Baby dress in cotton yarn

Tried to do this on the knitting bed, but cotton isn't cooperative on my machines.  So, I used two sticks.  Originally the pattern was from Kraemer Yarns.  Will be doing another with their cotton blend yarn when I can get some.  Anyway, I had to alter the pattern.  The stripes were supposed to be vertical and in order to work on the circular needle I had to knit horizontal stripes.  Yes, I had to frog it once or twice.

It was interesting knitting with cotton.  I've always used wool or acrylic.  Now to find a source of yarn that will work on the machines.  I know it's going to have to be a cotton blend.  So far I'm looking at Peaches and Creme and Brown Sheep yarns.  Both are American.  I buy American whenever I can.

 I hand washed the dress this morning.  It's still damp, after leaving it in the dryer on low heat for over an hour.  That's not going to go over well with Mom's.  Still, this is a heavier weight cotton yarn.  I'd love to try it again with a finer yarn.

Toodles
Tomasina

Even more tutorial photos

It's always amazing to me the difference in the color before and after.  There are six or eight more to do in the dining room.  It's fun!

More tutorial pictures

The pictures aren't in exact order, but first you sand the daylights out of the switch plates to remove all the shiney, squish the clay to soften it, put it on the plates, impress with your chosen design, bake in the toaster oven and there you have it!  I did forget to take a picture of the glaze I put over the finished product but then you can put them back on the wall.  You can use, as I did here an unmounted rubber stamp or you can bake and paint, which is what I'll be doing in other rooms.  I do intend to use glow in the dark clay for my nephew's room.

Toodles

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