Nicolette Pattern Release!

"Nicolette" - Sizes 0-12

Nicolette Pattern PDF $5.00 

Fom Knit Picks HERE.

This pattern went together quickly; from the prototype, to the first draft, to the testers to the final layout.  I had a wonderful group of 13 testers who quickly finished their Nicolettes and had many detailed notes for me to follow up on.  To them I say a huge THANK YOU!  This wouldn't have been possible without you :)

Nicolette is a special little top that starts out as a dress and ends as a tunic, providing a few years of wear.  The sizes are in ranges: 0-1[1-4, 2-6, 4-8, 6-10, 8-12] years.  If you want a dress, you chose the range where your little one fits at the smallest point.  For example, for a 1yr old,  you could chose size 0-4 for a tunic or 1-4 for a dress. 

Nicolette is knit seamlessly from the top down, raglan shaing, an eyelet waistband for a ribbon tie, feather & fan lace for the cuffs and hem.  Feminine and fun to knit!

This pattern is available on this blog, through Ravelry and in a few week, Knit Picks.  The mauve/rose/grey sample is Knit Picks Chroma Worsted; a lovely & soft wool/nylon blend.  The nay/purlple sample is Noro Silk Garden.

"Nicolette" -$5.00 

Nicolette

"Nicolette"

Soon to be available on the blog and through Knit Picks Independent Designer Program.

I used Knit Picks Chroma yarn in color "Regency".  One size needle; US 7 (4.5mm) circulars.

Knit seamlessly from the top down, flat, then in the round, Nicolette features an asymmetrical buttoned closure, raglan shaping, eyelet waistband for a ribbon tie, feather & fan lace on the hem and cuffs.

Very simple dress to last more than one season :)

Raveled here!

A little lull...

Not because I haven't been knitting.  Mostly because I have been too busy.  And, I stink at blogging :)

I have a few fun projects on the go right now.  A couple I can't share just yet :)

Here is "Nicolette", a dress/tunic top for my soon to be niece. The pattern is in the works :)

Size shown is a 12months dress which can be worn right up to age 2 or 3 as shown on Scarlett who is 3.5. I really love patterns (and designing patterns!) that cover a range of sizes. It is shown in Noro Silk Garden & features seamless construction, a buttoned opening on the raglan seam, eyelet waistband with ribbon, and a feather & fan lace pattern on the cuffs and hem.

Very easy!

Here is something I have had rolling around my brain for a while. I did an exhaustive Internet/Ravelry search to see if I could find something similar before I spent the time designing this.

"Little Johns" are a part of a series of patterns based around the outdoors and Union Suits. The are longies featuring a "butt flap", seamless construction, I-cord drawstring, doubled, ribbed cuffs. This pattern is going to be available in sizes newborn to size 10. It is in the final stages of testing and layout! It will be available here, on Ravelry and through Knit Picks

I have also included optional striping for the whole traditional "wool work sock" effect....

Knit in Cascade 220, but ill be re-knit in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes; RED!!

Look out for my next pattern; a Union Suit for babies- toddlers!!

Happy Knitting!