All Dressed Up
Anne Boleyn (my knitwear stunt-double) normally wears a long-sleeved black tshirt to model knitwear, but today…
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She’s dressed for spring.
This is Soleil, a free pattern from knitty.com. |
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I made this for a knit-along/class at The Knitting Nest later this month.
It is knit with N.Y. Cotton, a new yarn from Stacy Charles. |
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I really like it. Maybe someday Anne will actually let me wear it. |
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Hmm…
Moments before this photo was taken, I was sleeping in this bed with these dogs. I don’t know how. See where my pillow is? Somehow, my body fit. Dog pile on Staci! |
It’s gorgeous!!!
Comment by caitlyn — March 12, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
I like everything you make, but that top is a standout. Beautiful!
Comment by sam — March 12, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
Very cute – I like this vest a lot. Love the color too!
Oh look, a dog jigsaw puzzle.
Comment by Julia — March 12, 2008 @ 2:10 pm
puppies!!!!!
pretty top too.
Comment by zeghsy — March 12, 2008 @ 2:16 pm
I love sleeping with the dogs. I usually have to boot them off, get comfortable and then they come back. I, too, will wake up and wonder how in the heck all of us fit! In addition to the 3 dogs, there is often a cat or two in bed with me!
Comment by teki — March 12, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
I love that top! Very cute.
Comment by Wanda — March 12, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
Wow! Amazing top…and just my color, too. How’d you know? Seriously, though, that has to be one of my favourites, but I haven’t met any of your knitting that I haven’t liked.
I can’t imagine four Basenjis and one Staci in that bed. I can barely fit dh, myself and the cat in bed, let alone adding our Lab to the mix.
Comment by Lori — March 12, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
Oh – please understand…it’s a king sized bed, so it’s plenty big. But the dogs insist on sleeping right next to me, so the four of us are really only using up 1/3 of the space. I might as well have a twin-size…
Comment by s t a c i — March 12, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
I have a queen bed. It’s just me and my basenji boy but, somehow, I end up on the slightest sliver at the edge of the bed. When I scoot my guy over, he looks at me like “hey, i’m sleepin’ here…i’m sleepin’ here!”
Comment by Strider's Mistress — March 12, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
I’ve got a skinny little twin bed, 5 big pillows, and whenever the dog sleeps inside, she seems to think she’s sleeping on the bed with me. She snores, steals the covers and sleeps diagonally. If I wanted that, I’d let my guy sleep over!
Comment by Jill — March 12, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
Oooh! Soleil turned out beautiful! How long did it take you?
Comment by Valerie — March 12, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
You are so lucky…what a dogpile!
Comment by Maya — March 13, 2008 @ 12:57 am
Lucky you, with four dogs to sleep with. Though I’m pretty happy with my one collie and two cats. Does one collie equal two basenji’s?
I’m making my very first sweater now at my LYS class. Wish me luck!
Comment by Jo — March 13, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
I bet you were feeling quite snuggly with all those pups around you!
Comment by Shannon — March 13, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
Love love. Looks better than the original on the pattern.
Comment by Malena — March 13, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
I bet ya don’t have to turn up the heat in YOUR bedroom!! Four little heaters and you’ll be fine and toasty!! The sweater is gorgeous!! People are astonished by the socks that I wear,(among all of the other nicely knit things that I wear EVERY single day) if they only knew the extent of your talent! Kiss those boys-
Comment by Phyllis — March 13, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
What a lovely sweater! It’s such a delicious shade of green and perfect for spring. The dogs look very comfortable and I’m sure you were toasty warm when you were in the dog pile. Happy Friday! Have a great weekend.
Comment by Tammy — March 14, 2008 @ 9:50 am