Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Butterfly was so much quicker to knit than I would have ever thought. Even going to the ocean for 5 fun filled days didn’t deter her completion…



Of all the projects that I have ever knit…Butterfly is the one piece I am the most prowd of. She is my masterpiece. I LOVE this camisole. I love the color, the fit and the way she looks so antique. This is one unique knit! The best part about this project…it wasn’t hard to do! I will be posting all of Butterflys info in my Gallery under ‘Been there Done that’ if you would like to take a look.

Knit Night Update…
Last Wednesday I had knit night with my girls.

Lauren, Heather, Donna & moi
We met at Daedalus Books to start out the night. This place is very cool. It is a discount book warehouse. I will definitely make my way back there. I can’t believe I’ve been living in Columbia for 25 years & I didn’t even know about this place. Thanks Lauren for making us aware of it. Then we went to Macaroni Grill for a good old fashioned italian dinner. We had some wine and Sangria and then off to Borders for some knitting, chit chat & of course there was laughing…as usual. I’m so excited as they had the new fall 2005 Vogue Knitting in stock. More on that later.

Rick and I went to Ocean City, MD for 5 days. We had a fabulous time. Friends of ours invited us down to stay with them. We played 3 days of golf, miniature golf (I got 4 hole in ones…now why can’t I do that when I’m playing real golf), ate fabulous food, relaxed, had Cold Stone ice cream 2 times (my Fave…YUM!) & knit of course.

This is a photo of our view as we were riding across one of there many bridges in our golf cart at Baywood Greens golf course. Their landscaping was unbelievable. There were tons of flowers, fountains, even vegetable plants. I have never seen anything like it.


A pretty flower

This is my favorite photo. Doesn’t it look like a Monet painting?

Hope you enjoyed all the photos. Have a fantabulous weekend!

1. Woo hoo! Don’t you look Sexy! That *was* a quick knit. What’s next on the needles?

   June  on  08/05  at  04:03 PM

2. you look fantastic! butterfly is gorgeous - congrats!

   kris  on  08/05  at  04:25 PM

3. Wow!  Butterfly looks amazing and you do to!  Happy Friday!

   keri  on  08/05  at  04:40 PM

4. Ah you make me sick!  Not only is your butterfly absoloutely gorgeous but you look damn good in it!  I showed my hubby your pic and he said “You better look like that when you get to her age, she’s hot!”

   Nichola  on  08/05  at  04:41 PM

5. Just perfect!  Exactly what I imagined she would like on with jeans!  A must knit and I’m starting yoga, golf, pilates and weights ASAP!  Just beautiful, the both of you!!

   .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/05  at  05:13 PM

6. UNBELIEVABLY GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! I LOVE how Butterfly turned out - and I am now even more excited to get started.  You should definitely be proud of this - it really is a masterpiece and it looks stunning on you!  Congratulations!

   Kathy  on  08/05  at  05:14 PM

7. absolutely stunning.  I think I NEED to make this.

   Anne  on  08/05  at  05:24 PM

8. WOW, it is even more beautiful than I imagined it would be, I don’t think you should ever take it off! And by the way, that golf course is gorgeous, my husband will gasp when I show him, there just isn’t anything like that out here! What a fun holiday.

   Sarah (aka tiny little woman)  on  08/05  at  05:24 PM

9. absolutely gorgeous! you did a fabulous job! i can’t wait to finish mine now. i think you should make the dress version too!!

   blossom  on  08/05  at  05:36 PM

10. Butterfly turned out very nice. I am glad you like her so much too.  That always makes it better!

    Wednesday was fun—glad we could get together!  I love that cardi in VK—maybe we shoudl do that one…

    Talk to you soon, have a good weekend

    Lauren  on  08/05  at  05:39 PM

11. She is perfect!!  I adore how it turned out. Everyone’s look so lovely, even though encountering problems along the way. When oh when will my KSH get here? I’ve been eyeing the pattern for the last week just itching to begin

    Sarah  on  08/05  at  05:47 PM

12. What a beautiful camisole!  You did an awesome job!  It fits you perfectly!  I am truly inspired!  By the way, can I have your life, please?  Actually, mine’s great but you are the stuff, Lady!!  I’m so glad that you are sharing with us.  Your blog is like a beauty break for me! 

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/05  at  06:24 PM

13. I love that last flower picture too and would absolutely love to have that as a framed print (given a chance).  Butterfly is absolutely breathtaking.  Congrats on a great finish!

    CJ  on  08/05  at  06:25 PM

14. Butterfly is lovely ... actually I expect it to be longer.  I especially like the last photo of you posing ... it looks like a photo shot for a knitting magazine!  (You know, though models don’t smile like us real people in those photos.)
    The lotus flower is wonderful ... actually you can use Photoshop to add a special watercolour / oil painting effect to the pic ... that would be awesome!

    Agnes  on  08/05  at  06:38 PM

15. oh my….butterfly is absolutely gorgous.  you are inspiring me to actually get of my fat arse and make it!  the yarn has been in my stash for at least 8 months now.  and your gorgeous body is inspiring me to get off my fat arse and go for another run!  no more chockies for this gal!

    jacqueline  on  08/05  at  06:51 PM

16. Its beautiful Eilene! What did you use to seem her up? KSH, embrodiery floss, thread?

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/05  at  07:11 PM

17. Congrats on Butterfly - it’s absolutely beautiful. I love your shorter version. I’d be proud too!

    Li  on  08/05  at  08:15 PM

18. No one could make Butterfly look better than you do!  It’s gorgeous and you wear her well.  The flower pictures are truly breath taking!

    margene  on  08/05  at  09:35 PM

19. Eilene, it’s beautiful and you look wonderful in it (yay for Pilates!) Great job! What a wonderful accomplishment. Glad you had fun at the seaside.

    Stasia  on  08/05  at  10:39 PM

20. Butterfly is GORGEOUS and you look gorgeous in her! Great work—the detail is amazing.

    Brenda  on  08/05  at  11:12 PM

21. Your completed Butterfly and you look perfect together - you should be proud! Looks like you had a great vacation - great photos! I especially love the Lotus shots.

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/06  at  02:14 AM

22. Your Butterfly is gorgeous.  It looks great on.

    Estee  on  08/06  at  03:08 AM

23. Holy camisoles, Batman!  You are HOT in that cami.  Beautiful job, very fitting for you.  I hope it gets tons of wear.

    Jenny  on  08/06  at  04:03 AM

24. Butterfly is beautiful and looks great on you!  Congratulations on such a pretty cami.  Jane

    jane  on  08/06  at  06:18 AM

25. Beautiful!!!  Just Beautiful.

    chris  on  08/06  at  07:09 AM

26. WOW!!  Butterfly is truely amazing..and of course, you look stunning wearing it.  Great job, Ei!  I love all the beauty pics, too. 

    Jackie  on  08/06  at  07:17 AM

27. Butterfly is just beautiful!  You look gorgeous in it too.

    Linda  on  08/06  at  09:05 AM

28. Butterfly is GORGEOUS on you!  How many balls did you use?  You did the smallest size, right?  I am also currently obsessed with Chantal from Vintage Knits - the crochet granny square shawl in Kidsilk Haze.  Did you have any trouble with the seaming?

    Hope  on  08/06  at  09:17 AM

29. wow!! that camisole is gorgeous! great job :D

    Manda  on  08/06  at  09:58 AM

30. That Butterfly suits you perfectly.  I am so impressed with you for making such a good job of it.

    claudia  on  08/06  at  11:07 AM

31. Perfectly fitting Butterfly. Gosh, now I am tempted to go back to lacework.

    emy  on  08/06  at  11:44 AM

32. Wow, Ei!  You and Butterfly both look beautiful!
    Great job on the knitting AND the photos, (it DOES look like a Monet!).

    PS:  Thanks for the info on the photo software.  You got me wanting a new digital camera really bad!

    Anna  on  08/06  at  12:09 PM

33. oh it’s gorgeous!  that color was a great choice for your coloring—so antique.  it’s been on my want-to-knit list for a while and after seeing yours i went out and bought some KSH this morning for my own!

    jody  on  08/06  at  01:49 PM

34. That is absolutely gorgeous!

    Alison  on  08/06  at  02:35 PM

35. You look soooooo great in butterfly!!

    Helene  on  08/06  at  03:43 PM

36. Your cami is beautiful—totally worth any heartache that comes with knitting KSH.  I thought about you this morning because I went to pilates for the first time ever! I said to myself “One day I will be as svelte as Eileen. And six inches taller.”  Okay, maybe not so much with that last part.  Now to the bath with the epsom salts… You’re lovely in the new masterpiece.

    Rachel  on  08/06  at  03:47 PM

37. WOW!  At the risk of sounding redundant, Butterfly looks gorgeous and so do you!  All those Pilates sessions are paying off.

    Dorothy  on  08/06  at  06:46 PM

38. Oh my…I might just be echo-ing here, but your Butterfly is indeed gorgeous!! I love that antique look that comes with the Pearl KSH, and you definitely looks fabulous in it!! and I simply refuse to believe that you are a grandmother.

    Yuvi  on  08/06  at  11:15 PM

39. Okay, now that it is really finished, it’s beautiful!  It should be your crowning glory, because the fit is wonderful and looks
    so beautiful on.  I’m just amazed.  great job Eilene.

    Wanda  on  08/07  at  12:34 AM

40. OH MY WORD! Eilene, that is simply BEAUTIFUL! Much more flattering on you than I have ever seen it.  You truly do this yarn justice; I want a Butterfly too!

    Becky  on  08/07  at  03:21 AM

41. Breathtaking! I just saw this on a mannequin at a lys too. Beautiful work, Eiliene!

    sUsAN  on  08/07  at  10:20 AM

42. Ei, can you e-mail me please? I have some info for you re: Photoshop that you might be interested in, and I can’t find your e-mail address here in my e-mail program! Thanks!

    Stasia  on  08/07  at  11:19 AM

43. BRAVO!~ Take your bow…beautiful! Gorgeous. I can’t wait to see her in person. SO STUNNING!

    As always…our nights are terrific.

    What a great summer this has been for knits! Bravo! A masterpiece!

    heather  on  08/07  at  01:50 PM

44. It looks absolutely gorgeous! What a great knit. I plan on wearing mine, when I get to it, with some white linen pants I have.  It sounds like you had a great vacation, too!

    Jenn  on  08/07  at  03:46 PM

45. Ei what a great job!  Butterfly is absolutely beautiful, and so are you!

    The photos again are great.  Do you experiment with B&W at all?  I loved photography soooo much in college.  And how nice it is that we don’t have to work with darkroom chemicals nowadays!!  They were so unhealthy!

    I agree with the many posters who said you look hot in butterfly!  You take great care of yourself! 

    Hope you had a beautiful weekend.

    patti  on  08/07  at  04:47 PM

46. Eileen - that is just gorgeous and it looks incredible on you!  You have inspired me to try to knit lace!  I have going to do the Branching Out scarf from Knitty to prepare myself to do Butterfly. I thinkyour ” Butterfly” is one of the most gorgeous knitted things I’ve ever seen anywhere and you look so gorgeous in it!!  I think I will also try the camisole first, then, if I can get skinny enough, I might just try the longer version.  Thanks so much for inspiring me to try it!  You rock!

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/07  at  05:20 PM

47. That’s a fantastic Madame Butterfly!! It’s just so you, Ei!

    Siow Chin  on  08/07  at  08:27 PM

48. Holy BeeJesus that is STUNNING.  You look fantastic, it looks fantastic, the two of you will live a long happy life together looking fantastic together.  Well done!

    melanie  on  08/07  at  08:50 PM

49. Madam Butterfly is simply beautiful!  It looks so fantastic on you…perfect fit!  Can’t wait till tomorrow

    Donna  on  08/07  at  09:12 PM

50. Butterfly is super - and so your style! WOW!

    Love your hallway too, wow what a house you’ve got!

    Hanna  on  08/08  at  05:13 AM

51. I couldn’t help it, I had to take a peek at Bloglines and saw you’d finished Butterfly. Speechless….it’s gorgeous, very you!

    Tracy  on  08/08  at  07:18 AM

52. Perfection!! It looks fab on you!

    Kate  on  08/08  at  08:07 AM

53. You are so right, vintage and modern all at the same time.  Now I can’t make one for myself, I would always compare my body in it to yours!   Great job!

    Teresa C  on  08/08  at  08:30 AM

54. She’s fabulous.  I love the color and style - very you.  It looks like you had a lovely vacation - what great pictures.  So, what’s next?

    Stephanie  on  08/08  at  10:29 AM

55. Eileen, Butterly is SPECTACULAR!!!  And you look maaaahhhhhvelous in it.  Congrats on a stunning knitting achievement.  Wear it in good health!

    Caren  on  08/08  at  12:10 PM

56. Wow! I’m stunned. It looks beyond amazing on you. Definitely worthy of pride. I can’t believe that photo is from a golf course. What scenery

    Vicki  on  08/08  at  12:20 PM

57. So, REALLY it wasn’t all that hard?  It is totally gorgeous but I need some moral support!  Also, maybe need to wait till next spring as my son is wanting his (boring!) black pullover and I am working on about 4 pullovers and a cardigan for myself!

    LeAnne  on  08/08  at  04:09 PM

58. WOWZA!  Your Butterfly truly is beautiful!

    Rossana  on  08/08  at  06:45 PM

59. Not only are you an artistic knitter - but that speed!! WoW!! You already finished Butterfly?!!! Yes - I have to believe my eyes! It’s absolutely lovely - that shade of KSH is perfect for it and it suits you so well! Your pictures are wonderful - they send joy and inspiration around the world! Your home and not the least you are simply beautiful!!

    karen  on  08/09  at  03:25 AM

60. WOW! what a masterpiece, indeed.  It looks beautiful and it looks beautiful ON!!!  Congrats!

    Carrie  on  08/09  at  09:23 AM

61. Wowowowowow! Butterfly is simply gorgeous. I love the ivory color; it’s very flattering on you and looks vintage. Brava!

    Ann  on  08/09  at  09:47 AM

62. So I have to ask now (after complimenting you earlier on this beautiful piece of knitting).... how on earth are you going to top this?!? What is the next project heading for the needles?

    Gaile  on  08/09  at  11:50 AM

63. Now that is absolutely stunning!  You look beautiful wearing it. 

    Fantastic shots of the flowers, too.

    Michelle  on  08/09  at  12:39 PM

64. So Beautiful!  You always make such a lovely model with your projects:)

    Deb  on  08/09  at  06:45 PM

65. The Butterfly is outstanding! Love the pearl KSH for this pattern. I think I’ll have to plan that project too.
    Thanks for the great pictures! Come visit me at Indigo Di,
    New blogger,
    Diane E.

    Diane E.  on  08/09  at  09:38 PM

66. It looks stunning in person!!! You honestly looked fabulous in it! I hadn’t really considered knitting it, but seeing it on you makes me think… (although summer is almost over and I have a long list! LOL!) Anyway, it was good to finally meet you. I keep telling Heather that we should get the Montgomery county crew together with the Howard county crew

    Lara  on  08/09  at  11:05 PM

67. You look like a princess! Great job on Butterfly

    Amy  on  08/10  at  09:43 AM

68. I used to read your blog a long time ago, then today found you via a link in someone else’s, I realized I didnt have you in my bloglines, but it wont let me add your site! Do you know the path for your RSS feed by chanse?

    pixie  on  08/10  at  01:21 PM

69. So… when do you sign your modeling contract? Butterfly is seriously stunning. I must pick up my needles again! Of course the pics are gorgeous. You know this already!

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/10  at  09:57 PM

70. Butterfly is absolutely gorgeous on you!! I’m sure you’ll inspire lots of others to knit it too!

    joy  on  08/11  at  09:51 AM

71. Butterfly is gorgeous and you wear it well!  I had no idea it would turn out so wonderfully.  When I saw the pic in the Rowan mag, I thought the slip dress was weird looking and that it’s something I wouldn’t have a chance to wear.  But the camisole is a whole different story!  Just beautiful!

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/11  at  01:21 PM

72. Oh how beautiful! Great job, Ei! your pictures are really, really pretty, too!

    Moni  on  08/11  at  02:11 PM

73. o.k.-it’s your fault!  I was trying to show my daughter your Birch so she could see one a different from mine and now I’m roped in to making her a Butterfly!  She never even made it to the Birch picture.  Her’s is going to be that pretty medium blue-I don’t know the name.  I like to knit things she likes and will wear so thanks for posting the great picture.  Jane

    jane  on  08/11  at  08:01 PM

74. Just stumbled upon your blog. The Butterfly looks beautiful! It makes me want to try lace knitting (I’ve been scared off by the complex patterns). Can’t wait to see how your other projects turn out.

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/13  at  04:18 PM

75. your butterfly is lovely!

    shobhana  on  08/13  at  05:50 PM

76. LOVE the Butterfly!!!!! WOW~ I really need to just buy the book and yarn already. Yarn diet be damned!

    Lelah  on  08/15  at  09:27 AM

77. Sorry I’m so behind on my blog commenting, Ei. I love Butterfly. It looks great on you and is quite a unique knit. It looks very antique… and it looks pretty complicated!

    Kelly  on  08/16  at  05:49 PM

78. gorgeous!  this is the first Butterfly I’ve seen in person (well, not in the Rowan mag, anyway) and you’re right, it is truly beautiful.  you may have inspired a few Butterflies yourself… nice work.

    jess  on  08/24  at  02:03 PM

79. You have 3 children and 2 grandkids? No way! More power to ya! Really, I can’t begin to believe it. And your lace cami is very, very pretty, nice job!

    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/29  at  07:55 PM

80. Your Butterfly looks great!!!  Can I ask what size you knit, and if there were any pattern modifications?

    Diana  on  09/01  at  11:01 AM

81. That is absolutely gorgoueous and you look stunning. Can’t wait to see your second butterfly. You really inspired me to make one for myself.

    vanessa  on  09/03  at  06:21 AM

82. Thank you for the info!

    Mond  on  09/16  at  01:26 PM