Fall is here in Maine--some pretty leaves and some pretty leafy scarves!

Hi my friends!
Its already fall in full force here in Maine!  The leaves are getting prettier by the hour around my neighborhood! I love to see the changes each day in my yard--which you all know has some pretty enchanting nooks in it! I went around and found, with my Mom who is visiting up here from down south, a variety of leaves in colors to show you!

There are quite a few pictures in todays blog to show you so be sure to keep looking all the way down through to the links to my stores!!!

And here are some views of some trees nearby...

A little earlier in the day we took a ride to town and on the way home took the scenic road with a lovely overlook of the WEST PARIS  area of western Maine!  What a gorgeous day is is!  The sky is so pretty with the blustery wind blowing away the storm clouds from the weekend!

I wanted to re-share with you some pictures of some of my scarves which I have designed over the last year or two which have lots of leaves.  I thought you might be inspired to check them out as they would make lovely fall colored scarves with their own fancy leaf pattern!  Even though some could just as well be great for spring and are green--please feel inspired by those fabulous fall shades!

SHETLANDS FAIRY FERN SCARF

FALL FOLIAGE LACE SCARF

SILVER-LEAF SCARF

SPRING GARLAND SCARF

PRIMULA LACE SCARF

LACY FOREST FERN SCARF

LACY APPLE LEAF SCARF

GRAPE IVY LACE SCARF

LEANING LEAF INFINITY SCARF

MINT LEAF LACE SCARF

ALL THESE PATTERNS FOR THESE SCARVES CAN BE FOUND IN MY RAVELRY, CRAFTSY OR ETSY PATTERN STORES!  Please check out these patterns as well as lots of others in these stores--all available for sale through Paypal!  You can even find a few free patterns for download!

Here are links to the stores...

http://www.ravelry.com/stores/melody-hadley-designs

http://www.craftsy.com/user/53526/pattern-store

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MerryMelodyDesigns

Designer gift scarves created for good friends!

Hi everyone!
I have been busy writing up some new patterns! The first one is for my Radiation Therapist Theresa who was very gentle and kind to me while I had my radiation treatments for 5 weeks. This scarf worked up beautiful in the soft and light Sirdar yarn which I found to be a delight to work with. It really enhanced the pattern! The pattern is quite fancy and very lacy!
I named it Theresa's Lacy Scarf.
The second one is a free pattern that I dedicated to another dear friend who adopted me to be her little sister--Terry! This one is an infinity scarf which really knits easily and can be taken on the road as well!  I named this one Terry's Kindness Infinity Scarf!

You can find both patterns in my Ravelry and Craftsy stores and the first one is for sale also in my Etsy store!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/terrys-kindness-infinity-scarf
http://www.craftsy.com/user/53526/pattern-store
http://www.etsy.com/listing/200506835/theresas-lacy-scarf

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

My new patterns inspired by the tropics and fancy stitches!

Hi there!
Whew! This summer is going fast! I hope that everyone is having a great summer and doing some fun things!
I am feeling better these days and have been inspired by pretty yarns and fancy stitches! Here are two of my latest knitting works!
First we have the tropics inspired scarf knit with a gorgeous colorway from Red Heart Super Saver yarns--Banana Berry! I do so love the colors of this yarn and have really enjoyed knitting different things with it such as socks. Now I just had to design a super easy scarf with an addicting, and interesting pattern stitch. It is called--"My Secret Lagoon Scarf."

Next is the delicate beauty of the "Raspberry Leaf Cowl!" I just love how the beautiful pattern is so enhanced by the gorgeous pink yarn!

You can find both of these patterns for sale in my Ravelry, Craftsy and Etsy stores.  Here are links to the stores:
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/melody-hadley
http://www.craftsy.com/user/53526/pattern-store
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MerryMelodyDesigns

Here are pictures!

New Baby blanket design---Baby's cuddly Soft Blankie

Hi friends,
I am feeling so much better and getting more and more able to do things around the house in spite of my extreme fatigue.  I am especially happy to be writing up some of my patterns finally!

Here is my latest pattern.  This is a very sweet baby blanket worked in sport weight yarn.  It would look fabulous in variegated or self striping yarns or lots of other colors! It is really very easy to work and features easy panels of lace with panels of double moss stitch worked between and also as the entire border of the blanket. I think that the moss stitch really coordinates well with the little blocks of lace in the lace panels. And the really neat part is that the pattern looks great on either side of the blanket!There are easy to follow instructions and a chart. I have this pattern available in my Ravelry, Craftsy and Etsy stores.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/babys-cuddly-soft-blankie
http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/knitting/home-decor/babys-cuddly-soft-blankie/106567
http://www.etsy.com/listing/198893064/babys-cuddly-soft-blankie

Here are some pictures: