Designer Kristi Porter’s brand-new sequel to her Knitting In the Sun is all about warm-weather knitted clothes for children. And I am honored to have a project included in it: the Matilda Tunic.
The projects are whimsical and fetching in all the ways that appeal most to the kids who wear our knits: colorful, comfortable, and loaded with cute details. For us knitters, they are also sized across a generous range and made of (mostly) easy-care fibers.
Here is my Matilda Tunic, modeled by a child who – with her blonde hair and red glasses – is a dead-ringer for me as a child (according to my husband). Only, I have to say that this child model is much cuter than I ever was…
…though no less inclined to mug for the camera, as you can see.
My tunic (made in the requested sample size 6) was a snap to work up with 5 skeins of KFI’s Sublime Bamboo and Pearls DK, even though it is knit on relatively small US Size 5 needles. I had such fun working out the details of the side panels, which give the tunic its flare. And that sweatshirt pocket – what kid doesn’t love a pocket for stashing treasures collected over the course of an average day?
This project can definitely be made longer and worn as a jumper over a tee shirt, or as a sleeveless dress on a really hot day.
There are lots of other projects in More Knitting In the Sun that I’d love to make, and I’ll share some of those in my next post.
Such a cute tunic! And I was going to comment, even before I read you say it, that this has got to be a younger you. What a crazy coincidence!