Saturday, June 26, 2010

Wedding Whirligig

Later this summer we'll be going to the UK to enjoy my brother's wedding. It will be the first time the majority of my family will be meeting little miss Naomi in person. I can't wait!

I found a gorgeous little dress for the day of the wedding and wanted to make a knitted something-something to go with it. You were so very kind with your suggestions from an earlier blog post, and in the end I decided to make the Whirligig shrug.

Modelled Whirligig

I couldn't be happier with the end result! The details in this pattern are adorable and the decadent hand painted silk yarn with the little glass seed beads strewn through it is fit for nothing less than a princess ;o))


Pattern: Whirligig Shrug by Stephanie Japel (from Interweave Knits 'Weekend 2009')
Yarn: Tilli Tomas Hand Paints (Beaded Lace, Stony Mist) - just over 1 skein... I had to break into the 2nd skein for the cast off edge. Boo!
Needle: US 4 (instead of the 6 called for in the pattern - I prefer the tighter fabric that was made with the smaler needle size), I went up a size to compensate - 12-18mths
Modifications: Other than the needle size, I chose to add a seed stitch border around the neckline (to match the hem and cuffs) instead of the edging in the original pattern.

10 comments:

Oiyi said...

She looks absolutely adorable in that whole outfit! Girls are so much fun to dress up.

Terrie D. (StarSpry) said...

The shrug turned out beautifully! Naomi looks adorable in this outfit!

At Home Mommy Knits said...

Oh my gosh, that shrug is adorable!

Sue said...

Your whirligig shrug is simply beautiful, and your little girl is just gorgeous in it too.

Susan Luni said...

Maximum cuteness! She'll wow them at the wedding.

Denise said...

It's absolutely gorgeous, I love the style of it, wish they made one in our size ;-) Say hello to Blighty for me :)

Judy said...

Just beautiful. She will steal the show from the bride! Glad you decided on the whirligig, it is perfect.

moo said...

Just perfect! Kidlet and the sweater!

Joanne said...

What a beautiful little girl and the sweater is very pretty.

Yarny Days said...

How adorable! The kid and the shrug!