Sophie's knitted "Frozen" dress...

This little dress was created for beautiful Sophie, the daughter of a friend. She wanted a special dress to use in their family holiday photos. I'm way late in sharing these photos,( that's just the way my life is rolling right now.)  But I think you will agree, Sophie is a little doll wearing this dress...

 what little girl

doesn't want her own little

"Frozen"

dress?

 (these photo's of Sophie are used with her Mother's permission)

this little dress

was knitted in a size 4

with modifications for added length

 

 my photos were taken

at the home of Sophie's grandmother

using a vintage

1967 International truck

as backdrop...

(serious vintage rusty truck love!!)

 

 the neckline was embellished

with beads and a little snowflake...

 

 a little "photo-bombing"

by the kitties...

 

loving the rust on this old truck!

 

the dress was accented with beaded

fabric patches...

tiny snowflake accents

were randomly sewn onto the dress...

some of the patches

were made from old flannel shirts...

a little I-cord belt

finishes the dress and gathers up

the fullness...

modifications were made to the pattern

allowing for larger armholes and neckline

so that Sophie could wear a little blouse

underneath the dress...

extra length was added

so that Sophie could wear the dress with 

her leggings and boots...

(I added about 6 inches to the knitted length) 

 

 tiny crystals were sewn on to each

 little snowflake..

 

 yarns used...

the light purple yarn used for the bodice

and accent stripes is

Debbie Bliss cashmerino 

 

 the other yarns

are a variety of washable cottons

from my stash...

 

 the dress was adapted

from a pattern in the book

Minnow Knits too

(with modifications as noted above) 

 

 oh to have a sunny day

to bask in the warmth of the sun....

(I'm growing so tired of winter!!) 

Some updates...

With the recent amazing success of our Josephine's children charitable project, and before that.... the Pink Scarf project-- many of you have written to ask me what's next. I never really have a plan, as you know, I just wait for something of quality and compassion to present itself.  And something has....

In the next few weeks, I will be posting about another wonderful charitable project that will appeal to all of you.  An opportunity to use your talents to show compassion to someone in need of a little bit of love. If you can sew,knit,crochet,quilt,paint,.... or if you can raid your craft stash, then you will want to watch for this posting! And of course.... I will have some lovely gifts to share with you as well. Truly it will be an amazing opportunity for everyone to show some love...

just in case you missed my

lovely yarn giveaway...

you can find it here.

You have until March 1 to enter.

 

xoxo,

Vicki

 

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I've been sharing some lovely

photos on my Instagram page...

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

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