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WIP: Bareback Halter Knit Top For Little Girl
September 23, 2009 by Craft Passion
in Highlight, Knitting, Work In Progress
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I am still working on my knitting project…. it has been more that 3 weeks since I started the first stitch. This is for my daughter, I promised to knit something for her birthday, but I didn’t make it in time for her big day 
She celebrated her 6th birthday 2 weeks ago and this project was not even 1/2 completed then. Why? I changed my mind during the process. Initially, I planned to knit her a hat, a cute skiing hat with droopy tip with an attached flower. After knitting about 40 rows, the yarn material didn’t turn out right for my pattern. Cotton yarn is too soft for the hat and may not be the right material to create the droopy look. I may have been wrong but I don’t want to take chance to create something that doesn’t meet my standard and design in the end. So, I paused it and started to think of a new design, but still trying to salvage and continue from where I have knitted so far. A bareback halter neck top should be nice for my girl, she agreed and acknowledged that she wont get the gift from her mum in time. So, I continued my knitting expedition again while writing down the pattern as I went. Here I am, at about 2/3 progress as I write this post….
If you have the experience of getting yarn here in Penang/Malaysia, you will definitely agree this – buying yarn here sucks… not much choice to choose from, the material and color, price is not easy on the pocket. I don’t blame the suppliers here, just that the demand here is not as great for them to bring in more choices. I Spent an hour in the shop and gawked between few shelves trying to pick the best for my daughter. I bought those yarns shown in the photos and think that cotton yarn suits the hot weather better than wool (I was wrong for my hat pattern but it sure is a right choice after I turned it to top). She prefers pink, nope no pink on the shelf but only orange and dark purple, so I grabbed orange, knowing her that she wont reject orange.
If you read my post regularly, you will see a pattern of my handmade post. You will notice that I alternate from sewing to crochet to knitting etc… Well, I am a multitasker, I do a few handicrafts at once 
When I am at the living room with kids where sewing is impossible, I will do crochet and knitting or other less “kid-hazardous” crafts. When they are all asleep, I will go to my craftroom and continue with my sewing where all the needles and pins are located. My craftroom is kid-prohibited, I never let them go in there alone
Hopefully I will finish my daughter’s bareback halter top by this week as I am about 2/3 finished. Will post it up and share with you all. I am planning to write the pattern too. Let me know if you prefer in writing form or diagram form, OK?
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I love the colour of the yarn you’ve picked. Have you tried buying yarn online from overseas before?
Thanks for the comment. I haven’t bought any yarn from oversea, any good recommendation that will ship abroad?
I am really enjoying your pictures. I love seeing what others are working on. True, than I want to make it too but I try to make the things I can finish good. That is enough to keep me happy. I have so many projects to work on. Crocheting has been so great because now in the winter I can’t do very much. So I made lots of nice blankets that everyone seems to want. I make a few for charity too. I just don’t want to let my limitation get the best of me and this keeps me feeling useful.
Penny, just pace yourself for the crafts, you can do it anytime once your arm feel better. Hope you enjoy seeing what I have done, more to come
I can hardly wait to see how the sweater comes out! It’s ok that it’s a little late. I am sure she will love it once it’s ready!
I love those oranges! So fantastic!
HUGS! I’ll be in touch with you this weekend! We have lots to talk about!
Lolly, glad to see your comment here!!!
Yeah, she understand it and she is willing to wait rather than having a crappy hat… LOL
Should be able to complete it tonight, will post again with her wearing it YAYYY….
very cute , i’d prefer written pattern over diagram
Noted…. written pattern
So vibrant! Can’t wait to see the end product and the model.
Yeah, me too can’t wait to get it finish!!! If I can get it finish by today, I will let her wear it and take some photos
i cant do knitting – well i learned from youtube to do knitting that looks like waves of the sea if you know what i mean but i cant get how to do the knitting like yours, i know its the same knit but reversed or something – maybe i dont have the brainpower lol
Fay, you need lots of practice to get the right tension. Mine is only knit and purl, very simple pattern or should I say no pattern at all LOL…. Knitting is fun, just like crochet and sewing or anything related to transforming the material into something you can use or wear
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