Monday, December 27, 2010

The Best Christmas Outfit Ever

Seriously- have you EVER seen a cuter Christmas oufit?  



I think not. 


If only I had the time to whip up something so nice for myself... maybe next year :)


This dress started as this pattern by Dale of Norway. 


After I got past the motif, I decided I needed to make the outfit a little more girly (Elise gets a little offended when people think she's a boy).  The solution was to stop knitting.  The body suit then became a little dress to wear with leggings- but I knew something was missing.  Enter the greatest little booties ever made (ok... so I'm a bit biased, but I love them!). 


A couple days before Christmas I spent some time scouring Ravelry for a basic bootie pattern I could embellish.  I knew what I wanted the end result to look like- I just wanted a little bit of help getting there. I stumbled across Christine's Baby Booties and knew they would fit the bill.  I mimicked the motif of the sweater dress, added length to make them more like a winter boot, and pom-pom ties to top them off. 

Since I wanted a washable outfit (I wanted to make sure she got a chance to wear this a few times over the holidays), the yarn I chose was Cascade Heritage Solids and Quatro Colors

The needles?  Yup- size 0 and 1.5 (US)


Raveled?  here and here

Hope you had a very merry Christmas!




45 comments:

  1. That is truly the cutest Christmas outfit EVER!!!

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  2. Outfit is adorable, but look who's in it. That's the most adorable part ever.

    Hope you had a lovely holiday.

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  3. Oh my gosh, that is adorable!!! I love the adaptation and will definitely be making one for my coming niece or nephew (Obviously, I wouldn't adapt it if it's a nephew!).

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  4. The best part of the Christmas gift is the beautiful baby and the plus is a talented Mommy who made her such a gorgeous outfit. I don't know how you found the time. Our little one is only 2 weeks old - but this might make a cute valentines outfit for her.

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  5. Absolutely adorable baby and Christmas outfit! You are supermom!! Just love it! Hope you all had a very merry Christmas with that cutie!

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  6. That is the cutest thing I've ever seen! Congratulations new mommy!

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  7. Definitely the most adorable baby outfit ever!

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  8. Absolutely the best Christmas outfit ever. And very clever to make sure it's washable!

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  9. the dress and booties are gorgeous. good work, momma!

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  10. Very cute outfit - the model does upstage the work though. Every bit of it looks snuggly and that is the best part!

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  11. Absolutely beautiful....Oh, the knitting also!

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  12. they are adorable, and Elise is very beautiful baby!

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  13. Fantastic! I've yet to brave the size 0's......I have a 2 year old boy. Maybe I can make a light sweater for spring here in the Inland Northwest. Love your little girl! She's a great model!

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  14. Oh she looks absolutely adorable in that beautiful outfit that you knitted. Make sure to wrap it up in tissue paper for an heirloom one day!

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  15. Wow--that's awesome Melynda! Just love it. The first of many many Christmas hand-knits for Elise I'm sure... :)

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  16. Way to cute. I am amazed that you managed to knit this with a newborn in your house.

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  17. Congratulations on your new baby. The dress is beautiful. I wish adult clothes came in the same shapes as cute baby clothes. You area beatiful knitter.

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  18. Your baby girl is such a cutie. And that outfit is just awesome. Both beautiful!

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  19. Oh my, that IS the cutest Christmas dress I've ever seen, and your little girl even cuter!!

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  20. Oh, so cute! And Elise is a beautiful, beautiful girl!
    Happy holidays to you!

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  21. Congratulations to your baby! She is beautiful!
    The dress is adorable too. I love the colors!

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  22. Yep, definitely the cutest Christmas outfit ever.

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  23. Yay! You finished it in time! And I seriously like you version much better. The dress is way more practical and too darn cute with those booties! Awesome!

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  24. Nope. I have NEVER seen a cuter Christmas outfit. Elise clearly loves it, too!

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  25. iam speechless, fantastic knit! beautiful outfit and very cutie model :)

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  26. Beautiful outfit, she looks adorable! And to think that you managed to whip this up on size 0 needles! With a newborn in the house....wow!

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  27. So precious !!!! The outfit AND the baby :)

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  28. so adorable! I wish I had a little cutie to make this for.

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  29. Absolutely the CUTEST baby outfit EVER!!

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  30. Ok, all together now: "Awwww, how precious!!" Just too cute & cuddly & look--stylish, too. I don't where you find the time, but that's super.

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  31. That is, by far, the most adorable Christmas outfit I have ever seen in my life.

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  32. I'm in LOVE....it really is the most adorable Christmas outfit I've ever seen. I'm going to have to track down the book you have.

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  33. Exquisitely dressed baby~ Lovely model! great job!

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  34. So precious. Almost brought a tear to my eyes! :)

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  35. Love it! Where can I buy the original onesie pattern?

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  36. The pattern is Body Voss from Dale of Norway. Click on the link above to go to the Ravelry listing.

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  37. Pretty, but I'd change the buttons from the back to the shoulders :)

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  38. I tried looking on Ravelry for the pattern but couldnt get it. Can you actually print the pattern from the computer? Thanks!

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  39. I second Bonnie's comment. Maybe I haven't figured out Ravelry yet, but when I go to the pattern page it sends me to the Dale of Norway website with not a pattern in sight. =( Where can the pattern be found?

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  40. I second Bonnie's comment. Maybe I haven't figured out Ravelry yet, but when I go to the pattern page it sends me to the Dale of Norway website with not a pattern in sight. =( Where can the pattern be found?

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  41. I second Bonnie's comment...maybe I haven't figured out Ravelry yet, but I can't find the actual pattern, just a link to their clothing retail site. Any help?

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  42. I know it's been a long time since you made this, but what did you do at the bottom?

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