Completed Project - Kid's Summer Dress.

Here is another project that I just sort of sat down and started knitting. This is a summer dress I made using Knit Picks Shine Worsted yarn (60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal) in the color "Dandelion." I love using this yarn, it is soft, has a beautiful sheen, and washes up nicely in the washing machine.

I worked this dress in the round from the top down. I cast on enough stitches to go around my daughters chest, worked in stockinette until long enough then increased and started working in a very simple flower eyelet stitch until the dress was long enough. After casting off, I crocheted around the top edge of the dress and worked two straps to tie it with. I had originally wanted to knit real straps for the dress, but didn't have enough yarn so I settle with two simple ties instead. I used 9 skeins of yarn altogether so the total cost of the dress was just under $27.

My daughter loves this bright and fun dress and has been wearing it every chance she gets. I love that it is easy to care for and is so cheery and summery :)

Completed Project - Kid's Shirt.

I finished this shirt for my 7-year-old a little over a week ago. This was something I just sort of made up as I went along. The stitch pattern I used is called "open twisted rib." I worked the shirt from the bottom up in the round, made separate little sleeves then joined them and worked the top in yoke fashion, decreasing right before the collar. The shirt turned out very well and should grow with her.

The yarn I used was Knit Picks CotLin yarn (70% Tanguis Cotton, 30% Linen) in the color "Conch." I used just under 5 skeins of yarn for the whole project putting the cost just under $15. I really like this yarn and am making a shirt for my younger daughter with the 3 1/4 skeins left over from this shirt. I will be buying more of this yarn in the future for sure.

 

 

My daughter really likes this shirt. It is soft (gets softer with each wash too!) and holds up nicely. We are thinking this shirt will look very cute with some peasant style skirts for summer. I like the way it turned out because it looks nice with just about anything. She can wear it around the house to play in, but can also pair it with a skirt and wear it to church. Not too shabby for just sitting down and knitting with no plan beforehand. Some day I would like to create a pattern for this shirt to share with others. I would like to make it in a couple other colors, and maybe in a couple different sizes. I will try to learn something about pattern making once my life settles down a bit.

Mermaidia socks complete.

I completed these socks quite a while ago, but due to recent events I was unable to post until now. Not really a Christmas present anymore, I guess they are a happy summer present instead. I think the socks turned out good and I hope the recipient likes them.

I am not too crazy about the yarn I used for this. I do not think I will be purchasing this yarn again. There is enough left over of this skein, that I'm going to make a pair of children's socks. If the yarn was really really bad to work with I would just toss it, but I am going to use it up.