Knit an Adorable Summer Dress for Your Little One

I know, I know, I’ve been talking about fall knitting all week (and wanting to do some fall knitting, given that as I write this at almost 3 p.m. local time it is a blissful 73 degrees outside!) but there is still some summer to be had, no matter how much I don’t want to admit it.

Vickie Howell has a treat for those of us with little girls, as she’s sharing her Pretty in Pink girl’s party dress. This was her little girl Clover’s Easter Dress, and if I get cracking it could be my daughter’s birthday dress. It’s a cute and relatively easy top-down dress worked in Vickie’s new cotton yarn, Cotton(ish). I haven’t gotten to play with it yet but this would be a good reason to!

This sweet little dress will be cute in the months to come with tights underneath, too, so it wouldn’t even feel like a waste to knit something summery this late in the season.

Thanks for sharing, Vickie!

[Photo via Vickie Howell.]

100 % cotton yarn

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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