Girl on the Rocks

Short attention span post October 24, 2005

Filed under: Crafty, Karrie's Current Projects — karrie @ 3:33 pm

Have I mentioned that our friend, Cheryl , is published in Knit Lit 3? It’s true. she is a
star.

On the knitting front, I have been busy working on the Rogue. The photo I took of my progress is now outdated so i will have to take a new one…. the cardigan-ization prevents the knitting from being totally mindless so i end up doing a kinda sloppy job. but we all
know i am not in it for perfection.
Have you been over to split yarn? This is one crafty chick. She sewed a messenger bag that i just had to have, so i copied off of her. It is an Amy Butler pattern (i bought mine on ebay). I was so inspired that I even added interfacing for support, and a slew of pockets on the inside. I already have re-design ideas floating around… like totally changing the top flap and handles, making the strap adjustable, and adding a zippered pocket on the inside.

front

back

inside - complete with added cellphone pocket at the top of the bag.

No not another crafty hobby! October 2, 2005

Filed under: Sewing — karrie @ 12:16 pm

I discovered the ‘Tie-one-on’ webpage through someone’s knitting blog, but i forget whose. It is all about aprons. The september challenge was to make an apron out of a dishcloth. genius. and a handy idea since i now live 1 block from Stone Mountain and Daughter Fabrics, and only a few blocks from Ross. i know that ross has rockin housewares and they didn’t disappoint. I designed an apron that greatly increases the flammabilty and decreases the washability of the dishcloth, but it is certainly cuter.