This splendid collab is for the Fluff Factory Auctions benefiting Autism Speaks next week. Amanda, from Sweetiebums, put together the swing top and gorgeous diaper. Brad, from Wooly Wonders by Nada, dyed his scrumptious Blue Faced Leceister wool to match the fabric to perfection, and then generously donated it for me to knit into the little shorts.
Next we have Crumpets. My story with Crumpets is a long one. I knit this dress for my daughter last year in the most perfect shade of orange. In true Peyton fashion, she watched me knit for hours and then refused to wear it once it came off the needles. Her poor, unloved dress has been hanging out with Andie, my toddler mannequin, ever since.
Later, I agreed to knit 2 of these dresses for the daughters of a friend of mine. Once I got in and realized how over my head I was, I asked Adrienne to take one over for me. I started on the purple, and Adrienne started on the red.
From the beginning, these poor dresses were cursed. The beads we picked out for the bodice took hours to string and resulted in many headaches. I had issues with my cast on, while Adrienne actually broke needles with the weight of the dress. At one point I was knitting the bodice around 1 AM and looked down to see that I had done an incorrect repeat. I tried to frog back to the row before my mistake, but it was useless-- I had to start all over again. And then later, because this dress was on the needles for many months, my friend's daughter grew, as toddler's tend to do, and I actually ran out of yarn! I painstakingly waited the 5 days to get another ball in so I could finish the crochet trim.
All frustration and struggles aside, the dresses are complete, and I'd say they're pretty stinkin' cute.
This is the front of Julia's dress.
And a close-up of the bodice stitch pattern and bow.
And although I didn't knit it, I thought it was worth showing off and putting in the blog. This is Rachel's dress, kindly being modeled by my daughter, Peyton. Yes, I said that right. It's Peyton, wearing the Crumpets dress that Adrienne knit.
(scratches head) Now, why won't she wear the one I knit her?
And the back
