A Question About Lace?

I am getting better still not 100% but defiantly feeling better than I have in the past few days. I'm dying more yarn today and am dreaming of a lace project.

This is odd for me as I am not a huge lace knitter. I like to use a little bit of my lace knowledge in my garment knitting on the edge of a top or as an inlay in sweater. I also must admit that I love fields of stockenette. Some knitters find it boring, but I love just knitting and purling, its easy and looks polished with some great construction details and a little bit of personality (hence my love of a well placed lace edging or panel). I can also work on a grament in stockenette and not have to be too conscious of what I am doing.

Maybe my lace project can be just that a lace project for a non lace knitter. I must admit I've only ever knit lace from one pattern and it was the Lace Ribbon Scarf from Knitty. As a knitter who knits lace or is interested in knitting lace what makes a good lace project?

Sick Day

I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately so today is going to be a pretty low key day for me. I do have to work at 3:30, but till then my couch is calling my name. I think it's time to curl up with my knitting and a bit of A&E's Pride and Prejudice.

Just a quick plug. I have a holiday head start sale going on till Saturday. You can check out all my sale items on Etsy on Sale!

I am also thinking about a giveaway on this blog. I'm thinking a fluffy hank or two of hand dyed yarn.

Holiday Head Start Sale

That's right I'm having a holiday head start sale! 20% off all Wearable knits and OOAK totes. Great gifts for loved ones. Here is a peek at what is on sale.

On Sale OOAK Recycled Tee Tote Arr Matey

From BlueBettyShop

On Sale Recycled Sari Scarf

From BlueBettyShop

On Sale Simple Cowl

From BlueBettyShop

On Sale Cinnamon Heart Mitts

From BlueBettyShop

If you want to see all the items on sale this week you can go to my etsy on sale page and check them out!

Nice Things Handmade

Nice Things Handmade is a somewhat new store in South Philly. Nice Things opened in February 2010 in the wake of other similar shops like Mew Gallery and the Curiosity Shop closing. I was really sad that Mew and Curiosity had closed their doors as they were two of my favorite shops to buy gifts from.

I heard of Nice things on my return to Philly from Oz and wasn't able to get down to East Pasyunk until recently. I met Elissa the owner at the weekly Knitting circle I go to at Nangellini. There I found out she was doing a fiber show and Nancy showed Elissa some of my hand dyed. It was a happy accident, or karma was on my side because Elissa asked me to bring some of my hand dyed to Nice Things. I was ecstatic and dropped off about ten hanks of hand dyed and some hand spun yarn yesterday!

Tomorrow is the opening at Nice Things. Their website is under construction but they have a great Facebook page with events and times listed as well as location and shop hours. I unfortunately have a gig in South Jersey tomorrow and will be unable to go, but if you are in the Philly area and are looking for something interesting I highly recommend going the Nice Things for the opening there at 6 to 10pm.

Shop Info
Nice Things Handmade
1731 East Pasyunk Ave (right across the Street from Marra's)

Drop Off

Today I drop of my yarn to the shop in South Philly for consignment. I have tagged and labeled all of the yarn that is going. There it is all piled up on my couch. I would like to one day pile all of my hand dyed and hand spun up on my couch and then snuggle into it much like the scene in the Great Gatsby with daisy and all the shirts. Although with a scene like that in our living room Simon might just have me committed.

Here is my latest hand spun. I was going to tag it and take it to the shop with the rest, but I am not ready to let it go. It may be my best hand spun to date.

Up Early

I was up extremly early this morning for about two hours. I had to work, for two hours, when i got home I went straight back to bed. On mornings like this one I love my bed and returning to it. Because of my return to my bed I got up later than usual, but it was totally worth the time spent sleeping.

I am out of some dying supplies that I didn't realize we getting low until yesterday so its of to the grocery store and then back to work. I have tomorrow off and am dropping off my newly dyed yarn to the shop in South Philly where it will be on consignment. I have also finished the cowl for the giveaway and will be working on the mitts next, although I need to dye some yarn first.

That is all for today!

Creating

I am off dying and knitting. Back soon!

By back soon I mean I will have a real post tomorrow.