Confection Baby Shrug

An old project made for my little girl.

For this free knitting pattern, I use a locally made cotton yarn called Monaco and a US 5 circular knitting needles. This baby shrug was made in August last year. It fit her perfectly well but it's a bit tight on her now. That didn't stop her though from wearing it from time to time. I'm planning on making a bigger version for her. I'd like to try and use a different yarn this time. Something that is stretchable so she can still use after a couple of years. Hopefully, I'll get to find a yarn that is perfect for this project.

Any suggestions?

Project details: Confection Baby Shrug

My project page in Ravelry: Confection Baby Shrug
Free knitting pattern, Confection Baby Shrug by Tonya Wagner
Where to download: Ravelry, free registration needed

Celebrity Knits

Audrey Hepburn knitting.

Work in Progress: Fionas Top

Cast on already made together with the first stripe for the collar. For now, here are the colors I have for this beautiful pattern.

Fionas Top

I just bought this pattern in Ravelry!


Photo credit: Sanne B, on Flickr

Name: Fionas Top

Designer: Sanne Bjerregaard

Where to buy: Ravelry (free registration needed)

I am so excited to read the pattern and try knitting this for my toddler. I'll be using green with pink accent because I've been seeing that color combination a lot recently. I just hope that I'll have enough motivation to finish this. And then I saw another pattern for a shrug. I think it would work well with this dress.

I am feeling so inspired these days I cannot wait to start working on this. Wish me luck!

found: knit pattern in letterpress

source: papersheep press

spring garden tee

as promised, here's my recent finished knitted project.

this is based on a knitted pattern by Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting called Spring Garden Tee. i made this for my daughter who just turned two but it turns out i got the measurements wrong and the finished project is equivalent to size 3t. still, i think it's a good thing that it's bigger, at least she can wear it a few months from now.

it took me a month of on and off knitting to finish this project. regardless, i still love the end product. the tee is made of one ball of DMC Petra size 3 which is 100% cotton and knitted with Addi circular needles 3.75mm.

the pattern is surprisingly easy to follow. it is knitted from top to down and there are no seams. which is a big plus for me because i hate sewing seams.

now with the technical stuff:

designer: Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting
project page: Spring Garden Tee [Ravelry]

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