Bike-Friendly Fingerless Mitts

These mitts are some of my very favorite things to knit, especially with this gorgeous Aslan Trends Royal Alpaca. It's like buttah!

Modeled here (and nearly swiped!) by my 10 year old, Scarlet.

This is the first of many pairs that I have on deck. I also have some of this same fabulous yarn in basil, Andean coal and bone. I think that a striped pair might be in the works!

Building Inventory

This comprises about half of my "body of work" over the past 4 weeks.

I've kind of been in the dishcloth zone. ;) Last year, dishcloths and bike helmet earmuffs were my two best sellers, so my plan is to make as many as humanly possible in the run-up to the holiday season. Dishcloths are one of my very favorite things to knit, because they're short and sweet, and there is room for endless creativity and variety.

My family and friends can definitely expect a few of these in their stockings this year!

Patterna Non Grata

When I attempt a pattern twice, and end up frogging it twice, next stop is the round file.

Goodbye and good luck, Grey Loop Scarf. You were supposed to be so simple, but your creator's errata fixes were even more confusing than the original errors, and came out different and weird every time.

Alas, them's the breaks.

Onto a "Soft as a Cloud Cowl" from More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. I'm using Cascade Yarn's Baby Alpaca Lace in Caribbean Heather. So yummy! :)

Made this Week 11/14-11/17/11

Unisex cabled cap. An original design! :)


Openwork Beanie, modified from a pattern on Ravelry.

...plus a "Big Lace" scarf, a pair of earmuffs and half a dishcloth. I'm looking forward to giving the needles a rest here shortly. ;)

New in the Shop ~ 11/30/11

Some pretty little dishcloths -




And a simple little cabled lady's cap -




In the meantime, I'm just finishing another Cabled Wrap Scarf and trying to psych myself up for a day of finishing work on the many dish cloths, scarves and earmuffs that I've made over the past few days. Strong coffee and streaming Netflix keep my needles humming. :)

Michelle

Made this Week 10/24-10/30

All of these pieces would benefit massively from better (i.e. - not middle of the night) photography and a proper model, but in lieu of those things, here we have this past week's creations -


A Bulky Ribbed Wrap Scarf that will benefit greatly from blocking, the addition of a button and model. Made with a double strand of Mushishi wool/silk. I'm going to make one of these for my own self... eventually. :)



A couple of good old, trusty-dusty cotton dishcloths.



Three pair of kids size bike helmet earmuffs - two in Noro cotton/silk and one in Woodland wool/nettle fiber. I need to find a cutie pie to model these for me too!

Right now I'm working on yet another pair of bike helmet earmuffs in 100% baby llama in a soft violet color. I'm not quite sure yet what will be on deck after that.

Busy, busy! :)
Michelle

Bazaar Season is Nigh!

And I'll be participating in two local Bazaars/Craft Fairs, both benefiting two of Olympia's best elementary schools.

The first is the Lincoln Winter Market on November 26th, 11am-4pm at Lincoln Elementary. (A beautiful poster by local artist Nikki McClure is in the works for this event. Will post when it's finalized!)

The second is at Roosevelt Elementary's Holiday Craft Bazaar on December 3rd, from 10am-2pm.

I'll have the ever-popular Bike Helmet Earmuffs in Adult and Kids sizes, scarves, hats, dishcloths and lots of other fun odds and ends. Please come out and see me and buy local to support our wonderful Olympia schools!

Michelle