Lots of rain, slowly drying laundry, ajisai (hydrangea), Calpis and first kakigori (shaved ice). And new rubber boots.
Time for expeditions and twirling around.
A no-pattern skirt with a little saddle yoke (thanks Sooz!)and elastic, finished in no time, and a new cardigan that took forever. Started some time earlier this year and was almost done before the move.
When I picked it up again only one front part had to be knit but I had a hard time remembering what I did exactly with the first front... the pattern is to be found here and sized for up to 24 months. I modified it a bit to make up for a larger size and different gauge. I haven't taken notes though and can't say anything about it now. Only that Dagny fell into a muddy puddle that day two weeks ago and the cardigan had to be washed, ending up even larger after drying.
I used yarn I had on stash, but I didn't have enough of the off-white for the band and had to distract from its different colour there by using two additional contrasting yarns (red and blue). That worked well and I even like it better this way.
The yarn is Munsell King from Yuzawaya, nothing fancy but really soft. I don't expect it to be looking well for too long though, too bad because this cardigan will be fitting for quite some years.
To see the skirt better, two pictures from yesterday:
Thank you so much for the craft room love and have a good day everyone!
A saddle? I think this is what I call a yoke - the part between waist and hip? I think I like saddle better - though neither term really describes it really.
Posted by: sooz | June 24, 2009 at 02:44 PM
I love that cardigan - it's so cute! And I can see why it took a long time. Good on you for figuring it out after a break.
Posted by: serenknitity | June 24, 2009 at 06:04 PM
The cardi is beautiful, I especially love the soft little yellow, blue and red lines. Very Scandinavian to me. And it's perfect with the skirt. An outfit that I wouldn't mind wearing, especially with the snazzy boots!
Posted by: nicole | June 24, 2009 at 09:04 PM
The cardigan is perfect for a little girl!
Posted by: Rachel | June 25, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Lovely cardigan and skirt.
Posted by: Scrappy Raven | June 25, 2009 at 03:19 AM
That's a lovely cardigan! So cute, that combination.
Posted by: karin | June 25, 2009 at 05:57 AM
The skirt is wonderful, you always capture beautiful photos of Dagny in action. I also love the sweater! I am forever winging it with my handknits and then wishing I'd taken a few notes...lol.
Posted by: CreatureofHabit | June 25, 2009 at 08:35 AM
i love the colours of everything in the photos! everything looks so adorable on her!
Posted by: lucy | June 25, 2009 at 09:55 AM
i love the cardigan its so pretty, i love the stripes, your knitting, crochet and sewing is so inspiring.
i really fancy making clothing for my little boy but he's always getting in a mess and ending up with paint or sand all over him and as it takes me so long to finish things, he he!! im wondering whether to or not!
felicity xx
Posted by: felicity | June 26, 2009 at 03:50 AM
What a sweeet ensemble! I don't know how you do it. I tried with both my kids, but they would not wear things I made.
Posted by: karin | June 26, 2009 at 04:31 AM