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More than a month and a half has gone by since my last entry, and I had sincerely thought at the time that any serious knits were to be packed and put away until October or so. But so far there hasn't been such a thing as warm spring weather, and any rotation in my wardrobe has remained nothing more than wishful thinking. So I thought I'd pop in and say hi, I'm still around, been busy with stuff and not much of it was vintage (apart form some exciting fresh additions to my etsy shop). There was work, spring cleaning,  kitchen and bathroom painting, diy, guests, more guests, yet my wool addiction hasn't dwindled, oh no, I somehow managed to acquire a certain quantity of lovely new yarn (if mother could only keep up with my need for comfort!)

Here is a cardigan she's made for me not long ago out of Debbie Bliss Donegal tweed aran (shades 16 and 26), this was the first chance I had to take some pics of it, albeit worn in a rather different fashion than designed for...You wouldn't think looking at these images, but this open front sweater  was inspired by 1920s to early 1930s fashions. I'll do another entry to persuade you of that :), in the meantime here is how I look like with straight, unstyled hair, and the kind of stuff I wear on a regular basis when not dressed in vintage or trying to emulate a specific period. Until next time, all the best to you and hope you have a fabulous spring!

Hullo, I thought I'd pop in to say I'm still here and show off my latest purchase, this dashing tie! I love it to bits, but I was rushing so badly to get dressed and be out of the house while there was still some light, that I made a right pig's tail of that knot! It can only be better next time, I guess. But I couldn't wait until next time to show it to you, so that's that.

Coming with it there are 2 knits just sent over by my mother, the red cardigan is made in a lovely Debbie Bliss Donegal tweed, and the vest in some rough dark green Shetland with lime flecks. I am very chuffed with these too, and I'll probably show them over and over again in many posts, as I hope to get a lot of wear out of them. 

If you like them, stay posted, I've got more knits to show, some already made, others in the making as mother and I have project after project lined up, you'll get bored stiff... I, for one, never seem to.

It was a sunny, beautiful day here today, and warm enough not to have to wear a coat on top of my dress.

I'll blame the silly posing on the euphoria caused by the nice, spring-like weather, after many a windy, gray and dreary day. 

So brace yourself for another picture heavy post (let's be honest, all of mine are) under the pretext of showing you further into my knitted wardrobe.

(Here I am actually clawing the bark as I'm sliding off this tree trunk)

Another of my mother's long distance creations, this dress was actually conceived by her with very little input from my part. It dates about 4 years back and the design wasn't based on anything in particular, I was simply inspired by corals, pinks and purples and wanted the color scheme to be like a sudden spring burst, something to make me smile. 

I also wanted a figure hugging, but not skin tight dress, with a simple line and finishing at knee length. 

Based on the above specifications, my mother knitted this.

I remember it was March when I received the dress in the post, and wore it straight away the very same day. It's been well loved ever since, and I tend to accessorize it with black since mother decided to finish the edges in black and also introduced the black midriff section.

The neck scarf is improvised by me and fixed in place with a little glass flower clip; the actual necklace of the dress is a simple v neck finished in black edging.

Somebody was saying the other day that the dress looks very 60's. Don't know about that, it was not made with any specific fashions in mind, but I can be blind when it comes to very personal items in my wardrobe, like this one. And while I am not very keen on the 60's, perhaps my mother was influenced by fashions from her youth. Is there anything MOD-ish about this at all? Or perhaps a slight hint of  Faye Dunaway in "Bonnie and Clyde", a film which looks more 60's than intended?...