{My Hand Knitted Vest}

Since it is winter and we are wearing our woolen sweaters and such, I like to show you My Hand Knitted Vest. On January 20, I did wear it for the photo so you can see it on my blog...

Wearing my hand knitted vest with my English woolen tweed suit from Planet.co.uk

Husband Pieter did buy this suit for me in London, many years ago when he was by himself and it still fits perfect!

The entire Planet suit.

Worn with a  Laurèl silk blouse and Escada shoes and +Wolford pantyhose, both from the Outlet at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York State. 

 There also is a Wolford Outlet at Orlando Premium Outlets at Vineland Ave. 

Also at Sawgrass Mills Outlets - 1700 Sawgrass Mills Circle -  33323 Sunrise, FL 

This classic tweed suit does have a dark brown velvet collar.

Jacket off and showing you my A-line skirt with the hand knitted vest...

Tiggy-Tiger girl sitting on the Wood Trail.

The vest has cables knit into the front and back. Also a mice tooth edging and knitted-in button holes.

Detail from the cables, two fine ones with a broad one in the center. You also can see the button holes and buttons with mice tooth edging all around vest. 

This is the back, with three of those cable rows knitted in.

Very practical it reads on the side, it was in the Anna Burda, February 1983.

Another classic pattern.

Click here on pink hyperlink: → Cable Vest for the Pdf.

Pattern is in Dutch but with some explaining and clear knitting example that will be easy to follow, also some translation of key words.

Do you love to knit cable patterns?

I know, there are two blog-ladies whom I admire for their knitting of sweaters and such: Anett from Fadenstille  and Marlies from Bergzauber stricken. Can't compete with them!

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{Our Camellia Japonica Nuccio's Gem}

One more of our white Camellias I like to introduce to you; this is Our Camellia Japonica Nuccio's Gem. This variety has larger petals than the other white; Camellia Japonica White by the Gate. However, this too produces the kind of Siamese twins, where buds grow back to back.

Those Camellia blossoms are quite striking against other bare trees in winter.

Another Siamese twin...

One bloom can be quite large when fully open.

Camellia Japonica Nuccio's Gem is a prolific bloomer.

Another Siamese twin budding...

Here there are even four together!

See how striking they look against all those bare trees?

Stepping a bit further back to give a better view of the shrub.

It is a very welcome blooming shrub in winter time.

Do you love the pink ones more than the white varieties?

Related links:
{Our Camellia Japonica Debutante} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com
{Camellia Japonica White by the Gate} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

{Camellia Debutante & Chocolate} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

{Let It Be A Happy New Year} previous post by me, showing Camellia Japonica Debutante

{Our Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant and Japanese Magnolia} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

{Our Camellia Nuccio's Gem & Christmas Angel Gift} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

{Our Camellia Sinensis | Tea Plant} | mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

{1818 Jeanne d'Arc Rose bloomed in JANUARY}

Usually our 1818 Jeanne d'Arc Rose blooms in April... BUT in January, on the 24th, I took the following pictures. Unreal for the time of the year... It must be because on January 11 and 12, we had such high temperatures of 26°C or 78.8°F.  Below you find a link from my previous post: {Dutch Summer Temperatures in Georgia for January} - Have a look at our 1818 Jeanne d'Arc Rose!

You can see the road behind, in the center... This huge climbing rose is on the fence of our wood garden.

It must be a really strong variety, from 1818 that is close to two centuries.

One rose fully open, a bud about to open and several more budding...

They are not fragrant.

There is barely foliage on the shrub yet!

It is a very vigorous grower, one can tell!

Of course these January roses are not nearly as pretty as those that bloom usually in April. See for its full glory the post below...

Does anyone else have also roses that bloom in January?

Sorry, not for the southern hemisphere as you are in Summer time!

Related link:
{1818 Jeanne d'Arc Rose in Our Garden} previous post by me
{Dutch Summer Temperatures in Georgia for January} previous post by me
Pickering Nurseries | Ontaria Canada, where we  found this antique rose