I love the look of so many of the old patterns, but one big difference is that they were made to fit over cloth diapers. And I am almost sure that I was one of the last mothers in the USA to not only use cloth, but to make my own diapers! Regardless of the validity of that last comment, I have had to redesign little girl panties so they aren't so big and bulky. Also, since our homes are heated to constant temperatures, sweaters can be lighter weight and narrower.
So here are two of my redesigning efforts as modeled by Kelly's own Olivia. Click on an image to see it bigger.
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On the white outfit, I also designed little roses as accents. These roses are very easy to make. All you need to do is chain 30, then dc 7 in the 4th from the hook, *sk 1, sc in the next , sk 1, dc 8 in the next*, repeat until 8 dc groups are made, then sk 1, sc 1, end off and leave a long tail for sewing. Any extra chains stitches can be carefully undone. Now just curl the "petals" around each other as you sew them together, making sure to pull them tight, or let them be a little looser so as to achieve the look you want. You can make bigger or smaller roses depending on your original chain length. I used a size 2 steel crochet hook for these and baby yarn (size 3).
