Fall Collection from Summer Pickin's

One of my favorite summer pastimes is spending some time at our local thrift store for some cool summer finds, especially in the yarn section.
I was able to start early and found some great summer pickin's that have helped me get a super early start on outfits from my Fall Collection . . .

      I love working fair isle patterns, so I set about and worked a favorite stitch pattern from 'Ayanna', that I added to the one of my sweater dress patterns, the stitch pattern makes use of a faux fair isle stitch, creating the look of a complicated pattern with the ease of a simple slip stitch . . . it feels good getting an early start on my favorite and most inspiring season.

Here's the first of more to come, modeled on 

Katie from the  Gotz Happy Kidz Collection.

Check in soon for another take on this fun pattern for one of my Kidz 'n' Cats girls 

Have yourself a safe and happy summer ~ Deb

Katie by Debonair Designs

 

Introducing Katie, a new girl I adopted ~ today not wanting to stagnate and eager to explore new avenues for my doll designs, I adopted a new girl to my doll family, Katie from the  Gotz Happy Kidz Collection, along with a new pattern to celebrate her arrival

'Katie' ~ a feminine chevron lace stitched dress with flattering empire waistline and long raglan sleeves featuring deep matching chevron lace stitched cuffs showcased with contrasting color-work, the perfect way to welcome Katie to my doll family

Katie -pdf knitting pattern now available through my Etsy store

named after my very first Gotz doll, Katie 

Gotz Katie from the 2001 Little Sisters

Gotz Little Sisters Collection Doll Guide

 Katie ~ pattern features:

Long Raglan Sleeves & Empire Waistline

Deep Chevron Lace Stitch Cuffs

A couple of favorite close-ups

Katie

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Summer's Calling . . .

Summer's calling . . . 

Inspired by the fashion of project runway all stars for the challenge of modern resort wear, I set about to get my girls wardrobe ready for summer's calling . . . presenting a new pattern (soon to be released)

Dekora ~ A fashion forward halter-neck jumpsuit just in time for warmer weather activities or for kicking back to enjoy the ease of a summer day, featuring flattering lines and flared legs. Pair with a favorite cardigan for a stylish wardrobe addition that will work on through the seasons

Designed to fit slim 18” all vinyl dolls like the Kidz ‘n’ Cats

 

 

Color Palettes for Sweet Valentine's Day

First of all Wishing you a very Happy New Year to you all . . . first blog post of this brand new year is all about color choices . . in an attempt to help those of you who get lost in what colors to pair together I have created a Pinterest Board called Color Palettes

Each time I create a design I will be making use of these color palettes to show how I managed to team colors together . . . so let's get started with the popular sweet upcoming holiday of Valentine's Day.

Here is the color board I am following

I will be working a sweater for my slim bodied Kidz 'n' Cats model, Lena using Nordic Windermere pictured below that makes use of a slipped-stitch technique to achieve a faux fair-isle look without the need or experience in stranded colorwork

 







Of the five colors pictured in this palette, I will be working with two shades of red as my main color, one deeper than the other, along with a girlie pink as contrast. I intend to finish in the contrast for the upper section and neckline and pair with red jeggings and boots

Once complete I will update and add to this post along with a link to it's listing where it will be available for sale.

See you soon . . . Deb 

Edited to add final picture of 'Sweet Valentine'

Hand knitted (by me) using my own exclusive knitting patterns

The two tone red accents on a base of soft pink also feature sequins and metallic flecks