As I am just finishing up my THIRD tomten jacket, I am
glad to hear that they last so long. I know I was
delighted by how easily the sizes would adjust
themselves when the sweaters were damp, so I already
had a vague idea that if they started looking a little
small, I'd just wet them and strr
What is a tomten jacket, Is it woven or knitted?
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Ladybug Laura writes:
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It's in Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Without Tears. Knit in garter
stitch, it's a cute and effective jacket--minimal seams of course, the
body is made in one piece, sleeves and hood can be picked up and knit,
so the only seams are the sleeve and the shoulders, and at
The first Tomten I made was for #1 son born in 1964. It went through 2
siblings and my DD still has it though I think her younger brother will
probably have the next kid. I had spent the year in Spain where the baby
sweaters are made to fasten in the back (so much easier to get the little
ar
Would it be possible to post a simple explanation of this fascinating
sounding jacket?
Thanks
Robin Murphy, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin
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> As I am just finishing up my THIRD tomten jacket, I am
> glad to hear that they last so long. I
At 09:53 AM 10/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Would it be possible to post a simple explanation of this fascinating
>sounding jacket?
>
I think that someone described this but it is a jacket for kids (though
Elizabeth did an adult version I think) knit in garter stitch with shaping
knit in. It looks
>And the garter stitch makes it "grow" with the kid.
Ick. So do the uglies. (I truly, madly, deeply loathe garter stitch!)
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Catherine Devine
Ithaca, NY
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