well, my friends...it's a new year. and it's a new start here on this little ol' blog of mine. i've been doing important things, yes...but i've missed my time here. i've missed my connections with you, my dear readers (i hope some of you out there haven't given up on me yet??). :) and so here i am, recommitting myself to this creative space and eager to share a few new things with you in the days ahead...
shelley
p.s. to start with, i've added a few new knitted goodies to my shop...
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i have been seriously delinquent in keeping up with my ravelry project page (something which i am usually both compelled and eager to do), so here are a few of my completed knitting/felting projects from this past spring and summer (while i was away from this space). ahhh, it feels so good to finally get all of these photographed and posted!
sundara ribbed scarf (for wesley)
pattern: my own improvised simple rib pattern
yarn: sundara aran silky merino
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malabrigo thorpe II (for maya)
pattern: thorpe by kirsten kapur
yarn: malabrigo merino worsted
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felted purse (for my sister)
pattern: my waldorfmama felted iphone purse
yarn: malabrigo merino worsted
felted nalgene water bottle carrier (for a friend)
pattern: slightly modified version of my waldorfmama felted water bottle carrier
yarn: malabrigo merino worsted
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AWS fundraising auction gnome hat and water bottle carrier (for our school's fundraiser)
patterns: lyalya hoodie by natasha schaffer & my waldorfmama felted water bottle carrier
yarn: malabrigo merino worsted
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and maya finished a couple of fun and creative projects of her own, as well...
maya's little knitted rainbow bag:
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oh yes, and i did a bit of knitting while i was away, too. quite a bit, actually (it kept me calm and centered amidst all the change). so now i have a few bloom dresses and felted water bottle holders available in the shop...
more on the new house renovations,etc...coming up!
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i just finished up the custom order i've been working on for a rainbow yoga mat bag and matching water bottle carrier...
pattern(s): joelle hoverson's felted yoga mat bag and my felted water bottle carrier
my ravelry notes: rainbow felted yoga mat bag and water bottle carrier
yarn: various colorways of mostly malabrigo worsted
and i finally took a pic of the felted water bottle carriers i've made and kept for my own family...
pattern: my felted water bottle carrier
my ravelry notes: felted water bottle carriers :: for us!
yarn: various single-ply worsted merinos
i also have a few new felting patterns in the works, which i hope to be sharing sometime soon!
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at the beginning of grade 2 at our waldorf school (and in many other waldorf schools, i understand), each child's first handwork project of the year is their flute case...as they begin learning their pentatonic flutes in earnest during this 2nd year. each student gets to choose two colors of yarn, from the same color family, and they knit the case in a gradient fashion from the darker color to the lighter other. traditionally in our school, the case is knit with lamb's pride bulky in a long rectangle and then sewn together on one side, with eyelets made at the top for a handknitted cord used to close the case (and also hang around their neck during performances). i've spent many a year admiring all of the beautiful knitted flute cases that i've seen in our waldorf community...and now my girl is quite proud to have completed her own!
i couldn't be prouder of my knitting girl!
ravelry notes here.
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the last couple of weeks i've been pacing myself as i work on a custom order rainbow felted yoga mat bag and matching water bottle carrier!
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pattern(s): joelle hoverson's felted yoga mat bag and my felted water bottle carrier
my ravelry notes: rainbow felted yoga mat bag and water bottle carrier
yarn: various colorways of mostly malabrigo worsted
i also have a yarn stash update this week! a new batch of manos del uruguay maxima in various colorways:
in shocking...
in chrysantheum...
in highlighter...
in spirulina...
in acid...
in helium...
and in prince...
i'd love to hear what you're working on this week!
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