My first shoot with Isis Wright

Wonderful Warm Earth Tones on Etsy

I was able to snag a treasury on Etsy last night and I thought I’d share it here as well! I’m a huge fan of earth tones, especially this time of year.

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Late night knitting success and a blog feature!

I stayed up knitting till 3am last night. I’m liking this enthusiasm! I’ve had some delicious chunky Baby Alpaca in my stash for a while and I wanted to come up with a project for it. It’s the same yarn I used last year for my button up cowls, but I’ve always wanted to use it for a full-length scarf as well. I wanted something simple that would showcase this amazing yarn and accentuate its softness. Yesterday during my brainstorming session I decided I would try a simple drop stitch scarf. I cast on and finished last night (hence the 3am bedtime!) and was very pleased with the results.

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Getting back on track

This is just a quick post because I’m really trying to get in the habit of blogging regularly. Hopefully the quality of the posts will improve once I get back in the swing of things! I wasn’t able to photograph my knitted shawls and neck warmers on the weekend as I’d hoped, but they’re all blocked and ready to go. I probably won’t get another chance until this weekend now, but in the meantime I’ve got my mother-in-law’s camera to familiarize myself with. And I’ve cast on for another cowl, so I’ll get that ready for the weekend as well.

Last night I finished another pair of gloves and put them up in my Etsy shop this morning. I really enjoy these gloves as a quick and satisfying knit. I’ve stocked up on all the colors I used last year so I can restock the shop with those while I’m waiting to photograph the new stuff, as it’s looking a little bare. Then, I think I’ll pick up a few more colors of the merino I use for the gloves and try out a new pattern I’ve been playing with. There’s no such thing as too many gloves this time of year I think! Here’s the pair I finished last night.

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Camera set-backs & power knitting

I am so ready for Fall. We’ve had a couple of cooler days and I’ve been bit by the knitting bug again, big time. I’ve been working feverishly on new items for my Etsy shop… and then staring at them in frustration because I don’t have a camera to photograph them. My camera bit the dust during the summer when I was at a music festival for the weekend. It didn’t get damaged, it just stopped working. It won’t turn on now even with brand new fresh batteries. Apparently it’s a common problem with this model of camera (note to self: research technical issues before buying next time). The good news is, my birthday’s coming up in less than a month and a new camera is at the top of my wish list. The bad news is that my birthday’s still almost a month away, and I’d really like to get my Fall pieces listed now (insert foot stomp here)! Luckily my mother-in-law has come to the rescue. She’s lending me her sweet digital SLR camera to use this week! So now I’m getting excited – I’m weaving in ends, blocking and getting props ready!

In the meantime, I started making some more of the fingerless gloves like the ones I sold last year. I had some of the merino yarn left in my stash, and the pictures ready to go, so I thought I could get some of those listed in my shop while I figured out my camera situation. I’ve been averaging a pair a day for the last part of the week! Although I still really like the styles I had available last year, I’m also planning to design a couple new styles for 2009. Here’s one of the first pairs I made this year.

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