Fall back in style with Shontae

Shontae a turtle-neck sweater dress

As we transition to a new season, my thoughts quickly turn to my favorite season, Autumn/Fall and of course that means sweater weather, inspiring my newest design:

 Shontae

Fall back in style with this classic turtle-neck Sweater Dress featuring rope cables paired with pretty eyelets

Designed to fit: Slim all vinyl dolls like the Götz Happy Kidz dolls & the Götz Hannah type also fits 18” American Girl dolls

Available in my Etsy Store  Shontae pdf knitting pattern

Here are three of my Gotz models to show and tell . . you may notice my models have undergone new looks, all three are Gotz Happy Kidz Katie's Collection, with my first keeping her original hair, but with a new face-up courtesy of my daughter's talented hands

Katie

Kit

Kit received a face-up also, but has new hair in the form of a wig

Libby

and Libby got new hair too, but also new eyes and face-up

Polarscape ~ New Pattern for a New Year

Polarscape

A cable stitched unisex Sweater featuring classic ribbed edges and featured lattice twisted rope cables complete with matching stitched Ear-Flap hat, sure to keep out those winter winds

Designed to fit slim all vinyl dolls like my Götz Happy Kidz models also fits the Hannah type dolls

pdf Pattern also available via my Etsy store

 Polarscape pattern features:

Lattice Twist Cable on a background of reverse stockinette stitch

Twisted Rope Cable & Deep Ribbed Cuffs

Ribbed Neckline with Raglan Sleeves

 Complete with matching stitched Ear-Flap Hat

Polarscape

Text, photos and knitwear design copyright © 2017 Debonair Designs

Copyright: Please respect my designer rights, and as such the copyright of this pattern publication will remain with me; it's text, photos copyright Debonair Designs 2017. Pattern must not be duplicated, distributed and/or sold without the author's permission. Feel free to use this pattern for your knitting pleasure, a courtesy acknowledgment/credit would be greatly appreciated and welcomed ~ Deb

Disclaimer: Debonair Designs is not affiliated with any doll or doll clothing companies

Fall for Aletta

Fall for Aletta
~ my new Kidz n Cats model I fell for ♥

The second Kidz’n’Cats Wunschpuppe/wish doll, meaning you get to choose her coloring from three choices.
For my Aletta I chose dunkelbraun/dark brown hair with braun/brown eyes ♥










 

So it seemed appropriate to cast on a little something special for her first autumn.

 

Worked my previous pattern released back in 2012 called Drift, where I made further improvements to form a classic crew neckline, along with reformatted written instructions that I hope you will enjoy ~ Deb

See original post here

I look forward to sharing more of Aletta as I explore more colorways for her,
thanks for looking ~ Deb

Summer time

Summer time may have been beckoning me outdoors with warmer than normal temperatures, clear blue skies and sun soaked days, but not before casting on a little something for my Gotz girls . . . .  

New from my needles this summer

 

'Lagoon'

A summer inspired tunic sweater designed to fit American Girl ® dolls

&  18” Gotz dolls like my model Elisabeth & Julia from the Precious Day Collection ™

  

 

Lagoon offers an opportunity to work new stitch techniques & textured stitch-work all packaged into a stylish tunic sweater that is suitable for early evening summer breezes after a sun soaked day

  

  

 also fits 18” Madam Alexander dolls like my model Abbie

Construction: Worked flat; back and forth in rows.
Front and back each worked the same in one piece bottom up to neckline, with shoulder fastening closure for ease of dressing. Drop short length sleeves created from picked up stitches and worked top down, then seamed along with sides of sweater that features side vents

 

These completed hand knitted outfits can be found in my

Etsy store

Thanks for looking ~ Deb

Meet Leroy ~ a Debonair Boy

Meet Leroy, my other Debonair Boy,

and now my new Kidz 'n' Cats boy model.

About Leroy's former life . . . . 
I recently adopted a Kidz 'n' Cats Laura who was not feeling her role too well, happily she was ready for a change and with little encouragement she agreed to try on her new wig, and loved it. As tempted as I was to keep her female traits, a quick change to jeans and t'shirt, and we both knew instantly that she looked the part of a boy, with the help of my mother-in-law's hairstyling talents and some extra trimming I did myself, along with the addition of freckles, the transformation was complete, no long did I see her former self, but ALL boy!




Here he is happily exploring his new world while I snapped some photos of his new Gansey stitched sweater to showcase my Laurentia pattern for spring wear.

This completed Gansey Sweater is currently available for sale via eBay listing

I look forward to sharing more of Leroy, thanks for looking ~ Deb & Dolls

Winter Birds

Winter Birds . . . 

Welcome 2014, continued . . . 

A brand new year with the potential of fulfilling many hopes and dreams come true. 

Finally have the time to update my blog after the new year, and what an inspiring new year it is turning out to be, yet I find myself tripping up with how fast January is slipping by, especially since I have sooooo many knits I want to complete before the next season is upon us.

 So I have decided to continue with my initial theme for Winter 2014 through February, called 'Winter Birds'.

I love the winter season, as long as it's not too much of anything, my heart goes out to all those inflicted with the major ice storms, I love the dreamy snow covered scenes from the safety of a warm, lit home, and am very thankful for just that, although we do not have any snow, I have my pretend snow and American Girl snow-scene backdrop to help.

Please feel free to follow my mood board I created on Pinterest for inspirational colors that Mother nature does so well, that I can only hope to aspire to.

To kick start this theme, here is my new model, Abbie, an 18inch Madam Alexander girl from the 2007 Favorite Friends series.

   She was a gift I gifted to myself for Christmas, after a long soak, her tangled locks were free once again, enhancing her beauty even more, after holding up various color options, I saw that the gold tones were so complimentary to her and she glowed.

Here's a very excited Abbie to show and tell, enjoy and thank you for reading ~ Deb, Debonair Designs

This little cutie caught my eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Abbie is wearing a matching cape set that makes use of my new pattern 'Denali', recently released, read more about this winter special collection in my previous post, 'Denali' ~ A winter special collection eBook

 

Be sure to check out my Etsy store for this completed outfit and more I have made available













Not forgetting my two recent publications now available Seasonal Hand Knitted Designs knitting pattern books

Autographed copies of these books are available through my Etsy Store

presenting my latest knitting pattern, 'Ayanna'

Following my recent post in using the inspiring colors of Heartland yarn by Lion Brand, I am thrilled to present my latest pattern. . . .

Models wearing 'Ayanna' paired with my Newsboy Cap

  

 

 

 

 

 

Ayanna ~ a faux fair isle patterned sweater dress

Now Available

 Designed to fit: American Girl Dolls & the comparable 18" Gotz Dolls like my models that share the same body type

Pattern Features: The faux fair isle is achieved with the use of slipped stitches, thereby avoiding the traditional stranded color work, written out with line-by-line instructions given, including back buttonhole placement. Set in 3/4 length sleeves and a ribbed stitched turtle neck worked from picked up stitches complete the look.


 

See my Etsy store for completed ensembles

Fall, the most inspirational time of the year for me, inspired also by my love of fair isle stitch patterns, ‘Ayanna’ is worked without the need for experience in stranded color work, as I made use of slipped stitches worked in pattern throughout to achieve the look of fair isle for this stylish sweater dress,  along with line-by-line written instructions.  ~ Debonair Designs

My inspirational picture, for 'Ayanna' in Yosemite

Kiah ~ a new beginning

Spring ~ fresh new beginnings, warm sunlight and lots of green . .  . well that's what I hope you are having . . .  for me, our new beginnings began on March 1st when my husband, kids and I moved ourselves across the Puget Sound from Seattle to a green oasis called Port Orchard, and we love it here.

I was also inspired with this new beginning and thoughts of spring in the air, prompting my latest knitting pattern release . . . . 

 

 Kiah 
 ~ Buy Now

(pronounced KEE-ah, meaning from the beautiful place, a new beginning) 

Kiah ~ a spring inspired one-piece jump suit knitting pattern, featuring a flattering lace stitch bodice which is also featured on each leg cuff for a finishing touch, all formatted with easy to read line-by-line written instructions given 

Instructions: Written instructions given, worked flat: back and forth in rows

Designed to fit: American Girl Dolls and 18in Gotx dolls like my models Jessica and Elisabeth, that share the same body type

Designer's Note: For a finishing touch and the perfect compliment for this spring wear, I paired the jump suit with my bolero pattern, see Kimana for details

    These two complete ensembles are also available for sale, to view them and their details, visit my Etsy Store, DebonairsDesigns thank you for taking the time to look, kind regards Deb