The cutest EVER!

I "needed" to make something for my granddaughter... these days, I feel I'm slacking if I don't have something in progress for my daughter, and my granddaughter, and a sock or two.  

This one has been a delight... though finding the right flower has been a challenge.  

First I was inspired by a pattern with pansies, but the pansy chart was for a smaller gauge, and would be enormous for this little dress.  I adapted by shrinking the pattern into a smaller chart, with this result--which I think looks like a space alien.  

So I went to my "go to" rose pattern that I've duplicate stitched onto several garments, and I came this close to pulling it out...

Then I realized what was missing...

Pattern: Cha Cha  by Louisa Harding,  from Louisa Harding #05, The Magical World According to Miss Millie 

Yarn:  Bamboo by Be Sweet, DK / 8 ply, 100% Bamboo, 110 yards / 50 grams

Spring Dress

Under construction... needing decorative flowers and cap sleeves.

Pattern:

Cha Cha

by Louisa Harding

from Louisa Harding #05, The Magical World According to Miss Millie

Using 100% Bamboo.

buttons... I didn't know...

I didn't know how much I like to look at buttons, but HATE to sew them on.
I have ten of those orange and green buttons, but by the time I sewed one on, with a second button backing it, I didn't like them anymore.
So I did the six in front with stabilizing buttons on the back, because the sweater is unwearable without them!

One fancy button is enough, don't you think?   (The original plan was for each of the diamonds to have a button.  Forget THAT!)
Other blogs about this sweater:  Here and here.

More Green

Green for Toddler this time.
This is a preliminary photo to compare with a later one where buttons have been selected, and maybe even a photo with a model!  Toddlers:  Difficult to catch "posing".

Very "drapy".  Feels wonderful.

Pattern:  Baby Raglan Cardigan, size 24 months, by Kelly Klem from Creative Knitting, September 2009;  See download in errata for complete revamp of pattern published.  Yarn: Bamboo by Be Sweet DK / 8 ply 100% Bamboo 115 yards/50 grams.