10.30.2014

Clara



Occasionally I find and knit up a pattern that truly satisfies me as a knitter. 
Everything about it is enjoyable and comes together in a beautiful way.
This is exactly how I feel about my most recent knit. The Clara pattern.




Not only was this pattern fun and interesting to knit, but the dress is too adorable for words. It's what I would call.. painfully adorable. The details kill me. I just love it so much.

ALSO... I was able to knit this entire dress with one skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light that was languishing in my yarn stash. It is not often that you can knit an entire garment from only one skein!




I knit this little dress as a present to take to a baby shower this coming weekend for my friend (and Botanical Knits model) Courtney who is expecting her first baby this January.


I hope she loves this sweet little dress as much as I do! :)




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28 comments:

  1. Knit n Sew Studio by DebbieOctober 30, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    What a beautiful little dress. I'll definitely be knitting this in the near future.

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  2. AnnaPrasadOctober 30, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    I have admired this pattern, but have never knitted it. I love yours, the colour is just so classic.

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  3. JulieOctober 30, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    It's stunning! So tiny, and so perfect. I was gifted a Clara dress for my daughter when she was a baby, and I loved it!

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  4. AliciaOctober 30, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    That is truly gorgeous!

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  5. MadeleineOctober 30, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    I totally agree! I made this for a friend's granddaughter several years ago. Loved knitting it! Yours is gorgeous!

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  6. RooKnitsOctober 30, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    Fabulous, it is perfect.

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  7. SabrinaquiltsOctober 30, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    I wish I can just buy the pattern but it only comes with a kit.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 30, 2014 at 3:28 PM

    I am coming out of lurker mode to say I love this pattern. Such a sweet dress, fancy but not too. Great work. If only I had a little girl to knit for! Putting this in my Ravelry queue for when I do.

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  9. DevinOctober 30, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    Gorgeous - I just love this pattern and yarn choice. I am expecting #4 in a few weeks and am making the Rio dress. It's similar, but I love the details on this one even more!

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  10. RieOctober 30, 2014 at 3:50 PM

    Oh my! that is adorable! Thanks for the link & feedback about the pattern, I am always on the lookout for gorgeous knits for my baby girl...sometimes I buy a pattern & it is awful - so it is good to find a recommended one!

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  11. TruscaveczkaOctober 30, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    Amazinglu beautiful - the color and texture of yarn works so well with the pattern. I love it!

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  12. MonicaOctober 31, 2014 at 3:54 AM

    How adorable! I'm sure your friend will love it!

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  13. JodiOctober 31, 2014 at 6:49 AM

    That is so cute! I love it! I want to knit that pattern now, too.

    Tosh Merino Light is so cozy and wonderful to knit. I just used it for a shawlette. : )

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  14. .October 31, 2014 at 7:26 AM

    Ong God!! This is just too cute. I don't have a little girl to knit this for but I would for one of my dolls. This is tooooo adorable!

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  15. CarlaOctober 31, 2014 at 7:46 AM

    How sweet is that!! It's perfection

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  16. UnknownOctober 31, 2014 at 10:33 AM

    Oh that's adorable! I love the colour too :)

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  17. ChrissyOctober 31, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    It's absolutely stunning! Love the color!

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  18. LauraOctober 31, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    ADORABLE! STUNNING! FABULOUS! I currently don't have a little enough girl to knit this for but when did that ever stop me from adding a pattern to my collection? It is currently offered only as a kit but I say, get it anyway and use the yarn from the kit for another project. :-) Thank you for sharing... Courtney & her baby are both very lucky girls!

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  19. Kelly CasanovaOctober 31, 2014 at 6:50 PM

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  20. cindyknits2November 2, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    I love this! I would love to knit it for a future grand baby ! I won't order the kit, though, not without seeing the yarn first! I wish that the pattern was available!

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  21. ClosiNovember 3, 2014 at 5:51 AM

    The dress is an old traditional Norwegian pattern, and is available for free here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/srtomasetti/clara

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  22. ingaNovember 3, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    beautiful :)

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  23. Little Miss Know-it-allNovember 5, 2014 at 4:54 AM

    That is beautiful in your MadTosh yarn!
    I too knitted Clara in the original Isager yarn and was so disappointed to find that despite the rear opening it did not fit over my granddaughter's head :(

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  24. AmyNovember 9, 2014 at 3:57 PM

    What size did you knit up? It's beautiful!

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  25. ACraftyKnitterNovember 9, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    That's adorable! I only wish the pattern weren't only available as a kit.

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  26. cambyNovember 11, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    Super Adorable!

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  27. AnonymousNovember 19, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    wonderful knit and colour, look here
    a very similiar style of knitting an colours

    http://fadenstille.blogspot.de/

    lg

    knittingwoman

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  28. KarenNovember 28, 2014 at 7:24 PM

    What a beautiful job you did on the clara dress. I also love the little goat. I know what you mean sewing lots of pieces together. I am more for in the round and picking up stitches. The retreat sounds beyond awesome.

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