The craft drought has well and truly broken here. I’m back! And knitting! For Elodie. And it feels so good to be making things. I am also determined to stick to my one knitted garment per child policy that I instituted here this winter. I must not fail. But so far this makes two for Elodie so I better get cracking on something for one of the bigger kids next.
Now I’ve actually made this jacket before as a present and it’s a very easy one. The pattern is the Ribbed Baby Jacket from Debbie Bliss Special knits or for free here. That’s nice.
I will probably add a button as it gives the jacket a cute shawl collar but I actually like it as a little unbuttoned jacket to pop over a few layers. It’s knit all in one piece (oh boy I love those patterns so much) and then you add the ribbed border at the end. Too easy.
You could use Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran like the pattern calls for but I love Bendigo (and don’t you already know that!) and used their Rustic in 12 ply. And it costs a fraction of the price which I always like to point out to retro daddy. Since my craft stash is taking over the house. Now the colour is a new one this year called Berry and I just love it. Not your usual baby colour but is still cute. It will also work well with other things in her wardrobe.
I know you’ll ask me about sizing so I knit the 3-6 month size as Debbie Bliss patterns tend to run large. It’s a perfect fit for this miss who is busting out of everything. I may have also only had 1 ball of wool and the 3-6 month size required 200g so I scraped in with a little bit of wool leftover.
And before I go, here is the ‘what you talkin bout willis’ shot. A classic.
p.s you can always find any of my knitting or crocheted projects on my ravelry page . It keeps me honest. This project can be found here.
The colour of the yarn and the pattern is simply lovely. But just look at the expressions at that gorgeous little baby! Classic
Love that face!! Such a cute cardi too.
Oh my goodness, what a sweetie! The sweater is great but that little one is too cute.
Oh my lord, that girl is cute!
Love the jacket! Love that last shot of Elodie – totally made me chuckle. So cute
She is such a ‘Funny Face’! So cute! Berry is a wonderful colour..will go with so many other colours..great cardi.
That was my favourite cardi for Miss Maddie when she was the same age – such a quick knit and super easy. I made hers in a soft camel colour and it seriously went with everything!!!
What a beautiful jacket for a beautiful baby girl.
gorgeous corrie, I really wish i could knit! The colour of the yarn is beautiful oh and elodie ain’t so bad either, she is becoming quite the little model!
Beautiful jacket, Corrie, and such a scrumptious model!(fading away to a shadow :-))
The knitted cardy looks lovely on Elodie and I love the colour you have used. Thankyou for the link of the free pattern, a VERY good friend of mine is becoming a Grandma for the first time in August and so far I have crocheted a blanket, made a teddy bear and I purchased some wool ystdy at Lincraft to make some bootees and think I will also add this cardy to the package….. Cheers Kaylee
Just too adorable!! Thanks for sharing Corrie
Live the thumb sucking photo, brings back so many memories!
Beautiful cardi!
Gorgeous cardi, and that last photo is just priceless! She is so expressive.
Lovely, you’ve inspired me to find a pattern for my little girl Miss Ells to knit up.
Love that little face at the end. x
Have a good weekend.
Leah x
I love the ‘Willis’ look, what a classic. She also looks so sad wiht the tear just under her eye and sucking her thumb. What a gorgeous baby you have, I could steal her! (don’t worry I don’t live anywhere near you lol)
Oh yeah – that face is definitely Arnold. hahaha! I love things that knit up in one piece.
Hahahahaha Different Strokes!!!! I used to love that show! We were obviously brought up in the same time frame Corrie : ) My favourite pic of your bunny in her cardi shows that little tear just below her eye. Gorgeous picture. Oh, and the cardy itself – beautiful!
Dear wee girlie! I’ve made this cardi too and loved it on my wee girl when she was a new born. I used some cotton yarn instead which came up really well – and easy to wash!
Corrie … the fabric is very nice but nothing compares with the pictures of Elodie, beautiful girl!
Oh goodness Corrie, she is tooo cute! What a pretty model you have and that “face” is to die for!
Enough said. I love the color of the sweater, and it is her color! Hugs!
Too too cute! Love that last pic
Beautiful little cardi.I love Bendigo wool too.
Oh my what a cutie she is Corrie. I really love the color of the rustic – I just had some arrive at my doorstep in the spruce colorway I think. The berry is quite a nice color for kids! Cant wait to see what you create next.
Cute baby, cute cardie! Love that colour on Elodie – suits her and looks like she knows it. Did you want to take it off her in the last shot – good reason for such a look “This is MY cardie – hand off!”
Oh that face and the jacket are priceless – I think a lovely big material covered button would finish it off nicely.
Oh Elodie! What a BEAUTIFUL little babe. Gorgeous cardigan and I do love that colour. It is different and I like that for babies, not always the standard pinks and blues.
A lovely post xo
I just noticed you are following my blog, so I thought I would pop over and say hello. I’m so glad I did. The jacket is adorable, and so is your baby. She is a cutie!
The sweater is so pretty – but those pics! They are too much. First, the one with her little tear under her eye. Oh, so precious. Then the last ‘whatchu talkin bout willis’ look – so funny! What a sweetie pie.
Hi there,
I love that cardigan but sadly they have taken the post of the pattern down now. Any chance you have a copy you could post yourself? Thank you!
Hi, I have been looking for such a long time for this pattern and cannot seem to find it anywhere on the web…… Is there a chance you still have a copy of this please, that you could possibly email to me or post on here please?
Many thanks in advance…….