crochet:: toddler pinafore

Did I tell ya it was a-frickin-dorable or what??

I am so thrilled with the way this one turned out.  And my 2-year-old munchkin was over the moon with happy smiles when she saw this.

I sooo enjoy making stuff for my little Deeba {read Diva}.  She never turns up her nose with, “Oh, thanks.  You made me a gift.  How quaint.”  Not that anyone has ever said that, but a girl has to wonder if it’s thought sometimes….

Well, at least she still thinks I’m cool for now…not that it will last forever.  I’ll take what I can get at this point because I know there will come a day when I’m definitely NOT cool.

This was what I bought to go under it.  You know, modesty and all.  It’s quite a hole riddled pinafore.

As for the pattern, if you are so inclined you can check out the link here.  I pretty much used all the basics, but I enlarged it from the infant size.  I used the highly scientific method of a tape measure for chest circumference and shoulder to above-the-knee skirt length and then made sure I gave her a little room to grow.  After guesstimating the yoke, I skipped the changes in the main body of the pattern and just went with the same number of stitches for each row because I liked how the shape was turning out and really didn’t want the silhouette to change.  I used plain old cotton yarn (Peaches & Cream for the colors and Bernat Cotton Tots for the white) and an “H” hook.

If I can ever figure out how to get the photo off my new cell phone, someday I will share Miss Deeba herself modeling.  She finished off the ensemble wearing little white Mary Janes and a white headband.  She’s really getting a handle on the whole matching thing.  That’s probably a good thing, because the whole moon-boot-tutu-fur-coat thing might have been a little much in the long run.

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