It was a race against the weather, me knitting, and Spring closing in and Spring won! Even though I finished the sweater in time for her birthday in mid March, the weather had already been in the 70’s since February. All I can say is turn the air conditioner down . . . . . really low!
You can find the Bitty Birchbark sweater here.
By now it is no secret that I love turtle necks, so that was one of the attractions to this particular pattern.
The other thing that I really loved about this pattern was the simple details. It has a ribbed stitch on the shoulders that gives it a fitted look. It also has the ribbed stitches that run up the sleeve and bottom, extending some of the stitches up into the sweater. A simple detail that adds a lot to the sweater.
The turquoise yarn is my go-to yarn-I Love This Yarn-purchased at Hobby Lobby for $3.66 a skein, this sweater took two skeins.
And it just so happens that this sweater matches her boots that Gumps gave her for her birthday!
And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond; and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;…Exodus 39:10-12
The Portion of my Inheritance 
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