May 30, 2006
It's a finished Teeny Camisole!
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This is the pose-like-a-mannequin shot.
(Alternatively titled, "A bra! A bra! My kingdom for a bra!")
[What's that? You want CLOSE-UPS?]
[P.S. Whack dancing shots are here. As always, I give you silliness.]
People! Temps are currently in the sixties in Paris, and THIS is the way I wear a Teeny Camisole. I laugh in the face of cold weather. Ha ha!
Just kidding. Actually, that's the way I'll be wearing it come summer. The weather is still just too crisp to wear Teeny Camisoles on their own so for now I'm going the layering route, just like I did with my Butterfly. When the weather is like this layering shirts and I are BFF's:
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[Click here for the "Look, Ma! No hands!" shot.]
[Psst...wanna see the back? Sure, you do. Click here to see it.]
Quick project recap: Teeny Camisole, otherwise known as pattern 13 "le top ajouré" from Phildar's L'été 451 pattern book in French. I knit the size small and used a little over three hanks of Tahki Cotton Classic in a deep cranberry red, shade 3432. The pattern calls for Coton No. 4 (which I used to knit my son's Ribbed Jacket last spring...remember?) and even though I really like Coton No. 4 I used the Cotton Classic instead because:
a) They're close in gauge. (At least that's what my swatch told me.)
b) I had the Cotton Classic in my stash (it was a gift from Miss HEK Jenny) and I've been dying to use it. Teeny Camisole was the perfect opportunity. Plus, who doesn't love to stash bust? I know I do. It gives me an excuse to buy more yarn. Muwaahaaaaaaa!
Anyway. All in all, I really like this top. It's a perfect fit and the Cotton Classic makes it lightweight and airy. And that is why I took Teeny Camisole to Paree while I met up with my sister over the weekend.
Monsieur Le Hubby, Captain Destructo and I were so busy catching up with my sis and her husband, and meeting my adorable baby niece that no time was available for taking shots of the Teeny Camisole (which my sister says reminds her of Amelie Poulain...isn't that cool?) in action. But I didn't want to leave you totally pictureless, so I did snap some shots for you on Sunday as we walked around after lunch. Come on...you knew I'd have another Paris slideshow for you, right? Enjoy :-)
83 comments to this entry:
love the cami! it looks great on you and the color is deeee-lish!
[amanda on 30 may 06 @ 08:37 pm]
It is wonderful and Ooooh La La! I love it!
[Janet on 30 may 06 @ 08:51 pm]
Oh, la la! How fancy! The eyelets! The fancy straps! The va va voom color! Yet it also looks comfortable. How do you do it?
I also love how the buttons. They blend perfectly.
[Marlena on 30 may 06 @ 08:52 pm]
Really ... it's lovely! I like the little knots ... very cute!
Par-eee is always so cultured! Did you do crazy shopping? :)
[Agnes on 30 may 06 @ 09:11 pm]
the cami looks divine and the tee is the perfect combo for these crisp days... well done.
ps. I think you ought to wear that cranberry shade more often, it really suits you
[polly on 30 may 06 @ 09:14 pm]
Amelie?! Hmmm, you're awfully cute, but I can't be sure of the resemblance. Here, grab a garden gnome and run through the train station. Okay, now I see it.
[Rachel on 30 may 06 @ 09:17 pm]
what a great little top! so delicate looking, and i loooove the color - perfect for the almost-summer-but-not-quite season that's you've got going on. lovely!
[andrea on 30 may 06 @ 09:21 pm]
It's beautiful...truely. The buttons are wonderful and so is the crochet edge. There is a new book coming out "Knitting Loves Crochet". You can check it out on Amazon. Don't know if you'll need it as you did a wonderful job. Cami is slightly shorter than I would knit (different figure) but I think yours would also look pretty with a lacey thing showing from the bottom as well. Very pretty - as always - you inspire my own knitting.
[Donna Besse on 30 may 06 @ 09:24 pm]
Finally! With dancing shots and all... It was worth the wait - you look great, as usual :) Lovely colour, and the little picot thingies are sooo cute!
[Helene on 30 may 06 @ 09:28 pm]
You created another winner! It looks lovely!
[Bear Knits on 30 may 06 @ 09:41 pm]
Beauteous! I really love the color of this one, and the finishing details are incredible as always. And Paris looks so much more comfortable than when I was there in February. I'm bundled to the eyebrows in most of my pictures...
[Sarah on 30 may 06 @ 10:03 pm]
Sweet!
[Amy on 30 may 06 @ 10:03 pm]
ahhh...nothing like taking a day off playin hookie by the pool and seeing your pally make fabulous knits....sexy beautiful as always and all that jazz.
Captain D is so so so cute. sigh. he's going to be a heartbreaker!
[heather on 30 may 06 @ 10:05 pm]
It's a cool camisole you've made there! I love it.
[francoise on 30 may 06 @ 10:33 pm]
Another winner - it looks wonderful! Your FOs always look so professional! :)
[Darcy on 30 may 06 @ 10:44 pm]
wish my French was better - that's well worth the knit.
India
[India on 30 may 06 @ 10:46 pm]
So great, as usual! Your Paris slideshow is great-I wanna go back. BTW, as a non-speaking French person, can you recommend a good place to get help with Phildar knitting instructions? Via online or otherwise. There is a pattern I would love to knit for my son, but......
[Jeanie on 30 may 06 @ 10:47 pm]
So cute! Love it Love it Love it!!! And the color! Yep, yep yep.
[Christie on 30 may 06 @ 11:33 pm]
Oh, so cute, and also very cha cha cha! Have fun wearing Teeny Cami. You look fabulous in it. :)
[Karma on 30 may 06 @ 11:42 pm]
Oh my gosh- it looks AWESOME! It is so pretty and you look tres chic in it!! As usual, a fantastic job....
[patti on 30 may 06 @ 11:42 pm]
It's gorgeous! Tres magnifique!
[Jennifer on 30 may 06 @ 11:51 pm]
So cute and perfect with a glass of delicious berry-esque red...
[Silvia on 31 may 06 @ 12:13 am]
Gah! The buttons! The lace! The picots! The teeniness! Love it. And you make it look wonderful.
Ah, someday I hope to visit Paree. =) Until then, I'll get by on slideshows.
[Alex on 31 may 06 @ 12:51 am]
Love the teeny camisole! So what's next?
[Liz on 31 may 06 @ 01:06 am]
That is so cute! I love the color.
Great job, yet again...
[chelee on 31 may 06 @ 01:29 am]
Super cute! And now I totally have that classic "do the hustle" song in my head. Whee!
[Daphne on 31 may 06 @ 01:32 am]
Wow, the cami is gorgeous! You knit that at warp speed... great job, as always.
[Elizabeth on 31 may 06 @ 02:39 am]
Sooo cute! Love the little straps.
[Ramona on 31 may 06 @ 03:04 am]
Just beautiful.
[Jennifer on 31 may 06 @ 03:07 am]
Ooh, that looks just beautiful. Everything about it is gorgeous! Love it.
[--Deb on 31 may 06 @ 03:23 am]
Another fantastic knit. I love it even more with the tee.
[Wanett on 31 may 06 @ 04:26 am]
Yowza Rabbit! That camisole is smokin' hot! You look great in it. Absolutely love it.
[Wanda on 31 may 06 @ 04:27 am]
Too. Pretty. On. You. And, do you want to know something, mademoiselle? I think I like it best under the tee!!
[elisabeth on 31 may 06 @ 04:28 am]
Ok that is absolutely the cutest little cammi I have seen a while. Love the color on you!
[Michelle from New Brunswick on 31 may 06 @ 04:30 am]
Very sexy. I really like it layered too!
[claudia on 31 may 06 @ 04:33 am]
Another great knit by the rabbit! I love the color of the camisole and the fit couldn't be better. Hey what great genes run in your family!! Cute Capt. with adorable cousin!
[Brenda on 31 may 06 @ 04:33 am]
the cami is gorgeous !!! Paris.. what fun , you lucky thing! Great pics and the Captain and cousin shot is sooo cute! Almost wish mine were little again..... almost :)
[Banditgirl on 31 may 06 @ 04:49 am]
that is too gorgeous! i do believe that everytime i think you've created the most beautiful thing, you go and outdo yourself. what a talent!!!!!! and those dance moves... look out denny terrio!
[jennifer on 31 may 06 @ 05:01 am]
The details on the camisole are fabulous - I think it would also look amazing under a fitted blazer.
[terby on 31 may 06 @ 05:19 am]
I always love seeing what you choose to knit. You did a beautiful job on the cami. C'est tres formidable! Paris looks wonderful. Sounds like you had a nice time. So what's next on the needles???
[Jen on 31 may 06 @ 05:22 am]
That is such a cute cami!!
[Lily on 31 may 06 @ 05:24 am]
Teeny Camisole is beautiful AND cute! I love the colour. Nice new bob, too!
[Kelly on 31 may 06 @ 06:41 am]
Where did you get yours; I want one too- your magic wand I mean! Really, your brilliant, as is your knitting, as always!
[Estelle on 31 may 06 @ 07:08 am]
very cute cami...
[jae on 31 may 06 @ 07:46 am]
Just back from windy Copenhagen, and my so active you've been! I think I never missed so many rabbit posts in a row before.
Wonderful camisole! I like the layered version even more than the just the cami - the colours are great on you.
[Maud on 31 may 06 @ 08:52 am]
The cami is just gorgeous. No surprises there!
Mia
[Mia on 31 may 06 @ 10:39 am]
Your camisole is beautiful and looks absolutely lovely on you.
[AmyP on 31 may 06 @ 01:11 pm]
I love it! I want it! Can I have it?????
Oh I know I can't have it but it is really great!Another fab knit!
Did you get your hair cut or is it just pulled back??
[Kelly on 31 may 06 @ 01:40 pm]
The teeny camisole looks fantastic Becky. I really enjoyed the Paris slideshow, but where is the Eifel Tower...smile? Its been very hot and humid here. Not to worry though, my man bought me a new electronic air-conditioner for the snoring room window. Air-conditioning is a must on this side of Canada in the summertime (well almost summertime).
[Maggie on 31 may 06 @ 02:00 pm]
Oh, that's beautiful! Sigh. Oh to be young and thin in Paris. Or just young and thin. Or just in Paris. Oh heck, any of the above.
Is the little cousin one of the ones you made a cute flowery knit set? If so, how fast they grow.
[Sarah R on 31 may 06 @ 02:08 pm]
OOH LaLa! You wear it well, mon ami! How *homesick* I am looking at the faboo pix of Paris -
Your cami is just the glorious feminine outfit for the season...
[Bonne Marie on 31 may 06 @ 03:51 pm]
Oh, Becky, it really is cute. (I realize I am now the 51st person to say exactly that.....). Truly, it turned out great, LOOOVE those buttons, they are perfect!
[Michelle on 31 may 06 @ 04:30 pm]
faaahn-tastic, dahling! hope you have warmer weather soon so you can wow the drooling masses!
[delica on 31 may 06 @ 05:46 pm]
Absolutely gorgeous!
[Gina on 31 may 06 @ 06:43 pm]
Oh wow!! I love, love, love it! Beautiful camisole, gorgeous yarn and it looks so fabulous on you. So jealous :)
[Heather on 31 may 06 @ 07:23 pm]
This is just SO lovely!
[Annette on 31 may 06 @ 07:28 pm]
Wow, that IS a teeny tiny cami! It looks great on a teeny tiny person like you! Can't wear that if your boobage is too endowed...unfortunately, I don't have that problem. But I've been kinda anti-knit-tanks lately because I can't seem to wear a bra under knit tanks without the bra straps showing. Layering was not something I thought of before....but I'll probably just look chunky! Lovely pics of Paris! Was it wonderful to see your sis & family? They don't live in France, do they?
[Evelyn on 31 may 06 @ 09:01 pm]
Hyper chic! The detailing on the button band is esp. nice.
Et merci pour les photos du Jardin de Luxembourg, un de mes endroits preferes a Paris.
[Lynn in Tucson on 31 may 06 @ 09:04 pm]
Just to echo: Wow, that looks great!
The yarn and the pattern are so complimentary to one another. The buttons are my favorite, though. :)
[Amy on 31 may 06 @ 09:49 pm]
Wow!! That's probably the best looking cami I've ever seen! Love the shaping, and buttons that you chose.
[claudine on 01 jun 06 @ 07:12 am]
smokin' HOT, i say! cami looks great and so does your hair! lord, a size up? nah...
[kathi on 01 jun 06 @ 11:26 am]
stunning! lovely work.
[mrspilkington on 01 jun 06 @ 04:57 pm]
Hi, any way to get the cami pattern in English? Once again I love your choices!!!
[MKaye on 01 jun 06 @ 06:01 pm]
the little touches are gorgeous!! this cami is so pretty. so when can i come out there and be your little apprentice/intern. i'll block and everything.
must get some of your skills!
[erika on 01 jun 06 @ 06:49 pm]
I love the cami and the pictures of Paris! *am jealous of both*
[Susanne on 01 jun 06 @ 06:52 pm]
J'adore cette camisole, avec ou sans tee shirt, et ce rouge est superbe, il te va très bien !!
Tes "dancing shots" sont tellement plein d'humour, merci !!
[Séverine on 01 jun 06 @ 08:11 pm]
It's gorgeous! The fit and the color are amazing. I love the picot border.
[Savida on 01 jun 06 @ 08:33 pm]
Wow! Teeny camisole looks fantastic on you! The t-shirt really shows off the lace. Lovely work, as always :)
[meg on 02 jun 06 @ 02:57 am]
I love the buttons, and you are HOT! Yeah, baby, Yeah!
[Jenny on 02 jun 06 @ 07:09 am]
Its a lovely and very interesting pattern. The colour is beautiful too.
[Linda on 02 jun 06 @ 09:07 am]
Becky, it's gorgeous!! It looks great both over the tshirt and alone (and I love the "my kingdom for a bra" comment - priceless!). And hey - isn't that a fun and funky new hairdo? It's great!! :)
[Kathy on 02 jun 06 @ 04:55 pm]
Oh don't you look sexy! It's really pretty Becky and the staps and the buttons are so perfect! Enjoy it!
[Karen on 02 jun 06 @ 05:15 pm]
Beautiful!!!!! I love it!!!!!
[KnitPastis on 02 jun 06 @ 05:59 pm]
Thank you SO MUCH for the kind compliments! It's very motivating. I have a feeling this isn't the last teeny cami I'll be knitting this year. It was really fun and quick to knit.
Kelly asks if my hair is pulled back. It isn't! I got it all cut off right before I left for Paris. I'll have to show a photo of the back because MAN, is it short. Just in time for summer.
Sarah is one observant individual! (And that is why we love her.) My niece, shown in the photos, just turned ten months old and she is the one for whom I knit the flowery cardigan with matching culotte:
http://www.skinnyrabbit.com/projects/summer2005_babyschtuff_flowercardigan.php
(I guess I should knit her something for when she turns one, eh?)
[Becky from fluffa! on 02 jun 06 @ 07:02 pm]
I love the cami! I mean really, really love the cami! So cute!
I have to find an English pattern that is similar. So cute!
[Leah on 02 jun 06 @ 08:28 pm]
Ooh la love... I knew knitting was hip, but I suppose I didn't really understand until I saw this cami.. Super chic. I'd love to see it over a gold Lurex wife beater instead of the white T.
[KRiSTOPHER DUKES on 03 jun 06 @ 10:30 pm]
HOT!
[Gaile on 05 jun 06 @ 03:42 am]
Simply gorgeous, can't get anything like that in the stores...I wish I could read French.
[Orli on 05 jun 06 @ 09:08 am]
your cami is gorgeous! and thanks for the paris slideshow! i totally know what you mean about the whole short hair feeling free thing....I just got an appointment to get mine chopped tomorrow! yay!
[shoofly on 06 jun 06 @ 06:21 pm]
Great cami, and I like it better with the little tee - so cute! Let's see pics of your new 'do!
[rhonda on 07 jun 06 @ 09:36 pm]
I am totally in love with your Cami, it's gorgeous and it fits you beautifully. xx
[Annarella on 09 jun 06 @ 08:15 pm]
beautiful! and I love the colour
[heidi on 02 jul 06 @ 05:15 pm]
The cami is beautiful and I bet the lace made for fun knitting. I'm sure you'll get lots of wear out of it, whether layered or not!
Great slide show!
[Elaine in Vancouver on 06 jul 06 @ 03:39 am]
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