Bella Mia

Look how great my Bella Mia turned out! I am totally thrilled with it - and my wee girl is quite taken with the pockets.

The little old buttons are just perfect aren't they? And, the tutorial suggested for sewing on the pockets was superb - mattress stitching gives a very slick finish. I'm definitely doing that again.

This was a really enjoyable knit. The design is a classic and has really lovely details. The pattern covers a 19" to 28" chest - that's about 12 months to 10 years - and includes instructions for fingering weight (like mine) or worsted weight (heavier). I can see myself knitting it again, and again... I especially love this lightweight version, it's going to be so useful, and so much prettier than a sweatshirt!

Of course, my yarn made the whole experience super supremely pleasurable! If you haven't tried Fyberspates, do. It is gorgeous yarn. You could dive into the colours - well, I could. I'm in love with this semi-solid but their solids are pretty jolly lovely too. Remember my Wispi? That's Fyberspates too - brilliant gold lace weight (I'm going to get cracking on that now, I'd like to wear some of this yarn myself).

My Bella Mia is on my Ravelry page here, the pattern can be found here and yarn (Sheila's Sock in Damson) here. Happy knitting!