TESTERS FOUNDTesters for Christening gown pattern

[Jimmie Lu]

Please PM me if interested. I still have to type it up.

Please tell me what you intend to use the pattern for. A godchild or charity etc

Thanks

[pixiedust]

Hi! I PM'd you!!

[eurolyons]

Hi Jimmie Lu...I just sent you a pm...

[sunrisedq]

Hi there, I just PM'ed you!

Hugs, sunrisedq

[Jimmie Lu]

Ok I made mine with simplysoft yarn Please feel free to use thread, cotton, WW and then let me know what you used. I should have it typed by Thursday at the latest. IMHO it works up pretty quick but I want your input on how tough/simple the pattern is.

Testers are

sunrisedq

ginamaria73

eurolyons

pixiedust

archrttewgrl

betheathorne

Thanks ladies

[eurolyons]

Oh Goodie...I'm very excited. This is the first time I've tested a pattern.

[acrhrttcwgrl]

you have my name tyed wrong...acrhrttcwgrl....just letting you know. Have a good week

[beth eathorne]

i am very excited to get to hep with this ...my pm is

lovewithcorgi@yahoo.com

 

 

 

beth

[ginamaria73]

Yay!! This will be my first testing too! I am so psyched.

[Jimmie Lu]

OK I PMed you all the patterns so get busy!!!!

[eurolyons]

Printed it out and will get busy tonight...

[ginamaria73]

Got mine-Im going to start tonite or tomorrow.

[eurolyons]

Okay, I'm using #4 hook, #10 ecru cotton. I'm down to repeating the last row (actually you said to repeat row 11, but there was a row 12...I'm gonna go back and reread them to make sure I'm doing this right, but it's looking right.) I will p.m. little notes I made...basically a very easy pattern for me to work up, but for the sake of consistency I found, not an error per se, but a row or two that I had to read a few times to understand what I was suppose to do...

 

Wonderful pattern.

 

One other thing, there are no final measurements, and I'm not sure if what I'm coming up with is really big enough for a baby...so I'm going to pull out a couple other patterns to compare to (for my own peace of mind...)

 

Thank you Jimmie Lu...I'll p.m. you tomorrow with the notes...

[Jimmie Lu]

Sorry for the type O I fixed it and am glad for all pointers (good and bad) Ohh yeah and a photo please if you can eurolyons

[eurolyons]

Hey Jimmie Lu...I still haven't written up my notes yet...and yes I will take pictures of what I've done...I do want to say that with the #4 hook and the #10 ecru, the size just doesn't look right...it might fit a preemie, but I doubt it would fit a 0 to 3 month without some modification in the number of stitches...I pulled out a couple other patterns I have just to check their sizing and one had the chest measurement at 20" around, (before joining) with the #10 ecru, came to about 14" around...

 

However, I had some Red Heart Baby fingering yarn and an E hook and went to work with that and the measurement came out to approximate 20" for the chest measurement and it looks like it would fit a newborn (0-3 months)comfortably...

 

Do have a question though...On rows 9, 10, 11 and 12, at the end, do I join or not...row 9 says to join, row 10 and row 12 not to join, and row 11 says chain 3 and turn...and with row 10 and row 12, it just wasn't looking right...what I ended up doing was joining and then changing 3 and turning...

 

Can you elaborate a bit on what you were going for...

 

What I have so far is really looking nice, regardless what thread or yarn I'm using...I really, really like the ecru the best, but again, stitches would have to be added (like a good 10 to 20 or more at the beginning...)

 

I like that it works up fairly fast too...

 

Good design Jimmie Lu...

[Jimmie Lu]

Yes the #10 should give a premie small baby size

fingered weight Newborn

Baby weight (like simply soft that I used) and a G hook gave me the size 3-6 mo

and so if you use ww and H it would give a size bigger.

Thanks for your dedication to my pattern.

I will be offering it free on my blog as I useually do with all my patterns but with a garment I want the pattern to be right.

As for Christening gowns there arent a ton of patterns out there free for others to use and I thought it would be nice!

[eurolyons]

Okay, got it...I am finished with the fingerweight gown and I do have pictures which I'll post sometime today...and I'll send you off a pm with my notations...

 

Do have a question though...On rows 9, 10, 11 and 12, at the end, do I join or not...row 9 says to join, row 10 and row 12 not to join, and row 11 says chain 3 and turn...and with row 10 and row 12, it just wasn't looking right...what I ended up doing was joining and then changing 3 and turning...

 

Can you elaborate a bit on what you were going for...

 

Just for my own sake, can you explain what you were going for above? Pretty please?

[eurolyons]

And absolutely wonderful that you will be offering this pattern as a free pattern...Have a question, if I wanted to donate a christening gown some place, can you tell me of a place?

[eurolyons]

share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BZuHDlwyat8K

 

Here are the pictures of the finished test of this christening gown...also included is the first sample done with ecru...

 

I threaded pastle green satin ribbon through the neck and had it tie in the back, and then thread more done the front and added a bow. I had already crocheted a pastle green baby afghan (of my own primative design) done in the same type of baby yarn as this gown and so this is a perfect compliment...booties and a bonnet would be a good addition (but don't know that I have the time at the moment to knock them out...

[Shell]

share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BZuHDlwyat8K

 

Here are the pictures of the finished test of this christening gown...also included is the first sample done with ecru...

 

I threaded pastle green satin ribbon through the neck and had it tie in the back, and then thread more done the front and added a bow. I had already crocheted a pastle green baby afghan (of my own primative design) done in the same type of baby yarn as this gown and so this is a perfect compliment...booties and a bonnet would be a good addition (but don't know that I have the time at the moment to knock them out...

 

aww... eurolyons that is gorgeous!! the ribbon looks so pretty and there is quite a size difference huh! nice pattern Jimmie Lu

[eurolyons]

Thanks Shell...hey, got your email btw...

[Jimmie Lu]

eurolyons-beautiful I love the ribbon thru it!!!

To clear up the pattern should have read that you are now working in rounds No Joining No turning!

You are a great tester and have made changes to the pattern! per your sugestions. May I use your photo for my blog to show with the pattern?

 

FYI--- I have a bunch asking if they may have the pattern or if I am sharing it. Yes when testing is done it will be available for your own use at my free pattern blog!!!

[eurolyons]

Absolutely you may use my photo for your blog. I am honored, truly! Okay, as per your instructions I worked in the round, but I think I ended up joining the rows once I put that last shell pattern at the joining...it looked good, I was happy with it...

[pixiedust]

eurolyons, the photos are beautiful!! I'm on about row 6 right now, and so far so good. I'm using baby weight yarn & a "F" hook. Yours look so cute that I can't wait to finish this gown off!!

[eurolyons]

Alright PixieDust...looking forward to seeing yours too.