For M&C’s future little girl! Will be shipping this little surprise gift off to them this weekend:
The front:
The back:
Pattern: “Dress with Eyelets”, from Debbie Bliss Baby Knits for Beginners, pp. 116-121.
Yarn: Debbie Bliss wool/cotton in color #125-505, dyelot #5 (a mustard yellow-ish color). 50% Merino wool, 50% cotton.
Needle: US #2 and #3 straights, US #2 circs
Gauge: 23 sts/4 inches (with #3 circs)
Additional Notes:
Pattern
Not a bad knit. The pattern was pretty easy, albeit ambiguous in certain areas. I don’t know much about Debbie Bliss patterns (I’m sure Debbie is a wonderful designer), but I have heard some things that caused me to hesitate and go through the pattern with a sharp eye as I went along. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it was poorly written, I’d just say that certain parts could have been a bit more specific, so I would have to scratch my head in frustration trying to guess what the pattern was implying. I’m not that great of a knitter to have the patience (and brain cells) for guesswork just yet. In anycase, it was a simple knit, and a simple but very pretty dress resulted.
Yarn
I’m sad that this yarn is discontinued. I had to scrounge around to find any (I found some leftovers at an LYS, only to finally finish knitting this up and it turns out Jimmy Beans Wool had tons of it on sale (they still do)… in so many different pretty shades too. DOH!!!! In anycase, it felt great and was perfect for a simple baby knit.
Gauge
My gauge was a bit wonky on this (I’m guilty of not doing a swatch ahead of time). The pattern says to set the gauge at 25 sts/4 inches, but with the recommended size needle and recommended yarn, I would have had to knit SUPER TIGHT to get that gauge. So I knit this up in the regular tension that I do, and the dress is just a tad bigger/wider, which is ok with me.
SOOOO adorable! I sure hope you post a picture with the precious girl wearing it.
Amy
By amylovie on 10/16/05 7:26 pm | Permalink
I think the dress is very lovely! Your friends would be thrilled to receive this surprise gift!
By Agnes on 10/16/05 7:35 pm | Permalink
thanks for the compliments! i doubt i can get a picture with the girl in it (she’s not born yet) and plus i rarely see the parents, as they live in LA. it’s up to them on whatever they want to do with my gift (wear it, not wear it, whatever). let’s just hope they like it! =P
By Ruth on 10/16/05 7:50 pm | Permalink
Beautiful!!!
By caitlyn on 10/16/05 8:07 pm | Permalink
Soooo beautiful! That will be one well dressed baby!!
By Kaity on 10/16/05 8:58 pm | Permalink
That’s so pretty!
By emy on 10/16/05 10:15 pm | Permalink
Oh, so adorable!
That’s one lucky baby!
By celia on 10/17/05 5:37 am | Permalink
Very pretty! – we’ve know a couple of families in our church who are expecting babies, but we don’t know boy or girl…. so our knitting will have to be more generic… the dress is so cute! Very nice job!
By lynda on 10/17/05 7:01 am | Permalink
Woo hoo!!! It looks so nice! (and I’m glad that threading the ribbon was as satisfying as I told you it would be :))
I love the thin, contrasting ribbon you chose – my ribbon was much wider then this, and yellow. I like your version better.
I’m looking forward to see finished pictures of the Samantha dress – it looks so lovely..
By Ayelet on 10/17/05 5:09 pm | Permalink
this is soooooooooo cute!!!!
By Purse_Ho on 10/17/05 8:20 pm | Permalink
simply adorable!!!!
By Lois on 10/18/05 1:52 am | Permalink
Your debbie bliss dress turned out beautiful, as do all your knits. the little girl this is intended for is going to be a lucky little girl.
By SweetPeaknits on 10/18/05 8:46 am | Permalink
I really love this dreaa I think I will have to make one for my friend who is due in 5 weeks.
By Katie on 10/18/05 10:13 am | Permalink
that’s a lovely dress! great job on the pattern.
By Lynette on 10/22/05 7:09 am | Permalink