I finally have something finished! What we’ve got here is a shaggy-haired dog in his gardening togs.
He is an expert gardener with years of dirty-paw experience. These fall days are getting chilly so he has his cashmere hat-
And fair isle sweater vest.
His garden bag holds some of his tools and some of his harvest.
These 2 are on the purple-y side of red.
Herringbone and more herringbone- perfect for some fish pillows!
Wool sweater and cashmere.
Bold patterns on these two.
A red sweater fish-
and a fancy houndstooth fish.
Happy Halloween! More fish, green ones this time.
The top green fish has a knitted head and tail, cashmere body and fins. The top fin is alpaca.
The bottom fish is all knit wool sweaters. That usually works out fine because knits stretch similarly, but as you can see on this fine fish, they are shaped a little oddly :-)
That is because the fair isle section of the sweater felted up more tightly than any other parts, ie no stretch. When I stuffed this fish, it was like they had a belt on!
A blue sweater fish…
And a blue (actually a very dark teal blue) fish made from coat fabrics.
Here is the last lady.
I have been very happy with this group of ladies. When I look at them, I can imagine an entire life.
She has an antique button on her belt.
Lady in the Garden.
Blue eyes and white hair. And more skeletons.
It is a challenge to think of names for all the ladies! Tattooed lady #4 sounds pretty boring.
I gave her big fancy hair,
and a pretty flat chest because we love all kinds of bodies, right?!
I like this toile. It is the perfect scale for these ladies.
It’s been a week since I got back from Northampton and I am working on dolls but also doing things that I’d postponed until after the show. And Fall chores, mostly garden related. So, my time in the studio is less than usual but I will be back to full steam soon.
Here is the first piece I’ve finished-
She has Christmas skeleton tattoos.
A side view so you can see her curves.
And a little dark brown glass, 3-hole button on her belt.
