Showing posts with label Modern Cardigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Modern Cardigan. Show all posts

Short Sleeve Cardigan...

11 August 2010

Beautiful short sleeve cardigan... k2 p2 rib used for a deep cuff and also for the edging. 

Beautiful multi coloured hand dyed wool made by Artist's Palette...

After I had finished knitting the cardigan I washed it and let it dry flat...

Now I need to choose buttons that will suit the cardigan and look pretty...

Haven't decided what this cardigan will go with for the outfit... possibly a dress?
The colours are warm and summery... like a rose garden...

I thought the colour of this cardigan looked beautiful on Tara's pretty redhead Sasha...
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Long Sleeve Cardigan...

10 August 2010

This was the first garment I created while I was in Kent...  I used a variation on a slip stitch pattern I read about in a knitting magazine a few months ago... The cardigan will have a few buttons at the top front...

The yarn used is a beautiful wool rich sock yarn in a variation of colours... Loved these colours together...

Sasha travelled to Kent with me... She loved modelling in the warm weather in the garden...  The garden is large and beautiful... the quintessential cottage garden... the border in the background has only just been created in early June after the removal of a heavy evergreen hedge...

The picket fence made a gorgeous backdrop... A very pretty cardigan... just need to choose buttons now...
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Winter Frost Collection: Part 3


The Sashas models in this group are: Annette (Gotz Sasha and sister to Anna); Maya (blonde Sasha from 1970 with eyes repainted by me); Pippa (a lovely early 70's brunette Sasha who had developed falling hair and was rewigged by me to look like a brown eyed version of my sister).

Maya is wearing a beautiful outfit that I think looks really cute on her.


Her cardigan is hand knit using a pretty sky blue lace weight shetland wool. Yet again the buttons were hard to find. I kept looking for the right size and colour everywhere I went.

Her blouse is made using a pretty dainty rose bud pattern cotton fabric which fastens at the back.
The buttons I chose are really cute little sky blue flower shaped ones. Very dainty. In this style of cardigan, I think the design of the buttons are a really important feature.


Her hair is tied back with an I-cord hair tie knitted in the same lace weight shetland wool as her cardigan.


Annette is wearing a cute outfit. Her waistcoat is hand knit using 4ply hand dyed wool. Its colours coordinate beautifully with the colour of the blue flowers on her dress. The waistcoat buttons at the front with pretty grey pearly buttons and features a lacey pattern on the front.


Her dress has a gathered skirt with a narrow pleat just above the hemline.


The bodice is fully lined. The sleeves are puffed with a little cuff and she has a contrasting colour of blue for the collar.


Her pants match her dress. The outfit is finished with white ankle socks and navy blue leather boneka shoes.


A truly beautiful outfit.


Pippa is modelling my favourite outfit from this collection. It is a beautiful v-neck jacket knitted in 2ply sweater weight shetland wool. The jacket is in the main striped with little speckles of contrasting colour in some of the stripes.


I loved the dark blue buttons which have a couple of tones in them.


She has a crew neck short sleeved sweater on underneath her jacket. It is knit using a lovely blue and dark green sock wool, (the same wool as I used for the background of the sweater with the white horses).


Her trousers are denim bootleg style. Her outfit is finished with hand knit socks made from the same sock wool as her short sleeved top. She has little track shoes to finish the outfit.


Isn't Pippa just the cutest doll?


I so love the look of this wig on her with the beautiful little fine curls.
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Autumn Landscape Collection: Part 3

The models in this group are:
Anna (Gotz Anna side-part with bobbed hairstyle) Sally (Early trendon baby girl)Raven haired trendon Sasha Emillie (One of a Kind Sasha Repaint)

When I saw this beautiful silk scarf, I just knew that it would be a perfect sari for Sasha.

It has a pretty paisley pattern with a lovely dark contrasting border. I have hand stitched the pleats to help keep them in place.

I used a lovely oatmeal coloured natural cotton for the little top and the long length slip.



She is also wearing fine beads one as a necklace and the other two (the same length as the first) twisted around her wrists as bracelets.

Although my raven haired trendon beauty succeeded in modelling this outfit, it also looked gorgeous on Arielle my Gotz Yamka.

I created this pretty outfit for the Lilac Collection. I loved it so much I thought I would try it in the lovely Autumn colours.

Her cardigan is hand knit using a pretty peach lace weight shetland wool. Yet again the buttons were hard to find. I kept looking for the right size and colour everywhere I went.

Her blouse is made from a dainty rose floral patterned cotton fabric and fastens at the back.

Her socks are hand knit using the same wool as her cardigan. The outfit is completed with a lovely pair of brown leather boneka sandals.
Emillie is another of Kelly Wenarsky's beautiful one-of-a-kind Sasha dolls. She has deep blue eyes and wears an auburn human hair wig which I have plaited. It is tied with a hair tie knitted using the shetland lace wool.
Here we have another of my new baby Sasha creations.

I just adore my little early brunette Sasha baby girl. Her eyes are gradually turning a gorgeous shade of green and she has a cute very long fringe which she peeps out from below.

Sally is wearing a lovely striped baby grow which fastens at the front with black snap fasteners. It is knit using a lovely Panda silk sock wool and a lovely dark brown tweed sock wool which has the same colour flecks running through it as are in the Panda wool.

She is hugging her beautiful little toy dog.
For a long time I have intended to find the time to create a pattern for a baby hat with ear flaps. It really is too cute on her. It was knitted mainly using the panda silk sock wool and edged using the tweed wool. I also added a little dark brown pompom. It ties under her chin with little I-cord ties.
This is the first outing for Anna, my lovely Gotz side-part girl, as a model.

The dress she is wearing was made using the same beautiful dainty rose floral patterned cotton as the blouse above. It has a full gathered skirt which is just below the knee in length. The bodice is fitted and lined and the dress has long sleeves.

Her socks are hand knit using ivory lace weight shetland wool with a single peach stripe. Her shoes are leather boneka t-bar shoes.

The contrast fabric has a darker peach pattern on a lighter peach background and has been used for her peter pan collar, fine cuffs and belt. The belt has a little decorative rose shaped buckle at the front, picking up the rose pattern on the dress fabric.

Anna is a beautiful Sasha who has gorgeous shoulder length brown hair with blue eyes. She is sister to my lovely Gotz Annette and toddler Elke who both have the same colouring.
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