No pictures today~

Hey all. Sorry I haven't posted in a bit, but a couple things have become interesting and worth noting.

Firstly, we're going to Wizard World Chicago. We moved our Chicago trip to accomodate it (glad we weren't flying). We are also definitely going to visit SAIC, but I'd also like to find a spinning or knitting shop in Chicago that's not crazily out of the way. If you know of something, let me know please!

Also, I've begun designing some bags for Mark's mother's shop. I won't have time to really knit a lot of them til graduation in December, but I've been having ideas and sketching them out. Soon I'll email them to her and get some feedback, since she's on the other side of the world. I'm not too sure what flies there fashion-wise... but I think I use good color palettes and interesting shapes, so it'll be good. I'll show some of the designs to people who ask in person, but I'd rather not post them here. Maybe I'll post finished product photos so people who want to buy them online can do that too.

One of my designs started out as a swatch, and is morphing into a bag for Hope, my friend's wife. She has done a lot for me recently, especially answering questions when I know she's busy trying to make solar prints in her shower (or something?? I just know it sounds exotic.) Anyway, to thank her, I'm sending her a bag made of Artful Yarns' Candy. (if only you had more green, Sheila!)

That's it. no photos, no nothing. I'm so boring :)

sock1

sock1
Originally uploaded by happyhandpainter.

Today was rainy and cool, so I stayed inside and seamed the first of a pair of socks for Mark. The yarn is Artful Yarns' Jazz, in colorway "Charlie". This yarn is soft and comfortable to work with, though the four plies split easily so you have to watch more than normal. This is the third pair of socks I've made, and this one was without a pattern! I just used the knowledge I gained from Broadripple to do the heel, and the yarn reccomendation and cast-on number from Weekend Knitting. I'll pick up the purple tank and ribbed sweater when I finish these... right now I just want to feel that sense of accomplishment, even if it's from making a pair of socks and not a painting.

I'm not sure why the photos are so grey... I'll try and fix it in future posts.

love affair

loveaffair
Originally uploaded by happyhandpainter.

I found this picture on the internet, and I have to say normally I HATE shawls. I think they look frumpy and I don't want to spend 10000 hours knitting one and then get a snag. HOWEVER - this shawl - "Love Affair" - well, I'm in love with it. Seriously. I don't care if it takes a million yards on size 0000 needles. I want it.

Now if only I could find the issue of Creative Knitting that it's in! We don't have this issue at work, at least that I can figure out.

sweaterback

sweaterback
Originally uploaded by happyhandpainter.

I've been in a knitting funk lately. Even though I'm almost done with the back of this sweater (The criss-cross tank featured on the cover of Vogue Knitting Summer 04) I just can't get revved up about it. I even indulged in some new fiber (La Luz Multi in Rainforest) but I can't get excited about even that. Maybe I should just take the day off from knitting. :P

wheeee

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