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“Blooms for Late Summer”

Welcome to day 5 of my July fashion show. It’s sweet Patsy’s turn today, and she is very excited to show you her new ensemble.

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Does this print look familiar? It’s the same print I used for Patience’s “Pink and Plummy” ensemble, which I showed you yesterday. I think it looks quite a bit different in this colorway though. Instead of an ecru background this one is ivory. The colors in this print are raspberry, burnt orange, buttery yellow, chocolate, muted turquoise, and dark teal used to depict the greenery.

I am not a huge “fall colors” fan, but I do like this print a lot; it’s probably due to the fact that it includes a pinkish color (raspberry), and I find the muted turquoise gorgeous.

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A petite cotton ivory eyelet edging decorates the hemline of Patsy’s dress. I brought out my favorite shades in this print with a hand dyed raspberry rayon ribbon, which ties around the waistline of the dress, and muted pastel turquoise cotton tights. To further accent the rosy shades, I added a tiny hand made raspberry bow to the crocheted pearl headband, bright pink blossoms to Patsy’s bouquet, and tiny pink bugle beads to her bracelet.

Patsy’s cardigan is hand knit with a beautiful heathered merino lace yarn in a chocolate color. It includes teal shades which coordinate nicely with the teal embroidery. Also, there’s a rosy shade in there too. There really are too many different colors in this yarn to name. Isn’t it pretty though?

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I was worried about the embroidery getting lost on this dark color. Before beginning, I made sure my floss colors were either bright, light, or very dark. I am happy with the end result, and Patsy’s little cardi coordinates perfectly with her dress.

Patsy can wear her cardigan buttoned with the ivory pearls or left unbuttoned.

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I just noticed that even Patsy’s eye color and lip color coordinate with this ensemble. Uh oh, she’ll never want to take this one off!

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“Blooms for Late Summer” made for Patsy (will also fit the 10″ Ann Estelle, Sophie, Georgia, and Gracie dolls) will be available tonight (July 27, 2017) at 7:00 pm CST, cindyricedesigns.com.

I hope you all have a great late summer or late winter day, my friends. Bye for now! ❤

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A New Knitting Pattern

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Hi all. I hope this new week is starting out great for you. Sorry it took me so long to get this pattern published, but it’s ready for your knitting pleasure now!

This pattern is the first for Patsy and Ann Estelle. It is a light weight cropped cardigan knit with lace yarn. I used Knit Picks Aloft, a mohair/silk blend. The stitches are tiny, but the fuzziness of the yarn hides stitch imperfections. I actually enjoy knitting with lace yarn over heavier yarn. It creates less hand strain because it is so light weight, but yes, it is harder to see.

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You can see more photos featuring this cardigan in “Blossoms for my Love-ly”. You can view information and purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Thanks for stopping by tonight. Wishing you all a great week! ❤

“Blossoms for my Love-ly”

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Hello everyone! I had a busy day yesterday. Patsy’s new ensemble got finished, photographed, and (almost) ready to make its debut tonight! Yay!

And, it’s PINK!

Yes, more “creating with pink” is coming from my studio. This time my pink creation is for Patsy and Ann Estelle, lucky girls.

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Patsy is wearing a dress with rosy colored roses scattered on a warm white ground. Her “light as a feather” cardigan is knit with pink lace weight mohair/silk yarn. A pair of mirrored image embroidered rose motifs pick up the deep rosy color in the dress. Ribbon, pearls, and English cotton Cluny lace further embellish this new ensemble.

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