It’s been a while….

I’m back in the blogiverse!

And I have some teeny tiny knitting to share with you. I’m taking a Contemporary Fibre course as part of my textiles program, and one of the assignments is to make miniatures.

So, of course I chose to knit. Surprise surprise ^_^

This one has cables down the front.

Made from self-striping sock yarn. Not sure if the striping really showed up as much as I’d like. Still cute, though.

Long sleeved lace cardigan. This was the first one I made, and I think it’s my favourite.

Just a Note:

To say that things ARE actually getting knit and sewn and dyed. They are just having a hard time making it into the blogosphere. Something which I will do my best to remedy after work today. (I even have a post-it reminder to that effect.)

So, dear readers (all 2 of you ^_^) hang in there! And Happy Thursday!

Sock crazy

I have a bit of a fetish for sock yarn. Not gonna lie. And I was downtown the other day, minding my own business, when I just HAPPENED to step into my LYS to find that they are soon to be closing, and everything is 25% off. What is a  knitter to do?

This is Noro Silk Garden sock yarn. Color number is S322. I have no idea what that means, but it sure is purdy, innit?

While the discount is a nice immediate perk, I’m very upset that my beloved LYS is closing.  There is another crafty store in town that sells some yarn, but the selection is nowhere near as broad. Not to mention the owners. who are lovely.

Speaking of purdy – I finally  have a respectable length completed on my Pomatomus sock. While the scale pattern isn’t totally locked into memory yet, it’s not too difficult. And it’s fairly easy to backtrack if I make a goof.

Also, I have a bunch of blog posts on deck, so stick around!

Collections Blog Tour!

Hey all!
I’m very excited to announce that I’m taking part in Elegant Musings Collections Blog Tour 2011! Here is the link, so after you check my treasures out, please go and take the tour!

It took me awhile to decide what to post, but I’ve finally chosen a few of my favourite collections to share.

First up, my stash of vintage knitting magazines!

Funnily enough, I’ve never been able to find a date or year on these bad boys, but if I were to hazard a guess, I’d say most of the ones pictured are from the mid 1940s to 50s.

My grandma gave me most of these (she also taught me how to knit). There are names of the previous owners on some of them as well. I love to think of the previous “lives” things have had before they come to live with me.

 

Next up is my collection of vintage advertisements and posters. These are reproductions (I would kill for the originals).

 

  

Now I need some posters featuring my favourite leading men. Among them, Gene Kelly and Dino.

Thanks for stopping by!

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But what else is new? :P
In the next few weeks there will be some cool stuff going down here.
Since I've last posted, work has been the main prio.

On the craft front, I'm in the midst of making oven mitts (first time quilting - interesting). There's also a mail organizer in the works. Both patterns come from this awesome book. Highly recommended.

My sewing machine and I seem to be getting along much better. It was rocky for a bit there.
As for knitting/crocheting, I'm working on some Star Wars stuffies for my Sis and BIL. Yoda and Vader. Pics to come soon.

Also, some super pretty socks.