First off a big thanks to Natalie for mentioning the Treasury Project on the Craft: blog today! I am daunted by the fact that no one has volunteered for the Mosaic knitting book yet. Really, if you go out and buy the book just for this, you won’t be disappointed. …
Every once in a while, someone has a stroke of knitting genius. I think one just happened. While reading Get Your Hook On, Kathy mentioned the start of the Walker Treasury Project. A fantastic idea conceived by Nicole (she’s the one with a stroke of genius). The goal of the …
This weekend I added some non-knitting goods to my etsy shop. I would like to increase the number of bacon-related items on etsy, and in the spitit of valentine’s day I made these peppered bacon buttons and magnets Because nothing says ‘i love you’ like peppered bacon! (more bacon items) …
This Saturday I spent a bit of time in Alameda celebrating B’s birthday with a knitterly brunch. There was some brunching, some knitting, some button making, and also some guitar hero. Shamefully, I only have picture of the guitar hero part. Notice there is a bit of knitting going on …
I have completed my first knitting project of 2007. A beer cozy that I am calling “the Handyman special.” When you know a handy guy that welds a new piece for your ball-winder, you need to repay him somehow. I attempted a dramatic picture in front of sunset behind the …
It is just around the corner – February 22-25…. Stitches West! i am lucky enough to have the location of Stitches just around the corner from me too. It used to be in Downtown Oakland, but a few years ago it moved to the Santa Clara Convention Center. Frankly, I …
I have always been fascinated with how tyvek gets softer and softer with use while maintaining its durability (kinda like leather?). I decided that a used Tyvek USPS Priority mail envelope wasn’t trash, but actually quite a lot of usable fabric. I have a habit of saving all kinds of …
I am in the middle of a major update to my etsy shop in preparation for my debut in the etsy showcase tomorrow. *edit: I am an idiot. My Showcase dates don’t start until Friday* If you would like to be informed of updates to my shop and be privy …
This Sunday my friends and I traveled to the new Daiso Japan store in Daly City (as mentioned recently on the Craft: blog). It is the Japanese equivalent of a dollar store (100 yen) where almost all items are $1.50. I got a ton of stuff, especially cute stationery with …
This past Christmas season, I had the opportunity to hang out with some fine felines while their owners were away. the first is my neighbor, Pablo. He enjoyed chewing on my knitting during our afternoon ‘People’s Court’ dates. The second is Emma. She is still a bit of a kitty …