Category: Design

  • A Coat-Cape is the New Piece I Didn’t Know I Needed

    A Coat-Cape is the New Piece I Didn’t Know I Needed

    Is it a coat? Is it a cape? Well, it’s actually a fabulous hybrid — a coat-cape made of felted wool fabric. With its swingy silhouette, stand collar, and lantern sleeves, it is comfortable and easy to wear, yet so stylish. I love capes with their simple style, but sometimes they can be a bit…

  • The Magic of the Color Camel

    The Magic of the Color Camel

    Camel is a magical color. Timeless and elegant, the color describes the rich shades of a camel’s coat. While it hasn’t been a popular color in my wardrobe, I now have two articles of camel-colored clothing in my closet — my Retro Camel Coat and Connelly Cardigan — so I decided to explore the history…

  • The Hand-knit Connelly Cardigan and its Twisty Cables

    The Hand-knit Connelly Cardigan and its Twisty Cables

    The Connelly Cardigan is my latest handknit project. This visually stunning design features a twisty cable pattern for the body and a simple 1×1 rib stitch for the elegant neckline and underarm. The resulting fabric is highly textured, ultra squishy, and dense, with a wonderful weight and drape. Worked from the top down, the neckline…

  • A New Camel Coat with Retro Style

    A New Camel Coat with Retro Style

    My new retro camel coat is the first camel-colored article of clothing I’ve ever owned. Yes, you heard it right. I’ve never gravitated to brown colors — always black or gray. So this new make in such a classic and timeless color is a first for me! Reissued Burda Pattern from 1955 When I saw…

  • Wearing my Handknit Twinset in the Wild

    Wearing my Handknit Twinset in the Wild

    I finished knitting the Woolfolk Pringle Twinset back in June but didn’t have a chance to wear it out until now because the weather has been so warm! As I wrote in a prior post, I love how this set turned out. The Woolfolk Tynd yarn knits up into a soft, drapey, and lightweight fabric.…

  • A Peplum Moto Jacket Marries Opposites for Edge

    A Peplum Moto Jacket Marries Opposites for Edge

    A peplum moto jacket seems like an odd combination. After all, moto jackets are tough while peplums are so feminine. But there’s something about marrying the two that somehow works — kind of like how opposites attract! My version has the requisite hardware of a moto jacket — visible zippers in the front and on…

  • Wrap up Your Summer in the New Floaty Knit Wrap

    Wrap up Your Summer in the New Floaty Knit Wrap

    The new Floaty Knit Wrap is elegant and as light as air — making it the perfect accessory for summer. Handknit with a luxurious silk, cashmere, and merino wool blend yarn using large knitting needles, the resulting fabric is airy, drapey, and light enough to squish into an already-full beach tote. Just having a Titanic…

  • A New Nautical Twist on the Classic Twinset

    A New Nautical Twist on the Classic Twinset

    Fresh off the knitting needles is my take on the classic twinset — a new twist on the nautical look that is super popular this season. The sleeveless shell is a mix of stripes — wide and narrow — that plays on the traditional mariniere look. The cardigan is a solid navy blue but with…

  • A New DVF Wrap Dress in an Edgy Floral Print

    A New DVF Wrap Dress in an Edgy Floral Print

    The DVF Wrap Dress is truly a classic. I just completed a version in a beautiful fuchsia and gray viscose knit fabric and love the result! The Details For this version, I used a stretchy knit fabric as the dress is cut and fit to hug the body in the bodice. This fabric is a…

  • Hand-Knits and a Charming Chihuahua Make Saturdays Extra Special

    Hand-Knits and a Charming Chihuahua Make Saturdays Extra Special

    Cozy hand-knits and charming chihuahuas are made for Saturday mornings and farmer’s markets! Oscar is outfitted in his Puppia harness and armed with his most enchanting chihuahua smile, while I am wearing my latest hand-knit — a cozy “throw on and go” cardi with a bold houndstooth pattern. I think we make quite a team!…

  • Remaking a Vintage Haori is my New Project

    Remaking a Vintage Haori is my New Project

    I have an old haori jacket hanging on my dress form. This lovely piece has been there for quite a while now, its beautiful print showcasing a bright spring color palette tempered by a plain jacquard weave silk lining. Its distinct woody smell, retained from the antique dresser it was stored in, reminds me of…

  • A Cozy Wrap Sweater in a Fresh New Color

    A Cozy Wrap Sweater in a Fresh New Color

    This cozy wrap sweater — with its giant shawl collar — is a statement piece! Kim Hargreaves’ Devote sweater pattern was the starting point. I made a few tweaks, such as using a different yarn and incorporating some style changes, and ended up with a deliciously cozy wrap sweater with a gigantic statement-making shawl collar.…