Mary Eleanor Baby Dress

This dress was a labour of love. Mary Eleanor was my Great Aunt. Everyone called her Ciss as she was my Granddad's older sister. She was a tough woman who built munitions during the 2nd world war and worked hard all her life.

The dress is sized from 6mths to 7 yrs approx. I used Patons 100% Cotton DK in two colours, but you could go with white or cream for a special occasion. It would work with other yarns, Stylecraft Special DK would be an affordable alternative or a superwash merino would be awesome for a warm dress over a long sleeve T or jumper.

The dress is worked bottom up, in the round using circular needles. The skirt features a pretty lace pattern and can be lengthened (though you will need extra yarn). At the waistband, I changed colour for the upper body and front/back are worked flat in a pretty dot pattern with garter borders to front and back bibs. Fastenings at the shoulders make it an easy garment to put on baby or child and one they can learn to fasten themselves.