A little zip

My fabrics from the Repro Depo are coming along. I'm really enjoying my new sewing machine. I have 2 bags cut out, and a few zippy bags. The zippy bags are the perfect size for notions or pencils or what ever littles that get lost. Here is a picture of my first one. It's a japanese print of little squirrels. VERY cute! As you can see, I still need to finish hand sewing the liner in :)


The hot pink kitties are at a stand still for now. I need a lining similar to quilt batting, so that means going shopping in a couple days. :D

I haven't decided what to do with the chicken fabric. Someone pointed me to a really nice tutorial. So I may do that.

Sneak Preview

Here is a sneak peak of what is going in the shop today.
I couldn't wait for the rest of my yarns to dry. So here is a mini update of the new MCN yarn base going on.
Cowboys, Raspberry Sour, Mossy Glade, and Evergreen

Goodies in the Mail

A package from Oklahoma full neat stuff. A mitten kit. some lady bug cuteness, origami paper, a notepad, a soap sample, a couple a cards, and some starbucks VIA coffee.



Here is the fabrics I ordered from Retro Depot! I love them!. The baby blue one with the stuffed animals on it is for the baby quit top I found. The squirrels is a heavy almost canvas. The chickens and cats are not reproductions they are actually limited older prints. I didn't get much of them. I hope to get a couple project bags or lunch bags out of them for the shop. It will be fun :)

Trying to get a good color shot

This is a big 8 ounce hank of merino bamboo. It didn't do what I wanted it to do. And I am very surprised with the output. It was supposed to go from light to dark, from one end to the other.... it didn't :( I've done this before. Off to the drawing board...

My Roll is Done!

Yes my knitting neede roll is finished finally. It's the one I started a while back and got sidetracked. I started off with a so called "pattern" and ended ip doing my own thing. It was one of those word patterns. I couldn't understand what they were saying and kept leaving things out because none of made sense to me LOL. But it's really cute. Another mistake I made in the beginning was cutting out double the pieces. So I cut out more in the opposite materials. In a few days I will have another one in paisley :D


There are 15 pockets for circular needles. It looks great I think :)

Traveling Scarf #1 is Here!!

I never posted that is was finished and here! It looks great and has come in SO handy with the freezing temps we've been having the last week or so. Oh! and is it warm :) The 1st section I spun the wool (Corriedale) and Logan dyed with Kool Aid. Cherry and Strawberry Lemonade if I remember right. It's been a couple years since he dyed it. I spun it last year. This is also the same pattern as his whole scarf was knit in.

New MCN Base is in

I am really excited about this yarn base. The Merino/Cashmere/Nylon is so soft and nice. I think everyone will enjoy it a lot. It has been on back order for a while. With the holidays over I think maybe I can get back to dyeing again. I just wish it were warmer ;) These unusual freezing temperatures are hard on my hands :)

10 in 2010

10 shawls/wraps in 2010. am I crazy for trying the challenge? They can be knit, crochet or a combination of the two. So far I have finished the Eva's Shawl pattern in Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn. I am using stash yarns only until at least my birthday. So this particular shawl ended up a shawlette due to the no buying yarn for self rule. It's really quite pretty.

I am working on 2 others now, but only one counts towards the 10 count since I started the other on the 27th of December. Darn me for not knowing ahead of time! haha. One is in Wollmeise 100% Merino Thriller the other is Noro Kureyon Sock pinks/purples.