I knitted this dress in Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK in Shade 011 (Thistle) and White. I got the pattern from Natural Knits for Babies and Mums by Louisa Harding - called Amelie Dress. I had a few problems, namely the colour of the yarn! I know all about dye lots etc, but once I had knitted the two halves of the dress I realised that they were two different colours! Also the top right had side of the dress is also different. However taking opinions from others (some knitters, some not) it didn't seem to be too much of a problem - it looks more like one side has slightly faded. Another issue I had was with the yarn itself. As the yarn is quite glossy it shows up any slight mistakes, glaringly! On the bright side, the yarn is stretchy and very soft - exactly what you want for a baby knit.
I didn't put as many flowers on as the pattern, as it would have been over the top. I'm really really pleased with the way it turned out, especially my seaming. It's the first time I had to join up a band of colour when seaming and it worked perfectly!
I knitted this for my friend's baby - she knew she was having a girl so I took the chance to make something really girly! Overall I think this is one of the best knits I've done so far and I've learnt alot along the way!
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