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From the Past Month

Ah, once again it’s been so long between posts. Time goes by so quickly! I should title this post “From the Past Month Plus”. It’s been a busy August here simply enjoying the summertime.

After a rainy June, July and August finally felt like summer had arrived and I took full advantage. I thoroughly enjoyed soaking up my dose from the almost daily sunshine! It makes me a little sad that September is right around the corner; summer was not long enough in my opinion. Maybe we will be blessed with a warm-ish and sunny autumn. Fingers crossed!

Here’s a little peak of a new ensemble I just completed for my Little Darling, Lucy.

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My girls have agreed to “share” this ensemble soon. Lucy wants to wear it for a few more days before “sharing” though.

Do you like dragonflies? This dragonfly landed right on my finger as soon as I was about to take a photo of Lucy’s cardigan. It was so unexpected and sweet. He wanted to stay on my finger too. I’m probably too impatient; I had to set him elsewhere after a minute or two.

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Now for some human knitting news. I finished my “Rumble in Brighton socks”. You can read about that yarn in my last blog post. The yarn is a random speckled yarn, but it knit up looking like micro stripes. I have no idea why…

My current sock project is self-striping yarn by Urth Yarn’s Uneek Sock base in color #58. My local yarn store where I purchased it at is 2 Needle Chicks. I must say the yarn is tons prettier than the photo on the box. I’ll share the finished pair next time.

If you’re in the U.S. I hope you all have a beautiful Labor Day weekend. I’ve never heard of this, but my daughter has classes on Labor Day! I thought the point of Labor day was no labor. Oh, well…

Bye for now, my friends. ❤

“Springtime Sweetie”

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Hello to you all! I hope you are enjoying a great weekend! Yesterday wasn’t too bad for us–warm…ish and sunny. We’re getting there, although today isn’t nice at all, chilly and drizzly.

I want to share with you my little Sophie who has been waiting patiently for ‘picture taking day’. She’s very anxious to show you how cute she looks in “Springtime Sweetie”.

🙂

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Sophie’s long sleeved cardigan is hand knit with Knit Picks Aloft (mohair/silk) using my Light Cardigan for Patsy pattern. I embroidered a simple little rose and rosebuds at the neckline. Her dress is made from a Lecien Minnny Muu cotton print; the pastel multi-colored bows are tiny and sweet. She carries a drawstring crochet bag and wears a beaded crochet headband. I customized her purchased shoes by adding bows and beads to match the headband.

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Thank you for stopping by today. Have a great week! ❤

September

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Hello, September! And hello, my friends! How are you?

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It was a stormy day yesterday, Saturday, and a thunderstorm-y rumbly Saturday night/Sunday morning. At times the rain came down so hard that I wondered where it would go (yes, the storms woke me up). I was up very early Saturday morning and caught this fleeting yet beautiful sunrise before it got dark and then rainy. Aren’t the colors gorgeous?

Yesterday I finished up Ann Estelle’s ensemble, “Tiny Dancer”. Well, almost, I just need to make her a pair of tights. Here’s a quick photo I took of her. I think she loves it judging by her happy expression. Little girls love pink and lilac—big girls too. These two colors were my grandmother’s favorites.

Ann’s cardigan was knit from my “Light Cardigan” pattern for Patsy and Ann. I used Knit Picks Aloft in Pennyroyal. For embellishment, I added some delicate beadwork to the cardigan. Ann’s dress was made with the teensiest ballerinas that I’ve ever seen. It’s part of Lecien’s Minny Muu collection. Ann wears a beaded crocheted headband and holds a tiny crocheted drawstring bag.

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I told you about the dyeing I did last weekend. This past week I started knitting a Simple Yet Effective Cowl designed by Tin Can Knits. I like long cowls and needed two skeins of DK for this one, so am combining the two blue skeins I dyed. I am alternating between the two skeins every three rows for a sort of stripey look. I’m not sure if I’ll like it; it looks very masculine to me, but I will finish it; it just may make a nice basic when the cold weather is here.

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Here’s the yarn before I started knitting with it. It looks so much more colorful. Something I’ve learned after dyeing a number of skeins is that knitting blends the yarn together so that it looks more muted. I’ve seen this happen every time.

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These are the other three skeins I dyed last week to make the Jodi Shawl by Joji Locatelli. I want the border to be considerably brighter than the rest, however, I’m thinking this peach won’t be bright enough. Maybe it will go back in the dye pot for some pink and warm red speckles or splotches.

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Oh, and I mentioned trying out avocado pit dyeing. The tank top sat in the pot for a short time and most of the dye washed right out. I did want it pastel though. I’m curious as to how it will wash. I saved the dye to use again; the shade of pink is a favorite of mine.

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