March Updates

Hello all,
I've been keeping busy with a little bit of everything. I started knitting again and I finally finished my shawl that I started way back in September. I used 10 skeins of Inca Alpaca yarn by Classic Elite, which I purchased at Unwind. If you live in the San Fernando Valley and haven't visited Unwind, go.... GO NOW! Stop reading and GO. Je je.

 

I felt warm and fuzzy after I finished the shawl that I immediately started making a scarf out of Mochi plus. 

I found this yarn at Michael Levine's. This store is AMAZING!!! I always come home with awesome finds. The beads were from Bead Source and the bracelet were from Chinatown, but the rest was from Levine's... I'll let you bask in it's rainbow goodness.

I have still been keeping up with bookbinding. Life has been much easier since I invested in a guillotine. I made this Coptic book for my friend's birthday. 

And for those who are curious, I'm still keeping up with my photo a day project. Here are some highlights.

Breakfast at Corner Bakery

New Shoes from Modcloth!

L's Architecture midterm

Los Angeles Fashion District

This is my dinner...diabetes, shmabetes....LOL. That made no sense.

My new tea pot!

J's Tea Party

Aikido sporting my new shawl.

Have I explained why Tyson is named Tyson?...Well he likes to bite everything, including my knee. 

Polymer clay monster on Aikido...I know random.

Oatmeal monster!!!!

Recap

The past month has been a bit crazy.

I started working here.

I went to Disneyland with mi ma.

I nearly died on this hill while biking. (Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating, but I thought I was near death when I flew off the bike head first. I had some nasty bruises.)

 I made socks!

I adopted Aikido….

and Tyson.

I forgot my gummy peach rings in the car. I don’t think I’ll be eating peach rings ever again….

I learned how to make Japanese Stab Bind books. You can find tutorials on the web.

And lastly, I drove my car into the fence....It was not one of my finest moments, so I did  not take a picture. Needless to say I will  have to replace my rear bumper. Le sigh.

Bags, bags and more bags

I can never get enough of bags. Here are some that I have sewn and knitted. I found the pattern for the skull bag in One Yard Wonders.

This pattern can be found here

It was my first time crocheting the Afghan stitch so it came out really sloppy. In order to fix the ugliness, I crocheted a border around the strap, which turned out very nice. I’m still not sure how to properly crochet the afghan stitch, but I’ll keep practicing.

I ended up using 1. 25 skeins of green. The green yarn did not match exactly because I bought them at two different yarn stores.

The bag was fun to make and the directions were very easy to follow. The yarn lends itself nicely to this pattern. It does stretch a lot and it ends up looking like a giant sock, but it serves its purpose: Reduce the carbon footprint!

Granny Cape

Happy New Year Everyone! My Capelet is the last of my 2008 crochet/Knitting Projects. Actually I've knitted more than I've read, in fact I don't think I've finished a book at all. Hmm...I need to balance my time....Anyway, my cape is made out of Bistro Yarn from Artfibers. It's quite cozy and makes me look like an ass kicking, superhero, granny....Don't be fooled, when you least suspect it, I'll pile drive your ass!....I watched WWE. :D

Un Dia de Progression!

Hooray!!! I feel productive! Now, I think I could use my new yarn!

Plus, I have been having fun with Photoshop!

Behold.