Aqua cardigan for 1 year-old girl

2 years ago,I made this cardigan for my baby and tried to finish it on her first birthday. She was born in October, and I thought it was perfect for a cover with a sleeveless dress. I also thought fall was not so cold so a cabbage hat was fine. My baby was eager to wear it everywhere until she is 3 now. The sleeves are short now. Luckily, the cardigan was tied by a bow so it was not so tight for my baby though she is tiny. She still wore it on her 3rd birthday.

The pattern of this cardigan is here but my cardigan is quite different. I didn't make the people applique. , I bought 2 skeins of Bernat Baby Soft for sale, and they were medium weight. At the time I made this cardigan, I didn't like the idea to make pieces and seam them together, so I tried to calculate, crocheted, rip it off, crocheted again, trial and fail, and finally, I made it. I also added scallop edging and flowers to embellish. Maybe another time, I have more time to post the way I made it seamlessly. 

Handmade gift lasts long. Happy crocheting!