It is so good to be a year old. To be able to look this cute and not even realize it.
To be able to find happiness in a ball and squeel with delight and to be SO adoreable doing it!
I made this dress for a dear friend who helped me tremendously before my wedding. I never got to photograph it with a model until today when we went out for a little photoshoot with her cutie daughter, Leyla. She, dear friends, is a natural. She was so calm and really knew how to work the camera.
Pattern: Little Liza Jane (Ravelry Link)
Yarn: Rowan Calmer, 3 balls
Needles: US 8
As for the dress, I used a heavier weight for this pattern but I think we can all agree that Calmer is like the absolute go-to yarn! It's got such great give and it's so soft. It's really the perfect toddler yarn.
Leyla enjoyed playing in the park and I enjoyed hanging out with her and her wonderful parents.
Leyla, you sure do know how to work it girl. ;-)
adorable!!! that little dress is gorgeous, and the model is such a super cutie. Great job!!
Posted by: Julie | August 14, 2009 at 11:22 PM
OMG, what a cutie! Yay for modeled shots, especially of baby gear! :)
Posted by: Nonnahs | August 15, 2009 at 01:57 AM
She is so stinkin' adorable! The dress is too!
Posted by: tiennie | August 15, 2009 at 04:05 AM
So incredibly cute: both Leyla and her little violet dress!
Posted by: Maryse | August 15, 2009 at 08:33 AM
Oh. She's so cute it makes my ovaries twinge! Especially in that dress - nice work!
Posted by: reluctantmango | August 15, 2009 at 08:51 AM
OMG, she is so delicious! That grin, those chubby legs, her adorable dress... NOM!
Posted by: grumperina | August 15, 2009 at 03:44 PM
Damn!! So cute, awesome usage of Calmer:)
Posted by: Heather | August 15, 2009 at 07:46 PM
That is, without a doubt, the best use of Calmer ever. And Leyla is so adorable.
Posted by: nova | August 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Little Leyla is just breathtaking! I bought Vintage Baby Knits yesterday! Must say a new favorite of mine! What a buy so many patterns and with each turn of the page it gets better! Love when a knitting book is just full of ideas and promise! Great job on the dress, love the color and it looks simply adorable!
Posted by: LisamarieDybus | August 19, 2009 at 07:39 AM
That little dress is so adorable and so is the model! I wish my daughter would hurry up and have some children...Was that photographed in Wright Park in Tacoma?
Posted by: Theresa J | August 25, 2009 at 07:30 PM
No, we were at my neighborhood park in Hoboken! Thanks for all the love on the dress!
Posted by: margaux | August 26, 2009 at 10:53 AM
I really like how the lines between the cables bunched up with the heavier yarn. It gives it a snuggly, cabley look. I almost didn't recognize the pattern.
Posted by: Kim | September 03, 2009 at 04:15 PM