Category Archives: Sweaters

Gracie is Ready

Gracie is all dressed and ready to show you what I’ve just finished making for her. Do you remember seeing the marled blue/ivory sweater I was working on last week? Well, it was for this special girl.

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I am very happy with how this little sweater turned out. I tried something new by holding two different strands of lace yarn together. I’ll admit that I was a bit worried that the embroidery would get lost in the two colors of yarn, but it worked out perfectly. Since the yarn is busy, I kept the embroidery more monochromatic.

And here is Gracie is all her glory! She loves her new ensemble! It makes her feel like spring is right around the corner, and I do too. (We even had a thunderstorm last night!)

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I am still loving this fabric that I received about two years ago. (It reminds me of my grandmother and her pillowcases.) I got this particular design in all four colorways: blue, yellow, violet, and red violet. If you click on the colors you can go back and visit the other ensembles I made with this print. The collection is designed by Eleanor Burns and it is called Zoey Christine.

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Gracie’s new ensemble will fit both of Kaye’s MSD sized dolls although the dress will be slightly longer on the Mei Mei (Talyssa) body. “Sky Blue Wishes” will be available tonight (February 7, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Have (or, I hope you are having) a great day!

My Newest Pattern!

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Yes, I did it! I put my most requested sweater for the Little Darlings in pattern form. And it’s ready for you to knit away on. Now, your Little Darling can have a closetful of her very own “light as a feather” cardigans.

When I was taking commissions this was the sweater everyone wanted. It is knit with mohair/silk lace weight yarn, and is as “light as a feather”. It is oh, so pretty, and is still one of my favorites as well.

My pattern gives you a total of nine different variations. You can choose three sweater lengths: cropped, mid, longer (for a slightly dropped waist bodice). There are three different sleeve lengths: short, elbow, long. The pattern includes some shaping in the body so that the sweater covers the beginning bit of a gathered skirt. It looks equally nice unbuttoned or buttoned.

The neckline edging and hemlines are all in garter stitch. Like my previous patterns, the entire sweater is knit in one piece with very minimal finishing.

Here are just a few past photos of sweaters I’ve made using this pattern. Please note that some of them have ribbed edgings.

Long sleeve-cropped length

Long sleeve-mid length

Short sleeve-longest length

Elbow sleeve-longest length

Elbow sleeve-longest length

If you’d like to see more examples (I’ve made LOTS!) of sweaters made with this pattern head on over to my Little Darlings Flickr album.

The sweater pattern is available for sale on Ravelry.

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I wish you all a very lovely day! The sun is rising! It looks like we’re in for the fourth straight day with some sunshine. Yay!!! It’s glorious! (I won’t mention the temperature, it’s COLD today.)

Thank you for visiting! Bye for now!

“Around the Corner are Roses”

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Our warmer than normal temperatures have gotten me thinking of spring already. And I’m afraid it’s affected what I feel like creating. I am so sorry to all of you winter lovers out there. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get back to winter things; I have spring fever early this year!

On Wednesday we did get a light dusting of wintry snow, but I must admit that when I took the dog out Thursday morning there was that springlike smell in the air—the smell that comes with an April snowfall, not one that happens in January. I am not the only one fooled—my crocuses have started popping up already.

My Little Darling, Alice, is feeling the fever too. We both know that roses growing in the garden are indeed just around the corner. Meanwhile we’d like you to enjoy the roses from my studio.

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