Greta came with me on vacation and she delighted most everyone she met! We stayed very busy with fun, family and food!
You can see more photos from my vacation in my Flickr stream!
At the moment, I am photographing and preparing a bunch of hats for the shop. Seven new striped pixie hats and a few new colors of berets will be going up sometime tomorrow. Missed the one you wanted or looking for a specific color combination? I take commissions for knitted hats!
In personal dolly news, I recently acquired my second Emerald the Enchanting Witch! Ironically, I sewed a few gift dresses for Emeralds before I owned one and have yet to sew for my own, so that will be a high priority in the next month. I have a few ideas for the silhouettes I would like to see on them. I love their chubby little bodies.
It is a rainy and gray spring day in Portland. I personally love days such as these because they make me enjoy little comforts like a mug of Mexican Cocoa, fleece blankies and knitting!
My design mind is on summer and I have several plans I hope to execute for the upcoming warm weather. Today, I have been swatching several different types of yarn and needle sizes to compare the different types of fabric each combination makes and to get gauge. Once I have the ideal combination, I will begin the pattern for a crisscross strap bodice to be sewn on fabric skirts. My plans are to have a button closure in back and button closures on the straps. I’ve wanted to combine sewing and knitting for a while, so I’m pretty excited. *fingers crossed*
I have also begun drafting a pattern for a circular neck tunic that can be knit short as a shirt or long as a dress. My first prototype is almost finished and I have learned a great deal about how to adapt it for a better fit. The arm holes are too large on the prototype, but I think it will be cute over a puffy sleeved blouse!
In the above photo, Greta is wearing an amazing outfit sewn by the amazing Miss.Amour! It was a birthday gift and this set deserves to have a ballad written about it, the loveliness is that grand. A proper photo shoot will happen soon.