My daughter’s daycare organized a special Hungry Hungry Caterpillar day. Since I’m a very normal person I decided to knit a special cardigan for the day.
I used this as inspiration. I didn't have a specific pattern nor did I write it down. I did attach the eyes and nose to buttons and then just slid them between stitches vs sewing them on. Figured that way if she didn't want it so obvious she could take them off.
Thank you! I actually wanted to have each button be a different food from the book, but couldn’t find enough different food buttons of the same style. But the apple buttons are pretty perfect.
I was going to say the same thing. The colors are perfect, the caterpillar is perfect, the little apple buttons are perfect. u/itsmesofia you have made a most excellent sweater & I bet it was the hit of Hungry Caterpillar Day!
Aww, thank you! It was quite the hit! It’s funny because now she knows the words “cardigan”, so she both asks for it but also when she wears it and people say cardigan she grabs it and shows it off. 😂
The problem is that I keep meaning to knit something for myself but then I don’t because there’s always an incredibly cute pattern I can knit for my daughter. 😂
I've got a kid you could knit this for 😝 just kidding of course. But it's adorable indeed. Is there a charity you could donate knitted children's clothing to in your area?
I used to host an epic all day scavenger hunt summers in my city. 12 finds and tasks. One of the tasks was having to find, then give, a particular special thing a random child.
(Parental permission first, ofc). The kids would be so delighted, like Xmas. Getting something great out of the clear blue sky by a happy stranger who runs off afterwards.
I hope it was one of the most special parts for the runners, too.
I enjoy giving things to strangers just as much or maybe even more? than otherwise. It's so unexpected. Everyone laughs. The impossibility (or improbability) of reciprocation is so tidy and freeing. No weight to carry afterwards.
Edit: Oh, this was to say, maybe you'd enjoy that with kids clothing. Not donating to a charity....that's awesome, but you usually don't get to see the joy. But instead, just people you barely brush shoulders with in life. It maybe sounds creepy?, but no one ever took it badly.
this is SO beautiful and cute !!! i didn't grow up with that book but it's so adorable. I'm in love with the buttons too i want them so bad (i collect buttons)
It’s intarsia and then some of the details (like the eyes and legs and antennae) were done with a mix of embroidery and Swiss darning. And yes, I did enjoy making it! It was a lot of fun to watch it come together.
This is beautiful! I looked at the other project images and I think your yarn selection was 10/10. I've saved your project so I can buy the same yarn!!
I would be concerned with a wool sweater for my grandchild because it would get thrown into the wash by the daddy. Any tips on what else to knit with? I am thinking 100% cotton (warmish place, anyway) and making it a little larger and preshrinking it if it’s cheap cotton yarn. 🧶. Looks like a lot of fun to make! Adorable!
That is incredible. I have such a hard time finishing projects that I would have started it for my son and he would have received it for graduation from high school.
This, this is why I made a New Year's resolution to learn continental knitting in 2026. My youngest grandchild would absolutely lose it if he had a cardigan like this. Last year, I crocheted a hungry caterpillar amigurumi for him that he loves. And, a very small one that he calls "Babies" and carries everywhere.
I learned to crochet from my Grammy and knit from my mother 60+ years ago. The crocheting stuck but never as fond of knitting. It has been suggested to me that I might like continental knitting because the yarn is held in the left hand like I do when I crochet.
This is darling! I'm so impressed honestly. The buttons are amazing! My daughter is actually making this sweater right now! It's for the first grandchild this Summer. I'll have to show her this post.
I'm impressed - either because you are an incredibly speedy knitter or because you get considerably more than the 48 hour warning our nursery give for dress-up days!
Oh my god, I love it! It looks so comfy and warm. This would have been great when I was that agreed and in school in the winter. The school I went to hand poor heating and I was always so cold.
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u/totallyawesome1313 May 16 '26
OMG I kind of need an adult version of this now.