Friday, November 12, 2010

Bishops Collar For 2 Y/O

Last spring I knitted a little lavender sweater and hat for LK.  She looked so cute in it that I thought I'd quickly make her a little dress to wear with it.  Well, ...... it is about 8 months later and I finished the dress. It has just a small amount of lavender and purple to be brought out by the purple sweater and I learned how to make a different type of hand-stitched flower to adorn the neckline.  They are made by using the same type of loop that I make when "casting on" a needle for a knitting project.
Fun, Fun!
This type of neckline is called "Bishop" and is gathered around the back, to the sleeve head, front, other sleeve, then last half of back. I smocked this in various stitches then made 4 colors of flowers in the center of the neckline.  The final touch is tiny little buttons for the center of the flowers and elsewhere.
I put larger buttons all the way down the back to match the smaller ones.

2 comments:

  1. Is it bad to covet another's talents?

    Never mind...Don't answer that one.

    ;)

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  2. It is one of your best results! (Just to be clear it is a non-LDS Bishop's collar, correct? :) )

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