my first shot at buttons

i've been wondering what to add to this lil' number ever since i finished it a while back. the shape is a little off, and i'm not certain it really works. to make it a little more interesting, i made some cute buttons and added a row of 'em this morning. i like to wear my things right away so i can determine if it's to my liking, so i wore this one to a family brunch this morning. i've worn it before, and then decided it wasn't satisfactory. i'm still not sure what i think--the buttons are straight until i put it on and it stretches--but the addition of buttons has definitely sparked my imagination. they'll show up on future projects, for sure.

david was nice enough to take a photo.

my craft on display

i haven't been a knitter for all that long, and the only peep i've seen wear anything i've made is me, so it was pretty special to see my sister in one of my creations. i'm not sure i could replicate the greenie--i learned the stitch after chatting with a woman at the Maker's Faire, and promptly returned home to start it. you basically drop stitches to create a more loose gauge, but i don't remember how to do it any more. i'll have to check out a knitting video online.


it looked great on her, and made me proud. my blue capey-thingie turned out pretty nice, too. the button was from Britex. if any of you from the seattle stitch crew visit the city, i will definitely take you. the button wall is my favorite part of the 4-level store.

stitch sf style, 08

first stitch of the year was had this weekend, and it was one of the better sf sessions. one person couldn't make it due to a nasty cold, but the rest were healthy, happy, and ready to create. we had an expert hooker (crochet), a newbie knitter who learned that night, and and two knitters (me included in the two).

here we are, deep in craft mode:

chris (knitter), melinda (hooker), and greg (knitter)

rundown of projects: chris was making a loose windy necklace of sorts, melinda was crocheting fingerless bike gloves (in a kickass fuschia!), i finished a blue mini-caplet with some help from melinda's hook skills (photo soon), and greg was just figuring it all out. he started with circular needles, and i ended up loaning some regular ones so he could start knitting without the confusion of the circle.

the cool part was the exchange of teachers and learners... each of us taught someone else how to do something (even greg, the first-timer knitter showed melinda a thing or two), and all of us were inspired by each other's work. everyone brought food, and as you can see, we couldn't leave the table, we were so committed to craft!