…with decorative lights like these!
They were easy to make with patio lights that we picked up at the end of the summer season for $1 a strand at our local hardware store. The balls are made of some kind of dried vine which hubby spray painted red and white.
Then we took my old straight needles and stuck them through the “balls of yarn” . Very festive!
…you’re a bit worried that Santa will come up with yet another weed eater or vacuum cleaner for your holiday gift this year, right click and print out this little hint card and leave it in his/her shoes or wrapped around the car keys!
Once again, I’ve been busy re-knitting one of my older styles.
When I do this, I sometimes find a new way of working the item or just that a different yarn gives the piece a new life.
In this rendition of Shelley’s Lace Jacket, I used Cascade Cotton Rich in the worsted weight instead of the DK I used previously. Here she is waiting to be assembled:
And here she is completed:
The heavier yarn makes Shelley’s suitable for Fall rather than just a Spring/Summer design as I saw it previously. The lace design and the weight of the yarn makes the garment drape against the body as if it were fitted, but there is actually no body shaping written into the instructions making for some good, straightforward knitting. What’s not to like?
This will be our first time exhibiting at OFFF, one of Oregon’s most eagerly awaited fiber related events of the year!
The festival takes place this year on Sept 26th and 27th at the Clackamas fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon, just minutes south of Portland.
White Lies Designs will have our booth set up on the lawn, so come by and see us!
Sometimes the sweater models that I use for shows get a little shopworn and need to be replaced.
In knitting up the Colette Jacket again, I decided to change the yarn to something with a loftier hand in a deeper color.
Here is Colette just yesterday as I finished up the last sleeve and had pressed the pieces. The color is called Oceana.
And here she is today:
She knitted up ultra-fast in only 5 1/2 days of very casual knitting and with the new yarn was far more economical than the one I formerly offered for this style. The old yarnpack was $73 USD in this size ( 35″ bust ), but in our new Cascade Soft Spun is only $41.25 USD.
Who can’t use a little price break in today’s economy? And I can’t think of anything else to do that’s this much fun for under $50!
Not a lot of knitting content today, other than a few pics of some finished garments stacked in a pretty color arrangement. I really just wanted to show some pics of some of the favorite things lying around my house, some (most actually) of which I’ve collected at yard sales and thrift shops.
There is also some of my artwork from my Frederick’s of Hollywood days, my current inspiration board in my office and some of the brooches my husband made from vintage buttons and buckes. Enjoy!
Interested in having me for a teaching/workshop/trunk show event for your guild or shop?
If you’re a shop owner or event organizer, and interested in scheduling a workshop, have a look at some of the classes I offer and to contact me for more information. If you are a yarn shop customer and interested in me teaching at the shop that you frequent, please feel free to pass my info on to your local shop owner.
Are you a fan of Debbie Macomber and her Blossom Street series?
Her newest ,”Summer on Blossom Street” contains a quote from Joan on page 187!
Email us with the first three words of the quote, your name and email address before August 1st. Your entry will go into a drawing to win a White Lies Designs pattern and a copy of one of Annie Modesitt’s brilliant little Flip technique books! http://www.whiteliesdesigns.com
Oh yes, I do love my vintage chic circa 1944.
Shoulders were strong but femme, necklines were sweet and the sweater girl was the pin-up princess of the day. A pair of pretty little lace patterns winding over and around the girlish topograpy was enough to set a young man’s heart afire.
My Zelda, she can be yours too. Find her in the latest issue of Yarn Forward Magazine #15 or right here.
