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.
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