Warm Woolies

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QUALITY CONTROL…

While the vast majority of pieces we receive are lovely, we consistently encounter problems in a few areas.  Please read this list to help avoid them.

  1. If you are knitting socks, please be sure they are both the same size.
  2. If you are knitting sweaters, please be sure the armholes are large enough to accommodate a child wearing layers of clothing.  Armholes that are too small make a sweater uncomfortable, or worse yet, unwearable.
  3. If you are knitting sweaters or vests, please be sure the head opening will comfortably accommodate a normal child’s head.  As a point of reference, an average 3 year-old’s head is 20”.  The neck opening for a three year-old’s sweater needs to easily stretch to at least that size.
  4. If you are knitting a baby blanket, please make it large – about 40” on the short side.  Blankets can’t be too large or too thick; they can be too thin or too small.

 

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