Talea Tunic - pattern release

After a number of adult designs I'm happy to share a children one - Talea Tunic.

I wanted to create a light weight summer dress with simple shape and beautiful texture. So for this tunic I have chosen lovely summer yarn Mary Maxim Simply Natural. In spite of DK weight, this yarn feels really light weight thanks to bamboo. It is very soft and drapes beautifully.

Talea Tunic is knitted back and forth on straight needles. It has A-shape silhouette with dropped shoulders and round neck. The neck and sleeve bands are knitted in the round.
For this tunic I used a combination of easy to memorise stitches - Tiny knots stitch and Caterpillar stitch divided by a number rows in garter stitch.

The knitting pattern for Talea Tunic is easy to follows and suitable for advanced beginners. It is written for wide range of sizes from 9-12 months through child 13-14 years.

It is available from Ravelry with 10% off until 3rd of June. Use code TALEA10 at checkout to get your discount.

List of recommended DK weight substitutes for Talea Tunic:
- King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK
- Stylecraft Naturals Bamboo & Cotton DK
- Lion Brand Coboo
- Sublime Isla
- Premier Yarns Bamboo Fair
- Hobbii Tivoli
- Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 Solids

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Brilliant Heart Tunic

Today I'd like to share my new knitted design - Brilliant Heart Tunic.

I made this tunic for my daughter using the same yarn as for my Droplet Flower Hat .
Brilliant Heart Tunic is knitted with short raglan sleeves and wide scoop neck. It is decorated with large heart in moss stitch pattern at the front. The heart is also decorated with red glass beads.

This tunic is an ideal piece of wardrobe for these early spring days.

All part of tunic are knitted bottom up on straight needles, then parts are seamed together and then the loop of stitches is picked up for neck.

The knitting pattern for Brilliant Heart Tunic is available from my pattern stores:

on Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brilliant-heart-tunic

on Craftsy:
http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/knitting/clothing/brilliant-heart-tunic/136074

on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/226471486

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Coralline Flower Tunic Knitting Pattern

I was so happy with my latest knitted project Coralline Flower hat that  I decided to knit a matching dress or tunic for my little  daughter. So here it is. Please meet my Coralline Flower Tunic.

The tunic has a  matching lace pattern and beautiful lace border edge. I also decorated the neck line with tiny flower shaped buttons in two matching colors to finish it up. The neck line and armholes are finished with crocheted border.

The knitting pattern for this lovely tunic is available for the following sizes: 6-9 months; 9-12 months; 18-24 months; 3-4 years; 5 years.

The PDF pattern can be downloaded on Etsy OR Craftsy OR Ravelry
The hard copy of it can be purchased on eBay

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