watermelon dress

I'm sure you all know by now that I love to knit, but hate seams.  I'm getting better at it, but still prefer not to have to sew anything up, so when I found a free pattern (click link for the .pdf file) from Kraemer Yarns for a cute little dress that is knit top to bottom with no seams at all, I just had to try it. 

I don't know whether it was just an incredibly quick knit, or if it was due to the fact that I made this when I was without my DSL, but it was fast and very satisfying.  I can't quite remember, but I think I completed it in just a few days, much less than a week, and well before Jessie needed to wear it for her first formal picture session, at preschool.

The back cracks me up with the black buttons.  I haven't decided whether to embroider  little seeds onto the front of the dress or not.  What do you think?

I wish I'd recorded this on my Ravelry, and had written down how I did the bottom ruffle, but I think it was a knit into front and back of each stitch for around 5 rows.  The original pattern has it with just the natural stockinette curl which looks great and matches the collar and sleeve cuff, but I know my little girl, and she likes it the flouncier and rufflier the better, so I improvised.

What a little cheeseball.  Don't worry, Mom and Dad, you'll definitely get a 5"x7" when we see you in just a few weeks.

Comments

[alisha]

She is so adorable! The dress looks great.

[lizandrsn]

Great dress. Go for the seeds!

[anina]

So cute!
Does the dress have pearl buttons in the photo? I like those more.
Definitely more girly.

[Ali]

Oh yes, she deserves seeds! Too cute.

[Angela]

Adorable. Maybe small black buttons to match those on the back? This pic is precious!

[Junie Moon]

The watermelon dress is so cute, I love the detail of the black buttons appearing like seeds in the midst of all this sweetness.