Fastest test knit ever.
He’s available for sale on Ravelry. And will be in the shop as a kit* (with handspun angora and organic cotton stuffing) sometime in March. I’ll let you know.
*That’s a terrible spoiler for Mindful Fiber. Maybe no one will notice.
My activity level as expressed in yarn.
Thank you all so much for the interest in and support for my Mindful Fiber project! I’ve got my list going – remember to refer your friends since the goal here is to raise awareness. The Farm Genevieve giveaway will be open until a week from Tuesday to give that “awareness” a chance to happen. In the meantime, I have every intention of replying to every comment…in between these toy orders.
And when I take breaks from the Itty Bitty Vulture pattern.
(I’ve got my test knitters! Thanks, y’all!)
I’ll go back to folding clothes now – William Henry climbs in the laundry hamper every time I pause to type.
The best thing about being a toymaker is the North Pole contract work.
I can’t show you any of that – I had to sign a complicated NDA.
Those three bears are made with yarn from my new Cashmere Lady out in Washington. She had all of the kid fleece from this year spun into an absolutely fabulous yarn just for me. If it were any softer, I wouldn’t be able to feel it. I am absolutely thrilled to have found Ravenwood Cashmere and I can’t wait to see what shades 2012 brings! Ravenwood bears will start appearing in the shop this week.
My Christmas List is looking much less scary.
Just two more toys (the red post-its are orders for January).
On the other hand, Ellie’s To Do List is still rawther full.
So many things to do before Christmas!
Her list grows every day since she likes post-it notes as much as I do.
I can exhale.
By the time you read this, the blanket will be wrapped and ready to gift.
I used almost 10 balls of the DB Cashmerino Chunky (I can only find 9 bands, but I had a whole bag and yarn tends to come in even numbers) and US9s. I’d make the Radiating Star again, but not tomorrow.
When I was working on the starter dish cloths, I discovered that I spend a lot of time waiting. I wait for things to boil. I wait for cookies to come out of the oven (my oven has issues, I can’t leave them alone). I wait for everyone to be ready to get in the car. I wait for Ellie to get her shirt on the right way ’round. And pick up her toys. And for everyone to stop rolling around in the Big Bed so that I can make it up. I wait the eternity it takes for Ellie to eat six green beans.
This year’s dish cloth was great for waiting because it was easy to tell where I had left off. I kept one on the needles in the hall and another on the kitchen table. Once the starters were finished, I didn’t want to spend all that time waiting without anything to keep me company. So I relocated the CounterPain to a smaller basket and moved it from the kitchen counter (where I never touch it) to the kitchen table.
Genius! The red paper clip is holding my place in the pattern.
I had to get a new project to live in the hall. Because I don’t have nearly enough to do. What I do have is a lot of sock yarn ends.
Which explains my instant attraction to The Beekeeper’s Quilt.
I had the clever little pattern memorized after one repetition and I am excited about the finished throw! It will be Very Blue. I have made quite a few blue socks.
I’ve got four honeycombs and a CounterPain Square finished. If you don’t consider that I need three hundred and something of the honeycombs and you do consider that I only need about 30 more CounterPain Squares, my incremental knitting is going quite well!
PS Dish Rag Tag Signups open on Monday.
Heavenly days, y’all.
I’m getting Ellie’s cold. I can feel it.
The pile of tissues next to my computer proves it.
I’m going to make the kid start wearing gloves and a mask in public.
Pink kitchen, pink vase, white birds.
We rearranged a little bit before Christmas and moved Ellie’s little pink kitchen, her ‘pantry’ and her table and chairs to her room. This instantly transformed it from a baby’s room to a little girl’s room (boo hoo hoo). It’s really cute in there and I am thinking of moving in. We should probably take some pictures, but that will require me to neaten and get out the umbrella lamp (it is DARK on the back of the house).
In case you are having a hard time seeing it, I took the vase outside and created a tableau. We found out that C.C. put it in the swap box (Ellie says “Nank you!”) for us! I’m not sure a piece of glass has ever had so much love.
Still Life with Magenta Elephant. They match!
My home has never had so much pink.
Time to blow my nose and make a cup of tea with lots of honey.
Ellie contracted and then kindly shared a virus this past week. We’re all fine now but it wasn’t a fun time.
These guys almost make up for it.
Will be in the shop when I edit his pictures.
Ellie has her own lion already but requires an elephant in hot pink (she has settled for magenta). She says I can take a picture of her pink vase with the birds in it AFTER she has the elephant. I’ll get to work.
Rubber Duckie for a fun customer.
Don’t miss out on your chance to win your own Yarn Miracle Itty Bitty Exclusive! There is still time to enter and win (and by enter, I mean leave a comment) an Itty Bitty Bunny in cashmere on the Natural Kids Blog.
He’s not a toy, he’s a pocket companion. Or a cubical watchdog. Or a belated Valentine (contest closes on Saturday). Go here and leave a comment and I’ll show you some knitting that isn’t a toy. I’ve got some around here somewhere.
I realized (at three am, while arguing with Ellie about covering her face when sleeping) that I could add another pdf to the Ravelry download for Sweeties. So I added a handy reference tool: the Sweeties Parts Guide. After a small amount of reading, you’ll know which parts to make for what doll.
