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“A Toasty Warm Autumn” for the Little Darlings

This new 8-piece ensemble called “A Toasty Warm Autumn” will keep every Little Darling who lives in a cooler climate cozy and warm throughout the fall months. The hand knitwear (sweater, hat, scarf) are all made with Peruvian Highland wool. The sweater is a bit longer length and the hat has cute ear flaps for those chilly brisk days. I found that when I keep my neck warm I stay warm so I made a generous scarf to wrap around the Little Darlings neck to help her stay warm too.

Even though it is fall, if you look closely enough you might still be able to find a few blossoms blooming. Gina made a small bouquet with the blossoms she found. A pretty blue silk bow is attached to the bouquet along with an elastic cord to help the Little Darlings hold it in their cute little hands.

The fine wale cotton corduroy dress can be dressed up with jewelry and a hair bow.

Most of the fullness in this drop waisted dress is towards the back and sides which give a bustled look to the back of the skirt.

The squirrels here in northern Illinois have been so busy collecting acorns that it got me thinking that I had better get busy with some cool weather wear. What do you think? Will it be another cold fall/winter?

For more information on this set please visit my website.

Also, look for a new price on ” Orange You Ready for Fall? ” for the Little Darlings.

A Visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens

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I’ve professed my love for the Chicago Botanic Gardens in a previous post. Well, we finally made it there today for the first time this year. Since we usually only get there once a year, it’s interesting to mix up the visits as to the time of year. At the end of the summer the vegetable garden is in it’s full glory and it is massive. I kept saying to my daughter, “I wish I lived here.” Today they had a little farmer’s market too, and we were able to buy some of the vegetables grown at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Yum!

As we were walking through the apple orchard we noticed that the trees were bare of fruit, like our apple tree in our backyard. I wrote about our apple tree last year and took pictures of Amelia Thimble climbing around in it. Well, this sign told us why.

I looked up and took this picture of the grapes growing above out heads in the arbor, so pretty against the blue sky. I wanted to pick a bunch and start munching on them, but didn’t…

I brought my Pukipuki Sugar and Izzy with me. We found a pink rosebush that happened to be in the shade while we were still in the vegetable garden. Sugar climbed up and I got a picture of her. The roses match her dress so nicely.

In the walled English Garden I took a few pictures of Izzy and Sugar under a tree with dappled shade.

Then they each wanted to climb a tree. 🙂 Hang on tight!

Here are a few more pictures of some things we saw today.

Hope your day was as beautiful as ours was here in Illinois.

Our Summer Garden

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I am back from a wonderfully long and very relaxing vacation. I was able to spend time with my entire family and have many memories that I will always treasure.

I returned home last Tuesday and am still finding my way back to where I left off four weeks ago. Am getting there little by little…

I started “Our Summer Garden” for Patience and Amelia Thimble before I left, did some knitting while away, and was able to finish it up within this last week at home.

Just like my flower garden this sister set is in full bloom and oh, so colorful. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Patience’s sweater and Amelia Thimble’s soft and cuddly dress/hat are knit with lace weight mohair silk yarn. The embroidery coordinates with the colors in the cotton print used for the dress.