through the move

through the move, or rather during the move, I am making us a couch pillow. it's in blanket stitch on needles that are larger than than the yarn sleeve calls for, which makes blanket stitch a fast and fun way to knit. it's a total battle on the right size needles, cause it's meant to be very dense.

This pillow is so soft and cuddly. I'm happy for it. and it'll be baby friendly because it'll be machine washable.

it's this verigated cream and brown color. it reminds me a lot of birch bark. it's a lot of fun to knit with. maybe when I'm done i'll post a picture.

a pillow

i made a pillow. it's cozy. and I'm waiting for the sun to come out so I have enough light to take pictures.

and now I'm onto a ribbed scarf. it's really, really soft. and both these things make me want to curl up in a warm place and just be.

economy

i'm beginning to think the economy is affecting the rate at which people buy things on www.etsy.com

it's a bummer. although, talking to one lady who lives in this area, she said, there are still quite a few posh suburbanites who never see the kind of stuff your peddling, so going to local craft shows and art walks and stuff might actually get my stuff sold.

so. cool. now I just have to make enough to fill a little booth... oh and find these craft shows.

knitters porno

i got my first lion brand yard catalog in the mail yesterday. I'm in love. there's just pages and pages of pictures and descriptions of yarn. even one shocking thing - yarn made from 75% wool and 25% stainless steel. I have no idea what you'd use it for. socks for a man who cannot keep from getting holes in his? I imagine it's rediculously strong.

anyways. go to www.lionbrand.com and sign up for their free catalog.

I'm having trouble believing that you just give them your address and they send you this little booklet of such amazing things....

the mint scarf

I must say, I loved knitting this scarf. it knitted up fast, simple and the design looks so intricate and a little lacy, just like I like. I think the funnest part of it was using the cable needle, which is how I got it to criss-cross. I feel so much like a genius when I can use many knitting tools at the same time. the row counter, the two needles, the cable needle, even the point protector, they all make me feel so smart.

it was fun.

I want to knit more of those.

shabby chic

I have two things that were in my head, done and on the site. now, I'm conceiving another lace bottle. I made myself a tester. It's like 80% of what I want it to be. the pindles are, on average about 90% of what I want them to be and the wrapulet is like 99&. I can't say it's perfect, that's weird. but I just mean to say that they are that close to my original idea, or satisfying my original idea in that things may not have turned out like I wanted but reality may in fact be better or equal to fiction.

so, I'm off to clean house, think up dinner and then knit some lace for some bottles I've collected. by the way, I don't drink, some of you do, if you'd like to donate bottles, I'm appreciate it. maybe you'll want to wait to see what I do with them. there is one on my banner. but it's a short squatty bottle, and the idea s in my head will work better on regular shaped ones.

i'm excited. ;)

another pindle

even though they aren't selling, I made another pindle. And the first daffodil pindle currently has three people who mark it as a favorite. which is neat. so, I made a better one. one that is creme and yellow, with the petals in the right position. we'll see what happens.

now I"m off to post my wrapulet. I'm nervous about this one. I hope my pictures don't make it crappy. maybe jer can help me take better pictures one day. or, maybe I'll just sell them at little street fairs. we'll see!

white people and scarves

so, i was cruisin around the internet looking for interesting ways to say scarves. along the same vein of 'montagues and wrapulets' or 'pindles' and i found this:

stuff white people like #97: scarves

it's truly awesome. it makes me unafraid to knit scarves going into the hot season. t-shirts and scarves - I've done it. I'm unashamed. I'm white.

yay!

the site has a newer better banner!