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A Little About A Lot!

Good morning from probably the happiest place on earth right now. The Chicago area is happy, happy, happy! It’s been over 100 years (108 to be exact!) since the Cubs won a World Series!

I went to bed when the Cubs were still ahead by 3 points, (I knew if I stayed up to watch the game I’d NEVER get to sleep when it was over, too much excitement). My husband did come in to let me know when the score was tied (what!). After that I gave up trying to get to sleep, but I did stay in bed and tried to stay calm. When the fireworks started outside, I knew I could finally sleep! I do feel tired this morning, but I’m sure not like a lot of others.

Over the last weeks, I’ve been taking a few pictures of fall, but haven’t gotten around to sharing them with you. This is a colorful and warm autumn! The trees are taking their time to change and flowers are still blooming. Look at how green the grass is; it’s like springtime. Yes, we’ve had lots of rain.

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We’ve had some light frosts far from the house. The frost is so icy and pretty in the early morning.

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My husband had a birthday a couple of weeks ago. My daughter surprised him with a gift sent via the USPS in a Priority box. This is the first time she isn’t here in person. 😦

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My shipment of Christmas yarn arrived last week. I have lots of yarn, but was sorely lacking in reds. I even got a couple of forest-y greens. I’ve been liking green more lately.

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Amelia Thimble’s sweater dress pattern is moving along. I knit three sample dresses and yesterday I sat at my laptop and worked on the pattern pages all day.

The pages take a LONG time to put together. It’s a lot of work going back and forth between the pages (files) . . . forgetting to add something, then figuring out where to put it, seeing something that doesn’t sound right, then figuring out a better way to say it. After working on it yesterday, it is basically done, but I need to proofread it. I am hoping next week it will be available for you.

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Next, for a Christmas ensemble is my Kaye Wiggs Millie, one of my most neglected, but patient, girls. The dress is sewn, the hat is knit, and the cardigan is in progress. This will be finished next week as well.

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Thanks for visiting today! Bye for now!

A Tiny Twofer

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My newest ensembles may be tiny, but I have two for you! Tiny plus tiny equals one regular, right? Hmm, probably not . . . Amelia Thimble’s sets are so teeny tiny; I probably need another one or two of her sets to equal a regular sized ensemble.

I haven’t made anything new for Amelia Thimble and Izzy since Christmastime (wow!), so it took me awhile to get into the groove of this tiny work again. I kept making mistakes while trying to understand my crazy pattern writing, but I figured it out, and am now loving this work again.

Here’s the first one I made. It’s called “A Tiny Bit for Fall”. I took inspiration from the sweater dress ensemble, “Winter Garden”, I made for the Little Darlings earlier this year. I picked out some of the same floss colors and worked my embroidery symmetrically, which I don’t usually do for these tiny dresses.

During the photo shoot I found the yarn color hard to photograph. It’s a bit more purply than this, really lovely. I used a lace weight merino/silk blend. Since I am getting comfortable (and loving) using dpn needles, this hat was knit in the round without seams.

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I’ve been watching knitting podcasts on YouTube lately and have been inspired by all of the hand dyed sock yarn out there (there’s tons of it, and it’s all so beautiful). So another Craftsy class I enrolled in was Professional Yarn Dyeing at Home. (They have a sale going on right now.) Even though I’ve been dyeing my own yarn, I still learned some new things. Additionally, I’d love to see a more advanced class and a class for dyeing plant fibers.

I hand dyed my yarn for this next dress/hat set. I wanted to get a self striping effect, so while knitting the first dress I figured out usage amounts along the way. It didn’t work perfectly as a yard knits up more rows in the bodice than in the skirt, but I still like the look. It was fun, and will try more color variations in the future.

Here is my second set for Amelia Thimble titled, “Sunshiny Autumn Days”.

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I adapted the headband hat pattern that I’ve been making for the Little Darlings to fit Amelia Thimble. It’s so tiny, there’s not even room for a bow, so a little knot has to make do! The headband is a solid color that matches the main embroidered rose on the dress.

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Both of these sets will be available Saturday (September 24, 2016) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

Thanks for visiting; Amelia is thrilled (I am too!) you did! Bye for now!

“Jingle, Jingle Bell” for Amelia Thimble

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One more Santa set for Amelia Thimble… and here it is.

I had some of the hand dyed bright red merino left over after making Sugar and Amelia’s last sets. It turned out to be just enough to make Amelia another one.

I set her up in the Snow Village and even though she is a bit out of scale she still looked cute, I thought. Here she is posing in front of a pink Cadillac convertible.