Saturday, November 29, 2008

Gorgeous Knitted Things


As mentioned in post previous post (read The Big Angel Blow-Out here), once in a lovely while, Cath and I get to meet some pretty spiffy people. Last weekend at a craft fair we had the pleasure of meeting Kay Moates of On Slender Threads: knitter extraordinaire.

Kay expertly mixes mohair, cotton, silk and stones into her creations. They remind us of ButtercupLtd's baubles that we mentioned in an earlier post. Also, her scarves and shawls don't just look delicately beautiful, they also feel luxuriously soft and weighty in a comforting way (most of the stones anchor the ends of the scarves).

The photo to the left is just another gratuitous paper crane photo (see background- we really liked that shed). In the photo to the right Kay let me try on some of her scarves (that's me containing my giddiness and trying to look like a thoughtful blogger).



Her gorgeous creations also remind us of softer versions of Rodarte's Vogue-coveted knits.

Image courtesy of www.rodarte.net

You can purchase Kay's scarves here and see some of her other work here.


LL

31 comments:

Ashleigh said...

Oh I love that scarf....I saw a similar handmade one in one of our toronto shops...it was $300...umm..no thank you! haha.....
You look great
XX

Trains and Sewing Machines said...

I love your outfit

Couture Carrie said...

Wow!! Loving Rodarte and that scarf!

Beautiful pics here, ACs!

xoxox,
CC

Juice said...

Those scarves look so lovely and fluffy!

I love what youre wearing by the way. :)

<3

Unknown said...

oh it's so romantic ..I love it!

Atika Mulyawati said...

i love your outfit, that's pretty awesome :)

Jill said...

Those look so warm and comfy! Beautiful work. I adore the dress you are wearing!

Lisa said...

Beautiful scarves; local craft fairs are always so much fun because of great finds like that!

P.S. Love the outfit!

Anonymous social worker said...

what a lovely scarf.
very stylish as usual.

Elizabeth said...

I can see why you'd be giddy. That work is beautiful. I love how cob-webby the white one is.

Danika said...

Those scarves are so ethereal and delicate, you remind me of a Christmas Angel or something. You wear white very well!

Songy said...

the etsy store link doesn't work.

Her work is very romantic. I would like to sleep in them just like a princess?! :)

Pamela Tan said...

they're so pretty... *sigh*

this wheel's on fire said...

wow love everything! :)

Annie Spandex said...

Very romantic and pretty...

WendyB said...

That scarf is amazing.

Sharon S said...

Hi there-love your outfit and kay's scarves are really nice!

Secretista said...

Gorgeous knitted things indeed.

TINA said...

Everything is so lovely! That scarf is absolutely beautiful. :)

♥Tina

kokostiletto said...

those look so soft and warm!

Anonymous said...

i like your dress very muchhhhhhh...

Francesca said...

I love that dress and scarf. It's all so delicate and pretty!

check out my blog when you can =]

{Tara} said...

These are so delicate and intricate! Gorgeous -- thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

like you said: IT´S GORGEOUS!!!

Fashion Tidbits said...

i love the dress that you're wearing! :)

Unknown said...

GORGEOUS love your outfit and the scarves!!

btw you guys won the skirt haiku contest.. but left no email address.. send me an email at wewearthings@gmail.com!

LizBlair said...

I love great knits and as a fairly advanced knitter, I always think about how it was made. Those Rodarte knits would be extremely difficult, even the tights. I also think that those dresses might become misshapen fairly quickly if you are not careful. Just think about how easy it would be to snag those garments on something!

Anyway the scarves and things that you are modeling here are very beautiful. They would not be hard to make. In order to get this look, though, you would have to use very expensive and luxurious yarns.

It sounds like you guys are becoming famous there in Atlanta!

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

...so lovely girls. I always & shall always love knits...cozzzy knits! I adore thee ;)

Anonymous said...

Positively ethereal work ... love those delicate knits.

SOS! said...

The necklace scarf thing looks very delicate, I like.

Diane said...

i love the entire look!!!