Ok, ok. I’m trying to be cool about this. I finished this Like Sleeves tunic several weeks ago and so far the few attempts to put it on Z for a picture have been met with staunch refusal. I still have hope. We haven’t had many cold days, so I have only tried a few times, and I don’t want to push her. Maybe I should start doing intarsia monkeys or elephants or bunnies on all her knitted clothes… She loves those animals.
The pattern is called Like Sleeves and I used Cascade 220 Superwash in Summer Sky. I made the 3-4 T size so she could wear it for a few years. That gives me plenty of time to convince her of its warm worthiness. I added a couple of inches length like I always do with her tops.
She’s still not wearing this little cardigan, which kind of breaks my heart because fits perfectly (in the 30 second try-ons I’ve been successful with) and there have been several great occasions for her to wear it. As soon as we get it on her she rips it right off. On the other hand, she loooooves this sweater and never fusses about this one either, so I’m hoping she can be coaxed into Like Sleeves one of these days. It seems she prefers pullovers to cardigans. If it can be unbuttoned, it can be ripped off. She’s also going through a phase where she hates to get dressed and undressed, so I’ll try my best to be patient until that passes. Sigh.
If this is any consolation, the first time I knit a hat for my son, he took the scissors to it. Yep, a nice big hole ! At least, ultimate rejection means you can either recycle the yarn or gift to someone else.
Oh wow! That’s awful. I would cry some big fat tears!
I’ve been there and suffered that as well. I put little animal patches on some of my daughters knitted garments I made, and also I put a (silk like ) material as a lining to the outfits.. I found her putting them on all by herself after that. She still adores anything of real silk .. as I can say now her closet is filled with silk blouses..(She is all grown up now.) Good luck and hope some of these ideas help your quest .. ribbons too work well.. Take care and happy blogging
If she’s anything like my daughter, it’s not going to pass… it’s only going to get worse. I’ve only made one thing that she’ll actually wear. I’ve given up and only made things she asks for now… mostly toys.
Well if it really continues I’ll eventually spend more knitting time on myself and Matt. That husband of mine is always putting in an order for the next sweater or sock before I have the current one off the needles.
At least you have someone in your family who appreciates your beautiful work. 🙂
I think the little top is lovely. I think you should bribe your daughter to wear it (wink).
Hahah. I’m not sure what to bribe her with at this age… Maybe a bouncy ball or stickers?
I love the color and the tunic. When it gets chilly she will like it. I am going to make something out of that color. Not sure what, but I love that color.
Hey! Maybe a little stick-on or pin-on animal button? Sweater is so cute…:)
That sounds like a good potential fix!
As my daughter’s got older, I’ve let her choose the wool, the pattern and even knit one or two of the stitches herself, ifshethinks she made it, she’s mir likely to wear it 😉
I did try to let her pick out a color for the next sweater, so we shall see how that goes…
Fingers crossed and(as they say in Germany) thumbs pressed 🙂
Your title made me laugh, sorry, I know it isn’t funny. I have the same problem here. I do not know how many things I have knitted for mine which have just been politely ignored.
On the other hand, whenever I make something for someone else, the big one cries and says: But I want one too.
Maybe you could develop that into a strategy?
Oh, and the top is really lovely!
Hugs to you! I hope that it will pass again. I never made a top for my niece, only socks – but I am waiting when I get the first rejection, because she doesn’t want handknit socks anymore.
perhaps you could have her pick out some yarn and you knit or crochet some flowers for the dress and then let her pick out a button to put in the middle of the flower…. good luck. It is a beautiful piece of creativity.
That’s a shame she’s so against wearing it. It’s beautiful. The colour is lovely and your stitches are so neat and pretty.
I bet she’ll come around. Based on the examples you gave, it looks like she prefer pink and red to blue and green? If that’s the case, I bet she’ll change her mind.
That could be the case. I have some lavender yarn that will be a sweater for her soon. Crossing my fingers!
Oh goodness….my little sister went through a phase where she wore the same dress with snow boots for a year. At least Z has bitten on some of the cute stuff you’ve made her!
What a shame, that’s a lovely tunic. What if you wear something in the same colour? Your Coda, perhaps?
Yes! I’ve tried that. That was my original intention…to have some mother-daughter matching. I’ll keep trying.
They are all lovely! Hopefully she will learn to love them all!
The first pair of socks that I knitted for my fiancé were ones that he immediately removed and said “they’re too big.” Ouch, the heartbreak. Here’s hoping your little one will come around to her special sweater!
Oh no! Rejected socks?! That’s even more of a hurt. The top is HUGE. She could probably wear it till age 5, so there’s plenty of time to be patient.
My daughter is the same, she refused to wear anything i knitted her. The only thing she will wear is a cardigan that she chose the colours for, its pretty loud but she’s happy!
I noticed both rejected projects are more blue-green color. Maybe she doesn’t like the color…?
What a cute little top! Is it possible your daughter might have a super delicate and sensitive skin? Some people feel the itchiness of a sweater even through a shirt.
I think it’s pretty sweater specific. She’s rejecting merino and wearing more hearty pullovers. Perhaps she’s a reverse yarn snob… 🙂