Monthly Archives: February 2015

A Wish for Spring

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed the coziness of being indoors on Sunday while the fluffy white stuff piled up outside. It was truly beautiful. Now it is just so hard to get around with all of the icy piles everywhere. In a strange way it feels like winter just started. Boo Hoo!

Anyway, I couldn’t help myself. I had to make something that hints at springtime. Creating this ensemble for Talyssa helped me forget what is outside (for awhile) and think about sweetly scented springtime blossoms.

I know that it’s just a wish for now. But, maybe wishing will make a warm breeze start to blow, the sun will come out and the snow will start to melt. I yearn for spring. Do you too?

For more information on Talyssa’s “A Wish for Spring” ensemble please visit the “Available for Sale” page on cindyricedesigns.com .

Super Snow Sunday

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It’s been snowing all day and night and it’s still coming down. What a great day to stay inside and have nowhere to go. It’s cozy and warm inside and so pretty outside. Early this morning the birds were oh so busy at the feeder.

The view early this morning out my studio window.

Another picture outside my studio in the morning (above) and in the evening (below). You can see the snow’s progress on the side of the decking. The deck skirting is all under the snow in the picture below.

I made some progress on this sweater for the Little Darlings today while watching the snow fall.

My boy had a bath today and dried off his coat in front of the fire.

How was your Super Snow Sunday?

What’s Up with White?

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White is in the air. Is it the snow? Is it the endless stream of cloudy days?

Last week I got this idea to knit up some Amelia dresses in different whites using different fibers. Then, I thought it would be fun to crochet up some springtime hats in white as a basic to go with lots of different colored dresses. Jeanne over at I Dream of Jeanne Marie posted about her white American Girl doll dresses on Friday (1-30-15). See, it’s all about white.

Giving a person who loves color an exercise of working solely with white is very difficult. I realized that when I design an ensemble my number one thoughts are about color and how to coordinate all of the colors together. When I started working only with white I had to think of other options such as texture and embellishments. It took me a while to get in the swing of things, but I eventually figured it out and learned a few things from this exercise.

It’s funny though, by the time I got to the fourth hat I had to sneak in a bit of pink.

From left is “Floral Easter Bonnet”, “Pearls & Lace Easter Bonnet”, “Bit of Pink Easter Bonnet”, “Silk Bow Easter Bonnet”.