Little Red Riding Bag

So I've been experimenting with fabric and yarn recently so I made a bag for fun. Its just a test bag but it turned out good enough that now I know what I'm doing so I can make a "final copy."

Its a cute little 8in by 8in bag with a checkered cable pattern. I thought the red would be cuter than it actually turned out to be. But it makes a good hand bag if nothing else.

Sewing together cabled squared is a little trickier than I originally planned it would be but its a good little floppy bag. What I really needed was just a base to be able to sew fabric into.

A few weeks ago, while going through our dressed Pete became incredulous when he saw just how many pj pants I actually own. He told me that I needed to find a new place for them because we weren't moving 18 pairs of pants to Michigan in August. So I took a pair of checked red ones my brother bought me when I was 20 pounds lighter and cut them up.

I then measured them to the size of my bag (before I stitched it all up) and sewed the fabric into the yarn. It worked surprisingly well too!

Now my stuff won't fall through the cracks of my stitches and I have a very cute, very washable bag.

Now to make a much cleaner, much neater final version!

Guess who's hats are for sale online?

Revolution climbing, via Pusher gear, is up on the internet!

They're selling them for $35 which is a good price. I was really worried when I saw they were selling them for $50 but they lowered them to a much more manageable price.

Anyway, I am so very very excited because I'm on a website!

My current project is a cable bag with a fabric inside. I've never sewed fabric into my crochet before. I hope it works.

Photos to come!

-Sarah

Cheese Heads

So this past weekend I picked up some Queensland Collection - Kathmandu Aran yarn. I purposely picked out green and yellow so I could make myself a Cheese Head Beer Sweater.

I knew the minute I picked up the Queensland yarn that I was going to love it. Its soft but sturdy and its thick enough to do what I need it to do without having to double it up.

Plus, I feel so damn fancy when I get to crochet with silk and cashmere. I mean really.

In other news. When I was in CA the last time I picked a bunch of lavender in my mom's garden. I then put all that lavender I cut in my carry on luggage and brought it home with me to SLC. I'll admit, I smelled really weird and I'm sure the security guards thought I was insane, but whatever.

But now I have a ton of lavender and not much to do with it.

I was thinking I could do a sachet with it, and make little bags with my really thin white yarn, but I'm still not sure how to do that.

But as of right now, my room smells like my mom's garden which is pretty awesome.

Lastly, in very exciting news, Pete and I bought a freakin' iMac last night. Its ENORMOUS! (27 in. screen). I have never bought something so expensive or so fancy in my whole life. The Dell that I'm working on right now is like half the size and not nearly as nice. I'm still a little sick over spending that much money in one fell swoop.

But still... its super exciting.

That's all the news I have for today. Keep on hookin!

Three Wishes Fiber

So I went out to West Jordan, UT today for a yarn spinning class. But unfortunately it was cancelled. But I did look around the shop and bought some yarn too!

Three Wishes is one of the only places in the Salt Lake area that offers classes in more than just knitting. They have all sorts of classes on all sorts of topics! From knitting and crochet all the way to basketry, if it has to do with fabric, the ladies at Three Wishes teach it.

I went for the Drop Spindle class but I was the only one who did. Which was a huge bummer because I have been looking forward to this class for a couple months. But I did get to take a look around the shop and I really liked it.

The owner, Kristine Bullock, opened up the store for me and showed me around. I've got to say that this shop is unique. They have a ton of yarn that you just don't find very many places. They have the standard Noro, and Berrocco, but they also have Nashua, Queensland Collection and a pretty good selection of local hand spun/dyed yarns which I really don't see in very many shops.

I picked out some Queensland Collection - Kathmandu Aran yarn. This yarn is beautiful, and well priced at $7 for a 1 3/4 oz ball. Because its a blend of merino, silk and cashmere, its extra soft, but thick to call worsted.

I think I'm going to make a Greenbay Packers inspired beer sweater for Pete and I. Cuz its adorably and I love my Packers.

Generally speaking, the yarn was affordable. There were some really shockers (like $48 2.5 gram ball of hand spun yarn) but all in all this was a place that you can find high quality yarn that won't break your bank.

For you hookers out there, Three Wishes is very crochet friendly. Kristine told me that she was originally a crocheter, and totally appreciates the burden we bear! They carry a ton of crochet books and really nice hooks too, so if you're in search of some new reading material, you should check this shop out.

All in all, even though I didn't learn to spin, I was happy with my experience, and I will definitely try and get back out there (especially now that I have a frequent buyer card!).

Keep on hookin!

Three Wishes photo from Three Wishes Fiber

Another Beer Sweater

Here's another beer sweater. I thought I'd add this one because its a wee bit different but oh so hilarious.

Beer Bottle Sweater

So I thought I'd share my newest creation:

The Beer Sweater.

So I bought that cool self patterning yarn a couple days ago but just didn't know what to do with it. Should it be a purse? A hat? A baby hat? And then Pete texted me while I was in the airport on the way to CA to see my mom with this AMAZING idea. Its a beer sweater! Complete with little arms and a sweet collar.

It took me awhile to figure out the collar, and the arms are a little off, but its still really cute and it sits perfectly on a Sierra Nevada.

In other news. Pete bought me a present right before I left Salt Lake for San Diego. Its a very good book called the "Handmade Marketplace" by Kari Chapin. Its chalk full of useful hints, good ideas, and just makes you feel good about crafting. Its definitely worth a look!

That's it for now you hookers! Hope all your projects are going well! Keep on stitchin'

Book photo taken from Craftster.org

Baby pig!

I made a baby piggy to go on my etsy. He's pretty much adorable. I like to put him in bed with Pete. Right next to his face. And then he turns around, he's face to face to this little piglet. I would love to wake up to this little guy all the time.

Plus he's tennis ball size. Which is hilarious.

Anyway, I thought I'd share him with you.

In other news, I bought this crazy yarn today. I got it from Hobby Lobby and it is known as Yarn Bee - Snowflake Wool Blend.

Its a pretty cool looking yarn. Its a 50-50 wool/polyester blend. Its soft but I think it'll be durable. I got "Fawn" which is delightfully retro. Actually, I should say Pete made me choose fawn (Pete always chooses my yarn colors, and they always work...). I think its a self patterning yarn which is generally useless to me as a crocheter but will work none the less.

Finally. I signed up for wool spinning class... which is SOOO exciting!!!

photo of yarn from: Hobby Lobby.