Knitted party dress for Florence

Earlier this year I finally completed the lace edged dress I was knitting in the caravan in May 2013.  I had put the knitting down for at least 6 months and it was only over Christmas time that I picked it up again and finished the dress.  Florence has been wearing it with her party tights and a pair of ice skates (during Dancing on Ice).  She wore it to the tea party to welcome Laura home, however yesterday I decided it was high time I took proper photos of her wearing the dress before she changed into spring time clothes.  The pattern is the lace edged dress by Andrea from The Doll Works.  I have started knitting it again in a different colour, however once again the knitting has been put down because I was sewing the dress for my younger daughter, sewing a few other small items and have the voluntary project (plus full time job, family and garden) to keep me occupied.

Florence in her knitted lace party dress

close up of the back showing the lace knitting and the bow

French plait in her hair (done by my younger daughter)

Today, Easter Day, it has rained since lunchtime and we didn't manage to get the dolls changed in time for an outdoor photo shoot before the rain set in and it was too dull indoors for photography.  So I'm glad I got these photos yesterday when the weather still felt spring like!

Happy Easter everyone.