My daughter is 4, but because she’s a bit thin, I’m knitting the 2yo size and adding 6” in length. Even if I were knitting the 4yo size, though, I’d still be adding almost that much length because the finished measurements according to the pattern would make more of a tunic than a dress. I started the decreases on the skirt at 2” from the bottom and did decrease rows every 1-1/2”. This longer length means that my 10yo can actually wear the same garment. Despite the extra length, I didn’t need any additional yarn. In fact, if you were making the 2yo size as written, you might not need that 3rd skein at all.

I knit this in the round, from the bottom up. Since the sleeves are so little, I didn’t want to knit them separately. When I got to the yoke where the sleeves are supposed to be joined, I used a provisional cast-on to add the necessary number of stitches. At the end, these live stitches were used to knit the rest of the sleeve top-down.

The decreases in the yoke for size 2 would result in a patch of more closely-spaced decreases across the left-hand side of the back. I modified this to redistribute the decreases more symmetrically. I also did fewer decreases overall because I wanted to keep the neck wider.

The pockets are a slight modification from the pleated pockets for Vine Lace Cardigan. I’m keeping the scarf unattached. I wet-blocked the pieces separately and a little bit of dye did come out, so it’s safer this way. Also, it allows for greater flexibility.

This yarn is really nice. I love the tweedy look, and it’s quite soft. I think the yarn composition will be better for my hot climate than a lot of the other tweeds.