Monday, 21 September 2015

Baby Daisy Dress


My new pattern has taken quite a bit of thought. I love dresses with a yoke, and I also love moss stitch. So to combine the two took a bit of working out. I also love fair isle, but not the really tricky kind. So the fair isle daisies are pretty, but quite easy to follow.

So my Baby Daisy Dress incorporates all of these, but is still a fairly easy knit. The pattern comes in two sizes (0-3 months and 3-6 months) which is why it has taken me so long to produce. It even has a proper tension square.


I like baby clothes not in the traditional blue/pink, which is why I went for this gentle green. (This may be a bit radical, but I also think baby girls can look pretty in blue, and I like babies in dark colours.)

I have photographed it hung on my new willow screen, which hubby put up to hide a rather the neighbour's ugly fence. I thought it made a rather cool backdrop. 


It is knitted in Aran wool, which makes it a fairly quick knit. The front and back are the same. If you don't like the daisy pattern it would be quite easy to knit it plain, or come up with your own pattern. I will be posting about another version of this dress with an interesting intarsia design in a few days.


This dress has gone to its new owner, whose Mum's favourite colour is green!


And here it is knitted in the smaller size, using Rowan Felted Tweed Aran wool.




The pattern for Baby Daisy Dress is available on ravelry, Etsy and LoveKnitting.
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32 comments:

  1. Carie @ Space for the Butterflies22 September 2015 at 00:23

    Oh isn't it sweet! I love the daisies and it looks so pretty in both colours :)

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  2. Anna22 September 2015 at 03:35

    Super cute !!!!!!
    Anna

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  3. Natalie22 September 2015 at 07:50

    Oh it's absolutely darling! I love it. I particularly love the addition of the yellow stitch in the center. It brings it to a whole new level. Great job.

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  4. Cheryl23 September 2015 at 13:51

    Really lovely colour combination. The daisies are just perfect. I bet the baby looks very cute in it.

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  5. Becki24 September 2015 at 18:54

    These are so sweet. I love that they are sprinkled with daisies. :^)

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  6. Sean @ His And Her Hobbies26 September 2015 at 04:39

    The dresses look awesome. I really like the shade of green you used.

    Sean at His and Her Hobbies

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  7. Louise26 September 2015 at 04:57

    I agree that babies look good in dark colours- navy and red particularly, but I love that green of the first dress- it's so pretty.

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  8. Maya Kuzman26 September 2015 at 06:14

    Both dresses are fantastic!

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  9. grammajudyb26 September 2015 at 06:43

    Although one of my favorite colors is green, I really really love the tiny blue version. As a child, my auntie crocheted a blue dress in a pineapple pattern, with black ribbon at the waist. There is a picture of me in the dress, then my sister, then our only girl cousin. I have no idea where the dress is now, but would love to have it. Sigh!

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  10. Mary R.26 September 2015 at 07:08

    The dress is beautiful and the screen does make a good background. Nice work!

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  11. Sandra Nachlinger26 September 2015 at 08:57

    Such an adorable dress! Your creativity continues to amaze me. I like both the blue and green versions, but the green one is my favorite. I like dresses with yokes too. I try to avoid making pink dresses for my granddaughter because it's so cliche, but she recently announced that pink is now her favorite color. So I guess there will be more pink in my future.
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  12. Laurel-Rain Snow26 September 2015 at 09:20

    Gorgeous baby dresses! I love the green one best, but the blue is also lovely. Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  13. Sharon Galligar Chance26 September 2015 at 11:12

    Oh my goodness, how sweet! Makes me yearn for a granddaughter to lavish that sweet dress on! Maybe someday soon! :) Lovely work!

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  14. westmetromommy26 September 2015 at 12:13

    That is beautiful! I especially like the one in blue.

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  15. Allison26 September 2015 at 17:03

    Sweet dress! The green makes me think of spring and cheer.

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  16. Indrani26 September 2015 at 20:53

    Aww... so cute! I liked both the colors. I am imagining how cute babies will look with these dresses on. :)

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  17. Brona27 September 2015 at 01:06

    Gorgeous. I also prefer bold non-traditional colours for babies.

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  18. Paulita 27 September 2015 at 08:00

    These dresses are adorable and I can't imagine how much work it took. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  19. Lucy Blossom27 September 2015 at 10:41

    It is so gorgeous, I'm sure any baby girl would look even more adorable in it.

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  20. Auntie Shan27 September 2015 at 12:40

    FAB!! LOVE THEM!
    Brilliant job as always!
    :-D

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  21. Free Spirit Designs27 September 2015 at 14:27

    Aww what an adorable dress! I totally agree there's no need to limit colours for babies, i love green for a girl or boy x

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  22. Sum of their Stories27 September 2015 at 15:09

    So pretty, and a pattern I think I could probably manage, though it is a long time since I did any fair isle. I'm going to pin so I'm ready when I have a baby girl to knit for (it's all little boys in our family at the moment)

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  23. Carolee Crafts27 September 2015 at 23:10

    So pretty, love the flowers on the main part and agree moss stitch is so perfect for the yoke. I am a pastel girl but do like the green one.

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  24. Leyla - Silk and Wool28 September 2015 at 08:17

    Super cute, and I love your colours - I'm quite tired of seeing girls in pick all the time...

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  25. JENNY28 September 2015 at 13:57

    Ooo I really love this!! I'm going to have to get my mum to knit one for my little one. I really love that green, I think your so right pinks seem so boring when there are such lovely colours available. Xx

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  26. Lilly's Mom29 September 2015 at 07:44

    This is a beautiful little dress. I love the color variations and the stitch pattern is so unique. Thanks for sharing. My best to you :)

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  27. Alexandra EyeLoveKnots29 September 2015 at 13:25

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us Ginny! This beautiful Baby Daisy Dress was one of our Most Clicked Yarn Projects from our last Yarn Fanatic Party and has been featured in this weeks, as well as pinned to our Yarn Fanatic Party pin board.
    Alexandra
    EyeLoveKnots.blogspot.com
    #52: http://eyeloveknots.blogspot.com/2015/09/yarn-fanatic-linky-party-52.html

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  28. Mrs Fifield29 September 2015 at 13:31

    I thought I adored the green til I saw the blue. This is such a nice pattern. I like to dress my girls in the non-pinks too!

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  29. vicky myers30 September 2015 at 23:10

    Stunning:) really beautiful dress, if only I had someone to knit it for:)

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  30. Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick1 October 2015 at 08:46

    What beautiful work you did on the Baby Daisy Dress, it looks so soft. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  31. Diana of Diana Rambles1 October 2015 at 12:50

    That is so adorable!!

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  32. Anonymous1 October 2015 at 23:15

    Super cute dress i love it in both colors! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!

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