Monday, December 3, 2012

Toggle Buttons

I've been seeing toggle buttons everywhere - men's, women's and children's sweaters. I found this one I thought was pretty awesome.  It appears that there are duplicate stitches in a super simple ivy pattern done after knitting the sweater. 

 
 
 
Tembo by Carol Feller seems to be a close match! Her version has buttons that go down the length of the sweater, which I prefer.  If that's not your style, you can certainly omit a few.  Tembo is also appears to be a tad shorter and has the addition of pockets.  Of course, it's easy to add some length. I'm sure you can omit the pocket if you wish, too. 


As far as the duplicate stitches go, you might be able to create your own pattern by blowing the original sweater up on the website and using some graph paper.  An additional option is the chart used for Flora by Margaux Hufnagel.  It's not exact, but it's a starting point, especially since it's a free pattern.

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