Breast Cancer Awareness Knitted Wrap -- in my ETSY shop now

There's one in every group...
in your neighborhood, in your church group, your book club, 
         your knitting circle.... 
              they work in your favorite clothing stores, 
                          they teach your children at school...
 they are your work peers,
            your neighbors,
                     your best friends,....
                               your family~

   they are amazing women,

strong, determined, beautiful...

 they are 

Breast Cancer survivors...

 October 

is the month

that is designated to raise

awareness for

Breast Cancer..

in  my own

 small, but special way,

this is my attempt to help raise

 awareness about this

terrible disease...

 National statistics~

1 out of every 8 women will

develop breast cancer

over the course of their lifetime..

Breast Cancer 

is the most common cancer

among women...

 there are more than

2.8 million breast cancer

survivors in the

United States...

while most of us

are well aware of the implications

of breast cancer,...

there are still those who

do not take the simple steps

to practice a monthly early detection

self exam..

early detection

can be the key to surviving

breast cancer...

you can find information

about breast health

and the importance of self examination

here...

introducing my

Breast Cancer Awareness

knitted wrap...

(the latest in my Blooms collection series..) 

 the charitable proceeds

from the sale of this knitted wrap

will be donated to the

Susan G. Komen 

foundation..

like many of you...

breast cancer has touched my 

life as well...

it has affected many that I love,

 my friends,

and my family...

my beautiful

daughter in law 

is a breast cancer survivor..

~

as a family, 

we know first hand

the fear that those two words

can bring to our lives...

 our precious

granddaughters

were ages 1 and 3

when their Mother was diagnosed

with breast cancer...

now, 2 years later...

she is strong, and healthy

and alive...

~

she is an amazing woman,

she is my hero..

 perhaps you or someone you love
would like to spread
the awareness
by wearing this beautiful
wrap...
~

you can find my

Breast Cancer Awareness

knitted wrap

here...

xoxo,

Vicki

Introducing my "Beach Walk" knitted wrap -- in my ETSY shop now

Walks along the shore...
Music made by the waves as they crash against the sand....

 your heart is light,

your thoughts are quiet...

 the latest in my

"Seraphina" collection...

~

introducing my beautiful

"Beach Walk"

knitted wrap...

 hundreds of tiny shells--

(maybe hundreds of hundreds)

glisten in the sun...

 ~ but your eyes 

are drawn to one.. 

or two.. 

or three...

handmade flowers

adorn both ends of this exquisite wrap~

each single flower accented

with tiny shells,

and a combination of

 glass, crystal, and

seed beads...

my own combination 

of special yarns...

the colors of

sand, and shells, and beach stones

  making this wrap even more special

are the added accents of a

truly lovely vintage

"Parisian" scarf...

knitted in my own

"mistake" stitch...

(yes, there is a story there...)

 delightfully soft,

and the most perfect weight

to wrap around your shoulders

when the breezes are cool...

just like that one special shell

that glistens in the sun

and captures your

heart...

 ~there is only 

this one

special beach wrap...

and...

it has been months in the

making~

truly,

a one of a kind design...

 the most perfect accessory

for your every beach vacation..

and...

a comforting touch

for those times when you

are "dreaming" of a

walk on the 

beach... 

~

you can find my

"Beach Walk"

knitted wrap in my ETSY shop

here...

Callie

decided to "photobomb"

the photo shoot...

Just keeping it real...

 I finished this wrap, 

literally... the night before

 my friend Marsha and I took off

 for our annual girl trip 

to Michigan...

 I couldn't wait to photograph

this gorgeous wrap

in an actual beach setting...

 these photos were taken

in South Haven,

on the beautiful shores of

Lake Michigan...

 this wrap traveled with me

on my own beach vacations

and cruise vacations

for almost a year...
knitting all the while on the
design...

 a lovely patterned stitch...

I "accidentally" created this stitch

when I was working on another project...

~

this stitch is used

exclusively in all of my

"Seraphina" collection

knitted wraps...

~

to read the story of how

my "Seraphina" collection was

created --

visit here

xoxoxo

Vicki

Avila's Knitted Autumn Dress

Autumn's beautiful vivid colors were the inspiration for
      this latest little knitted dress...

this little Autumn dress

was created for Avila,

our precious 3 year old

granddaughter

who lives in Atlanta...

 you know how sometimes

you have this visual idea of a project 

in your mind....

 for me..

this colorful dress was alive

in my thoughts~

and then it came to 

life in my sketchbook...

 

 bringing this little dress

to life on my knitting needles

was a pure delight...

 

 the little leaves are made

from a lightweight burlap

type fabric...

 

most people think that paisley

is an "old fashioned" design...

but I have always loved

paisley~

 

 the beaded accents 

were designed to give the leaves

a "paisley" effect...

(or at least that's what I tried to do!)

 

 and...

of course...

a little Autumn bird on a nest~ 

I'm so proud to say

that I used stash yarn 

for this little dress!!!

~

(of course, if I live to be 140, 

and use only stash yarn from now on...

well,lets just say that there will still be yarn left over!)

Pattern details--

yarn-

Lion Brand Cotton Ease

(they don't even make this yarn anymore!)

(I hate that too.. because I loved knitting

with this yarn!)

 

 Pattern--

I used the same pattern for this little dress

as I did for THIS dress..

~

(I made a few changes in the pattern 

to allow for a larger size) 

Happy Autumn to you all!

xoxo

Vicki

ps....

we've been burning the candle at both ends here at our house...

some travels, household chores, making jam (I love to make jam!), babysitting for our grandbabes,... and the list goes on and on.  In addition, I've been knitting up a storm -- more beautiful wraps coming your way soon!

 

If you've left a comment here on my last couple of posts, --- I promise you that I am coming to visit. I have saved every comment so that I could reply back or visit your blogs --- things will slow down soon and I will be by to say Hello and share the "bloggy" love... xoxoxoxoxo