New pattern posted ...

I just wanted to let you know that I have put the last American Girl pattern on sale in my store. If you want to download it immediately, you can buy it below in this post.

Cotton Candy

$4.00

This top fits to an American Girl doll size and any comparable 18” doll.

The top has TOP-DOWN seamless construction - no sewing required except for weaving loose ends. The hat is also knitted in a round, no seams and sewing required. This is a quick 3 - 4 hour project; great for last minute gifts.

SIZES: One size – to fit 18” doll

MATERIALS:
• 1 3.75oz./100g ball (each approx. 178yd / 163m) of TLC
Cotton Plus (51% Cotton, 49% Acrylic) in color #3706 light
rose; OR 135yd/ 148m of any comparable medium weight
(worsted) yarn. (Note: when choosing the yarn, choose rather
some stretchier yarn for this project since it needs to be put
on overhead and needs to stretch a bit to fit.)
• One set of 5 dpn US size #6 (4mm) needles OR SIZE TO
OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE
• 4 stitch markers (m)
• Stitch holders (or scrap yarn)
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE:
• 19 sts and 26 rows = 4” square over St st using US size #6
(4mm) needles
• 21 sts and 48 rows = 4” square over Bubble patt using US size #6 (4mm) needles

New patterns posted

I had a wonderful test-knitter, Irina, who test-knitted my newest designs, Candy and Rubine, for me. I have added the patterns to my Etsy store today. If you want to get direct download, you can click below on this site (all possible through Ravelry download).


Candy

$4.00

This top fits to an American Girl doll size and any comparable 18” doll.

The top / cardigan has TOP-DOWN seamless construction - no sewing required except for weaving loose ends. The top can be worn both as a top or a cardigan. The hat is knitted in a round, no seams and sewing required as well. This is a quick 3 - 4 hour project; great for last minute gifts.

SIZES: One size – to fit 18” doll

Materials:
• 160yd/ 175m of any medium weight (worsted) yarn.
I used TLC Cotton Plus (51% Cotton, 49% Acrylic) in color #3707 medium rose
• One pair of US size #6 (4mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE
• One set of dpn US size #6 (4mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE
• One F/5 – 3.75mm size hook
• 4 stitch markers (m)
• Stitch holders (or scrap yarn)
• Tapestry needle
• 5 buttons

Gauge:
• 20 sts and 30 rows = 4” square over St st using US size #6 (4mm)
• 20 sts and 30 rows = 4” square over Traveling Eyelet patt using US size #6 (4mm)

For the other American Girl (18” doll) patterns of the sets pictured in the last 2 photos, please see my other listings.

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Rubine

$4.00

This top fits to an American Girl doll size and any comparable 18” doll.

The top / cardigan has TOP-DOWN seamless construction - no sewing required except for weaving loose ends. The top can be worn both as a top or a short-sleeve cardigan. The hat is knitted in a round, no seams and sewing required. This is a quick 3 - 4 hour project; great for last minute gifts.

SIZES: One size – to fit 18” doll

MATERIALS:
• 135yd/ 142m any medium weight (worsted) yarn.
I used Caron Simply Soft (100% Acrylic) in color #9748 rubine red
• One pair of US size #6 (4mm) needles

OR SIZE TO OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE
• One set of dpn US size #6 (4mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE
• One F/5-3.75mm hook
• 4 stitch markers (m)

• Stitch holders (or scrap yarn)
• Tapestry needle
• 5 small buttons

Gauge:
• 21 sts and 26 rows = 4” square over St st using US size #6 (4mm)
• 20 sts and 30 rows = 4” square over Lace patt using US size #6 (4mm)

For the other American Girl (18” doll) patterns of the sets pictured in the last photo, please see my other listings.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. We certainly did. We've had quite crazy weather here. The temperature was even about 70 F here for couple days - very unusual for this time of a year; though now it is very, very cold, so go figure. When the weather is like this, I don't feel like going anywhere at all. So it so happened that we hung out around the house. Kids played with their dolls - they got new outfits and accessories for them from Santa.

COMPUTER ISSUES
A couple of days before Christmas, my laptop started acting up on me. I use my laptop all the time (I am very dependent on it as I found out when I did not have it). I had always had it on in my living room; and what probably happened over time is that kids, our dog, and even I had tripped over the power cord and it loosened and probably broke the plug in the computer. So what started happening was that I could not get my computer fully charged as I wanted and it was only a matter of time when the battery was going to run out. At the end the computer died on me when I was turning it on and I could not get it to start at all. That was the end to my computer! Luckily, my husband was able to get all my documents from the hard drive.

So during the holidays we started a hunt for a new computer. We liked Sony Vaio SR, but when I went to check it out in a store, I discovered that the keyboard is rather unusual - it has spacing between the keys like I've never seen before. When I tried to write on it, it felt awkward and annoying. I was bummed since I really liked the Sony style - I wanted the PINK one - what can I say. So we looked at HP laptop, which seemed OK, but was not as stylish. I liked the Sony a lot, so I decided to go back to the store to practice typing on it if I could possibly get used to the keyboard. I typed for good 20 minitues; the more I wrote the easier I found it to use. So at the end I decided to order the one from Sony; and after waiting for 10 days (!!) to have it delivered, I finally got it today! I am very, very excited about having it. Right now I am transferring all my documents and pictures back. The computer has Microsoft Vista on it; and it is very sleek and mod. It will take me some time to get used to it, but I like the style of it very much.