I am coming back to my blog with something I am really proud of.
I am so happy to share with you my secret project laTrouvillaise, a classic looking bathing suit I designed for the summer 2010 edition of Petite Purls.
I wanted it to have the feel of my childhood holidays in Normandie, I wanted it to be fun, cheerful, and easy to wear, perfect for playing...
To knit a bathing suit, there is no better choice than Cascade Yarns' Fixation. Just the right amount of stretch for a perfect fit. I picked the colors after the color palettes so often found in the early 50's. The possibilities are endless though, and why not a 2 color palette...
I designed the bathing suit to have a comfortable fit, with wide shoulders to protect them from the sun, and nice legs to avoid the bathing suit riding up with even the most emergetic games.
I am sure you all recognize Miss SockPixie as the model. We had so much fun together taking these great pictures of her wearing La Trouvillaise. We were so lucky, we only had a short window of time to take the pictures, and the heavens smiled on us. The weather was incredible that day.
Miss SockPixie is in love with the bathing suit, and has been wearing it secretly around the house only since this was a secret project. She can hardly wait to go the beach and wear it.
I won't hold you any longer. I know you will want to go check this wonderful new issue of Petite Purls. It is full of beautiful projects for our little ones. Happy Summer Knitting!
10 comments:
Adorable! And welcome back.
Gorgeous! Glad to see you again.
So very clever! I also want to thank you for introducing me to Petite Purls, my Ravelry queue just exploded.
I just saved this on Ravelry this morning for my daughter! I love it!
Beautiful pictures and a lovely pattern and model!
Welcome Back! Adorable swimsuit... I will definitely be keeping this in mind for my daughter next summer. And thanks for the link to petite purls, I'd never been there before, it was quite a lot of fun.
Oh, how I love it! I like the waistline and leg openings. Miss SockPixie looks like she has grown!
This is so lovely and sweet. I am an old lady by most people's standards, and truly appreciate the non extreme exposure here.
Your adorable and beautiful model is exquisite. Thanks, ellen k.
Oh my gosh... I absolutely LOVE that bathing suit! I have been dreaming about making something like this for myself but didn't know where to start. Thank you so much for sharing that pattern!
I wish I had someone to knit this for! I love it!
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