How I spent my summer holidays

Do you remember those essays we had to write in school?  These bittersweet memories of passed days of freedom, joy and sunshine... 
Ok, enough with nostalgia. My summer this year was nothing but productive. Maybe I spent more time in my studio than outdoors, but I really like the outcome.
First project I'm done with in june was Route 1. 

There was some time spent on this sweater when we where traveling in Nor Cal, so it will always remind me of that beautiful landscapes:

Next one was Platinum Ingot, my first top-down cardigan, which I was little bit intimidated of at the beginning, but everything went surprisingly smooth.

 Then I finally started on Bailiwick. For some time I wanted to knit a modern version of traditional Guernsey sweater and this one was a love at first sight. Done in few days, it is immediately became one of my very favorite items.

Next project in my queue was Brooklyn Tweed's (Carol Feller's, to be absolutely accurate) Pente. Neither my husband nor my best friend weren't excited about this design at first, but when they saw the finished cardigan, they liked it! (Or were too polite to tell the bitter truth, haha). Anyway, I adore it and had so much fun knitting it.

Then I started to focus on my own designs and there was three of them I made back to back:

Glenelly, Vireo and Russian Doll. 

And it seems like designing the sweaters is my thing! I really enjoying this process, so I hope there will be more :).

Matryoshka (Russian Doll)

 A little bit of my heritage appreciation. As many Russian children I had a Matryoshka Doll when I was a little girl. I adored everything about it: bright colored shawl (platok), floral dress (sarafan) and, of course, the whole family living inside of little wooden matriarch. 
Eventually, I decided to put this doll on the front of my new oversized hi-low sweater. But instead of the sarafan, I dressed her in norwegian sweater. Winter is coming, you know! 
I think this pullover will make people smile. It made me for sure!

Pattern available on Ravelry, Craftsy.