Friday, July 5, 2013

Finished Object Friday

I'm super excited for my most recent finished project. I made the child's tank top from the most recent issue of Knit Simple for my niece's birthday.

My niece is turning three (and wears 3s and 4s) so I made the size 4, which is the smallest size the pattern comes in and I used my size 7 circulars. Part of me wonders if I should have gone with the size 5 so she would have room to grow. I did end up adding half an inch to the body and half an inch to the strap to give it a little more room. (Poor J had to be my model to make sure it fit!)

My yarn was Violena - a DK weight, cotton rayon blend. Originally I wanted to do it in all pink but they didn't have enough of the yarn I wanted in the store. They did have enough of the lime green. So I decided to get creative and combine the two. Honestly now I'm so glad they didn't have enough pink because I absolutely love the color combination!

I had a lot of yarn left over so I decided to make a couple of barrettes to go with it. I think this may be my favorite part of the whole project!

One of my knitting books has a few different motifs in it including a flower and a leaf so those were the basis for the barrettes. I knit the flower on a size 7 needle and did the leaf on a size 5. I then stitched the flower to the leaf and hot glued the whole thing to the barrette.
I am so excited about this project! My Ravelry page is here. For more finished objects check out Tami's Amis.

 

9 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, the cuteness is almost too much! What a great gift.

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  2. Lucky niece! Adorable top and barrettes.

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  3. Hi Kristen,
    I've just found Finished Objects link and there
    are some buy people out there!! Love the sweet
    clothing you've knitted and the colours are awesome.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  4. ADORABLE! It gave me a big smile to see these. Nice work!

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  5. Really cute tank top. I love the pink and green together.

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  6. Adorable, love the color combination too. Pink and Green a little girl favorite for sure.

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  7. Simply cute and the colors work great together:) I'm sure she'll love it.

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  8. Love it! The colors are so fun and perfect for summer. The barrettes really make the outfit.

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