#framework bralette

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I sometimes treat myself to something fun for my birthday. This year my car got some long overdue maintenance work, and I will be replacing tires next week. So this year, this yarn is my Fun gift to myself. (This, and a black t-shirt with the “Now I am become Death…” quote done in pink Barbie font.)

This is hand dyed 100% Merino wool yarn from a small batch dyer, and the minute I saw this colorway—inspired by, of course, BARBIE, and called “Ken-ergy”—it made me laugh.

I have two skeins, my plan is for another Framework Bralette, and it will be the brightest thing in my whole wardrobe. Eh-ver. This will be perfect to wear the time of year when it’s cold and sundown is at 4pm and I’m wearing all black everything…except this.

Just thought I’d share some bright on this cloudy rainy Monday here in the Desert.

That quote, BTW, is the inside of the label, and it’s true. As I’m knitting, each stitch ends up next to another color and they absolutely sing.

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Niamh trying to help me knit through quarantine...

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It’s full of stars!

Happy Hump Day!!

This is the “Framework Bralette”, by one of my favorite knitwear designers: Jessie Maed. Knitted by: Me.

The yarn is by an indie dyer that goes by the name SkeinCocaine, colourway: “Iconic”.

This is an easy, pretty quick, knit, and I love the structure of it. False seams make me happy.

These (yes, I have more than one of these cozy pieces , in a few different colors) get pulled out in the Winter and worn as an extra layer for warmth, and they really do work!

Bright colours for outerwear aren’t my thing, but something that won’t get really seen, like bras, camisoles, socks? I will wear colors, so the next one of these will be made out of yarn from another small dyer MadTosh, and will be in a colourway inspired by the Barbie movie. It’s a fuschia forward colourway with bright teals and purples colourway, and it’s called “Kenergy”. I might incorporate a hot orange yarn for the bottom and straps, making it a Barbenheimer piece. Who knows.

Kenergy is so ridiculously bright, it makes me laugh, and will be perfect under the layers of black I wear all Winter. Look out Doldrums. Imma have something waiting for you.

(Yes, I’ve contemplated making one out of something close to Maison Valentino’s signature PPPink, but…I can’t with pink on me. Even though that particular shade makes my eyeballs happy.)

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