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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). In anycase, it felt great and was perfect for a simple baby knit. A very smooth yarn.

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.

 

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