Apr 04 2008
Weeeeekend!
Yesterday I have applied for the new WAMP in April, 20th. So, knitting is again will be a secondary hobbie, I will have to make more jewelry. But I will not start this weekend yet. I have a good progress with my Caftan pullover, I want to reach the point of the front where the difficult pattern starts. I need a challenge.
I have received the coral beads for the necklace I’ve designed with the turqoise round beads. It is going to be very interesting, I know. And I have a few more plans for bead-crochet jewelry, which I can’t wait to start. Now that I’ve seen the customers and their interest on Budapest, I know I can make more outstanding pieces, and they will love it. I can be brave with the colors and the styles, which I was trying to avoid until now. The people I was selling to - mostly in my town - preferred the more muted fashion and colorway.
Now I can let my imagination go wild. This is inspiring! Instead of the boring single color ropes I will make something like this, by Judith Bertoglio-Griffin:
And I was thinking about a green rope, with orange loops. Orange, or lilac. I’m still collecting inspiration from all around the web.
Ah, and just in case Santa Claus is reading this blog: I so much would love to have this book! 
And Norah Gaughan’s Vol.2. from Berrocco.
Thank you, Dear Santa. I’ll be a good girl.
Yes, I’m two balls sort with the Caftan pullover. Never mind. I knew this is going to be my most expensive project ever, so two or three more balls will not matter. I’ve been searching the net for an economic solution, and I think I have found the best source on Ebay. With 5,40 per [...]
My first colorwork was the hat I have published here in one of my first posts, and ever since I keep thinking about making something coloured again. But this time something different. Fair Isle is something that requires more confidence than I’ve got so far.
And guess what I have found:
Yes. Amazing, isn’t it? It doesn’t [...]
I was going to write about celebrity knitting, but then I saw that there is a lot of articles in this topic. So I dropped the subject. The one I’m going to write about it now is animals in knitted/crochet gear. I know, there is a lot of articles about this too. But I still [...]
Now, if you have all kind of knitting needles (or at least a few of them), and wonder what to do with them, or how to use them at all, there are a lot of helpful sites, where you can learn knitting. From the basics, to the more advanced techniques, there are help for every [...]
Yesterday evening I immediately started a bag, which is actually a crochet bag, and it is in a bowling bag style. It is going to be smashing! No pictures yet, but I will add one when it is worth it, or you will be able to see a decent progress. I make it in brown [...]