It's funny how the best things in life can happen right out of the blue. Like last Thursday evening--I made a routine post to Instagram, did a bit of knitting, then went to bed as usual. By Friday morning, that same post had become one of the top nine posts under six separate hashtags; #madeincanada, #naturalneutrals, #instaknit, #ethicalfashion, and #knittersofig. Wow! The irony is, after spending hours trying to compose pretty product shots for the cold comfort online shop, I'd piled these particular pieces together simply to get them out of the way; it wasn't until I put down the camera to tidy up that I was stuck by their beauty. I picked up the camera and snapped a few final shots. Not composed. Not created specifically for social media. Just a few in-the-moment, wow-aren't-these-pretty-together, pictures. Natural. Authentic. Beautiful. I guess that's why the image did so well on IG...its 'realness' made it relatable. Personally, I learned a valuable lesson (well, re-learned). If you want to be pleasantly surprised by life, you have to stop trying to control it. If only I could remember this more often!
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Sonja
8/11/2017 12:03:59 pm
The stitch you used for the cowl is gorgeous, suits the soft wool perfectly and not even to speak about those mittens, I really love those fuzzy cuffs and am very curious about the rest of them! Will you make a matching hat? That yarn is so amazing :)
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Alexis Adrienne
8/18/2017 03:00:27 pm
Thanks Sonja! I can't wait to finish this design and get it photographed...so I can wear it myself! Is that wrong? Lol!
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I'm Alexis, the knitter/designer behind cold comfort knits. My favourite animal is a sheep (obvi). Second in line? Alpacas. But not llamas--those guys are mean! As for house pets? I'm a cat person, 100%. Other things to know about me? My primary knitting fuel is vanilla-hazelnut coffee. And my inner child is actually more of an inner senior-citizen. I'm an old fogey at heart. Nice to meet you! Happy knitting! Archives
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