The American Girl Retro Cardi (I hope you like the name) is ready. I am offering it as a free knitting pattern.
Click on the button to download the pattern.
The American Girl Doll Retro Cardi Free Knitting Pattern is Ready!
I am done!!
The American Girl Retro Cardi (I hope you like the name) is ready. I am offering it as a free knitting pattern.
Click on the button to download the pattern.
The American Girl Retro Cardi (I hope you like the name) is ready. I am offering it as a free knitting pattern.
Click on the button to download the pattern.
The American Girl Doll Sweater: Photo Time!
I am putting the final touches on the pattern making sure that it is as clear as possible and typo free. Mr. SockPixie is doing the editing for me and Miss SockPixie is re-reading it. Three pairs of eyes are always better than one!
For the time being, I want to share the pictures with you.
To model the sweaters, I chose Kit and Emily. Kit is wearing the coral red sweater knit with the KnitPicks Palette, and Emily is wearing the green sweater knit in the Jamieson's Spindrift.
I am, as you know, fond of buttons, and here they are glowing like little jewels on the clean folded buttonband.
The bottom edges are a simple rib.
The shoulders are attached with a 3 needle bind off, and the sleeves set in.
I am not promising the pattern will be ready tomorrow, but I am hoping... I can't wait to share this pattern with you!
For the time being, I want to share the pictures with you.
To model the sweaters, I chose Kit and Emily. Kit is wearing the coral red sweater knit with the KnitPicks Palette, and Emily is wearing the green sweater knit in the Jamieson's Spindrift.
I am, as you know, fond of buttons, and here they are glowing like little jewels on the clean folded buttonband.
The bottom edges are a simple rib.
The shoulders are attached with a 3 needle bind off, and the sleeves set in.
I am not promising the pattern will be ready tomorrow, but I am hoping... I can't wait to share this pattern with you!
American Girl Doll Sweater
Just a quick update to let you know that I am still working on the pattern for the American Girl Doll Sweater. I will be uploading the pdf tomorrow.
For now, it's back to work...
For now, it's back to work...
The Sunsets of Tuscany Collection is Ready
The colorways for this week at SockPixie are ready. I just uploaded the collection to the SockPixie Website.
Here are all the Sunsets of Tuscany colorways together.
I am going to play a CD of Italian music, and I'll just sit and stare at the yarns for a while...
Here are all the Sunsets of Tuscany colorways together.
I am going to play a CD of Italian music, and I'll just sit and stare at the yarns for a while...
Hand-dyed Surprises for Tomorrow!
As you may have noticed, I have not dyed yarn in a long time. But this week, I finally did. It was so exciting to play with colors again.
I approached dyeing just seeking to please my hunger for color. I created colorways to match the fibers, and picked fibers to flatter the colorways and reflect the textural qualities of my inspirations. I will have only a couple skeins available in each colorway, and the colorways will vary by fiber. There will be soft haloed alpaca blends and cashmere blends, luxurious silk blends, and seacell blends.
I chose to paint sunsets in Tuscany inspired by one of my favorite novels, Room with a View.
For Sunset over the Arno, I picked an Alpaca blend, seeking to capture not only the colors but also the hazy texture of the Tuscan evening air after a warm summer day.
I hope you will join me tomorrow, Sunday, to enjoy the romantic sunsets of Tuscany.
I approached dyeing just seeking to please my hunger for color. I created colorways to match the fibers, and picked fibers to flatter the colorways and reflect the textural qualities of my inspirations. I will have only a couple skeins available in each colorway, and the colorways will vary by fiber. There will be soft haloed alpaca blends and cashmere blends, luxurious silk blends, and seacell blends.
I chose to paint sunsets in Tuscany inspired by one of my favorite novels, Room with a View.
For Sunset over the Arno, I picked an Alpaca blend, seeking to capture not only the colors but also the hazy texture of the Tuscan evening air after a warm summer day.
I hope you will join me tomorrow, Sunday, to enjoy the romantic sunsets of Tuscany.
Olympic Knitting Update
I'm still working on the basic gloves for the beginner glove booklet and the Spontaneous Scarf. I probably will dash off a quick Nordic headband in honor of the Olympics.
I do have a few Olympic knitting links:
HERE is the striking Nordic hat the athletes from Andorra were wearing during the Parade of Nations in last night's Opening Ceremony. Check the photo for the navy, white, and red one - also someone on Ravelry had a screen shot of one athlete wearing the white/blue/black version. Apparently HERE is the sweater they were wearing.
If you have an extra $425 burning a hole in your pocket, HERE is the Ralph Lauren Aran sweater worn by the US athletes in the Opening Ceremony.
If you want to knit a moose? hat like the ones the US athletes were wearing, HERE is a free pattern that should get you started.
HERE is a free pattern for some Olympic mittens to coordinate with the official gear worn by the Canadian athletes.
ETA: HERE is a free pattern for red mittens with a maple leaf like the Canadian athletes were wearing. Also, HERE is a free pattern for the red and white O Canada Mittens complete with maple leaves and Olympic rings.
Finally, you absolutely must check out Ruth's beautifully-photographed blog. She is a knitter/dyer extraordinaire who lives in Whistler (quite possibly the most beautiful place on the planet) and is planning to get a lot of on-the-scenes photos of the Olympic festivities.
Once again Happy Valentine's Day!
I do have a few Olympic knitting links:
HERE is the striking Nordic hat the athletes from Andorra were wearing during the Parade of Nations in last night's Opening Ceremony. Check the photo for the navy, white, and red one - also someone on Ravelry had a screen shot of one athlete wearing the white/blue/black version. Apparently HERE is the sweater they were wearing.
If you have an extra $425 burning a hole in your pocket, HERE is the Ralph Lauren Aran sweater worn by the US athletes in the Opening Ceremony.
If you want to knit a moose? hat like the ones the US athletes were wearing, HERE is a free pattern that should get you started.
HERE is a free pattern for some Olympic mittens to coordinate with the official gear worn by the Canadian athletes.
ETA: HERE is a free pattern for red mittens with a maple leaf like the Canadian athletes were wearing. Also, HERE is a free pattern for the red and white O Canada Mittens complete with maple leaves and Olympic rings.
Finally, you absolutely must check out Ruth's beautifully-photographed blog. She is a knitter/dyer extraordinaire who lives in Whistler (quite possibly the most beautiful place on the planet) and is planning to get a lot of on-the-scenes photos of the Olympic festivities.
Once again Happy Valentine's Day!
Cute as a button!
The American Girl Doll sweaters are knit! I went and picked the buttons yesterday at Windsor Button in Boston.
I found exactly what I wanted, 1/4 inch buttons in colors matching the little sweaters: a soft green for the Jamieson's Sweater, and a coraly red for the Knitpicks sweater. I love the fact that the buttons are slightly iridescent. They look like little gems.
I don't know how you feel about it, but for me buttons are really important, they can make or break a sweater. Their color can sometimes play on the subtlety of the colors in the yarn, or highlight a delightful stitch. Buttons are just amazing!
I probably owe my fascination for buttons to my mother's button tin box. I am sure you mother had one too. As a child, I spent hours every Wednesday afternoon rummaging through the buttons, delighting at the sounds they would make as my hand dug deeper and deeper,and swooshed them to find the one perfect little treasure I had been dreaming of. I would categorize them, and engage in active trade with imaginary customers. I would spread my collection all over my mother's bed, even though I had been clearly told not to do so. But isn't your mother's bed the only place to sell buttons to imaginary customers? After hours of playing, and shortly before my mother's return, I would reluctantly put all the buttons back in the tin box. I would vaguely straighten the blankets to erase all traces of my activities.
I am sure my mother was never fooled, in particular when on Wednesday nights as she was getting into bed, she would find some forgotten buttons...
I have a button tin box of my own now, and little Miss SockPixie spends hours swooshing, digging, and trading...secretly of course...on my bed...
I found exactly what I wanted, 1/4 inch buttons in colors matching the little sweaters: a soft green for the Jamieson's Sweater, and a coraly red for the Knitpicks sweater. I love the fact that the buttons are slightly iridescent. They look like little gems.
I don't know how you feel about it, but for me buttons are really important, they can make or break a sweater. Their color can sometimes play on the subtlety of the colors in the yarn, or highlight a delightful stitch. Buttons are just amazing!
I probably owe my fascination for buttons to my mother's button tin box. I am sure you mother had one too. As a child, I spent hours every Wednesday afternoon rummaging through the buttons, delighting at the sounds they would make as my hand dug deeper and deeper,and swooshed them to find the one perfect little treasure I had been dreaming of. I would categorize them, and engage in active trade with imaginary customers. I would spread my collection all over my mother's bed, even though I had been clearly told not to do so. But isn't your mother's bed the only place to sell buttons to imaginary customers? After hours of playing, and shortly before my mother's return, I would reluctantly put all the buttons back in the tin box. I would vaguely straighten the blankets to erase all traces of my activities.
I am sure my mother was never fooled, in particular when on Wednesday nights as she was getting into bed, she would find some forgotten buttons...
I have a button tin box of my own now, and little Miss SockPixie spends hours swooshing, digging, and trading...secretly of course...on my bed...
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