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WIP: Madeleine Part 3 Plus Fashion Research

July 4, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignFashionSewingWIP Wednesday

Pattern pieces for Madeleine's head and ear in four different sizes. Madeleine's pattern is set enough that it's time to start trying out different sizes for her. Consequently, I took a clean set of the pattern pieces to the local Staples yesterday an ...

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WIP: Madeleine Part 2

June 27, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewingWIP Wednesday

This bear is just right. I'm getting closer on Madeleine's pattern. It took four tries to get her body the size I wanted. The first was a little too thin, so I added 1/4 inch all the way around on the pattern pieces. That was way too fat, so I cut bac ...

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Madeleine’s Trial Run

June 25, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewing

Some additional ears and arms to try out Madeleine currently looks a little too svelte to me.   I have reached the tweaking stage. I sewed the muslins for Madeleine the teddy bear together and stuffed various sections over the weekend. I d ...

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Greengrocer

June 22, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignOrigin StoriesSewing

Meet William H. Maizey This photo may be the sole remaining artifact of one of my first original designs. I made it 37 years ago for the Loon and Heron Children's Theater in Boston as part of a college internship. It (or he, since I have retroactively ...

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Work in Progress: Madeleine, Teddy Bear Number 1

June 20, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewingWIP Wednesday

First draft pattern for teddy bear number 1, aka Madeleine This is my first WIP (Work in Progress) Wednesday post, starting the tradition of sharing whatever is currently on my knitting needles, sewing machine or, in this case, drawing board. After ...

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Math is Still My Friend

June 15, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewing

A view of my kitchen table as the triceratopses help me revise patterns. No exciting new picture today, so I put the triceratopses up again figuring they were cuter to look at than a ruler and spreadsheet. I'm getting ready to go through the patter ...

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Assumptions

June 14, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnitting

Arpeggio Yamosaurus the Stegosaurus is marked and (almost) ready to demonstrate leg placement My herbivores are all marked with yarn and ready to be temporarily disassembled in the interest of better pattern instructions. I forgot, when I first wrote ...

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Research

June 13, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignFashionSewing

Getting ready for my next toy idea Shakesbear's new outfit was a trial run for an idea I have been thinking about for a while - patterns for historically costumed teddy bears. I envision Elizabethan bears, Regency English bears, 18th century Versaille ...

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Shakesbear’s New Clothes – Part the Fourth

June 5, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignFashionSewing

In which our hero, radiant as the sunne in splendor, ventures forth into the world new-clad in magnificence. Doing his best Sir Walter Raleigh in flat cap and the World's cutest half cape   In doublet and breeches, the very picture of a re ...

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Shakesbear’s New Clothes – Part 3

May 31, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignFashionSewing

Shirt and breeches are almost finished Work on Shakesbear's new wardrobe continues apace. His shirt and breeches are finished except for the hand sewing, and I am moving on to finish his doublet today. In researching men's Elizabethan clothing, I h ...

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Patricia McMahon
Patricia knits, sews, designs toys, writes, costumes community theater productions and sometimes hangs around with William Shakespeare.

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Introducing the Conavalla Wrap. Pattern now availa Introducing the Conavalla Wrap. Pattern now available in @knitnow issue 112. Modelled sample in Louisa Harding Scintille yarn (photo by KnitNow). Blue tonal sample is in @theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK.
Saw this giant inflatable unicorn (also a sprinkle Saw this giant inflatable unicorn (also a sprinkler!) in Mashpee this evening and had to give it a hug.
#wipwednesday Swatching has begun for the Conavall #wipwednesday Swatching has begun for the Conavalla Stole pattern. Yarn is Scintille from Louisa Harding Yarns in color Light Pearl. More next winter when the pattern is published in @knitnow magazine. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knittingpattern #knittedshawl #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
The dinos and I are taking part in #amialong2019 o The dinos and I are taking part in #amialong2019 over at @hi.ravelry. Patterns - including 4 new dino patterns - on sale at my ravelry store with code AMIALONG2019 through July 8. Links in comments.  #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedtoys #knitteddinosaur #knitteddinosaurs #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dinosaursofinstagram #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #apatosaurus #stegosaurus #triceratops #anklyosaurus #tyrannosaurus #tyrannosaurusrex #rrawrr #pterodactyl #parasaurolophus #utahraptor #spinosaurus
#wipwednesday and all the hats are in the air! Get #wipwednesday and all the hats are in the air! Getting patterns ready for test knitting. Photo by Jennifer Small Photography (jennifersmallphotographer.com) #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #alwaysknitting #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #knittersofravelry #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#fashionfriday with Galumphy Bird modeling the awe #fashionfriday with Galumphy Bird modeling the awesome @verabradley  booties I found but ultimately didn't use for "I Hate Hamlet" @thesuffieldplayers #costumedesign #costumedesigner #costume #communitytheater #communitytheatre #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#keepingitrealchallenge Organization, we don't ne #keepingitrealchallenge Organization,  we don't need no stinking organization!  Combo "stash" and "transporting WIPs" prompts with project bags, yarn I need to put away, partially finished projects and Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns @hi.ravelry
#keepingitrealchallenge Day 2 and I am semi-curate #keepingitrealchallenge Day 2 and I am semi-curated already. Oops! I'm counting this as real life since I was unable to crop out the kitchen table mess in the background.  I don't have kids or pets, so my "helpers not helping" are my two triceratops models on top of my keyboard. @hi.ravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#keepingitrealchallenge Hi, all. I started my desi #keepingitrealchallenge Hi, all. I started my designing with toys (specifically dinosaurs when a friend needed a small triceratops one Christmas) and now I am branching out into accessories.  OK, now I have a bunch of hats waiting for beauty shots and for me to finalize the patterns. This is me in one of the hats during an attempt to document them using the timer on my camera and a tripod. I'm working on figuring out how to make more than pocket change from designing. @hi.ravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry  #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday Knit, squint, rip, repeat. Here's a #wipwednesday Knit, squint, rip, repeat. Here's a stitch pattern (moss stitch in US, double moss stitch in UK) I've decided I'm not using for a proposed design. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
Two more chances to see "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuf Two more chances to see "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers this Friday and Saturday night at 8 pm.  And a final look at the act 2 costumes. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #costume #communitytheater #communitytheatre #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
More photos from "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldpl More photos from "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers. This weekend's performances are tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday Latest version of a cable panel in @ #wipwednesday Latest version of a cable panel in @berrocoyarn  Ultra Alpaca. Time to try felting it to see how the cables survive. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedbag #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaurs #dinosaursofinstagram
#wipwednesday Ed Bernstein as John Barrymore in "I #wipwednesday Ed Bernstein as John Barrymore in "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers. And a photo of Barrymore as Hamlet for comparison. More costuming photos tomorrow.  #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday One more hat sample as modeled by Wi #wipwednesday One more hat sample as modeled by William Shakesbear. They all went off to the photographer yesterday for official beauty shots. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday William Shakesbear models the finish #wipwednesday William Shakesbear models the finished "leftovers" hat sample. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
Work on "leftovers" hat continues. Here it is wit Work on "leftovers" hat continues.  Here it is with the blue (@theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK, color Surf) added. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaurs #dinosaursofinstagram
Start of a "leftovers" hat with the remaining yarn Start of a "leftovers" hat with the remaining yarn from several samples I've already finished. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaursofinstagram
#fashionfriday The 1980s called. They want their j #fashionfriday The 1980s called. They want their jacket back. Start of a costume piece for I Hate Hamlet at @thesuffieldplayers this May. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #fabricnotfoundinnature
#wipwednesday William Shakesbear models a pseudo-c #wipwednesday William Shakesbear models a pseudo-cable lace pattern hat in @theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK,  color Oz. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns

Recent Posts

  • Waban Scarf and Diamant Shawl: Looking for Test Knitters March 18, 2020
  • Introducing the Conavalla Wrap January 23, 2020
  • WIP: “Proof” Costuming October 10, 2019
  • WIP: Yarn is Here August 14, 2019
  • WIP: Where Did July Go? August 7, 2019

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