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Buttons as a Muse

I showed you the buttons I thought would be used for the Fiona Baby Sundress.  They matched and were the right size, but inspiring, not so much.  There was too much overall matching to be even the least bit exciting.


So on one of my trips downtown last week, I stopped at Button Button.   My hope was I'd be able to find buttons that not only would do the job of holding straps in place but would also serve as an inspiration for the design to go on the front of the dress.  Of course Button Button did not let me down.  Truth be told two sets of buttons were brought home but these are the ones that in the end won my heart.


 These little daisy buttons were just the muse I needed to select what to put on the front of the dress.


The pattern for the daisy came from 20 to Make - Knitted Flowers by Susie Johns.  This book has been used by me several times in the past to knit tulips, grape hyacinth, and roses.  I had the white cotton on hand and used the contrasting variegated pink for the center.  With just a slight alternation in the pattern to have it fit the space available and in a little over an hour, the daisy was knit up and attached to the sundress.

Here's my completed version, both front and back.



There may need to be adjustments made on the straps and the placement of the buttons when Miss A grows into the jumper, but for all intents and purposes it is done. This project was a simple and fast knit (even with a whole lot of stockinette stitches) that resulted in something cute and personal for a growing on the inside baby girl.  Perhaps there is enough yarn left to make a floppy hat, but not right now.

I am glad to be able to move on to bigger yarn and bigger needles with the Gramps sweater.  You'll see it tomorrow.

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