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7. One of my favorite pictures from Yosemite 
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6. Aside from yarn, I end up taking alot of pictures of flowers when we go on hikes (likely because there isn’t much yarn to be found in the wild, unless you count sheep as yarn because they’re pre-yarn….sorry, am I digressing again?) I love how this one turned out with the color and the focus. Thank you Canon for making marcos so easy!
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4. It’s only November, but I’ve got alot of gift knitting ahead of me….
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3. Today’s weather, for reasons beyond my understanding, produced some regions of fog along the drive into work. Fog that reminds me of the infamous marine layer of the Bay Area
Some of you bloggers have seen the NaNo____ trends – write a blog post every day, knit a sweater, write a book, etc. I’m horrible at following these things, but this is a big month for me (ie I turn 30 and am a little freaked out about), so why not try to do something? I’ve been sadly lacking in blogging for awhile due to the insanity that is my life now, but I think I can handle posting a picture every day So, today you get two to make up for me already being behind…..
1. What did I do for two weeks in October? Knit a pair of GothSocks for a Halloween Knit A-Long (KAL for the non-knitters). I worked on these on the plane, on car rides, on a hike, even at a football game right up until Saturday evening. And I’m psyched to know I can knit a pair of socks in 2 weeks if I put my mind to it (even better, they’re more likely to fit if I knit them in 2 weeks). These are the ever popular GothSocks yarn, which has become comparable to Wollmeise in how difficult it is to get. Nothing like self-striping yarn to make you feel cool for knitting stripes with so little effort!
2. What else have I been doing besides knitting? Making stitch markers – I’m switching over from sewing project bags for the etsy shop to making stitch markers for a little bit. You know, for some variety…..There’s something satisfying about seeing 18 little ladybugs ready to go
I’ve been busy sewing again for a shop update today (in about 5 minutes!). Of course that all got derailed somewhat when Mark passed along his cold this weekend, which hit me a little harder than it did him. But the update goes on, with a few less bags and stitch marker sets than originally planned.
Aside from being sick, I finally cut the cord with Verizon and have switched to AT&T. Not because I have any more love for AT&T (I don’t), but mostly because of the iPhone lust and the fact my Verizon phone got absolutely no service at work. Zero. Even in the hallway by the window. So, instead of paying $70/month for a phone that only works 40% of the time I need it, I paid the early termination fee (with $50 Verizon gave me ) and made the switch. And so far, I’m in love
I can’t believe I’ve been in Colorado for a month now – in a good way it feels like much longer. In the sense that it feels like home. Not to say there haven’t been struggles – trying to find a schedule that allows me time to go to the gym, go back to physical therapy for my shoulder, craft to keep me sane. Right now there’s just a ton of stuff going on that has to be taken care of. But I’m trying and settling in.
Part of the struggle has been this cutie:
Meet Denali, our 5 month old Lab puppy from the humane society in Boulder. She’s been with us a week and Mark and I are starting to get an idea of what it may be like to have kids. Of course she has settled in faster than a baby would – she can now be left alone for 6 hours at night meaning both of us get to have a more normal sleep schedule now. She’s full of energy, but luckily so is Mark and he’s been taking her to dog parks and the mountains in an effort to slow her down (so far only the mountains seem to be working).
I’ve finally settled back into sewing after a crazy week of commitments, and managed to add these to the shop. I’ve also decided to start making stitch markers again, thanks to some prodding, so those will be coming back soon too. If I can keep Denali from eating them.
I’ve managed to finally get together with Pip and go climbing and learn that it doesn’t kill my knee. Of course I still can’t go as regularly as I’d like, but it’s good to know I’ve got that option. And I’ve managed to meet a great group of knitters out here, so it’s all falling into place. I’ve been knitting a bit during the downtime – a pair of socks for another Raveler, which is definitely a new experience. The pattern isn’t something I would have chosen on my own (a ton of cables), but it’s moving along pretty quickly now that I’ve got it figured out. More WIP pictures to come when I have my computer back.
Time to get back to work – have a good one!
Since I’ve moved out here, set up my craft room, and unpacked my sewing machine I have sewn 30+ box bags and 2 placemats, finished 1 quilt top, pinned two quilt sandwiches, tried my hand at machine quilting, and gotten slightly better at binding a quilt. Not to say this second quilt is perfect (it’s smaller than I thought it would be, the squares are uneven, my corners don’t always match, the sandwich shifted as I was quilting, and I put part of the binding on wrongside up), but I have learned from my last mistakes (some of my corners do match, my miters are better, and I didn’t cut down the sandwich until after I’d sewn on the binding) I’m sure the non-seamstresses are shaking their heads right now.
But it’s really the bag making that has been consuming my time and inspiring most of my recent fabric purchases. For bags like these:
all available in my etsy shop
It’s a nice distraction from the stress of work every day to be able to come home and create something in such a short space of time. While knitting has the meditation factor, sewing has more of the architecture and instant gratification (with the exception of quilts). Need placemats? No problem, I can whip a few of those up. Need something to hold your wallet along with your keys? Sure, pick something. While my fabric stash is steadily growing, it never fills me with the same sense of dread my yarn stash sometimes does (that feeling of, “And when exactly am I going to knit all of this?”)
And I’ve needed the distraction lately – with the continual stress of work and the added stress of my car needing body work (thanks to being hit in the JoAnn’s parking lot this weekend) – it’s been nice to come home to a quilt to finish and some Top Chef, which I’m woefully behind on this season. Here’s hoping this weekend brings a little less drama and a little more crafting….
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I have been remiss in posting since the move, for this reason:
This only represents half of what I’ve sold, because the rest were custom orders that went out last week. So, shop update Monday 8/31 at noon MST.
Now to go vacuum up the craft room….
