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Hold your ovaries girls!
How sweet are these little ladies In their Katidids Knit’s!
First down the runway is the ever happy Miss Eloise
Styling her Ash Tree Kenna and longies..look at her perfect runway flirt with her adoring crowd
Next up Miss Izabella, queen of curls.
Styling her Elizabeth Tunic and SMSS bloomers, She stands waiting for her many fans to bestow her smiles
Thank you Mama’s for sharing you little’s with me!
Scrappie’s are a blast to make. Tedious…very tedious weaving in the ends but, the best part is revisiting all those colorways you fell in love with while knitting.
Creating them is often akin to piecing a puzzle….an art form. Sometimes I lay all the selected colors out and “map” them. Sometimes, it’s a rainbow effect lighter to darker within the same shade.
For this pair I alternated between bags of light and dark colors. I was very scientific…I reached in and grabbed what was next.
So, you tell me Art or science?
I think I see a boy’ish pair in the near future =)
This was such a fun knit, very different than the traditional “Girly” colors
The colorway “Ash Tree” is from Blissful Knits. Originally I purchased it as a OOAK. But, so many liked it the colorway became a staple for Raya.
Blues, greens, grey & white. I would never have thought to mix those colors together but I really like how this turned out. The little lady this is was knit for lives in the Pacific northwest. It made me think of the first time we went to the rain forests along the coast. Everything was so lush and green against the grey rocks
All types of tiny flowers & ferns I’d never seen before. (and my Mom was an avid gardener) Those memories led to the simple embellishment on the Kenna. The buttons are solids from Tessa Ann, & the tunic is finished with a twisted rib hem.
The longies also have a twisted rib cuff with a soft ruffle to finish them off.
I'll pop them in the mail this afternoon & hope for Mama Pic’s!
Ready for the mail
A Elizabeth Tunic for Karli. The colorway is a custom color request she made of Christina Marie Potter a fellow Etsian. Buttons she ordered with Tessa to coordinate
Paired with SMSS Bloomers and coordinating legs & she’ll be ready for any occasion!
Also for Karli and in the mail is a modified Tickle Hat. Flat top that will have an Owl face appliqued.
After all the larger customs I needed a bit of instant gratification or close to it
Listed in the Etsy shop
A few more tickle hats
First is an baby size using Mosaic Moon Malayan Orchid
Earglaps and tassle but, no cords. Mama’s have been requesting I leave them off so …here are a few more with out them.
Another hat, scrappy style this time!. This is a newborn but it has a LOT of stretch and will last quite a few months.
Blocking now are scrappy longies for Sara. They should be dry to mail tomorrow.
On the needles is another Kenna & Legs.
This one is for Karli to match the Owly hat.
Slowly working my way through the customs and, adding winter longies to the shop.
Just a quick Mama update!
2 more inches of the ‘Legs” left to go. They should be ready this evening.
I can tell the weather is changing just by looking in the knitting basket. Longies instead of shorties, cowls, long sleeved tops or tunics & scarves. The colors tend to be richer and deeper than the bright colors of summer and spring.
On the needles now are convertible longies. A YYMN custom using “Athena” a fun colorway by Love Ewe Yarns on licorice twist.
In a holding pattern right now is a Reid Romper using Little Trunks Knits “Poetry of the Earth”.
I started the romper and quickly realized I would run short so Jenny is dying up more for us.
The colors are so rich and vibrant I can’t wait to start back up.
Also on the needles is a “Tallulah Dress” An adorable pattern recently released by By Suzanne Williams of La Petite Krott Creations.
I plan to have it completed for stocking on the 22nd with Little Trunks Knits…that’s the plan anyway! I’m using another colorway of Jenny’s “Foxtrot”. I wanted the skirt to have a soft drape so we chose gaia worsted for this one. This kettle dyed variation is knitting up wonderfully. I can’t wait to see it completed.
Stocking to the Katidids Etsy Shop tonight is a small pair of longies
I’ve had them in the works for a few weeks, I simply needed to weave in the ends & finished them the other night.
The pink Shrug is in the mail, I neglected to take photos before hand!
I also shipped #8…the last of the 8 pr of legs which coordinate with 2 pr of SMSS Bloomers. I’ll have to see if I can get a “group” photo of them all.
It was a pretty busy weekend, productive here anyway. Yesterday and today I spent a bit of time at the postal center mailing customs out…I think I need to take those ladies in some cookies so they don’t groan when they see me coming!
Mama updates of a few things that were shipped
The Cali Cargo. Along with it is a small headband and flower. It was a fun knit and the colors are stunning Accent buttons by Corina of Ayarina’s Buttons
Eyelet Cardi with a “Tree of Life” Tessa Ann Button
A scrappy SMSS Fae Folk Hat in Bella Rose from the skein that keeps on giving.
I just pulled the trim colors and started in. I think there is about 5 yds of the Bella Rose left!
A wispy blanket for a photo prop, can’t wait to see sweet babies wrapped in this one
A simple chocolate shrug. I love these for changing weather. Just enough on the shoulders to extend the use of summer clothes
Custom longies using wool dyed by Jenny of Little Trunks Knits
All in the mail…. soon to be seen on a baby near you!
It’s been a crazy busy week! Looks like there’s some catching up to do here.
I’ve quite a few customs in the final stages of knitting or blocking but here are a few…
Here are a few updates for Mama’s
Legs #6 of 8 for Karli. Custom color buttons By Tessa Ann
Colorway “Stetson” By Christina Marie Potter of Etsy
#7 “Alice in the garden” Another great colorway by Christina Marie Potter & more custom buttons by Tessa Ann
The last set #8 should be on the needles by Monday
A Cali Cargo
Pattern by DaKine Knits.
Using MMR dyed by Green Strings in the colorway “Fresh”
This was my first time knitting this pattern and it was great! Very well written, clear directions & easy to follow. So many look at this as a summer dress but I think it would be great to use through the fall and winter as a tunic or paired with a long sleeved tee and tights.
I actually just finished it, but its blocking. I hope to have better pics tomorrow once the pockets and buttons are sew on.
Next on the list is longies using a unnamed colorway by Jenny of Little Trunks Knits.
I love the colors in this so, I’m hoping she can replicate it or come pretty close.
We will have a H/C stocking the 22nd of Sept & the plan is to have these ready to list. I’ve yet to decide on the sizing but, I think it will need pockets for sure!
Casting on this evening more longies. This time a custom colorway for Sarah.
She emailed saying “fall-ish” but then made comment What I really want is longies with ….and gave me a list of colors. I in turn emailed Jenny & said I have a customer looking for…..she (Jenny) played in her dye pots and sent this!
BEAUTIFUL! I can’t wait to get started!
Also blocking and waiting for buttons is a chocolate shrug for Kalle. It will be ready for Tuesday”s mail
