I finished this sweet tunic the day before Thanksgiving - and actually sewed on the back button while in the car, on the way to the hike we took on Thanksgiving day.
This top could not be nicer: the fit, patterning and style are just about perfect for a little girl. But the pattern is all written (no charts), and there's no schematic either. So the pattern is a bear to follow, but once you settle into the groove it begins to make sense.
Also the sizing is off in my opinion. The size I knit is labeled in the pattern as 3-6 mos. Granted I was likely a bit off with my gauge, but not by much. And while my youngest daughter is on the small side for a 20 mos. old, she isn't THAT small. So if you endeavor to knit up this pattern go by measurements, not age range.
The yarn, which I've mentioned before, is a fantastic locally sourced alpaca/nylon blend. It took just about 600 yards to knit this up, which seems like quite a bit of yarn, but the great thing about tunics is that they can be worn for a long time. These photos are also pre-blocking, and given that it's an alpaca hand knit, it will grow quite a bit once we give it a washing.
The beauty and ease of construction for this top is something that I admire and I'm thinking I may just have to knit another, in a larger size - maybe size it up to an adult?
ps. Don't mind the crazy wardrobe on my youngest - she gets the leftovers from the other three with regards to clothes/sizing and any hopes for matching outfits have sadly been lost.
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