibility, be it work, child-rearing, provisioning or politics. Though you may not be able to step away from your realities of adulthood, take a breath and relish the enchanting process that takes us from infancy to independence. This book celebrates personal evolution. Even once you are grown, never stop growing.

      This collection was inspired by designs originally created for children in my pattern line, Tot Toppers. I have dressed my children (all boys), more often than not, in what I’d call a little man style. Tot Toppers’ style has reflected this and carries a timeless aesthetic, though not without its whimsical touches. Not long after I started designing for children, I began working up a few things for adults too. Since then, I’ve consistently received inquiries about upsizing a variety of Tot Toppers designs to adult sizes. While I’ve done this in a handful of instances, I felt more compelled to transition pieces thoughtfully and intentionally for this more sophisticated audience.

      Grown is a collection of seamless raglan-style sweater designs with very little finishing and sewing. The convenience of their construction is tailored to fit into your busy, grown-up life. They are primarily worked top down unless a stitch pattern dictates otherwise. Each of these Grown versions was cultivated to be just right to flatter adult women and men with some optional features for customization.

      I hope that you’ll enjoy this glimpse into my story. So many people who have helped me grow both personally and professionally are contained within these pages—from a model who has gone from tot to grown right alongside my designs, to supportive members of my family. You’ll learn about each design’s evolution in its introduction, where it began along with peeks back to the child’s version. Allow me to enable your creativity as you choose favorite pieces to knit for yourself and your loved ones.

      children’s versions

      Children’s patterns referred to in this book are available at TotToppers.com:

      Outdoorsy Sweater (page 11)

      Park Hoodie (page 19)

      Library Cardigan (page 27)

      Petite Wrapper (page 35)

      Grove Pullover (page 43)

      Ryan Cardigan (page 51)

      Brochan Sweater (page 61)

      Jesse Half-Zip (page 69)

      Imagination Sweater (page 77)

      Eliot Hoodie (page 85)

      Eliot Zip-Up (pages 85, 100)

      gauge & sizing notes

      GAUGE

      Every sized knitting pattern is based on the listed gauge. The longer you’ve been knitting, the more convinced you probably are of its importance. Gauge is the most useful tool provided in a knitting pattern and if ignored, you may spend hours and hours knitting a beautiful sweater just for it to be unwearable.

      Gauge simply refers to the number of stitches and rows in a given area. In this book, gauges are listed over a 4″ / 10 cm square area. An effective gauge swatch should measure at least 5″ / 12.5 cm square so that only the center 4″ / 10 cm of stitches are measured. Confirm you are using appropriate stitch pattern in which the gauge is reported, and adjust your needle size up or down to match the gauge, regardless of the needle size listed in the pattern. The goal of your gauge swatch is for it to be as representative as possible of your finished garment.

      Make sure to take your final gauge measurements after blocking. If you notice that your swatch lengthens significantly after blocking, you’ll want to stretch out your progress to the finished row gauge when you are taking lengthwise measurements while knitting. If you don’t account for the change after blocking, your finished garment could be quite a bit larger than you intended.

      EASE

      Ease refers to how tightly or loosely the finished garment should fit on the body. If an item displays negative ease, this means the garment measures smaller than the model’s body. Conversely, an item sized as positive ease is larger than the actual measurement on which it rests. A garment with no ease is very close to or the same size as the model. Patterns include notation on what size is being modeled and how the item fits them based on the Ease Chart below. The designs in this book are shown

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