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Cotton Candy Anyone?

I never liked eating cotton candy much at all (no idea why, all kids do), but this yarn I like love very much.  Whenever I knit with this pink mohair/silk yarn I am reminded of cotton candy in those food stalls at the fair, fun and happy times.  Come to think about it, I have always been in a good mood when I am knitting with this pink yarn.

Today I collected photos of my cardigans in this sweet color.  There aren’t as many as there are in the white, but still fun to see all together in a group.

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Our Summer Garden 2014

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Tiny Flower set with matching Patience outfit 2013

Cotton Candy Roses Cardigan 2013

P1120010ebaySo which color do you like better?  The white is very versatile and makes great “fur” trim for Christmas pieces, but the pink is delectable sweetness.

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This is the first weekend of fall (in this part of the world).  Hope you have a great one!

Bye for today and thanks for reading!

 

Does Anyone Feel Like a Little Bit of Snow?

Fuzzy white mohair yarn that look like snow, that is.  I’ve used this yarn for little cardigan sweaters a LOT.  I was wondering how much, so I gathered up my photos and made a little collection here.  They are not all winter sweaters, but even in the middle of summer they’ve always reminded me of fluffy snow.

Sunshine Day 2015

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apple season 023

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Candy Canes for Christmas 2014

Holiday Helper 2014

 

Rosy Sweet 2014

Rosy Sweet 2014

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Softly Spring 2014

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Merry & Bright 2013

Christmas Classic 2011

Merry & Bright 2013

Tri-Color Roses Cardigan 2013

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What a Doll 2013

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Now here’s some REAL snow… from earlier this year, thank goodness!

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I’m not quite ready for all this yet, are you?  I’d much rather look at fluffy white snow-like sweaters.

Thanks for reading along today.  Have a fabulous Friday!

News & New

I find that it’s a lot of work selling things on eBay.  I spent most of the day yesterday gathering items, photographing them, and writing up the eBay listings, not sure if it’s worth the work for the little things, especially if they don’t even sell.  We’ll see what happens.  I may have lots to donate to Good Will.  I think that it is worth it for the larger collectibles as these would not be appreciated (most likely) at Good Will, and that would make me sad.

I spent the this morning packing up five dolls that will be in their new homes very soon.  That will make a total of 8 dolls that have started new chapters in their lives:  Big Ann Estelle, Lark, Song, White Rabbit, Tamsin, Avery, Zsu Zse, and Anjali.  I’m sure they are (or soon will be) very happy to be away from me where they spent too many days not doing much of anything; I am hoping their new families are happy with them too.

While these 8 dolls were very bored with me, there are others who are very, very busy.  Here’s Gina with a new ensemble called “Pink & Plum Encore”.  I used the smaller rose print which is second from the right.  It is a shade deeper and the roses are smaller, but it is from the same fabric collection.

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Just for fun, here are the two ensembles side by side.  Because we are getting nearer and nearer to cool autumn weather, I made a slouchy beret for the new set.

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The sweater and beret set are hand knit with mohair/silk lace weight yarn.  The sweater is embroidered with two mirrored image rose bouquet motifs in coordinating colors.  The slouchy beret has its own rose motif too.

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Gina’s skirt features a deep tuck which overlaps fine English cotton Cluny lace with two hand made rayon bows sewn equidistant from the skirt’s center.  These bows match the waistline ribbon tie on the dress.  Gina is wearing light pink cotton Lycra tights to keep her legs warm.  Sorry, they are hidden by her boots at this camera angle.

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For more information on Gina’s “Pink & Plum Encore” ensemble, please visit my “Available for Sale” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

Talyssa’s “An Autumn Rose” ensemble is still available.  My Talyssa is getting a bit giddy because she is anticipating that this will be hers to keep.  Let’s not make her too happy; if she’s not sitting around naked I will not be motivated to make her anything new because she looks way too cute all dressed up.

If you’d like to bring this ensemble home for your Talyssa or Mei Mei mention the words “sorry Talyssa” in your contact form or email to me and I will give you a discount of $20 off of this set through the end of this week (through 9/4/15 only).

Here’s Talyssa for another look at “An Autumn Rose”.

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Bye for now and thanks for reading!

Hugs, Cindy