Hello! Well there you all are. Been wondering where you've all been. :)
I haven't been knitting very much but I did find something to knit after seeing it on Karma's adorable daughter. This is the Barefoot Knits Twirly Skirt:
I knitted it on US #9 needles using Berocco Comfort in White, Pink, Raspberry and Plum. I changed the pattern to knit it in the round and knitted it longer than pattern requirements.
This is for my sweet little girl who's world revolves around fairies. She pens long letters to the tooth fairy (who obligingly answers her questions but does not leave her $10 a tooth like some other little kids.)
She makes fairy homes for them around the neighborhood and leaves them M&M's in hopes of catching sight of one. My favorite is that she loves to write many stories and draw pictures of the fairies dancing around in her head.
I hope she always stays in love with fairies!
I think this is the perfect girly skirt for my little pixie girl.
I'm sorry for not posting more often. Big changes around here! The biggest one is that I'm back in school for awhile and the world of academia has been challenging but very fun. I promise not to disappear entirely on you all if you all forgive my sporadic posts! I apologize in advance too if I can't quite keep up with all your blog posts. I'm trying!
absolutely adorable!!
if only I had a little girl to make it for.
enjoy your new adventures. we'll be here to tag along when you want us to. :)
Posted by: kristyn | September 23, 2009 at 08:33 PM
The skirt, my gosh the skirt!!! And back in school?! How fab. What are you studying? I'm so jealous. I hope Lizzy draws picture of fairies flying around her head when she's older, how completely adorable!
Posted by: Heidi | September 23, 2009 at 09:20 PM
Congratulations! What are you studying?
That skirt looks adorable. Your daughter is adorable. Do they make that skirt for grownups? I want one just like it! In pink too!
Posted by: Debby | September 23, 2009 at 09:20 PM
*in* her head. Must stop tying so fast.
Posted by: Heidi | September 23, 2009 at 09:21 PM
Welcome back!! Haha. Been wondering where have you been!!
Love that skirt.
Posted by: Michelle | September 23, 2009 at 09:33 PM
Kudos to you for going back to school!
The skirt is adorable as well as your little girl. :-)
Posted by: martha in california | September 23, 2009 at 10:17 PM
What a fabulous skirt. If there is a fairy in your neighborhood, she'll surely come out to get closer to that skirt!
Good luck with school -- it's hard to get back after an absence... and with kids and life, you wonder why it was so hard the first time!
Posted by: Kathy | September 23, 2009 at 10:42 PM
So so so cute!!! Absolutely adorable :) And yay for school and you know we'll still be here!
Posted by: irishgirlieknits | September 23, 2009 at 10:44 PM
It's absolutely gorgeous, I love the colours.
Posted by: Anna Gueldenhaupt | September 24, 2009 at 01:54 AM
Very cute! I remember as a kid making acorn tea sets to lure fairies in. :)
Posted by: Phoe | September 24, 2009 at 02:45 AM
The skirt is beautiful, as is your little girl. So glad to hear from you but totally get the busy life. Blogs are supposed to be nonstressful though, right? So see you when you can make it!!
Posted by: Rose | September 24, 2009 at 02:45 AM
Oh, there you are! Congratulations on your new ventures. As always, adorable modeling. She really works that skirt!
Posted by: kim | September 24, 2009 at 03:31 AM
It's good to hear from you!
I hope she catches her fairy. Perhaps if you knit a wee little skirt and she puts it in one of her fairy houses (along with an m&m of course).
Posted by: Kirsten | September 24, 2009 at 03:35 AM
That's a very cute skirt! I'll might knit one for Eirin ;)
Posted by: Hege | September 24, 2009 at 03:39 AM
she's so precious as is the skirt!
I hope school is going well for you!!
Posted by: yahaira | September 24, 2009 at 03:57 AM
Great skirt! Good luck hitting the books!
Posted by: Mandy | September 24, 2009 at 04:47 AM
Beautiful skirt, looks great on your little fairy hunter :)
Glad to hear all is well with u.
Posted by: kelly | September 24, 2009 at 04:50 AM
Lovely pixie in a lovely skirt!
Happy studying - enjoy school. :)
Posted by: Renee | September 24, 2009 at 04:59 AM
What a cute little skirt! Looks great on your fairy girl. Methinks mine might like one too.
Posted by: Heather | September 24, 2009 at 05:00 AM
Congratulations on going back to school!! Your little skirt is adorable on your daughter!
Posted by: Kim | September 24, 2009 at 05:37 AM
What a sweet skirt! I am glad I am not the only one whose child gets less $ from the tooth fairy than classmates do :) Anyway, that is great that you are back in school. Hope you can find some time to knit between your studies and the kids' activities.
Posted by: kelly-ann (on Ravelry) | September 24, 2009 at 06:56 AM
Cute skirt! I've been thinking about making this one for my kiddo. Wow, $10 per tooth....that's crazy. The tooth fairy always leaves $1 here.
Wish you luck in school! Congrats and good luck.
Posted by: Trish | September 24, 2009 at 08:14 AM
What a pretty, pretty skirt on a beautiful little girl. I see her in my head exactly as you described her, walking barefoot and leaving candy everywhere in her pretty pink skirt. :D
Good luck in school!
Posted by: Rosi G. | September 24, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Beautiful skirt for your little girl! It's wonderful that she likes to write stories.
Best of luck in school!
Posted by: Brenda | September 24, 2009 at 09:10 AM
She is such a doll! I love her wonderful imagination. But she gets that creativity from her mom for sure! The skirt is perfectly sweet and whimsical!
Good luck in school!
Posted by: Kara | September 24, 2009 at 09:16 AM
I'm sure she will never stop seeing the world as a magical place filled with potential... and little fairies! She is preciousness itself in her sweet skirt and long may she twirl in it ;)
I'm intrigued and look forward to hearing more of your academic pursuits.
Posted by: MrPuffy | September 24, 2009 at 09:24 AM
super cute. i even like the color combinations.
Posted by: britt | September 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM
adorable for sure. i think i want a skirt like that...however, i know i would not look nearly as cute as your daughter does. beautiful.
Posted by: Lisa Q | September 24, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Cute, cute, cute ! Those colors are perfect.
Posted by: Carolyn | September 24, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Gorgeous skirt! Best wishes for your studies. I hope you manage the juggling of days better than me!
Posted by: Linda | September 24, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Oh she is just gorgeous twirling around in her beautiful skirt. She sounds very sweet natured too. Congrats on the academic return, what are you studying. I am sure we can hold out between posts as you always have such lovely knitting to show us when you return.
Posted by: sue | September 24, 2009 at 03:11 PM
That skirt is too cute! Congrats on going back to school!
Posted by: Zonda | September 24, 2009 at 03:33 PM
oh,Tiennie...school...how wonderful for you!! I wish you well. and this skirt...well nothing short of perfect...I must look up the pattern...and what beautiful shades...
Posted by: theresa/ t does wool | September 24, 2009 at 03:57 PM
What a beautiful skirt! I hope that your daughter's fairies hang in and help you with school! :)
Posted by: J.P. | September 24, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Lovely skirt! I've already queued it up. There are granddaughters to knit for, after all.
Posted by: Pat K | September 24, 2009 at 04:29 PM
I love this skirt! It seems a perfect fit (in both ways!) for your Pixie girl.
Ooh-back to school for you too? How fun - and challenging.
Posted by: Miss Scarlett | September 24, 2009 at 05:04 PM
Very cute - both the skirt and your daughter!
Have fun at school!
Posted by: Jeanne | September 24, 2009 at 05:13 PM
The skirt looks like so much fun to wear! Your daughter is lucky to have you make it for her. She looks so cute in it.
Good luck in school!
Posted by: pdxknitterati/MicheleLB | September 24, 2009 at 05:16 PM
congratulations on going back to school. and i love the fact that your daughter loves fairies. her skirt is so cute.
Posted by: lynette | September 24, 2009 at 06:03 PM
The skirt is gorgeous. Good to hear from you & enjoy school!
Posted by: Ann | September 24, 2009 at 06:10 PM
It's so great to be young, to think of fairies, and to twirl in that lovely skirt!!! No cares in the world!
Posted by: grumperina | September 24, 2009 at 06:14 PM
She's so precious. I love the picot edging to the skirt, and great colors. You gotta post a picture of the next fairy house. I'm dying to see it.
Posted by: jodi | September 24, 2009 at 07:51 PM
So cute!
Posted by: Emilee | September 24, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Beautiful skirt. By the way, if your daughter likes fairies this is the book for her:
http://www.amazon.com/Wondrous-Strange-Hardback/dp/0061575372.
Posted by: Alice | September 25, 2009 at 03:26 AM
Love it!!
Posted by: Michele | September 25, 2009 at 06:55 AM
This is more than cute and obviously your model loves it too! She is quite the 'twirler'!
Posted by: Diana | September 25, 2009 at 07:13 AM
I love the skirt! So inspired to knit one and I have the book already. Just need to wait until miss 13 month old is a little more skirt-ready (walking would help!)
The tooth fairies always left my fairy-loving son a piece of quartz or amethyst for his teeth. He understood that this is because he deeply understood and appreciated fairies whereas his friends got quarters and silver dollars and such because they only appreciate money! (And because fairies like shiny things.) As far as paper money, that must be a mistake, because fairies don't like that at all!
Posted by: Astoria | September 25, 2009 at 09:07 AM
School?! Oh, do tell: what are there for? What an adventure! Good to hear from you. Pretty skirt!
Posted by: domesticshorthair | September 25, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Cute skirt! Congrats on going back to school.
Posted by: Bea | September 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Great job! Love those colors! Good luck in school!
Posted by: cactusneedles | September 25, 2009 at 01:31 PM