Issie Top in Sidewalk Knits

We've had a bit of extra yardage from my Sidewalk Knits kicking around for a while, so when Suz of Sew Pony emailed to see if I'd like to try out her new Issie Top pattern for kids, I was excited to try it out with the little shoe print. If you're not familiar with the Sew Pony brand, it's got a great lineup of children's sewing patterns that each have unique details. I especially love that they often have a bit of a retro vibe to them. In this case, however, I thought Clementine would fall for the shoulder ruffles on this cute tee (she did).

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

I'll take a minute so you can recover from the shock of how old Clementine looks in these photos. It feels like she's aged a million years in the last year. She's definitely grown like a weed -- she's almost as tall as Elliot, who is 2.5 years older than her!!

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

After a brief warming up period with this top, where she refused to wear it for a couple months and I decided I'd never get a photo of her in it, ever, she tried it on (finally!) and now wears it every week.

Welcome to the on again off again relationship that is sewing for my 8.5 year old daughter. I am happy that the size 9 that she measured in the pattern last fall still fits her with plenty of room, so I think she'll be able to wear it for at least another year. Yay!! for kids' clothes that fit for a long time, especially handmade ones, amiright?

Issie Top in Sidewalk knits

Suz just launched the Jeune Twin Set, a lovely skirt and top pattern, so check that one out! She also kindly offered readers of this blog a 10% discount on the Issie pattern with the code ISSIEBYRAE10.

You can find the Issie Top pattern in the Sew Pony shop!