new etsy shop!!!!

i finally opened my own etsy shop!!!

it has only just opened

so i only have one item listed

but it's pretty exciting.

i will be adding more items

this summer

which will include jewelry

among other things.

i have been making my own knitting needles

out of poplar and pine.

they are size 50

so they are super jumbo

for knitting with super bulky yarn

or roving.

jumbo size 50 wood knitting needles

i knitted the cowl below

in bagsmith bigstitch mini-bumps

(yarn and needles also available at home ec workshop in iowa city)

70% alpaca, 15% wool and 15% nylon. 

its super fun and fast,

so fast i almost want to take it apart to knit it again!

thanks for looking!

she was beautiful,

but she was beautiful

in the way 

a forest fire was beautiful,

something to be admired

from a distance,

not up close.

-good omens

always bring the bigger gun 

and the better suit.

-michael caine 

(douglas hayward 1)

i can’t explain what i mean. 

and even if i could, 

i’m not sure i’d feel like it.

-j.d. salinger

sheep

english sheep

avebury, england

tree skirt finally completed...

it only took....

...what...

...three years...

(link to burdastyle and pattern)

love to sew

happiness

happiness does not come from wealth, 

but from setting limits to one’s desires, 

and living within those limits 

with satisfaction.

-dalai lama