colors of the evening sky at sunset~
I've had this yarn and this crazy idea
for a while~
my stash overflows you know-
and these skeins were calling my name.
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Ombre Knitted Skirt
Pattern details~
Fiesta yarns - La Boheme (2 skeins)
Pattern -- well, I made it up!
(a circle skirt, knitted in the round, gathered into an elastic waist at the top)
Honestly,
I did not enjoy knitting with this yarn.
But - I do love the way the colors blended together
so beautifully.
After the skirt was finished~
each side was ruched and gathered
(kind of off center)
at the bottom.
~
I also ruched one area in the back of the skirt
on the right side.
The flower embellishments
were crafted from my never ending supply
of yarn scraps.
~
The ribbons were from my
"catch all"
ribbon basket.
(and you thought I had a fancy pattern!!)
As knitted,
the skirt has a loose open weave pattern-
(so I wear a beige skirt slip underneath)
(skirt back)
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Mindless knitting~
easy, no pattern,
letting the yarn dictate the direction.
This skirt hangs beautifully~
the weight of the yarns helping to shape the lines
perfectly.
I'm thinking this skirt screams
"Caribbean cruise"!!
don't you?
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coming up next (in just a few days)-- a short update on the Pink Scarf Project. If you are involved or want to be involved with this amazing project -- please be sure to watch for this update!
AND-- if you are following my "2 Bags Full" Facebook page - the Breast Cancer Awareness nest preview photo will be posted later today ! For those of you who do not have Facebook -- a little preview for you will be posted here soon:)
I'm crazy busy right now -- totally consumed with finishing those gorgeous nests -- late, LATE nights.
xoxo,
Vicki
ps -- you still have until the 15th to enter my "Sweet Summer" giveaway -- go here for the details.
