Baby Sweater on Two Needles (February)

<strong>Summary</strong>&nbsp; A nearly seamless baby sweater on two needles with yoke. Additional Information ---------------------- GAUGE: About 5 sts to 1", but babies come in various sizes. MATERIALS: 3 skeins of 3 oz. each Shetland wool or other baby yarn. 1 pr needles of a size to give <em>you</em> above GAUGE (approx. sizes 2-5) This month's chapter, <em>Some Babies' Things</em>, covers Double Knitting (Double - Knitting Blanket or Pad and Double-Knitting Pot-Handler), a Square Baby Shawl and Baby Leggings. <strong>Elizabeth Zimmermann's elaboration on the Baby Sweater on Two Needles:</strong> > Although babies rarely, if ever, express their pleasure at being dressed in wool, it is surely manifest when you dote on a small plump person soundly and contentedly asleep, swaddled in woollen sweater, woollen leggings, and a soft wool bonnet, snugly tucked under a fine warm wool blanket. > > I am trying to simplify and rationalize the traditional two-needle baby sweater, and tame it with percentages. User modifications to make this an adult sweater can be found at [February Lady Sweater](/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater)