I’ve been hiding behind a Cloak of Busy. It’s not the same kind of late summer busy I had grown accustomed to in VT…prepping food for winter storage, stacking wood, making sure the chimneys get cleaned and the oil tank is filled, jamming, soup-making, kraut pounding…and as much as I am aching for all of those things, I will not complain about the other kind of busy that is doing it’s best to fill the void. This year, I am swamped in preparing my little fiber biz for the fall/winter season with orders to fill, shows lining up and commissions a-plenty, for which I am very grateful. There will be updates soon, but here’s what I’ve got so far:
Saturday, October 2nd: The 5th Annual Art, Wine and Chocolate Festival from 11am-5pm at the historic waterfront in Suisun City, CA.
October 28 -31st: Stitches East at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT at the Indie Spun booth, the only all-indie artist handspun booth! So far, returning vendors this year include Traveling Rhinos, Crafty Scientist and myself.
Shop updates will be minimal for a while, but I’ll do what I can…
In otherness, yesterday we had a little Monday Project, The Boy and I.
A dear friend has a babe on the way and we were asked to contribute something that could be hung on a mobile. So, we busted out our Mad Finger-Knitting Skillz and came up with this cutie. The chenille stems were The Boy’s idea, and provided a little extra stability and shape to the body.
Here’s my half-ass tutorial: finger-knit a short length, 6 inches maybe (we used bulky handspun for this). Curl one end over on itself and stitch it down for the head. Run a chenille stem through the body with ends out for antennae, and stitch it up. Finger-knit another length that, when spiraled on itself makes a nice-sized shell. Stitch it together as you would for a rag rug and then stitch it to the body.
The rest of the week looks like this:
And this:
I work outside this time of year, and The Boy occupies himself by making a Long Line of Everybody, coming and going, coming and going all day long. Unless, of course, there’s some construction work to do in the mulch pile.
Happy Tuesday!
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wow! i’m so glad indie spun is still going… and apparently successful if you all are still doing it. hurrah!
Cosy, do let us know if you would like to join this year. You are always welcome!
busy bee moments of a fading summer are nice. though i am more excited about the prospect of a season of hot drinks on the porch and socks on my feet than the immediateness of the greens to freeze. Although some jamming is going on over the next few days.
Hey Shannon!
Just taking a peak at the blog and your Caution yarn just made my brain and heart do a flip flop. A BIG one. I would want a whole outfit and a whole room based on your yarn 🙂 Keep up the awesome work girly.