Zooey’s mini Still Light Tunic is finished! She’s in love with it and that makes me so happy. I’ve made myself Still Light Tunics on two occasions and I love the pattern. It’s a pretty simple top-down raglan style, so I modified it to Zooey’s size by figuring out what a good starting point for her neckline might be and used the percentages from the original pattern. For her size I thought 86 stitches would be a good starting point, but that looked far too small. Then I ripped that and started with 102 stitches. That seemed just right.
I used SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Orchid for the top of the body and a Tough Love Party of Five Kit in Jelly Bean for the skirt. I knitted each color of the skirt for 27 rows since that seemed like an amount that would use up as much of the yarn as possible, while still allowing for some increase in width as I got further along in the skirt. It worked out well.
This dress fits her perfectly! I think she might be able to wear it a little bit next year too as she grows. I think the three quarter sleeves are a bit of a mystery to her as she usually has short sleeves or full sleeves on most of her clothing. She tries to pull them down often. I believe the length of the tunic is about 18″ past the underarm area, so this can grow into being a tunic as she grows.
I happened to have some little pink buttons on hand that matched very well.
She can’t wait to wear it to school for Valentine’s Day!
That turned out gorgeous!!! I am in love with the color combination. It looks like a Sunrise or a Sunset, depending on which way way you look at it. I’ve added the pattern to my favorites in Ravelry and hope to make one for myself some day. Kudos on a great job 🙂
Gorgeous! The colours are spot on, such a nice gradient. There is nothing better than a kid in a knit dress, I just love the look.
She could not be any more adorable! Her personality shines right through and the dress is perfect for her in every way.
It looks amazing and Zooey is getting so big! Your kids and knitting projects are adorable 🙂
Zooey looks adorable-what a precious smile! I am restarting my Still Light Tunic on smaller needles and so wish that stitch counts were used throughout the pattern. Your adaptation looks awesome on her!
Cute, cute!❤️
I loved having my nanny kid in a dress that she was able to go into a tunic. I makes clothes last so much longer! The colors look gorgeous and she looks very pleased
So cute!
She is adorable and love her new dress. The colors are fun like her smile.
Oh that is gorgeous! What a lovely way to us a tonal kit, it looks fabulous!
cutest little girl and a fab dress
Adorable! I have all the yarns you used ; ) Great inspiration
Im having trouble with the sleeves on mine, they are too baggy… Im knitting a size Large. I think I need to do more increases… did you have to modify the sleeves at all?
Zooey’s version looks gorgeous! well done mama!
oh wow, this dress is amazing!! Love the colours, and she looks so happy in it!
Just saw this. Wow, this is so beautiful. I’m not usually a big fan of pink but these colors are just amazing together. I have to remember this and maybe make something similar for my own daughter as well.