It’s finished and I’m delighted. I hope the mum to whom it will be gifted is just as happy. :)
I really like how this all came together, and I’m so happy that I decided to do this one seamlessly, it made such a difference in the finishing to only have to kitchener the hood and a couple stitches under each arm and weaving in a few ends.
In all, it didn’t take that long if I had been working on it religiously, but given the amount of spinning I’ve been doing that obviously wasn’t the case. It’s a great little pattern and I’d recommend it, especially if you aren’t sure that you have enough yarn for the hood. :)
Fibre: Superwash BFL custom dyed by Wildcraft
Yarn: 3ply worsted spun 14WPI, approximately heavy fingering weight
Pattern: Daisy by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee via Knitty (Ravel it!)
Size: Approximately 6 to 12 months (22.5” finished)
Needles: 3.5mm
Mods: made it seamless
My Ravelry project page for this item: Handspun Daisy
If I were to do it all over again, I’d love to do it on needles one size smaller, but I was so paranoid about running out of wool I didn’t. I got a lovely fabric with the 3.5mm which will drape nicely without being too airy.
I hope you like it Claire. :)
Comments
Oh, she’ll love it! I can tell how soft it is from the pictures! Great job, I especially love the collar!
Beautiful! I love everything about it, right down to the little black buttons. It’ll be just perfect for a little gothic babe :)
— Goldfishgirl · 21 May 2009, 19:39 · #
I’m sure she’ll love it. I’m so impressed by the fact that the knitted up fabric looks just as you described when you were planning it – even before you’d ordered the fibre!
— Sophie · 22 May 2009, 07:17 · #