you asked for it
"Cheeeeese!"
After asking Amy (she's the one who gave me the pattern) if it would be ok with her to share, I turned the Smocket pattern into a .pdf file. I included some simple directions too. There's no copyright here- I didn't invent this pattern- and obviously it's been around the block a few times. Once you've got the basic shape, I'm sure you'll see how simple it is. I do believe I'm going to size it up and make myself a Smocket, maybe with buttons at the shoulders instead of ties. Go forth my friends, smock the world...
Click here to download the file. I think. This is a learning experience for me. Let me know if it doesn't work or you have questions. I'll put a link over in the sidebar soon as well.
Enjoy- I'm excited to see your versions!
Comments
Thank you for sharing Alicia. First on my list for a "Smocket" is my wee little niece!
Posted by: erin s. | February 23, 2007 12:19 AM
Thanks for sharing the pattern!
Posted by: sally | February 23, 2007 12:43 AM
oh thank you alicia! already downloaded!
Posted by: erin | February 23, 2007 6:28 AM
Oh thank you! I've been trying to work up a pattern from the pictures (Amy's and yours), but what a pain! Can't wait to make this for my friend's daughter.
Posted by: Melissa | February 23, 2007 7:07 AM
Hooray! I started sewing some clothes for Katrina if you can believe it and this will be perfectly cute.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | February 23, 2007 7:28 AM
you rock! i was just studying that other picture saying 'i could figure that out' - but this will help! :)
thanks to you and to amy as well.
Posted by: kirsten | February 23, 2007 7:34 AM
Oh yay! Thank you for the pattern, I was wanting to ask about it. Now to get started with some smockets for my little one!
Posted by: Amanda | February 23, 2007 7:55 AM
ooooh, thanks alicia!
I like your idea of an adult smocket, I may have to experiment with that too! :)
Posted by: julie | February 23, 2007 8:36 AM
Cute! You totally rock, yk!
Posted by: Grace | February 23, 2007 9:55 AM
yay yay yay!!!! Thanks Alicia! :)
Posted by: Joanna | February 23, 2007 9:57 AM
i haven't been here in a few days and look at all this kid-fashiony-goodness that has been going on. oh that smocket! i'd love to give it a try! the ties are so sweet... and i'm so surprised to see it is just one piece. amazing project - and i think your fabric choices are wonderful.
Posted by: kristin | February 23, 2007 10:04 AM
so good! thank you thank you!
Posted by: tracy | February 23, 2007 10:53 AM
Thank you, Alicia, for sharing this. I wanted to ask for the pattern, but I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to do so. I think you read my mind.
I can't wait to make one for Spenser.
Posted by: lera | February 23, 2007 12:46 PM
Thank you. I think that they'll be perfect for both of my kids to create in.
Ps. Love the "okay, mom quit taking my picture" smile she has. Too cute.
Posted by: Michelle | February 23, 2007 1:19 PM
fan-freaking-tastic. Smockets will be ruling my world soon!
Posted by: stacy | February 23, 2007 2:36 PM
Awesome. Go PDF! Well dang. Guess I HAVE to go make one now...who cares if she won't wear it. I think I might like one myself...practice on the small version first I guess. Thanks Alicia and Amy. :)
Posted by: Angela | February 23, 2007 3:07 PM
I loved the cheesy smile..and it has inspired me to create this. Thanks for sharing it. Cross your fingers for me..I'm a bit of a novice behind a machine. It looks adorable on her.
Posted by: Ingrid | February 23, 2007 3:12 PM
Thank you so much! I have been thinking about your smocket ever since I saw your post. Can't wait to make one for my little guy!
Posted by: Jennifer | February 23, 2007 3:27 PM
Thank you Alicia! And Amy too! Can't wait to make this for a 2 year old's birthday gift.
Posted by: Carmen | February 23, 2007 3:44 PM
Thanks so much for the pattern. I made one this afternoon for my niece. It's the first "clothing" I've made and it turned out great. Now I've got to figure out how to enlarge the pattern for my six- and ten-year-old girls. Thanks again!
Posted by: Stacy | February 23, 2007 4:22 PM
Yippee!! Yippee!!
Posted by: Amy | February 23, 2007 5:43 PM
I was just catching up with my feeds and was about to ask if you had the pattern for this wonderful apron, that in my opinion should be worn out in all its glory! And here it is! Thank you so much! :) x
Posted by: Max | February 23, 2007 6:55 PM
Thank you, thank you! I can't believe you just whipped out that pattern, turned it into a PDF and shared it with us all. I AM going to go smock the world now.
Posted by: Beth | February 23, 2007 11:18 PM
could she BE a little cuter?! awesome pattern!
Posted by: Heidi | February 24, 2007 8:24 AM
Aw, girl, you rock the house! That is so cute - thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: meg | February 24, 2007 8:20 PM
So cute !! Thank you so much for the pattern. I will try. A French little girl will be happy...
Posted by: muz | February 25, 2007 11:23 AM
Oh, thank you!!! I have some girly b'day presents to do. These look so perfect. Esp. modeled by your little sweety there!!!
Posted by: eren | February 25, 2007 10:57 PM
Thanks so much!!!
Posted by: Trisha | February 26, 2007 11:53 AM
Oh so many thanks Alicia! I just posted photos of the first of many smocks for my little miss. I'm completely smitten.
Posted by: sarah | February 26, 2007 12:21 PM
This is great, thanks! I saw pictures of these and got it into my head to make one for P.'s niece, I was going to try and figure out the pattern (with no pattern making experience...) but this is much better! I'll try it as soon as possible. M. is 4, going on 5, what's a size 2T? Is it for a two year old? I think I have a dress pattern that'll tell me how much wider/longer I'll have to make it if it's 2 sizes up. I think...
And I'd be really interested if you made a pattern in grown up size!
Posted by: Peitseoga | February 26, 2007 1:16 PM
Thanks so much for the pattern. Just perfect for those scraps I've got lying around.
Posted by: katharine | February 26, 2007 1:25 PM
Thanks so much for sharing this! Just what I've been looking for.
Posted by: Patricia | February 26, 2007 9:24 PM
how utterly gorgeous is that?? love it. i just need to whip one up ready for my little girl when she starts to walk (she kind of crab shuffles in dresses at the mo'!!). lovely, lovely, lovely.
Posted by: Kirsten | February 28, 2007 4:05 AM
thank you so much, alicia! i have to start working on one for my little fiona.
Posted by: Veronica TM | February 28, 2007 4:59 PM
So cute! I love the vintage shoulder ties! I distinctly remember having that on my own handmade clothing as a child. Good memories. Great smock!
Posted by: Stacia | March 1, 2007 11:59 AM
holy moly! I'm so excited about this. my next project. thanks for the pdf!!
Posted by: molly | March 2, 2007 7:06 PM
o.k. she is about the cutest thing I have ever seen.
Posted by: tyn | March 3, 2007 12:26 AM
oh, my goodness....your little peanut is too cute! love the little smock...
Posted by: amandajean | March 5, 2007 8:15 AM
yay! thank you for sharing the pattern. you're a gem. the smocket couldn't be more perfect on your gorgeous little girl.
Posted by: Amy | March 5, 2007 6:34 PM
Yipee!!! you Shared this pattern...thank you so much. I've saved it, printed it...and will fall asleep thinking about what fabric i'm going to try it with first :-) My best friend is having a little girl soon and i must begin making these...and i imagine them on stuffed animals,,and a grown-up one for me hopefully. Lots of possibilities...however none will be as cute as your "model" here happily wearing it with her blue jeans. Thanks Again!!
Posted by: Sarah | March 5, 2007 10:29 PM
I spent the afternoon making one for my little girl, I love it, I made the ties slightly longer, as she is 3 1/2, perfect, Summer is just ending over here, so it will have to go on over something. My first efforts at clothes for her, so thank you so much for sharing the pattern.
Posted by: Laan | March 7, 2007 2:19 AM
I just posted a picture of my first of many smockets!I love the pattern and the possibilites!Thank you so much xxx
Posted by: Kristy | March 7, 2007 1:18 PM
Thanks for the pattern. My first is underway - the sushi basket smocket :-)
Posted by: nuttnbunny | March 10, 2007 12:03 PM
This is my version, http://perfectmommydiary.blogspot.com/2007/03/smocket.html
Thank you so much for sharing, I had lots of fun making it.
Posted by: Supper Bunny | March 11, 2007 6:28 PM
Thanks so much for sharing the pattern - and the photo which is ADORABLE!!
Posted by: Priscilla | March 15, 2007 10:04 PM
thank you thank you... it's just so very cute and i can't wait to make one! love the mama version as well :D
Posted by: amy | March 19, 2007 4:38 AM
oh thank you for doing this and to amy too!
i have a vintage smocket that i was going to undo to make a pattern out of and now i dont have to!!!
instead you could put buttons in lieu of ties.
i use to have one of these when i was little it was made out of polka dot toweling and we called it the spaghetti bib!
hehe
Posted by: susan sobon | March 29, 2007 11:44 PM
That picture is a keeper. How adorable is that little girl.
The outfit is sooo cute. I'm definitely adding this one to my to-make list.
Posted by: Jennifer | April 18, 2007 1:45 PM
I made the pinafore/apron this morning and it turned out great. I used a large strawberry applique for a pocket. thanks!
Posted by: tara | June 4, 2008 9:07 PM
I just tried that pattern and I love how it comes out.
See my orange version here: http://greyundeugen.blogspot.com/2008/06/kittelschurz-fr-kinder.html.
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern in pdf.
Posted by: Katrin | June 25, 2008 5:34 PM
I had an apron almost exactly like this when I was a little girl. My mom made it out of a white fabric with embroidered red roses. I have been wanting to make something similar for my daughter... thank you so much for passing this along!!
Posted by: michelle | September 20, 2008 11:13 PM
So cute. What's the reason for printing out 2 copies. Wouldn't you just place it on the fold?
Posted by: Lacey | February 13, 2009 1:03 PM
I made one of these this week. It was much easier than I expected! I posted a pic on my blog here: http://srfbluemama.blogspot.com/2009/02/cute-smock-pattern.html
Posted by: Katy | February 20, 2009 10:51 PM
Thanks for sharing this cute pattern! I made a reversible smocket with applique. You can see it on my blog: http://creativedilettante.blogspot.com/2009/05/reversible-smock.html
Posted by: Creative Dilettante | May 22, 2009 6:27 AM
Another smocket for a niece's 2nd birthday, this one in the UK! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
http://puddock.blogspot.com/2009/06/still-knitting-socks-mostly-but-i-got.html
Posted by: Cie | June 2, 2009 3:38 PM
I finally got around to making this cute little smock! It was so quick and easy and looks adorable on my little girl! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Lindsey | October 26, 2009 10:08 AM
THANK YOU, I´ve been looking all over for an apron pattern, and finally found your beautiful blog. I'm very inspired of all your sewing!!! Thank you!
Saga from Sweden
Posted by: Saga | November 20, 2009 7:20 PM
Thanks so much for the inspiration to stitch up this little apron. I absolutely love your sewing projects and keep adding items to my To-Do list every time I check your blog! I made the smock for my 18 month old but I think I should have left some extra room in the "ties" at the shoulders. Live and learn... http://www.ourfamilyunit.com/2009/11/20/art-smock/
Posted by: Lucretia | December 9, 2009 2:38 PM
One of my friends wanted me to sew a smock for her little girl.....I've looked all over and I'm so glad I found your site. I'm going to try it out. Hopefully it will look just as cute with buttons instead of the tyes.
Posted by: Michelle | April 20, 2010 4:05 PM
Thank you so much for sharing! I made one for my little girl and are super happy with the way it turned out. Thanks again!
Posted by: Natalie | June 25, 2010 8:59 AM
I adapted the pattern a little to close with buttons (My daughter has very long hair, I was worried I'd tie it into the knot every time). I already made two for my daughter, one with a big dinner plate pocket and one with two small breakfast bowl pockets :-) (I would really be in trouble if my dishes were square)
Thank you very much for a very nice pattern!
Posted by: nicole | August 17, 2010 1:16 AM
Thank you for this pattern! I blogged about my version here: http://hems2dolls.blogspot.com/2012/07/girls-crossover-dress.html
Posted by: Alyssa | July 3, 2012 7:19 PM