Itty Bitty Vultures will be in the shop later today. Probably.
I did so want to have a finished prototype to show you this week! But I’m not quite there yet.
But I can tell you that Susanna is our lollipop recipient!
And I can tell you that the Middle Eastern Cast on wins the Crazy Easy toe-up cast on award (thanks for the tip, Beth).
I can also tell you that while I have decided to recommend a toe-up cast on in the pattern, I am going to write the directions for the regular way with a seam. It isn’t critical to the pattern so I don’t want anyone to read the directions, panic, and then not try the toy. My Favorite Trick remains awesome, but not worth the explanation if a seam will do.
In other words: I wussed out.
All that wasn’t for nothing, the M.E.C.O. is going to be invaluable for a future pattern – and I’m not even going to tell people that’s what they are doing until it’s all over. I’m so tricky.
I have SO MANY IDEAS. And not enough time for them.
I second your last statement there. I don’t even have time for knitting these days, let alone design anything. But that hasn’t stopped me from buying yarn for a new idea.
Ah – a tribute to nature’s little sanitary workers 🙂
OMG… those vultures ‘take the biscuit’ (as they say in England). I can almost hear them singin’ they are so awesome. giggles !
They are really cute carrion toys. But I was wondering if you wanted to really stick with the “Itty Bitty” part of their name, given it’s already established as a line of knitting patterns (Susan B Anderson’s hats, toys, nursery books)?
-Kim.
I love your vultures…..So adorable…. what a hoot! great that your ideas are flowing and flowing…do you write them down in an idea book?
These vultures are so adorable!!!! Please tell me there is going to be a pattern.????
Squee! More from your Itty Bitty range! And since no-one else has done it yet, I’m going to get in first with the Jungle Book quote:
Vulture 1: So, what we gonna do?
Vulture 2: What d’ya wanna do?
Vulture 1: Uh, I dunno, what d’ya wanna do?
Repeat ad nausem!
Or see here if you’re not familiar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGTWmrnPdgk
Oh. My. Gracious. WANT.
So cute!
You might also want to try Emily Ocker’s circular cast-on sometime. It’s pretty neat. http://www.spellingtuesday.com/circular_co.html