Spotlight on Snow White and Rose Red

Today I’m going to share the Snow White shrug and Rose Red wrap.

There are two characters in fairy tale lore called Snow White. One is the girl whose step-mother (aka The Evil Queen) sends a huntsman after her to cut out her heart. Remember her? She ends up living with dwarfs (or knights in one version). The other Snow White has a sister named Rose Red.

In the story of Snow and Rose, they are two sisters who live with their poor widow mother in a small cottage.  I don’t want to spoil it if you haven’t read it, but let’s say there’s a bear and a dwarf involved in this story. In this tale, Snow White is quiet and gentle. She spends a lot of time with her mother in the cottage. Rose Red, on the other hand, loves to run outside and chase butterflies and pick flowers.

The two designs modeled after these sister characters are reflective of their personalities. Joan of Dark designed two beautiful pieces – a delicate, ruffly piece for the gentle Snow White and a simply pretty wrap for the more active Rose Red. These are two gorgeous pieces that would be an asset to any woman’s wardrobe!

Rose Red Wrap

 

Snow White Shrug

 

Spotlight on the Elsa Vest

The third pattern I’m spotlighting from Once Upon A Knit is the Elsa Vest by Cirilia Rose.

 

In Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, the Snow Queen is a woman whose kiss can turn someone as cold as ice. In Disney’s “Frozen” it’s a tale of a young girl with powers she cannot control and separates her from her only sister. When she can no longer hold her powers in, she freezes the whole town and builds an ice palace to live in.

This beautiful vest is inspired by the Snow Queen, Elsa. Knit up in a bulky, beautiful yarn and adorned with snow-flake like crystals, it’s the perfect garment to wear over a beautiful skirt, or even jeans.

Things to know about this pattern: You will use the selvedge stitch, ribbing, seaming, and sewing on the crystals.

A close up of the beautiful beads on Elsa.