Thinking of options for a hat, scarf and mittens

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16:51
8 July 2010

I have been thinking about colours that would look beautiful with a very dark green corduroy duffle coat.

Some of the options I have thought about included the beautiful Araucania Ranco Multi hand dyed wool.  The colours are just gorgeous when knitted up.

This option includes a lovely araucania ranco multi yarn which would be used for the hat and mittens.
The dark green, blue and softer grayish green are lace weight shetland wool.  I have photographed them with the duffle in the background.

The original colour scheme which I used in the Evergreen collection.  I have been thinking of different options to give a bit of choice.  It has been fun looking through all my boxes of wool.

This option shows the selection of lace weight wool that I think would look lovely for the scarf with the araucania ranco multi wool that is shown in the first two photographs.  The mauve and blue tones along with the dark greens look striking with the duffle coat.

This option shows a lovely chocolate brown, dark green and blue shetland lace weight wool for the scarf and a gorgeous richly coloured Lorna's Laces shepherd sock hand dyed wool as the multi coloured option for the hat and mittens.

In this option I thought that the natural tawny, turquoise and dark green shetland lace weight wool looked gorgeous as a foil for the araucania ranco multi option for the hat and mittens.


The original scarf and hat that I knitted to go with the dark green duffle coat.
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On the Needles...

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12:31
Friday, 11 June 2010

I am busy busy busy at the moment...
In the morning I am photographing all the outfits for the new collection... The sweater on the needles was to be part of the Step into Spring collection but I felt that on reflection... the colours were not quite right for this set so it remains on the needles... along with a number of other projects... I have used three yarns for this fairisle stripe pattern, a lovely teal, a natural white and a multi colour yarn in yellow/turquoise/teal/green/ivory.  The sweater looks lovely with the fabric that it coordinates with...
Anyway... back to sewing duffle coats...
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Sun Lounger for warm Summer Days...

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I was delighted to find this wonderful sun lounger for Sasha.  Build-a-Bear has it in stock in the blue and white stripe version that I liked or pink stripes.  It is perfect for Sasha in size.
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Step Into Spring Collection Preview - Part 1

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Initially when I started work on the Step into Spring collection I wondered how the colour scheme would work translated into outfits.   I really enjoyed planning the new styles and thinking about the look of each outfit.
There are 3 swimming costumes as part of this collection.  They are part of the outfits and can be carried in the Sasha dolls shoulder bag when not being worn.   The yellow swimming costume is part of the outfit that Gotz Anna is modelling.
I designed several new items of knitwear for the collection.  One of my favourites is the pretty yellow top worn by Anna knitted in lace weight shetland wool.
Another favourite is the lovely fairisle cardigan with 3/4 length sleeves.  The five colours of lace weight shetland wool blend through each other beautifully.
I found it difficult to find sandals that were right for some of the outfits so made my own.  They are made completely from leather and are based on the style of my Frido white sandals.  The pale blue leather is very soft. 
I shall photograph the outfits over the next few days.
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Step Into Spring Collection Preview - Part 2

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I have just finished the Step into Spring Collection and am now ready to take photographs of all the outfits for Sasha Doll Style.   The light quality is awful this afternoon so I have just taken a few preview photos to let you see the new outfits.
I have had a huge amount of fun planning new styles for this collection.  
Some of the outfits have several different ways in which the doll can wear them.  The outfit that Keira is wearing is an example of this.  She can wear the dress with the jumper tied at the front and carrying the swimming costume in her bag.  Or she can wear the dress without the sweater with just the bag and her bead necklace or she can wear her swimming costume. The pants that go with the outfit are my usual style that can also pass as shorts and they look very cute worn over her swimming costume.
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Original Sasha Outfits with a Twist...

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As I collected most of my collection of original Sasha and Gregor outfits a separate items and it often took me a while to have a complete set, I had the habit of using the items in different ways...

Olwyn kindly wore the Honey blonde "Party" outfit from the 80's. We don't have the blue eyed honey blonde girl in our collection but Olwyn thought the outfit looked pretty.



Of course, my 70's waif who has a bit of a rebellious streak had to try the outfit too but she added a few other items of clothing to make it more her own style.
This is just a preview of one of the outfits which I have featured.
This is a new series of photos on http://www.sashadollstyle.co.uk/ which will be ongoing for a while. I hope you will enjoy it.
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Step Into Spring

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Step into Spring sample pages in my sketchbook. A great way of comparing fabrics and colours and wool to help choose which combinations to use for the outfits.

I wasn't sure how I would get on with yellow. It has never been a favourite colour of mine although I do love it in nature from the cheerful daffodils to the winter jasmine. Lovely tones of yellow.

From my notice board I chose several images that particularly appealed to me for this colour scheme.


There is something particularly elegant about the yellow and blue combination particularly when ivory or white is included. Very fresh and clean.

With this selection the fabrics are mainly pretty cotton prints but there are a couple of fabrics which are silk/cotton mix.

Many of the knitted samples use lace weight shetland wool as I wanted light weight knitwear for this collection.




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