tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19234171673866386602024-03-07T03:33:53.877+00:00Sasha Doll StyleNikki Kernohan's Beautiful Outfits for Sasha DollsNicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-87781931122853051932011-11-01T00:44:00.000+00:002011-11-01T00:44:26.183+00:00And Knitting Continues...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am working on the new Sasha doll collection at the moment - Winter Shoreline...</div>
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The colours are beautiful... taupe, sand, cream, sky blue, sea green, greys... some are subtle and muted whilst others are strong and dramatic reminiscent of a stormy day...</div>
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While my nieces were visiting Belfast, they loved to spend time playing with my Sasha dolls.</div>
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I only photographed a couple of their play sessions. This was when they set up the puppet theatre.</div>
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They chose the dolls that were going to watch the play.</div>
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Decided on the characters and set about the play.</div>
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Behind the scenes...</div>
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I was just sorting through my photographs tonight before going to bed, moving most of them to the external hard drive for storage and I came across these photographs that were taken in May. My nieces had been planning what they wanted to do while I was visiting. </div>
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In this series of photographs... all the ones showing my niece (who is 6), were taken by me... and all of the photos showing just the Sasha dolls and their toys were the actual photos taken by her with only a tiny amount of cropping. Her grandma bought her the camera she is using for Christmas the year before she turned 4 and she has been taking photos of her teddy bears and dolls (without beheading them) ever since. She was given her own camera after she accidentally dropped her mum's camera.</div>
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My niece had been planning exactly what type of photos she wanted to take. Isn't it lovely the way her little sister watches what she is doing with such concentration...</div>
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She posed her baby Sasha (sundress baby) crawling towards her little toys...</div>
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She posed the dolls and took a few photographs... Each doll is holding its own cuddly toy...</div>
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Then she spent ages getting her Sasha dolls to stand up. I think I had to help a little with her blonde girl Anna (schoolgirl). But she succeeded in getting Holly to stand up and I just love how she has posed her baby Sundress... such a lovely composition. This is her actual photograph.</div>
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Then she posed Holly sitting on the stump from the old hedge holding a beautiful blue hardy geranium.</div>
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And this lovely photo is the result... I didn't crop this photo at all. </div>
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For little girls who lost their papa only the month before these were taken, they are a total inspiration to all of us. </div>
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(I am known as Dolly Auntie aka Dolly Godmother... she is a fan of my Sasha Stories and has them on her favourites button on their laptop...)</div>
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<br />Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-44355100051737145372011-07-24T23:37:00.001+01:002011-07-24T23:38:14.953+01:00Marmalade Compote Collection...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The lovely new Marmalade Compote Collection is now available at <a href="http://www.sashadollstyle.co.uk/">Sasha Doll Style</a></div>
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It has been an absolute treat creating this collection and I am delighted with the finished outfits.</div>
<br />Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-90155568010798043622011-07-20T23:35:00.000+01:002011-07-20T23:35:46.062+01:00Tiny Socks...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have almost finished knitting all the tiny socks for the Marmalade Compote Collection.</div>
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They are a mixture of 4 ply wool and lace weight wool... I love the little striped ones.</div>
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<br />Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-77993538924728422042011-07-15T09:21:00.001+01:002011-07-15T09:21:00.232+01:00Marmalade Compote Preview 3...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love these outfits and how they are turning out. The colours are glorious.</div>
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Ariel, Sandy and one of my waifs are modelling the outfits.</div>
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I love this outfit, it is one of my favourite so far. I love the pretty fairisle yoke sweater and hat. I shall be doing socks to match. Haven't decided on footwear yet. Haven't found the perfect shoes yet.</div>
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The outfit that Ariel is wearing is turning into an absolute beauty. I love the fairisle sweater (patterned on back and front), with an edging to the sleeve and around the edge of the hat. I still need to make the trousers and knit the socks. Loving it so far though.</div>
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Sandy looks so cool in this outfit. The sweater is a self striping 4 ply wool/cotton mix yarn in apricot, ivory, yellow ochre, grey, blue and brown. I loved the wool that I have used for his hat and scarf. </div>
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I love the colours in this set of outfits. I was very lucky to find the perfect apricot Ugg boots the same colour as the cute duffle coat.</div>
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The apricot coloured finewale duffle coat is fully lined with ivory. I used pale coloured wooded toggles and light biscuit suede for the loops. The model is my Gotz Sophie. When she arrived with me she had already had her eyes enhanced but I redid it. </div>
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This sweater dress/long tunic is hand knit using a lovely hand dyed 4 ply merino wool. It is truly beautiful. I have used moss stitch for the panel down the centre front and back, the neck, cuffs and the deep hem. The dress has raglan shaping for the sleeves. </div>
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This is just the start of this outfit. I have the trousers and blouse made. I shall be using two lovely contrasting shades of lace weight wool for the cardigan, hair tie and socks. I adore these gorgeous pearl leather Boneka shoes. They are perfect with Emilie's outfit. Emilie is a Kelly Wenarksky repaint with pretty blue eyes and has a lovely long auburn hair (human hair wig).</div>
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A beautiful fairisle sweater. I have used a self striping 4 ply wool for the green and a 4 ply ginger wool for the contrast. I love the effect this creates. I have teamed this with sage coloured needlecord trousers and pearl shoes. I haven't decided on the accessories yet. This is Maya. She is a lovely girl from 1970. I repainted her eyes because one was very badly faded.</div>
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A gorgeous self striping 4 ply wool sweater. Lovely stripes of marmalade, apricot, amaranth, gold and purple. Starla looks really cute in this lovely polo neck Sweater. I painted her green eyes.</div>
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This cute summer outfit is finished. It has a lovely swimming costume, cover up, patchwork bag, shorts, hat and slip on suede sandals. This is Pippy one of my lovely Kelly Wenarsky repaints. She has very vivid hair.</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I started planning Marmalade Compote... I hadn't realised what a huge variety of tones, tints and shades of orange, marmalade, ginger, tangerine, gold, rust etc there were...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual with a new collection... I started with a few photographs that really appealed to me...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now the outfits for this collection are taking shape and I love how they are turning out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-50003099326087067432011-06-18T22:24:00.000+01:002011-06-18T22:24:53.499+01:00New Website for Sasha Doll Style<div style="text-align: center;">18 June 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The new website for Sasha Doll Style is now online...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems to be working but if the old one comes up first please try refreshing the screen...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me know if you encounter any difficulties...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-83745763502852894902011-06-15T16:59:00.000+01:002011-06-15T16:59:27.598+01:00Pretty in Pink Collection...<div style="text-align: center;">15 June 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The new Sasha Doll Style website is ready to upload to the web... Intending to do this on Saturday and hopefully everything will go smoothly...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Pretty in Pink Collection is finished...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are twelve delightful outfits in this collection...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And two duffle coats... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one a very pale blush pink and the other the colour of summer berries...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the colours have worked together to create this collection... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pretty and pink... without being 'too' pink...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-51335699628003761762011-04-30T14:24:00.001+01:002011-04-30T14:29:46.172+01:00Pretty in Pink Collection...<div style="text-align: center;">30 April 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This collection is in shades of pink...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The outfits in the forthcoming collections will all be "One of a Kind"... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual I have been inspired by the beautiful world of nature... grass... leaves... blossoms... </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find a lot of pink a little bit cloying and sweet... yet... pink offset with other colours... greens... blues... paler ice pinks... can be truly beautiful... as we find in nature... this image is of a pink variety of Babies Breath... I love how it looks against the green leafy colours in the background...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the pinky tones and beautiful starry blossoms of Astrantia... I used to have Astrantia growing in the garden and it does make a lovely cut flower... the lovely green and pink wool is a unique hand dyed wool... Some of the ideas developed in my sketch book have been used to create the new outfits for the Pretty in Pink Collection while others have not... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-53108599962839691302011-04-10T12:13:00.004+01:002011-04-10T12:22:44.762+01:00A Nautical Theme...<div style="text-align: center;">10th April 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Progress on the new website continues... Creating the new website has given me the opportunity to make changes... to take time to re-photograph the dolls... update sections that I had been intending to add to or change for such a long time...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>Sometimes when I am displaying this collection at home I put Sandy Hikers outfit with it (but without his sleeping bag and ruck sack) as I think it works quite well within this theme. I have two of the Sandy Hiker shirts one with a pocket and one without. I like the shirt without the pocket when he is wearing his rucksack. I like the shirt with the pocket with this grouping...</i></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><br />
</i></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The outfits from left to right... </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pintucks wearing Trendon "Marina" outfit, Gotz Claudius wearing his own sailor outfit, Miriam wearing Trendon "Sailing Suit" outfit, Sandy Hiker wearing his own Trendon outfit, early Baby Boy wearing Gotz baby "Lena" outfit, and finally, Lily wearing Gotz "Marina" outfit... </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I think it is so interesting the different ways in which the nautical theme can be interpreted.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My Sasha Collection is being completely reworked...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been collecting the original pieces of Sasha clothing for a very long time. When I first started buying Sasha dolls I often bought nude dolls or waifs on ebay as I couldn't afford the MIB dolls... so after investigation I would start to watch out for the outfit that they would have worn on ebay or for sale on other websites like Shelly's... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided that I would like to combine my original outfits collection with the photographing of my Sasha, Gregor, toddler and baby collections... So I have been photographing a few of the dolls each morning... I have been enjoying the process and thinking about the outfits that I am still looking for... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of my outfits have a reproduction element as the doll arrived with part of its original outfit missing... I decided it would be fun to photograph some of the dolls wearing their original outfit but others are wearing a different outfit to the one they would have arrived in... Partly because the clothing collection is larger than the doll collection and partly because I always thought a few of the outfits were cuter on a different doll...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-35060187992016710732011-03-21T18:55:00.000+00:002011-03-21T18:55:39.908+00:00Inspirational Purples...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday 21st March 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just after Christmas... after some computer troubles... and the discovery that my software that I used for my website was no longer compatible with the new Windows software... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has meant that although my website <a href="http://www.sashadollstyle.co.uk/">Sasha Doll Style</a> is still on the web I have been unable to update it or make any changes to it since early January... </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew that the time to give my Sasha Doll Style website a complete overhaul had arrived...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been working on the colour schemes for 6 new collections...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are few photos that I took of the fabrics, wools and inspirational images for the purples collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have started work on the outfits for the Pretty in Pink Collection...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping that the new website will be completed fairly soon... I hadn't realised just how large Sasha Doll Style had become over the wonderful years that I have been on the web...</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-38322820379994293072010-11-09T14:44:00.002+00:002010-11-09T23:11:38.853+00:00Amethyst Dreams - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9 November 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have finished all the photography for the new Amethyst Dreams Collection of Sasha and Gregor clothing. The website should be updated by tomorrow morning. The first half of the collection was placed on Sasha Doll Style website last night. <a href="http://www.sashadollstyle.co.uk/">Amethyst Dreams Collection</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Group 3</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sasha (fringe girl circa 1968) is wearing a richly coloured wide rib sweater knitted in Araucania hand painted wool. I used the same lovely wool to knit her ear flap hat. Her scarf and socks are knitted using a dark indigo wool. I used the same wool to knit the edge on her hat and both wools are used for the plaits. Her bootleg style trousers are made using a lovely Amethyst coloured finewale corduroy. Gorgeous outfit.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David (my 1972 gregor) is wearing a cute outfit. I used crazy zauberball sock wool for his sweater and hat. I loved the long repeat in this yarn which gave a very modern look to the graduating colours. His socks are knitted using a lovely lace weight shetland wool which picks out one of the colours in his sweater. His straight leg trousers are made from mid blue denim. The trousers have pockets at the front. The outfit really suits David.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sasha (Jeans 1968) is wearing a lovely striped sweater dress. I have used the same lovely Araucania wool and indigo wool to knit the dress in fine stripes. I used the indigo for her cuffs, polo neck collar and welt. Also used the indigo to knit her modern style hat. I spent a lot of time looking for fabric to make her tights. Couldn't find the right colour anywhere and then I saw a woollen sweater in a shop that was just the right colour. I brought it home and cut off one sleeve. Perfect. The outfit is completed with chestnut Uggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Group 4</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sarah (mid 70's brunette) is wearing a beautiful outfit. Her sweater is a gorgeous mix of purples and magentas. Wonderful depth of colour. Her earflap hat is made using a Lorna's Laces Sock wool. Her bootleg style trousers are made using a gorgeous mauve needlecord. Her socks are made using the same wool as her sweater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used this outfit for modelling the duffle coat which is a wonderful magenta needlecord lined with a darker contrasting mauve lining. Mauve leather thong used for the loops and wooden toggles. Beautiful duffle coat.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brunette Sasha re-root is wearing the cabled sweater. It has two cables at the front and double moss st for the background and sleeves. A polo neck collar and rib cuffs and welt. I have used the same lovely 4 ply dusky pink wool for the double moss st socks. Her bootleg trousers are also mauve needlecord. I have used a lovely Fyberspates hand dyed sock yarn for her hat and scarf. Very soft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katie is wearing a beautiful sweater dress with polo neck and front pocket hand knitted using Lorna's laces wool in Black Purl colourway. Her earflap hat was knitted using the same wool and edged using a lovely pinky/mauve bamboo yarn. I has a gorgeous sheen and the colour sets off the dress and hat perfectly. I used both yarns for the plaits on the earflap hat. Her leggings are made from pinky/mauve cotton jersey. A very attractive outfit. She is wearing black slip on shoes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-27855883999854287632010-11-08T16:31:00.000+00:002010-11-08T16:31:28.879+00:00Amethyst Dreams - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8 November 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems like a long time ago that I began choosing the colours and looking for inspiration for my new Amethyst Dreams Collection of new clothes for Sasha and Gregor...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HHwVLOo7eYZYXX2Ar7wZTDH9iRK916OBhC6GDjyfS4aq41XJJJbUnD7gz5FRodMB5wAtsf75AsZvFGa_RMWbt2JI_j6CMcGi_ZUmvKVjALyODvADzDT3DL9Yqs73sUTrz0LK_YjgV0Ug/s1600/for+blogspot+Purple+blue+and+magenta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HHwVLOo7eYZYXX2Ar7wZTDH9iRK916OBhC6GDjyfS4aq41XJJJbUnD7gz5FRodMB5wAtsf75AsZvFGa_RMWbt2JI_j6CMcGi_ZUmvKVjALyODvADzDT3DL9Yqs73sUTrz0LK_YjgV0Ug/s400/for+blogspot+Purple+blue+and+magenta.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are some of my very favourite colours and I have found it very difficult to stop...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end the collection has 12 knitwear outfits... I do have several other outfits that were started and are in various stages of completion but I realised that I found this collection so inspiring that I could continue working on it forever... so a halt had to be called... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall revisit it at a later date with the other outfits when they are finished... but for now I have some very patient people awaiting their commissioned outfits...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had intended most of these outfits to have little black ankle boots with them... then I realised that I had forgotten to order them... oops... ordered now but will take a couple of weeks to arrive...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">GROUP 1</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't resist photographing these two outfits together. Sasha waif who is as yet unnamed - used to be a 1972 Gregor but his falling hair became a real issue so has been rewigged with a lovely Trendon Sasha Princess Wig. She is wearing a White Horses in Starlight sweater with a matching hat and socks... Her bootleg style trousers are a lovely mid blue denim. I love knitting this sweater... Fairisle is such fun to work.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greg (from 1970) is wearing a sweater knitted using the same lovely Trekking sock yarn as the background yarn used for the White Horses sweater. I teamed it with a contrasting pale blue 4 ply wool for his hat, scarf and socks... He has straight leg mid blue denim trousers. A gorgeous outfit on him that brings out the lovely colour of his eyes. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sasha is modelling the 3rd outfit in this group. I was inspired by the lovely 4 ply multi colour sock wool... As it was quite a "bright" wool I wanted to tone it down so teamed it with a gorgeous dark teal 4 ply wool... This has been used as the main colour for her sweater. I also used it to edge the fun ear flap hat and for the plaits... I decided that it would be cool if her hat and socks were bright and cheerful... I couldn't find the right shade of teal corduroy so opted for a very dark green needlecord for her bootleg style trousers. A very cute combination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this group of outfits... It has the two pale coloured outfits within it... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ffyon my lovely Trendon Pintucks from 1982 is wearing a gorgeous Fair Isle yoke sweater... The main colour is worked in a 4 ply ivory wool which sets off the light blue, denim blue and pale pink used for the colourwork. She has mauve/pink lace weight hand knitted socks. Her trousers are mid-blue denim bootleg style trousers. Her outfit is completed with a lovely ivory hand knitted hat. A lovely outfit.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gregor (from 1968) is wearing one of my favourite outfits from this collection. I really love how this sweater turned out and the gorgeous colour combination... of the mauves, purples, lavender, denim blue and zesty green. I used the same sock wool for his hat. His trousers are sewn from lavender coloured needlecord and have pockets at the front. His striped socks are knit using two colours of lace weight shetland wool that pick out colours from the sweater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natalie looks very pretty wearing this sweater that features a pretty multi coloured fairisle zig zag edging pattern worked in a lovely Jitterbug sock wool... I love the ivory setting off the pretty colours... It works really nicely... I made a hat to match the sweater using the lovely fairisle rib for the edge. After trying the sweater with a few different colours I settled on a strong magenta needlecord for her trousers. They are straight leg style with pockets at the front. Her sweater fastens at the back with two buttons that are exactly the same colour as her trousers. This allows for the sweater to be worn with the buttons to the front for a different look. I waited until I had chosen the trouser colour before choosing the buttons as I thought it would be nice to have them matching. She has pink and white track shoes.</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-50400671062028026132010-11-06T22:33:00.000+00:002010-11-06T22:33:21.027+00:00Sewing trousers...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 November 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't usually take photographs of my workspace as I am not the tidiest creative worker on the planet... the boxes contain custom orders in progress and the beginnings of future collections while I collect together colours, fabrics, threads, buttons, shoes and inspirational images...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT01Mtju3KPgcZb1Uvy1Craw0Zu3brHAyOMsP2TTlhnI3382c6vvQ4Ldl8kUgzE9IKHTdKH3QGpKMYBmnNpdrfR2Y5ql5ybSAFj8YeE95LpIYA2a18jZKky4GUmziytMijMj_dBIeMVvBp/s1600/sewing+trousers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT01Mtju3KPgcZb1Uvy1Craw0Zu3brHAyOMsP2TTlhnI3382c6vvQ4Ldl8kUgzE9IKHTdKH3QGpKMYBmnNpdrfR2Y5ql5ybSAFj8YeE95LpIYA2a18jZKky4GUmziytMijMj_dBIeMVvBp/s640/sewing+trousers+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last pieces for the Amethyst Dreams Collection are under way... cut out and in the process of being made... It has been a wonderful collection of outfits to work on and I have really enjoyed the process...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work would have been finished today... but I had a <a href="http://nicolettenotebook.blogspot.com/">stressful day</a> so the sewing will be finished tomorrow and photography will start on Monday morning... I like to take photographs in natural light... so most photos are taken in the morning... I shall be putting this Collection onto the website in a slightly different way... hopefully about 4 outfits per day over the middle of next week.</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-23424464940750065662010-10-31T18:59:00.000+00:002010-10-31T18:59:21.574+00:00Happy Halloween...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">31 October 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6YtoNlWWr-mco2AfDaxi6Y-oLCL87uSgfjV2rXvyfF4LUq3k03vNnv1c6ev9lBdQEI-1MDsbJ4xcJ7rRvqZVolhUoqAtK91CPQkqXDscH7LI7AMQBMGfrCxW3qaAOCVfxkPMFaI8eKSO/s1600/Halloween+Party+Story+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6YtoNlWWr-mco2AfDaxi6Y-oLCL87uSgfjV2rXvyfF4LUq3k03vNnv1c6ev9lBdQEI-1MDsbJ4xcJ7rRvqZVolhUoqAtK91CPQkqXDscH7LI7AMQBMGfrCxW3qaAOCVfxkPMFaI8eKSO/s320/Halloween+Party+Story+031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you have a wonderful Halloween going trick or treating...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc51SER9HeDoFBu4IhYLVaRUgTSC59Ni0zdwuLemZbdLiZX7DcUlMxHx4S4PBxbOffKAXIijpkvOwWU874Pb9jz-XxbXY1c3nbIUTtCfwuZluhs5NS_gz5P95Xu5nhVtreldLSly-ilAI/s1600/Halloween+Party+Story+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc51SER9HeDoFBu4IhYLVaRUgTSC59Ni0zdwuLemZbdLiZX7DcUlMxHx4S4PBxbOffKAXIijpkvOwWU874Pb9jz-XxbXY1c3nbIUTtCfwuZluhs5NS_gz5P95Xu5nhVtreldLSly-ilAI/s320/Halloween+Party+Story+025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eating freshly baked apple pie like my mum used to make...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wEvw-t4epJYCcLFhyphenhyphenrE0rVQowf_wdyRzfpvo_d2f-9kNgLLrKeX0CnJXjYzDtll0l1FxlwvBRrUOSndUBh1pKeHZuo-n9yowdNuXpUhimzGJABk2zwro-iaET7Dueq8tzj6LICtMMlNx/s1600/Halloween+Party+Story+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wEvw-t4epJYCcLFhyphenhyphenrE0rVQowf_wdyRzfpvo_d2f-9kNgLLrKeX0CnJXjYzDtll0l1FxlwvBRrUOSndUBh1pKeHZuo-n9yowdNuXpUhimzGJABk2zwro-iaET7Dueq8tzj6LICtMMlNx/s320/Halloween+Party+Story+067.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And having loads of fun at your <a href="http://www.sashadollstyle.co.uk/halloween_party.htm">Halloween Parties</a>... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we were children my mum used to have amazing Halloween Parties... I based the Sasha Halloween Party story on what we used to do as children... It was so much fun...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-37166419905954778862010-09-27T17:03:00.000+01:002010-09-27T17:03:20.083+01:00Socks... Socks... Socks...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">27 September 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv_7Yd9LmYbnrWZqeyGjPksXjJJbNV6TEzAN3TDtQyi5zhXtAGxjNUCYOjXwQw1rdp-9JJ52iV4LxhzcSsiwtr_9tczMXvrhC4x735T7hd0incBxev0PrusVBhJWk6ACBxig4loXFnif6/s1600/Sasha+socks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv_7Yd9LmYbnrWZqeyGjPksXjJJbNV6TEzAN3TDtQyi5zhXtAGxjNUCYOjXwQw1rdp-9JJ52iV4LxhzcSsiwtr_9tczMXvrhC4x735T7hd0incBxev0PrusVBhJWk6ACBxig4loXFnif6/s400/Sasha+socks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been knitting a lot of socks recently... in the evenings, I have been relaxing in front of the tv or an anime dvd, knitting socks for myself... very enjoyable...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, the outfits for the new collection were also at the stage of needing their socks... so now I am knitting lots of pairs of Sasha sized socks to match the outfits...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tiny socks are so incredibly cute to work on... when I finish the next 3 pairs I will be moving onto hats...</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-41574211443779217052010-09-16T07:30:00.000+01:002010-09-16T07:30:00.526+01:00Amethyst Dreams Collection in Progress...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16 September 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This collection is still very much at the in-progress stage... but is coming along pretty well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu9kR4E6sAemtdl4zikxCG4UgHpjaULckaeuG4dCqnRT9qGT21oMUy4FDPcsH2xIwV2l4ABDXq_924n4d4lqoEiKHXK2RPAGYUuIxNcvaZ9_-6HmTy3PEcss8x7Hp_CsBZ-xNtYFhs8XF/s1600/Amethyst+Dreams+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu9kR4E6sAemtdl4zikxCG4UgHpjaULckaeuG4dCqnRT9qGT21oMUy4FDPcsH2xIwV2l4ABDXq_924n4d4lqoEiKHXK2RPAGYUuIxNcvaZ9_-6HmTy3PEcss8x7Hp_CsBZ-xNtYFhs8XF/s320/Amethyst+Dreams+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't this the cutest Gregor? He is so handsome... bought him on ebay a few months ago... I need to restring him but haven't had the time yet. He has beautiful eyes and dates from 1968...</div><br />
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</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-49338149237316937412010-09-15T10:05:00.001+01:002010-09-15T10:05:00.194+01:00Baby's Bedroom...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">15 September 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdNxPVN0D6Cyto-95hfq0tpewfOTRSdRfG7nzPhOWIyHu_oJqyVw7qHBFnl664IUhyphenhyphen3SohL0NvqdhaqNh2bxrcYxN9BqHyzT4EfeKa7xfFE6XeL5IhpaoRoV_IxQIOpwZoBS0niQeJylw/s1600/baby's+bedroom+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdNxPVN0D6Cyto-95hfq0tpewfOTRSdRfG7nzPhOWIyHu_oJqyVw7qHBFnl664IUhyphenhyphen3SohL0NvqdhaqNh2bxrcYxN9BqHyzT4EfeKa7xfFE6XeL5IhpaoRoV_IxQIOpwZoBS0niQeJylw/s320/baby's+bedroom+1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have taken quite a lot of the photographs for the baby's bedroom... Although I still need to take some additional shots hopefully at the weekend when there may be the opportunity of having similar light conditions... I hope...</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyE2MHpSM9I-PYFBXLr5kqbV_4fXJVrl1LhQyL8JRo7GH0cqSX7CnigwTTQ17IkZnKu734mo7mxRL9nyx1hWq2VRsfrUG0w8dJKC5LQ0WT0rHvRLHMu4vamDJpO2tvYJ5_lCy6qNoh2Qq/s1600/baby's+bedroom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyE2MHpSM9I-PYFBXLr5kqbV_4fXJVrl1LhQyL8JRo7GH0cqSX7CnigwTTQ17IkZnKu734mo7mxRL9nyx1hWq2VRsfrUG0w8dJKC5LQ0WT0rHvRLHMu4vamDJpO2tvYJ5_lCy6qNoh2Qq/s320/baby's+bedroom+2.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have loads of ideas for the story and even know what the title will be... for a change... </div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-2263929463228504642010-09-14T17:59:00.003+01:002010-09-14T18:35:41.225+01:00Amethyst Dreams Collection in Progress...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">14 September 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new Amethyst Dreams Collection is coming along nicely...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DhBqRSmr8IKUn5gH9aUyLCFzESDjmaLPNlrD2E-cr4NUD8DLK8k08mif_rpOF9chSwdOuk0XTk_RLqht2UEP5s6cH56qKqEoYpWWjfUfnmSeZs7rUEmuEOuNolBRQYHFRnEi9GWlqAYP/s1600/Amethyst+Dreams+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DhBqRSmr8IKUn5gH9aUyLCFzESDjmaLPNlrD2E-cr4NUD8DLK8k08mif_rpOF9chSwdOuk0XTk_RLqht2UEP5s6cH56qKqEoYpWWjfUfnmSeZs7rUEmuEOuNolBRQYHFRnEi9GWlqAYP/s320/Amethyst+Dreams+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am at the stage of knitting little socks... hats... bags... I love the hand dyed Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock wool that I used for the earflap hat... it complements the wool used for the sweater so perfectly...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvVtIzs2X_aXbTmFlwzMoSBf0mGKfNsKgXOmwNmua5H8-I4OCPNdVOvJD6jfBO5YEkRG3h1efLYQV4jDhe2l_VMp4ZoZ9Uctg3ew_2Eh-HqPc4Xf6Ar8_7T5t8mDBB-jiHBe4PqxjsFdB/s1600/Amethyst+Dreams+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvVtIzs2X_aXbTmFlwzMoSBf0mGKfNsKgXOmwNmua5H8-I4OCPNdVOvJD6jfBO5YEkRG3h1efLYQV4jDhe2l_VMp4ZoZ9Uctg3ew_2Eh-HqPc4Xf6Ar8_7T5t8mDBB-jiHBe4PqxjsFdB/s400/Amethyst+Dreams+3.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the case of others... sewing trousers and choosing footwear...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1XC98WQisrus48Z02FeMgN1Cq5EU_Ko4qYRXYUlMhL3qvTPBQdinfVCfzEL5Za7MLq3WS2APutKH79O53EFETzhmkTekOZ_g0Gu4xRJnET6pKygI1nZn4D6SdjAjwa9yFfr05YOAiFxe/s1600/Amethyst+Dreams+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1XC98WQisrus48Z02FeMgN1Cq5EU_Ko4qYRXYUlMhL3qvTPBQdinfVCfzEL5Za7MLq3WS2APutKH79O53EFETzhmkTekOZ_g0Gu4xRJnET6pKygI1nZn4D6SdjAjwa9yFfr05YOAiFxe/s320/Amethyst+Dreams+4.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some of the outfits I have finished the jumper and am deciding on the best choice of contrasting yarns to create the accessories to go with the outfit...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Need to start sewing the dresses soon as I have completed the smocking... I have loved working with these colours they are a dream to work on... hence the name...</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-83563305000531353692010-09-05T09:37:00.002+01:002010-09-11T15:14:29.934+01:00Samples for Amethyst Dreams Collection... Part 2<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 September 2010</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUdgPklbtGfTPhgRkj81UuBFWW6GzQDOToyMYJIZljNuxK60vXxpvxDoLigMRyaKG3vd48DP2kxLKe1B7Rf5zjB5eRP7biNmD65SC9Mrc62kIZ_xGXJABO0Nb9PEIKh-XnrSGKcmmQp9W/s1600/new+collection+sampling+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUdgPklbtGfTPhgRkj81UuBFWW6GzQDOToyMYJIZljNuxK60vXxpvxDoLigMRyaKG3vd48DP2kxLKe1B7Rf5zjB5eRP7biNmD65SC9Mrc62kIZ_xGXJABO0Nb9PEIKh-XnrSGKcmmQp9W/s320/new+collection+sampling+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It never ceases to amaze me how ideas seem to keep arriving... I start off collecting images within a colour family for my inspiration noticeboard... a photograph of the noticeboard is in my samples sketchbook on the page above... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the fun starts as I start going through my huge collection of wools, yarns and fabrics... choosing colours that work within my chosen colour theme...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my notebook I think about the different shapes and styles that I want to create in the collection... how they will look on the different Sasha dolls... which Sasha dolls I want to use for modelling each of the outfits...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NbO8lgdZWXRQ_s7QJmvqbMM-Oouk_zrCpPTgCq9tzYgo9ENCrcZ96yL7w-2X-lVDr_2DJ3GvkyaaiKavs2Ldxm8T5MKr_jaEjpD_5-nMfA4VHQ4_fZMaM1YaxMmH1Wa_CJS1CziEZAbi/s1600/new+collection+sampling+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NbO8lgdZWXRQ_s7QJmvqbMM-Oouk_zrCpPTgCq9tzYgo9ENCrcZ96yL7w-2X-lVDr_2DJ3GvkyaaiKavs2Ldxm8T5MKr_jaEjpD_5-nMfA4VHQ4_fZMaM1YaxMmH1Wa_CJS1CziEZAbi/s320/new+collection+sampling+5.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and suddenly the collection is taking shape not just in my imagination... or on the page of my notebook... but on the Sasha dolls lined up on my shelf wearing beautiful outfits at different stages of development... and in my minds eye I can visualise what the new collection will look like when it is finished...</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-54859256697370555862010-09-04T10:25:00.003+01:002010-09-11T15:14:08.043+01:00Samples for Amethyst Dreams Collection... Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 September 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have finished my sampling for the next collection of Sasha outfits... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But my mind is an absolute blank at the moment for a name. Technically the colour scheme is analogous colours using the purple/blue/magenta colour families but I think I want to have something nicer for the name like Starry Nights... or... Purple Daze... or... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always find that seeing the colours and samples together with images that inspired me really help to focus my mind on the final look I am visualising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mLb9ukuKtM8nmMT2R0VnBLW0-TLNSF8PXRLKACgsUuA9k3KhFGOkb83YgEeRRG2F7dfmDOw4RCwChcQMEmbjmt7ewliVrX64_9jqDiFNZJg1Wwh75wMQsF_zwMUHIUpXAXMJkSlUl346/s1600/new+collection+sampling+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mLb9ukuKtM8nmMT2R0VnBLW0-TLNSF8PXRLKACgsUuA9k3KhFGOkb83YgEeRRG2F7dfmDOw4RCwChcQMEmbjmt7ewliVrX64_9jqDiFNZJg1Wwh75wMQsF_zwMUHIUpXAXMJkSlUl346/s320/new+collection+sampling+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a two page spread of some of the samples... I am still deciding on the accessories for some of the outfits such as styles of hat, scarf, bags, mittens, socks... etc... But which I choose is dependent upon whether the outfit is for a Gregor or a Sasha.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFB019ZQcqoEIKBHhHnFjGtcsvwBPcKaLM-4s8jV1VlGtMKSLSbkhLR89OG5PTlml2Y3Q0qh1URMLo_Wen8Z0OVStGdBvpTIsI6ZLrQ4QT6F_YMKb9RvdLpkfmk5FFvwr_gQzlESZJCQV/s1600/new+collection+sampling+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFB019ZQcqoEIKBHhHnFjGtcsvwBPcKaLM-4s8jV1VlGtMKSLSbkhLR89OG5PTlml2Y3Q0qh1URMLo_Wen8Z0OVStGdBvpTIsI6ZLrQ4QT6F_YMKb9RvdLpkfmk5FFvwr_gQzlESZJCQV/s320/new+collection+sampling+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A closeup image of my thoughts for the hat/sock combination to go with the boys sweater that co-ordinates with the White Horses in Starlight outfit... I try to choose colours that will enhance the colours that are in the trekking maxima wool that I chose for the sweater... At the moment for this outfit I think that the light blue used for the main colour works beautifully... </div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923417167386638660.post-64908200476112150542010-08-31T10:38:00.002+01:002010-08-31T10:38:00.402+01:00Resistance is futile... part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">31 August 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continuation of the Mini Mochi sweater is coming along... slowly...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWkJF0y26AenZxAXCDx47Q1uUe3m0dydvHyeI1JulwTfnQcdo00m7zV2wP_OThQetYJ7WqBiBHlRn-c8fhdzninTISjqm5dCPcTxnpwMXfV33N0goy3cpIpHCD42V3wMsb1imPiZdjB2X/s1600/sweater+futility+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWkJF0y26AenZxAXCDx47Q1uUe3m0dydvHyeI1JulwTfnQcdo00m7zV2wP_OThQetYJ7WqBiBHlRn-c8fhdzninTISjqm5dCPcTxnpwMXfV33N0goy3cpIpHCD42V3wMsb1imPiZdjB2X/s320/sweater+futility+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first sleeve is finished... As I like my sleeves to match and the colour variation in the ball of yarn were not going to allow me to get a repeat without a lot of wastage if at all...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI1Mzk-WEx4H6Qb1Z3uu0f7JxuZhE26jy7MDaMgRUbi4GLBbrN5_FAatjJWoMaC_kuZr5F_ySSmi-PKhpDkFrt00Vz2JuK9kKQet4A5cbC6ULShBFN21kxPUwKusTl0B_mX14s9St0T92/s1600/sweater+futility+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI1Mzk-WEx4H6Qb1Z3uu0f7JxuZhE26jy7MDaMgRUbi4GLBbrN5_FAatjJWoMaC_kuZr5F_ySSmi-PKhpDkFrt00Vz2JuK9kKQet4A5cbC6ULShBFN21kxPUwKusTl0B_mX14s9St0T92/s320/sweater+futility+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I carefully unravelled the yarn and cut it at the end of each colour repeat (tricky as the colours blend through each other beautifully) and then divided each of these exactly in half so that I get the movment of the colours on the sleeves to match each other as perfectly as possible. I just like them to match and if they don't I am not as happy with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is turning out to be a very pretty sweater.</div>Nicolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023496321010522362noreply@blogger.com3