Nieces – Page 2

Sweater Success!

Published on November 21, 2018June 11, 2025 by Jen12 Comments

Yesterday I met my nieces in Calistoga at the Roastery, we had a little catching up over coffee & tea, then they put on their new Hillwalker sweaters, and this time we headed straight down to the Castle in St Helena for the photo shoot. They absolutely shone against the old hand-cut stone in their Autumn sweaters!

A fabulous time, and the usual stellar results! Oh, and behind the scenes my nieces are now also my assistants as well as my models, doing a great job of stepping in to preen as needed… real professionals! Click and check out these fun unexpected sneak shots…

Hillwalker pattern is available HERE.

But before you go, click on the first image in the mosaic, and view a much more extensive slide show of the whole photo shoot…

Sweet Sixteen and a new pattern!

Published on October 8, 2018March 12, 2019 by Jen16 Comments

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A little sooner than I expected,

but I am posting the first of a two-part pattern.

First part, the pullover…

and my younger niece who is now Sweet Sixteen!

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Miss Sixteen’s birthday pullover in the new pattern Hillwalker.

We photographed in Calistoga yesterday …

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(( I love Miss Sixteen’s new hair cut! Don’t you? ))

Oh, and look who is now driving!

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A stellar time with my niece and her mom at the Roastery on Sunday, with a quick photo shoot. I am needing a little extra time to get the cardigan ready , so that will be part two, very soon. But for now, please go check out the new Hillwalker pattern live on Ravelry…

Sweater Success !

Published on July 25, 2018March 12, 2019 by Jen24 Comments

I didn’t make it all the way to Calistoga for the actual Lincoln Street locale, but we improvised in St Helena instead. After meeting at St Helena Roastery, for coffee (please tell me you don’t notice the drop of chocolate syrup from Miss Fifteen’s mocha, spilled on her Lincoln Street before the photo shoot… lol!), we then took the photos against the stone of the St Helena Catholic Church, then went to Lolo’s Consignment Shop. Lastly we had lunch at Villa Corona, and walked around the Main Street a while too. Absolutely colossally wonderful summer day spent together with my nieces!

Now you can make your own Lincoln Street sleeveless …

and the pattern is available !

Details are HERE.

College Bound!

Published on June 3, 2018March 12, 2019 by Jen9 Comments

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I swiped this photo of Miss Eighteen from her mom’s facebook page. It was taken in her garden, right before graduating highschool on June 1st. I’m so proud of her !!! And I know all of you are too, especially those of you who have been following my nieces on my blog since she was ten. Soon to fly the nest, our Miss Eighteen is ready for the world, she’s college bound, and she’s going to rock!

Yarn Tasting: Lindy Chain

Published on June 2, 2018August 15, 2020 by Jen2 Comments

I’m finally up to rattling off a couple of knitted somethings for my nieces this summer. Wanting to use linen for these, I thought I would try with some linen blend yarn I’ve had my eye on for a while ~~ Knit Picks Lindy Chain .

This yarn is a chain of a super fine single, rather than plied, 70% linen/30% pima cotton, fingering weight, and 180 yards to 50g ball. Crisp, attentive, not rascally, but soft, and I feel like the pima cotton element is making it easier on my fingers too. I’ve done acres of knitting the hem with 2.75mm needles, and graduated to 3.25mm for the stockinette. I got three balls in each color for two sleeveless items, but let me tell you, as this yarn is not wool, I have no bearing as to how yardage and weight work together for a garment, this is me navigating the sea of unknown.

Hey, did you know that Miss Eighteen is leaving for college this summer? This won’t be the last of the darling duo, not by a long shot, but I did want to send Miss Eighteen off with a recent sweater success fresh in her thoughts, as we did miss the Vernal Equinox Spring Tee due to my incessant moving about. So I’m giving myself until mid July to finish two linen summery things. Counting down. Stay tuned.