Here I am blogging again. As I write this I am waiting for my wife to finish a workshop so I can go home but wanted to share all that is going on this week. Today on my lunch break I had the chance to listen to Fiber Beat, episode 12. This episode contains an interview with Kathy Hattori who led the indigo dyeing workshop I attended in Seattle. I learned even more about dyeing than on the day I participated. The episode also contains an interview of yours truly, Rusty Boyd , the Small Town Knit Guy. It chronicles the winning of the XRX, inc. scholarship and knitting facts about me. If you are interested go to Itunes, podcasts, and search for Fiber Beat. It is episode 12 which has these interviews.
As I listened today, I remembered that I took my birthday yarn and a hat pattern to Seattle with me. While, I was there, I completed what is my favorite hat. The yarn is a bulky wool and mohair blend. The colorway is Tropical Punch. The pattern I used is from Pie Knits (free download) called Subtle Cables. My daughter is modeling the hat for me in the pic. I call mine Sunburst. The yarn was from a local farm in Tidewater Virginia, hand spun and hand dyed, and I loved it the minute I picked it up out of the bargain basket. I have since purchased two more hanks of similar yarn from the same yarn shop, Knit Wits of Virginia Beach. I already have a pattern picked out to work them up after I finish the pattern publishing work. They are a lovely deep wine color and I will enjoy working with the yarn.
This Thursday I am doing my first Bazaar. My wife has more in the show than I, due to my recent publishing work. I just want to see what people will say about my work and if they will buy it. In the area which I live there are not many who appreciate the work that goes into a hand crafted item. The Bazaar is only a 2 hour event in the middle of the day so I won't have a lot of time invested. If things sell well, I will have something to look forward to next year and will be able to keep a stock of items made up for such occasions. I have 3 scarf commissions through my work that I will begin in December. I will also take orders if necessary to make up some items (after Christmas). Well that is all for now. I will let you all know how the Bazaar goes and hope that I will be able to post some pics of the Design and publishing work if Skacel says it is a go. The said I could post to Ravelry but I would love to post here and on Facebook too. Wish me luck.
As I listened today, I remembered that I took my birthday yarn and a hat pattern to Seattle with me. While, I was there, I completed what is my favorite hat. The yarn is a bulky wool and mohair blend. The colorway is Tropical Punch. The pattern I used is from Pie Knits (free download) called Subtle Cables. My daughter is modeling the hat for me in the pic. I call mine Sunburst. The yarn was from a local farm in Tidewater Virginia, hand spun and hand dyed, and I loved it the minute I picked it up out of the bargain basket. I have since purchased two more hanks of similar yarn from the same yarn shop, Knit Wits of Virginia Beach. I already have a pattern picked out to work them up after I finish the pattern publishing work. They are a lovely deep wine color and I will enjoy working with the yarn.
This Thursday I am doing my first Bazaar. My wife has more in the show than I, due to my recent publishing work. I just want to see what people will say about my work and if they will buy it. In the area which I live there are not many who appreciate the work that goes into a hand crafted item. The Bazaar is only a 2 hour event in the middle of the day so I won't have a lot of time invested. If things sell well, I will have something to look forward to next year and will be able to keep a stock of items made up for such occasions. I have 3 scarf commissions through my work that I will begin in December. I will also take orders if necessary to make up some items (after Christmas). Well that is all for now. I will let you all know how the Bazaar goes and hope that I will be able to post some pics of the Design and publishing work if Skacel says it is a go. The said I could post to Ravelry but I would love to post here and on Facebook too. Wish me luck.
Have a great time at the Bazaar. Sometimes it's fun to get out and meet other crafters. They appreciate the work that goes into handmade items.
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