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2012 Knitting Update

So in January/February, I knit a Daybreak shawl to wear for Stitches West. (I wound up wearing the Eiki shawl.) This shawl really kind of knit itself – so awesome! I think because of the striping. I may make another one sometime. It would look great with black and a blending stripe yarn (like Knitpicks Chroma or similar).

It was knit out of Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga (love that stuff!). I forget what colors, alas. The brown is a rich, dark copper, and the blue is more of a turquoise, of course – turquoise being my most favorite color of all time. While the Sanguine Gryphon is no more, the two studios are still producing the various iterations of Bugga, and I picked up some from Cephalopod Yarns at Stitches in a rich royal purple blend. Not sure what I will make out of it, but I just purchased two fabulous shawl patterns from the new issue of Twist Collective. 

First up is Stellarina. This is a crescent shaped shawl with a beautiful lace edging by Susanna IC. I have knit her pattern Annis and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to this one. It will probably be blue, but I had a hard time making a decision last night. I have yet to make a blue shawl (despite my rainbow of shawls!) so I have been considering some yarns in my blue cubby in the Expedit Of Yarn*.

I also got Elysium by Janel Laidman. This will be out of Fleece Artist 2/6 in their pale grey "Smoke" colorway. I have been wanting to make something with my two skeins of that yarn for a long time. I previously had started a Laminaria shawl with it, but didn't like knitting the pattern (which is a shame because it's a beautiful shawl). I want that yarn to be involved in an heirloom piece, and I think I've found it in Elysium.  I really like Janel Laidman's patterns – the Eiki shawl I knit last year is one of my most favorite pieces I've ever knit. 

I have also completed two hats from the Weekend Hats book. Pics at some point. 

2012 project completions: 3 (half of last year's! Doing okay.)

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*Lo, the Expedit of Yarn (uh, much more full since this picture was taken in January 2009… and the room itself is crammed full of other stuff too. Oh dear.):

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March Earrings Week #5

Here we are with the final day of March Earrings Week! Wow, this week has blown by!*

Today I have two final pairs of earrings made with filigree I got at the Gem Faire. 

These first earrings feature dyed agate in a variety of pretty purples. They hang nicely and go with a lot of different outfits!

These next ones I used some of my favorite shade of Czech glass to complement the copper colored filigree. I have the distinct impression that these earrings will be staying at home with me (along with Tuesday's turquoise ones – though I have more of those beads so there will be more of those made).

THE REASON FOR THE WEEK OF EARRINGS:

I am busy building up stock for the impending launch of my small jewelry business, Postscript Jewelry. Please stay tuned for more news and a date of the launch! 

It was kind of fun posting earrings every day this week. I may have to make this a regular feature! 

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*No it hasn't, this week has been interminable. SO GLAD ITS FRIDAY YOU HAVE NO IDEA. 

**No lie, I wrote most all these posts for Earrings Week on Monday, hahaha. Yay for pre-scheduling! 😛 In fact, this post is posting itself while I'm at the new Neiman Marcus.

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March Earrings Week #4

Here we are on day 4 of Earrings Week, featuring some components from Michael's Industrial Chic line. Today you get a two-fer!

I haven't purchased much of this line but these twisted links were interesting. I also like their bezeled rings which I have several of to fill with resin but in general this line is sadly not my style. Definitely interested to see what other people make of it, however! I am always surprised by how people use supplies differently. 

First up I used these long links for some lengthy earrings. The pale aqua Czech glass at the bottom are attached with ball headpins (my favorite, what can I say?). 

These earrings use some of my extremely precious and uber-hoarded pressed Czech glass leaves. I have a hard time parting with them. I'm not sure why, it's not like they're very expensive or anything. I just like to keep them! They are my precioussss, I guess. 

Next time: Fancy Filigree!