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

"Harvest Colors" knitted wrap... (an Autumn surprise in my ETSY shop)

As the days of summer gradually fade away, daylight hours of Autumn becoming shorter and shorter.  Temperatures drop with the setting of the Harvest sun,... before the winter freeze arrives, the hills come alive for a few weeks in their glorious painted display....

  the colors of the Autumn season...

  deep red, bright yellow, burnt orange, 

with pinks, and amber adding to the beautiful

 fall foliage palette...

 Introducing my beautiful

"Harvest Colors"

knitted wrap..

as the sun sets on our

season of summer...

Nature explodes in an amazing

display of beautiful

and vibrant

colors...

a final burst of glorious beauty,

as though Nature 

has been saving up all year

for this grand finale

 of color~ 

Autumn seems to be

suddenly upon us..

the mornings are foggy

and crisp...

"It was a beautiful bright autumn day,

with air like cider 

and a sky so blue you could

drown in it."

Diana Gabaldon, (Outlander #1)

the blooms

in Autumn gardens 

blossom in vibrant colors

 before the cold 

wretched frost arrives...

 Autumn...

the year's last,

and loveliest smile...

 this is a truly exquisite

knitted wrap..

a one of a kind 

accessory for your fall

wardrobe..

sumptuous and exquisite...

the wrap measures

80 inches long x 20 inches wide

embellished with over 60

handmade flowers...

~

each flower is delicately

accented with beautiful

seedbeads, glass and 

crystal beads

there is only one...

I made it so beautiful

that I can hardly bear to

part with it...

 you can find it

here... 

Love,love..

Vicki

Bitty's Knitted "Sunflower Dress"

Our youngest granddaughter is a tiny little thing,
 we call her "Bitty"~
             this is the little "Sunflower" dress
                                                   that I knitted for her...

who doesn't love

happy little sunflowers

blooming so bright and cheery?

 the dainty neckline

is beaded to resemble a tiny

necklace..

complete with a special

little sunflower bloom

to make it extra

 special!

each little bloom

is filled with tiny seed beads

to make the blooms

more vibrant

and beautiful...

"made by gb"

that's me...

(that's what our babes call me)

a happy little bluebird

sits on her nest...

(her pretty red wing is accented with seed beads)

seriously --

you just know I would have to add

a little bird nest 

to this dress! 

the little neckline

is beaded from "shoulder to shoulder"

along the front of the dress...

this little dress was a delight to knit..

it fits her perfectly

and hangs beautifully 

when she dances

 and twirls...

pattern info-

"Daisy dress" from Minnow knits

(although I made some alterations in the pattern

to suit my own taste and to fit our "Bitty")

~

yarn--

Cobasi Plus

 (a worsted weight wonder

 that combines cotton, bamboo and silk

 with a generous amount of elastic nylon)

~

 this yarn has incredible

sheen and the stitches knit perfectly.

when knitted, it is a bit

weighty, but that only helps

to make the dress hang more beautifully. 

Our little Bitty is beautiful

in this dress..

Welcome to fall....

I can feel it in the foggy mornings and at night when the temps drop -- at times, it's almost sweater weather in the evenings.  Our days though, are incredibly hot -- so for at least the next few weeks, our summer will continue. We are  trying to enjoy the last little bit of warm weather and our pool.  I'm just not ready to give it all up yet!

I've been knitting like crazy, some pretties to share with you later this fall, and working on little dresses for our granddaughters.  I have one more little dress to share with you in a few days...(it's adorable too!) I've also been making jam from a wonderful selection of summer fruits, spending lots of happy days in my kitchen! Everyday brings a new project of some kind and I seem to have happily been busy, busy, busy this entire summer... 

Somehow, I totally missed out on the whole Instagram thing these past few YEARS!  Hello!! --- well, I've caught up with the times and you can now find me on Instagram--just search for me

 @ 2 Bags Full.  I would love for you to be my Instagram friend!

  

The beautiful "BeachComber" nest was a wonderful success.

  Thank you to those of you who sent me 

such wonderful notes and to those of you

 who sent letters and 

to me. 

 I am so thrilled that you love your nests.

  YOU are the reason that I make these little creations,

 I am so grateful that you want to bring them into your homes

and that they bring you so much

joy.

~

xoxo

Vicki