A darling pattern for toddlers in three delicious flavors!

Strawberry Fruit Loop

Pineapple Fruit Loop

Grape Fruit Loop

Dress up that adorable little girl in fresh and fruity colors. When worked in a lightweight, easy-care hemp and cotton blend (or similar) yarn, this sleeveless top or dress is the perfect outfit for those hot summer days, and when temperatures cool down, it will look equally pretty over a little white t-shirt.

The top/dress is knit in the round starting with color A at the bottom hem. The skirt section is knit to the desired length for a top or dress, and then gathered in the front of the skirt before joining color B to knit the bodice. The skirt can be knit in a plain stockinette stitch, or one of the pretty pattern stitches noted in Variations.

$8.00

Size
6-12 months [12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2T, 3T]

Materials
DK-weight yarn in two colors (all sizes unless otherwise
indicated):
Color A (skirt):
• (Top) 153 [153, 306] yds
• (Dress) 306 yds
Color B (bodice): 153 yds
[Hemp-Cotton Blend Recommended]

Note: All models worked in Hempathy by Elsebeth Lavold
[34% hemp, 41% cotton, 25% modal; 153y/50g ball]

Recommended Needle Size
Double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5), or 16-inch
circular needle: size US 2 (2.75 mm), or a size necessary
to achieve specified gauge

Gauge
22 sts/32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch in the round

posted by pixie, August 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Well it's sort of anit-climactic at this point concerning the Fruit Loop pattern. I wish I could have had it published about 2 months ago! Such is life, such is life. Hopefully this WEEK though! :)

I did record a new podcast so I was productive this week as far as "knitting content" goes. I didn't knit much this week, I've been re-reading all the Harry Potter books. I thought I was preparing for the November release of the movie. Ya know what? They moved it back. UNTIL JULY of next year. So mad. The rumor is because Batman was such a huge hit for Warner, they don't have any huge blockbusters for next year and moved this to basically make sure next year wasn't a sucky year financially. Gotta love corporate America. Batman did rock though.

So here is a photo I stole from Claudia.

It's BG and I and the "Fiber Dogs" enjoying some time at Claudia's house, attempting to enter all her stash into Ravelry. She got through 4 balls of yarn. Baby's are distracting, and BG mostly wanted to run around and touch everything.

Then I stole another photos from Amanda.

That's one of my Country Kiddie test knits (I knit that one) up on display in the sock yarn section at Knitch. It's funny because I often knit in "Knitch" colors because the colors they use for the store are my favorite shades of teal and blue which of course look wonderful with pale browns and white.

I'm still mad about Harry Potter, in fact I think I might actually be depressed. Harry Potter movies are NOT meant to be release in the summer, they are so very *fall* to me. BAH!!!! Am in the only one who thinks it's crappy to release it in the summer (ignoring the fact it's been delayed over 6 months).

:(

posted by pixie, August 27, 2008 | permalink | comments (3)

BG's birthday is fast approaching and I have been planning an out-of-state party for her in the central-most state to all the family (Virginia). It's been busy, I'm having the food catered (well, I pick it up but people prepare it) and I'm going to rent a party city air tank thingy to blow up loads of ballons and the cake situation still isn't 100% (I'll find out tommorow) so that has me a tad anxious, but I have two back up plans for that.

So yeah, the feeling reminds me of when I was 12. I loooove birthdays, anyone's birthdays. so far planning BG's and recieving stuff in the mail makes it feel like it's MY birthday because of how happy it makes me and how fun it is. Just today someone sent an entirely too cool box of stuff in the mail. BG went bonkers for what was in the box, an Alpaca- Alpaca directly from Peru. It's beyond soft and actually made of Alpaca. It's SO cute. Check it out. I can't get it out of her hands.

The party is going to be so fun, I can't wait to see her open presents for the first time.

posted by pixie, August 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (5)