Dress/tunic

I found this pattern online and loved it. I decided to make it for my friend Sandra's little girl Eva. It's knit in a denim yarn, which acts like denim: it's durable and washable. And when you wash it, it fades a little, just like your favourite pair of jeans. What a great idea to knit something for baby in something so easy to care for! The front is knitted in a ribbing in two colours, and then I just drew the cream coloured yarn through, which makes a smocking effect:



I like to knit up outfits with hats, so I dug out a pattern, adjusted the sizing for the kind of yarn I had, and made this little hat.



The pattern is called "grow with me" because the outfit can be worn as a dress, and as the little girl grows, it can then be worn as a little top. The straps are adjustable, so that helps, too. I'm glad it grows with the child because at the rate that little Eva grows, it may not last!