1940's feedsack peasant blouse & knit peplum jacket...

 Some outfits I wear feature one or two articles of clothing that I made.
(While some don't feature one stitch of me-made!)
This particular ensemble is completely made by moi!
Well, apart from the shoes.
(Laura Ashley from Bergners, I think.)



 

I think my knit peplum jacket goes quite well with this 1940's look.

The pattern is designed by Debbie Bliss and called the Edwardian Jacket.

I made this a few months back.

I bought the yarn at a local yarn store on my birthday last year!

They were having a super good sale so I got a super deal.

(Happy birthday to me!)

;)

I actually wore this jacket with my Beatrix Potter costume.

You can just see it in the last photo of that post.

 

The yarn is an oh-so-soft Merino wool & cashmere blend.
I just love the color. It's called pale mauve,
but I think of it more as a pale orchid.

 

Under my cuddly jacket I'm wearing this peasant blouse I made from a vintage feedsack.

 

I purchased both the pattern & the feedsack from Lilia at Pantry Door.

 I also bought 3 of this delicious feedsack!

 

Soon to be a 1940's style dress.
(Hopefully this Spring!)

But I digress...

The blouse is quite short, and doesn't really like to stay tucked in.
No directing traffic or assisting a plane in landing in this outfit. No, Sir-ee!
I may eventually add a band of fabric to the bottom just to help it behave itself.
The skirt I made from a remnant of black flannel I bought at Joann Fabrics.
It had the ruffle on there ready made!
There was just enough to fit comfortably around my *ahem* bum with just a 1/4" seam.
It is only very lightly gathered onto a yoke-type waistband.
While it's perhaps not exactly what I had envisioned when planning a skirt to go with this blouse,
I think it goes quite well and is rather flattering, though I say it myself. ;)

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I haven't placed that yarn order yet to finish up my Victory Jumper.
I just know as soon as I do & receive my "order shipped" email
I'll remember there was something else I needed to order too!
(Does anyone else do that, or is that just me?)
In the meantime here is what I've started.

I need to make a couple baby sweaters for gifts too.
This beautiful light blue tweed yarn was just begging to be made into this lovely sweater.
Isn't that little collar the dearest little thing?

{Photos of me snapped by my sister Kelsey}

sunshine on flowers...

It snowed again on Sunday.

We, again, weren't able to make it to church.

We had some freezing rain last night,

but it's supposed to get up to 40* today.

So our plans are merely postponed rather than cancelled today.

 

Aside to that one aforementioned downside of the snow,

I was ever so thankful to see some more of the stuff.

Snow this time of year is almost as precious as Christmas snow.

(I did say almost.)

You never know if it may be the last time you see it 'til next winter.

 



 

Because, sure as the sun will rise tomorrow,

Spring is on it's way.

How do I know?

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"While the earth remains,

Seedtime and harvest,

And cold and heat,

And summer and winter,

And day and night

Shall not cease."

Genesis 8:22

 

What a faithful God we serve.

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Isn't this carnation lovely?

Such a vintage-y pink color.

Grandma Lou's wedding bouquet was carnations,

so they hold a special place in my heart.

Of course, it's indisputably acknowledged that daisies are the friendliest flower.

But, I do think these are rather chummy themselves. ;)

 



 

My paper snowflakes will soon be coming down & packed away 'til December.

Isn't my new cloud pillow the cuteness?

It has a sad face on t'other side.

(75% off clearance at Hallmark, what?!)

 

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Well, I suppose one good thing about the freezing rain...

it gave me a chance to write this meandering little post.

^_^

Watch your step - it's slippery out there!

Aunt G's fox scarf...

What a delightfully quick knit this adorable faux stole was!

Although, the original pattern was in some sort of Scandinavian language

so the translation was less than perfect.

(As if knit speak weren't confusing enough at times! haha!)

Looking at other's examples on Ravelry proved a big help!

I modified the head shape, ears, & face coloring.

 

 

I embroidered the eyes & nose with some black yarn I had leftover from another project.

I decided on embroidery rather than buttons.

(Sometimes buttons can look a little spooky.)

 

 

I sent Aunt G a pic & she said that she loves it. :D

 

Knit in Knit Picks Brava Sport in Paprika & Cream

 

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Email me if you are interested in placing a custom order for your own fox scarf!

$20 (+ shipping) in Premium Acrylic

$25 (+ shipping) in Washable Wool

 (75%Superwash Merino Wool, 25%Nylon)

 

{Photos by Momma}



Aimee's cabled sweater...

Hurrah! It's finally finished-

my lovely sister's Christmas Birthday sweater!

(And, only a few days after her birthday.)

I think she's pleased with it.

At least, she's not telling me if she isn't. ;)

 

 

We've had some more snow & quite cold weather lately.

I'm glad it didn't go *poof* Spring outside so that she can get some good wear out of it,

before packing it away for the season.

I used Wool of the Andes Worsted from Knit Picks in Cobblestone Heather,

and this free pattern by Debbie Bliss from Love Knitting.

 

I just love looking at all the intricate cables.

They really are such fun to knit.

Although, they are time consuming, and brain consuming.

 



 

After all. that. grey.

I was craving some color!

My Cath Kidston Sewing Kit was my color inspiration for this sweater.

I'm using Knit Picks Palette in Rosehip, Wonderland Heather, & Custard.

I just had the yarn in my stash. Knit Picks runs great sales throughout the year,

so I always snag any color I'd like to see in person.

(It's never quite how it looks on my screen!)

Pretty much if it has a cute name I'll like it. =)

 

The pattern is a free WWII era "Your Victory Jumper" from the Victoria & Albert Museam Website.

 

 

Unfortunately, I've run out of my "Wonderland Heather" & I have the sleeves left to knit.

So I'll need to make another yarn order before I can finish. (Tragic I know. I just hate buying yarn.) ;)

 

One of my Aunties has commissioned this fox scarf. So I'll make it in the meantime. :D

Isn't it the cutest thing? It's also a free pattern. (Man, I'm on fire!) :P

I'll be knitting it in Knit Picks' Brava Premium Acrylic.

I've never used it before, because I'm so terribly fond of wool & cotton.

Aunt G. says wool makes her itch so... acrylic it is!

I've never been disappointed with anything I've bought from KP so maybe this will be the start of  a new chapter in my knitting. (But I don't think so.) ;)

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I'm glad I squeezed this post in before the end of February.

Tomorrow, being March 1st, is my unofficial First Day of Spring. :D

I've got plenty-o-cotton yarn in the stash to start planning some warm weather knits...

THE Miss Lemon Sweater - Part 3 - The Finished Project...

I attended a Midwinter Literary Ball on Saturday,
 hosted by Lily (of Mode de Lis) and her family.
I had such a lovely time!
 Unfortunately, I didn't get "oodles" of photos of my sweater as I had intended.
I did get at least one nice shot with my sister Kelsey.
(She was Eloise!)
 





{Photo Credit my sweet Bro-in-law Jesse}

 

It was a delightful evening of English & Scottish Country Dancing.

I didn't even step on anyone's toes!

(Although Kelsey & I did collide and bounce off each other once.) ;)

 

I worked on my sweater the entire day of the party.

I had finished my knitting the day before and was working on sewing it up.

After I had one sleeve sewn in I tried it on just for kicks.

Much to my chagrin I discovered that the cap of the sleeve was oddly bulky.

It was about two sizes too big on top!

I tried to think of some way to just make it work, but it was clear I'd have to rework the tops.

I pulled out a vintage pattern with the same set in sleeves I was looking for.

They, thankfully, worked out perfectly.

It must have just been some kind of typo in the first pattern I used.

(I made sure to mark some notes on there so this never happens again!) ;)

 

For my hair I attempted some finger waves using a curling iron.

Then I just put my hair up in a low up-do - trying to keep the sides loose and drapey.

I had wanted to try the tiny curls Miss Lemon does on her forehead, but

alas, I didn't have enough time.

 

Here is a close up of the bow.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

I had some shiny vintage black buttons in my stash that worked perfectly too.

 

Overall I'm very pleased with my sweater.

Of course my mind has already moved on &

I'm busily dreaming up new vintage knits to keep my fingers flying.

But, first I must finish Aimee's cabled sweater!

Off I go to work on that now.

(And watch some Poirot.)

:)