tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82756430757951110382012-01-09T00:34:03.757-07:00stylish knitted hats, knit armor, handmade knit hats, childrens hats, handmade hats and scarves, knittles calgary, stylish hats and scarves, knittles hats, stylish handmade hats, crochet for men, crochet hats for childrenMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-49889371775772845652011-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:002011-03-30T12:46:18.660-07:00

We could sure use a bit of spring here. Thought I'd share some bright, geometric items from etsy.  Some of my favorite items that are sure to brighten up your day!

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We could sure use a bit of spring here. Thought I'd share some bright, geometric items from etsy.  Some of my favorite items that are sure to brighten up your day!

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Sorry for being absent for so long on this blog. We've been busy trying out new designs and working with new luxurious yarns.  Here's just a sampling of the new designs, new gorgeous model, and of course new yarns!  For more colours and designs, come visit our shop!

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Our kitchen renovations are so very close to being complete, and we will finally be able to move on back upstairs and actually live in daylight again.  Since we've been in transition for so long, I can't wait to finally be able to decorate our new space, and actually have people over. Playdates, dinner parties, cooking parties... the possibilities are endless.  Here are some of my favorite

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Nothing like a good old fashioned picnic to end the week. How we can go from snowstorm to sunny, picnic weather from one week to another is beyond me, but this is Calgary. I even got a sunburn the other day from a morning spent at the park. I hope you enjoy this weeks finds, and of course the warmer weather. Pink Flowers Straw Fedora Hat $30lunatiqueart.etsy.com Eco Marimekko Picnic Blanket

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Hoping for spring weather to finally come as we just had another snow storm this week (ugh!), in May, no less. My mind is set on trading in my just a little too big, slouched over, mountain bike, for an upright, and comfortable city bike. Cruising through the local parks, down the river pathway, and to run errands is not only eco friendly while keeping you in shape, but also brings back the

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We've just booked a quaint little cabin in a remote area of BC for a summer, weeklong getaway. As I sit here, in the middle of a snowstorm, at the end of April, no less, I can't help but think about how relaxing this time will be. No electricity, no TV, not much to do but bring a few books, perhaps some knitting, and enjoy the surrounding nature. This little cabin is my inspiration to today's

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There's nothing more satisfying than seeing an old object, given a new life in the most creative way. Luckily, the etsy community has alot of talented artisans who do just that. Here are a few of my favorites. Organic Upcycled Beige and Red Kepp Jones Hat $58sparkyjones.etsy.com Recycled Glass Wine Bottle Tumblers $30bottlehood.etsy.com Shayla Handbag made from Fabric Remnants & Reclaimed Suit

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As the weather warms up, I'm looking forward to working on the garden. Here are some earth friendly gardening inspired finds. Abstract Bird Feeder No. 182  $325joepapendick.etsy.com Red and White Repurposed Handmade Birdhouse $20garageinc.etsy.com 5 Antique Spoons Garden Marker Set $32hammermann.etsy.com Garden Gnome $22brooklynrehab.etsy.com Three Houses Cute Cotton Linen Cushion

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With the lull in sales that we've been expecting as the weather warms up, we're busy satisfying some fibre cravings by indulging in some spinning. Inspired by the beautiful thick and thin spun yarn from fiberstory, I  dusted off my old drop spindle and gave her a whirl. When the roving stash ran out, I couldn't stop spinning, so I dove into my gigantic stash and dug out some yarn that was

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This week's etsy finds are inspired by the funny little bunnies, one of K's favorite videos, a classic disney animated short that is part of the silly symphonies series. I remember watching episodes of the silly symphonies on VHS growing up, and was thrilled to find some of my favorite ones on youtube. They were the best, and we'd watch the same tape over, and over and over. Linen Patchwork

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In honor of Earth Hour 2010, 8:30pm March 27, here are a few discoveries that are beautiful yet earth friendly. Bulk food bags $23.99organic cotton, tea dyedplumcreekmercantile.etsy.com Vanilla Sandalwood Soy Candle $5hartleysoap.etsy.com Towel House for eco friendly unpaper towels $33 madeintheredbarn.etsy.com Tralala All Purpose Tote $40stepankapeterka.etsy.com Meadow Organic Blanket

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Everyone needs to spend 20 minutes and watch this old but good video, the story of stuff. It's a sobering reminder about how we've become such an unsustainable, and consuming society, and the real cost of the stuff we buy. It might even change the way you think about what you want, what you need, and how you choose to spend your money. Reinforces the idea of buying vintage, handmade & local.

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We are so glad that Kate of Orchard Farm sought us out for a trade; a woolly helm for her delicious products. We chose some soaps, lip balm, and some lotion bars, all of which are absolutely delightful to use. We ended up going back for some more, and more, and will be putting in another order very shortly. Orchard Farm's organic farm is located in northern Idaho, where they believing in

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         It's no surprise that I love hats. Knitting hats, crocheting hats, but I also love hats that are pieced and sewn together (something that I do not have the patience, nor talent to do).  Here are just a few of my favorites, and perfect for the, a-hem, upcoming spring weather. Terry Graziano's fedorable  Worthy Good's organic cotton flat cap $32 Conciously Altered's wrap cap visor scarf

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We recently started a youtube channel thanks to some pumped up motivation from our father in law who filmed our work at Calgary Art Market in November. I know - long time ago, but we are just finally getting some breathing space and getting into online world again with blogs, twitter posts, photos, videos and hopefully more.

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We just love this treasury of "whites" that was featured on the front page of Etsy and are very happy to be among such beautiful photos. document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(8816,6,3,2,1,0,0));

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I'm always in love with etsy, but today is a special day. A day that we were madly preparing for during xmas break, and a day that we're super excited about. We are featured seller today, a huge honor, and something we've been dreaming about. This opportunity also pushed us to make some new designs, and is probably the last hurrah until spring rears its beautiful head. Enjoy!

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Knittles has embarked a new adventure, an official foray into the fashion scene of Calgary. We showed our very first runway collection for Alberta Fashion Week, this Wednesday, October 7th at Seven Lounge. We had been busy creating our line of wearable accessories and clothing to combat the harsh Calgarian winters. Inspired by the cold urban environment and the process of building, this line of

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I wish their main page was in English, but oh well. I love pictures too. It is so cool to see Knitwear to gain more and more popularity. Igor Galas, a Croatian Knitwear designer won the prize for the best collection. His collection presents the unique style, wearable designs (I love Sandra but not sure where I'd wear her stuff) and such obvious hard work. Couldn't find his website, unfortunately,

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You may have noticed a little darling with the biggest pearly white smile and dazzling blue eyes modeling our newest hats. She adds a girly charm to those flowered and lacy hats (as if flowers and lace aren't girly enough). You may have also noticed that those photos are gorgeous, with beautiful lighting, and a fresh focus. This is the work of local Calgary photographer Lindsay Milner. She's a

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So I've made a new friend, one that my husband refers to as being unacceptable and must be put away after she scared him when he went downstairs. She was just sitting there, innocently, quietly, and unobtrusively, ready for a photo shoot. He walked right past her, into the next room, and then out of the corner of his eye he noticed the headless form, and that's when he screamed like a little

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Not quite Sandra Backlund but Sandra-inspired students showcasing their knitwear. The video is not super recent(Nov 2008), we just stumbled upon it on youtube between the reviews of knitting machines and G20 Summit news.

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So we weren't dreaming, we did get selected for Fall Fashion Poll on Etsy. Which is really cool. Thank you Etsy. And yeah, getting an email from etsy admin was pretty rad too. Not to mention we are pretty honored to be in the same bunch as necklush, idea2lifestyle, our favourite emilyryan and hierapparel. So go VOTE people, and choose carefully ;-) You get to vote only once.

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No, we are not quite finished yet, although quite happy to get a spring break from knitting and winter and work on some ideas rather than custom orders (even though we are very happy to get them). We just stumbled upon a video that totally reminds us, well about us.

Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461213265814802083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-50398089261675044552009-03-02T16:37:00.007-07:002009-03-02T16:46:24.949-07:00

That's just what it is - an update. haven't been writing for awhile, so it's time.First of, we made it to the front page of Etsy today with our Aviator Style HatAnd it has become almost a tradition to have mini photoshoots at my house because Mavis keeps bringing new hats and stuff she makes during the week.The hats are not listed yet but  will be soon - we are half way there - hats made, photos

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We're always experimenting with different techniques and settings for our product shots, changing locations constantly, and testing out new equipment (like the flash i got for xmas). My bro was over yesterday, visiting with little K, when I wrangled him into taking some photos of me modeling new items. To be honest, he's the real photographer in the family (I just try to look the part with my

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-72444364879518160142009-02-22T09:06:00.021-07:002010-03-19T19:57:12.897-07:00

Not trying to toot my own horn, but ...... I am so excited about a new neckwarmer design, I can't stop making them. They asymmetrical (my favorite type of design), and not only are they easy to wear, they are also versatile in that they can be worn forwards, backwards, upside down, and your toddler can even slip it on and use it as a poncho. We found this at our photoshoot when

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-17130968772075998532009-02-01T20:32:00.007-07:002010-03-19T19:56:13.050-07:00

Independant Canadian designer, Rebecca of Replicca Clothing Company once said, "the best marketing tool is posting new items or designs". We are taking that to heart, and are taking this slower time in the new year to finally put all the designs that were stewing in our heads, to needles. Meow is one of the said designs, and I can't say how much I LOVE it! (although on skype with the inlaws

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-19314840641779517692009-01-25T10:40:00.006-07:002009-01-25T10:48:21.329-07:00

Our brand new treelover children's beanie is featured on the front page of etsy! It was a nice thing to wake up to on a cold, winter Sunday Morning - we love making it on the front page, makes us feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside...There's also super cool items from our fellow etsiers on there as well, (search them out using their shop name below the item's photo).

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Ok it's finally complete - we have a website! Small, basic but functional.

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Holidays were great but we tried not to waste any time and created "a few" new items as well as had a few photo shoots to slowly start listing our new inventory. We have a new product addition from our guest designer - baby soy blanket, some new neckwarmers and cowls with new yarns and hues, and several new hat styles - Reykyavik, Elvish Glee Pixie Hat with more to come. Wix.com

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DEADLINE TO VOTE AT CHANGE.ORG

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It's finally here! knittle's hunter hat, in an easy to follow pdf pattern. We finally used the slowdown of custom orders to put one of our most popular hats, in pattern form so that you can make one of your own, in the colours of your choice, and in the fiber of your choosing. Not a crocheter but would like a Hunter of your very own, in the softest, most lux (and fairly traded) yarn??? You can

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Yikes, what's next? Found this on treehugger.comThe experimenting of Chiliean designer Alexandra Guerrero resulted in some wool + cigarette butts blend. You could see the actual process how it is done on Mantis-mantis blogPhoto: treehugger.com, mantis-mantis

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This is such great and exciting news! Long awaited! Now we can track the visits to our etsy shop and hopefully conversions(not sure how they would make this possible. So far the  announcement just says "pageviews, site visits, popular content and page referrals". In any case, we are very pleased and excited and yes, all set.

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Knittles has a guest designer, Marcy, who makes very detailed, and tedious larger items for all those knittles fans that need a bit more coverage. She loves to design and make shawls, wraps, baby blankets and even adult size blankets. As such, her items are one-of-a-kind, each with their own unique finishing touches (interesting hemlines, asymmetric edges, etc.). Marcy started her crocheting

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We are very excited to be featured on another blog "Mod Moms Shops"! Holly definitely has an eye for style and we are looking forward to participating in a product give-away in January. So keep an eye on that blog.

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And here we are, our very first interview on icraft.ca

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We tried. It took hours! Literally. Almost all day but we got some good shots for some upcoming exposure on icraft.ca and we thought it was about time to have some nice Knittles pics!!! Along with profile photos we took the shots of all the unlisted and unsold product. So I have about 4G to deal with and my  laptop is not liking it. So there will be some new listings in the store, hopefully

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It was long and painful process, but I just finished these and LOVE them. A pair of black merino wool wrist and arm warmers for my friend, made in this cool little mini cable stitch that I had to personalize a little. The pattern will be available in January in our Knittles.Etsy.Store. I should really stop being attached to the stuff we make. I might have to buy them back when she is done with

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Last chance to catch up on some fuzzy warm handmade Christmas gifts:Christmas Artisan FairSaturday, November 29 Time: 10am - 3pmWhere: Dalhousie Community Centre5432 Dalhart Road NWShow me the mapAfter this last fair, Knittles is gonna wrap up for the season and contemplate some new styles, concepts and plan for 2009. 

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Yes we know, our Canadian loonie hasn't been performing that well against US dollar and those Canadian shoppers on Etsy have noticed. If you are the kind of shopper (almost like us) and like to support Canadian artisans and Canadian businesses, we do have an option for you. Please visit our Canadian store on a relatively new but very pretty and functional site icraft.caThe inventory on the site

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Wanna get some woolly, warm, handknits for a deal??? Come see us at one of our craft shows and you'll get Canadian pricing for your all original, designed by us and made with our two hands, handknit items. We even have some one-of-a-kind hats, and also some new designs that we haven't yet had the time to post in our shop. We're also taking custom orders, and will be arranging for local pickup or

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Sweetmama.ca has featured our duo tone lux chunky cowl in their holiday gift guide. I don't blame them, what momma wouldn't want a super luxerious, silk/alpaca/merino wool yarn that will keep you stylishly warm throughout the coming winter??? I want one for myself, but haven't found the time to make it yet, whoa is me... Best part? You get to choose your favoritecolours!

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We thought we'd try and we think it is a neat idea. Online Craft show where you sort of have your own "virtual booth". So far there are only 19 crafters featured and more being added. We will link to our "craft booth" once it is set up, but for now - go, check it out! There's never enough craft sites.

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Oh we were so excited to see knittles on the front page of etsy with our Festival Knit Cowl. It's really my favourite item at the moment, loved the yarn so much that I had to make one for myself and was wearing it to work today. Sorry for the crappy photo, taken with Apple's Photo BoothWe are gone from the front page by now, but I have a screen shot to add to my collection.

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Found these crazy awesome dresses through Twitter post.  The knitted dresses are by  Fashion designer Sandra Blacklund. Again, if only I had more time, would love to try something like this, hmmm maybe for work Christmas party. After all, knittles spent at least 187 hours in the month of October on fulfilling custom orders for Etsy and local lovers of handcrafted knit hats.

Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461213265814802083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-74408804919749028782008-11-03T15:23:00.006-07:002010-03-19T19:47:54.852-07:00

We were thrilled to find our stylish Hunter Hat in Etsy's Handmade Blog article, along with such cool items. I want pretty much everything on that list, not sure it is "budget" enough for me, need to sell a few Hunters first.  

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To knit something larger than a neckwarmer, or hat. I've tried, have sweaters and vests (baby no less) started, sitting in my knitting box, still on it's needles. Here are a few designs that inspire me, and when I have a minute or two (or a few hours or days) to myself, maybe I'll start it, and perhaps....a very huge perhaps, I'll actually finish it. A girl can dream can't she? Top Down Garter

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Knittles had the first Craft sale of the season, the holiday season that is. We got to test our new hat displays - they worked out great and definitely made the table look so much better. Got lots of comments as well. Oh yes, and of course the trees - they were cute as well and definitely let us display the kids hats better - lots of people stopped by and commented on our handmade cuteness.    

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2 boxes of sweetest display heads arrived today from Cathay Imports in Vancouver. Love them, the "handmade look" goes really well with our hats and scarves, wish they had hands too for mittens.

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Follow us on twitter.com/knittles We update often with current projects, ideas,  yarn we use, favourite Etsy sellers, daily Etsy findsQuick RSS link to follow updates

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Found us on wists.com, someone noticed our Awesome Earflap Hat. Yes, the name is a bit cocky, but it is what is is - just plain awesome hand knitted hat. Love it every time I make it (sold 5 hats so far including the vegan version from 100% cotton yarn) and keep thinking of making one for myself.

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We have been busy booking craft sales and knitting away, a lot, both for our shop sales and for this season's  Craft sales, Artisan Fairs and other events. If you are around Calgary, find us at the upcoming events: What: Shopping Extravaganza EventWhen: October 25 (Saturday) 10 am - 4 pmWhere: McKenzie Lake Community Centre16198 McKenzie Lake Way, SE, CalgaryView Map

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What can I say, my family is talented. Innovative and cute, whiterabbit21 has wonderfully crafted items in her shop, colourful & felt boxes, adorable tote bags, intricate greeting cards, and much more. Check her out. "Whiterabbit21 is all about making fun and functional goods out of fabric, felt and paper. Vintage fabrics, rick rack and buttons are my some of my favorite things and I try to

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-33859696799863903502008-01-27T10:10:00.002-07:002010-03-19T19:42:11.445-07:00

Gorgeous jewellry from a brand new etsyier - and my talented auntie, wearthou: "Wearthou (Wear Art Thou) is simply about making fun, sophisticated jewelry using sterling silver, wood, gemstones, and glass. My husband, the woodturner, made all the wooden pendants on his lathe. You'll find beautiful exotic woods such as Cocobolo, East African Blackwood, Black and White Ebony, Purple Heart,

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Too many ideas, not enough time!!! Is it just me who feels this way? O & I have high ambitions for knittles this year. There are tonnes of ideas floating around in our heads, and we just don't have enough hands to make it happen as fast as we would like it to. The first change in our shop is the addition of a few specific lines of accessories. The first being our luxury line. This line is

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After much request, we're very excited to introduce our new line of patterns for knittles' best selling hats, for those who share the craft of knitting and crocheting. Our slouchy crochet beret is available, as is our knitted brimster hat. They're only available in pdf form, and they are emailed within 24 hours of purchase. We will be adding to this collection of patterns as soon as we have some

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-42488851027058898802007-06-19T14:02:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:45:09.825-07:00

How hard could it be to spin wool into gold, i mean, yarn? With rumplestiltskin as my muse, and a glance through the accompanying spinning instructions, i was spinning, and tearing, and butchering the beautifully carded, smooth roving. i had to eventually rely on my good friend google to show me the way. like the hero she is, she took me to the joy of spinning complete with videos. the technique

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-50869885711873270642007-06-11T11:46:00.001-07:002010-03-19T19:38:09.702-07:00

discovered shuttleworks with friends on saturday. love, love, love the shop that is located just south past the city limits. originally wanted to go there for the brown sheep, lamb's pride yarn that is only available there. what i found was a dream store for fibre enthusiasts. yarn, shelves and shelves of neatly organized mostly natural yarns (wool, cotton, silk, flax, soy, cashmere) in large

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-431998533685747422007-06-11T11:43:00.001-07:002010-03-19T19:36:50.508-07:00

the members of starship awesome, ultimate frisbee team extrodinaire, received some goodies a few weeks back at our weeky thursday game...matching team t-shirts!!! they were a mixed blessing. pros: 1. matching shirts so we can look hard-core. maybe we can intimidate the other teams into submission. put on the game face, cross the arms....yes, bring it on. 2. free, free, free. these shirts were

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Friends scoffed at it. "what is that?" "you put tissues in there?" "like, why?". Well, belittle no more as there are people out there that appreciate the quiet beauty in the hand made tissue cozy, and they flock to our shop in droves. They find the fabric combinations - pleasing to the eye, the linen - rough, yet sophisticated, the accent patterns- delightful or bold, each hand cut leaf -

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-40720378582326081922007-05-26T15:30:00.001-07:002010-03-19T19:34:58.018-07:00

Found this while looking for beret patterns. Love the style; longer than a beanie, snug around the sides, kinda box shaped. Feminine, yet not. Am inspired to try a knittles version of this hat style. Think it would also look divine on a baby or child. Headed off to my LYS this afternoon to look for a yarn that would be suitable for this experimental hat. After wandering the store for about an

Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06947311153077216630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275643075795111038.post-4496484461496060562007-05-24T14:10:00.000-07:002007-06-07T11:55:22.795-07:00

colds suck.my nose is raw.i hate coughing.stranded on the couch, watching dr.phil yell at his guests.colds suck.so i'll try to make the best of it and start a blog, something that i've wanted to do in a long time. fill it with inspiration, with yarn, with knitting patterns, to reach out and become a part of the knitting community since i don't have a local group of friends that appreciate the

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