No-One on the corner has(crafty) swagger like us!

*peeks from under quilt* Is it over? The holiday season, I mean. SweetShoppers, I was not even remotely prepared for the maelstrom that was this past Christmas season. I did no decorating. No Christmas crafting. No Christmas cards. Precious little celebrating. No, beautiful people, what I did was Christmas cooking, and Christmas eating, and Christmas (night job) working, and Christmas studying. Bah humbug.

But, that is all past, and I have no problem reaping the benefits of January sale. See below...

I know it doesn't look like much, but there are 5 skeins of yarn in that plastic bag in the rear of the pic, courtesy of Abakhan's 10% off sale. It's mostly Robin Acrylic Double Knit, but there is a nice skein of black woolen worsted and some sparkly lavender double knit in there as well.

In the front of the pic you'll see a hilarious crochet hook that I got at Fred Aldous in Manchester city centre, simply because it is large and traffic cone orange. I think it's a sign of obsession(or worse) that I find that crochet hook as funny as I do. There's also a gorgeous wooden 6.50 mm hook that I splurged on at Purl City Yarns as a treat--it's a gorgeous bamboo hook. I've never really crocheted with wooden hooks before, but I've always wanted to try, and this one happens to be my favorite size AND tie-dyed.  Like I said. obsession. Maybe worse.

Rounding out my Purl City haul is a handful of checkered and spotted covered buttons that I got for a pound. I have no idea what I'm going to use them for. But they were cute, and I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Total cost for all this future crafty goodness; 13.70, or thereabouts. God bless the January sales.

Speaking of sales, I'd be amiss if I didn't mention that SweetShop Creations, my very own etsy shop, is having one RIGHT NOW! Like huge. Major percentages off of everything. Check it out. Help me pay for my next yarn haul. *g*

Peace!

P.S. Not pictured is a copy of Stitch N' Bitch knitting I scored on Amazon for 3.50 or something like that. I'm not picturing it because every time I try to learn to knit, I embarrass myself. I'm mentioning it because, hey, humility is good, right?

Work In Progress: Some Sort of Hat

Considering that I have the word "hats" liberally distributed through everything about SweetShop Creations, it has occurred to me that I should actually make some.

So here's what I'm working on right now...

...wonder what the finished product will look like...

Peace!

Making myself a sweater...

So every year I make myself a few things for the winter...this year I'm doing a comfy sweater and probably a couple of pairs of socks. I'm working up a variation on the "Part of the Crew" pattern in Susan Huxley's book Crocheted Sweaters, size small, in James C. Brett Rustic Aran Tweed...this is my progress for today. Will be updating as it gets closer to completion. So far I'm not that crazy about the texture of this pattern, and I think I've made an error on one of the edges, but I'll sort that out tomorrow when I look at it again.

Anybody working on new personal knitwear for themselves this year? Let me know in the comments!

Peace! 

Work In Progress:Boatneck

This is almost finished. Should be up in the shop by next week.

Two quick notes about this one; 

1)It's made out of EXACTLY one skein of yarn.

2)Look, Ma! No sewing! Worked entirely in the round, bottom up. There's a couple of stitches in each shoulder, but that's it, really.

In The Works: Spring Cowl

Experimenting with lace, patterns, and the perfect length and width for the average head and neck. Hopefully these will be up in the shop soon...

Work In Progress: Greensleeves

~sigh~ I hate sewing. I hate it with the passionate heat of a thousand burning suns and Wacka Flocka Flame's breath.  Unfortunately, my sweater pattern skills have only progressed to the "make separate pieces, sew together while swearing under your breath" level, so here's what I'm working on right now.

I'm also working on fixing that purple tunic from an earlier post. It's got good bones, I've decided. With a few fixes, it'll be up in the shop by tomorrow, hopefully.