Growing up I loved anything grape flavored:  lollipops (or suckers, as we called them), grape soda (Grape Crush was the best), popsicles, Kool-Aid.  I even liked the grape flavored cough medicine.  I must have over dosed on artificial grape flavoring and purple coloring over and over again; we had no idea back then that it might not be good for us.  My mom did limit our sugar consumption, so that, at least was a good thing.

Why am I talking about grape?  Well, this yarn that I used to knit Millie’s new sweater dress reminded me so much of all things flavored grape and I didn’t need to consume anything potentially bad for me in the process.  It is a gorgeous purple heather:  hot pink, raspberry, navy blue, and tints of purple make up this most dimensional yarn.  Even though I loved this yarn on its own, when I added the vibrant colors of embroidery this yarn came alive.

Millie’e eyes are Glib in slate blue.  In real life they look like they look puple-ish when paired with this dress.  You can find them here.  I cannot say enough about how much I love this wig on Millie.  You can find it here.  Millie wears a 6-7 wig and this one is in pale pale blonde.

Millie’s short sleeved wool sweater dress nips in at the waist and then has a slight flair to the skirt.  It is shorter in length to look cute paired with tights.  These tights are in a light weight raspberry heather cotton knit; I love it when I find the perfect color  in my stash.

If you’d like more information on Millie’s “Fall for Purple” sweater dress ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

Bye for now!