around the studio

I am so proud of myself for straying from my usual neutral palette. Superwash wool doesnt equal merino wool, for some reason thats what I was thinking when I chose this yarn.

So many projects going on around here that I can't keep them straight in my head. So many things that never get finished or things that get started and take off in an entirely different direction.  Sometimes I feel like a squirrel, so much running around collecting and looking for things for certain projects that when I finally get everything that I need I either forget about what started the hunt to begin with or it evolves into something totally different that requires a million other things. Argh! Very frustrating, sometimes I wish I could just focus! I did get one thing accomplished this week, I made matching crochet scarves for my daughter and her best buddy Dog-Dog. I have made my daughter crocheted items but have had a hard time getting her to wear them. This time she asked for a scarf with red in it so I modified Stitch Nation's Taffy Pull Scarf to suit my daughter. I love Stitch Nation's Bamboo Ewe yarn and wished so much that I had used it for this project. It is so soft, inexpensive and natural.  The problem is that the standard craft shops don't sell all of the colors. Instead I chose a superwash wool yarn that I ended up hand felting a bit in hopes to get it soft and itch-less enough for my daughter to wear. It helped but it is still a bit itchy. Nothing is ever perfect, life would be alot easier if I would just embrace acrylic yarns like everyone else. They are cheap, soft, sturdy, easy to work-up, available everywhere and in every color and weight imaginable, if only it wasnt plastic. So frustrating. Anyway, here are a few items in the works or laying around the studio waiting for action...

A little crocheted knot flower. I have been working with these guys for awhile now, I keep thinking I can make necklaces, headbands or something with them. I like the idea of combining metal and crochet.

They match, almost.

The finished scarf, reminds me of a cupcake.

This is a doily stamp that I have been looking for forever! I have had an idea for a linen bird mobile since I was pregnant. I have had all of the materials and everything but I had been looking for a lace or doily pattern to stamp or stencil on it. Now I have found it, I just have no idea how to stamp on fabric, I will have to do some trial and error to decide if I need an ink pad or an acrylic paint.

Here is a gem I picked up at the resale shops, a pirate ship! I have no idea what I am going to do with it.

Awesome cribbage board that I found during my treasure troving. Definitely an item I will be selling on etsy when I get around to it.

One of four lovely walnut bowls from the resale shops. Not really certain what I am going to do with them. I was thinking of painting the insides with a really high gloss paint in fun colors, we will see.