Archive for 'Non-Fibre Crafting' Category

Artisans & yarn.

23 August 2008

I went to Salt of the Earth today. It was an art & handcrafts show held to raise for a new elementary school playground, and I was there to help out at my LYS’s stall. Despite being billed as an “artisan fair” instead of a craft show, I was expecting a lot of […]

FOs — Cowslip Hat & Butterfly Tote

12 November 2007

Pattern: Cowslip Hat from Naturally Noro
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden in colour 226
Needles: 5.5 mm bamboo
The colourway is gorgeous, and I do like Silk Garden a lot. However, what should have been a simple, cute shop sample was a bit of a war, because not only did I find massive errata in the crown decreases […]

Soap!

13 October 2007

Like I mentioned in a one-line offhand comment at the end of my last entry, making soap always makes me feel a bit like an alchemist. I’m not making it from scratch–I have bricks of clear meltable all-natural glycerin soap–but still, it’s neat to be able to prepare all the little extra ingredients, mix […]

Rant, then ramble.

8 May 2007

I let the student loan agents stress me out, don’t I. I listen to all the natter and threats about what can happen if I don’t pay off my loans, stat, and even though a) I’m making substantial and consistent payments, b) I know that the chances of being hit with any of their […]

FO — Kanji Tote

17 April 2007

I spent some time with a different set of needles last night: the ones on my sewing machine. I’ve had the pattern I used for this tote for quite some time, but I hadn’t paired it with fabric until I saw that pretty gold-accented oriental-print yesterday afternoon. Start to finish, it took […]