tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56096853405985719932024-03-13T09:53:17.673-05:00iki knitsThe (mostly) knitting blog of Ikisti.ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-16268523458039359462013-02-17T11:12:00.001-06:002013-02-17T11:12:34.152-06:00into February <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My project for the Apartment Therapy January Cure was to make this little unused corner into something more, well useful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was really just a catch all for random stuff that I would carry upstairs to the bedroom. It was also a favorite place of the cats to sit at the window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't paint anything as it always takes me forever to pick out colors. That and I'm trying to talk HT into just getting rid of the carpet upstairs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I moved my old laptop desk up and took out the "hidden" desk part to use as another surface It was pretty easy to use the tables stop bracket as an anchor for the wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had some Ikea hanging bits that were origionaly for the guest room, but I love the storage they give me here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I now have a nice little spot to get ready in the morning. Accessories, make-up, hair bits all in one place. And when I'm not using it, the seat goes back by the window for the kitties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a quiet V-day. HT and I don't normally do much to celebrate that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I did find him some strawberry peeps with dark chocolate butts. We kept meaning to get out and see Skyfall in the theaters, but it just never happened. We almost didn't get to watch it that night too. HT's original X-Box 360 (a red ring of death era Xbox that never had to be replaced) no longer likes to open its tray. Sherlock Holmes and the Game of Shadows is stuck in there and didn't want to give up its place for Bond I guess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We just ended up setting up his work laptop and watching it on that. Not sure if it is my favorite Bond, but I really enjoyed it. Mr. Craig is my favorite Bond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've also started playing my first RPG with dice in a long, long time. It is Star Wars Edge of the Empire. I'm playing along with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeekDadsPodcast?fref=ts" target="_blank">Geek Dad's Pod Cast</a> guys. They are letting me play long distance with them. I'm a Twi'Lek thief escape artist/hacker/chick with 2 knifes. So far it has been fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy the rest of your Feb and I'll maybe post something up in March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have been living in our home for at least 3 years now. And I have only started putting artwork up on the walls in this last 6 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I guess I have always been worried that I would do it wrong, or it wouldn't look right, or some other thought of failure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the nice thing about the times we live in is the <a href="http://www.command.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/NACommand/Command/" target="_blank">3M command strips</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't have to put holes in the wall to hang things up. I don't have to fill and repaint when I put them up weirdly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes the hardest part is finding a frame. This screen print is from our friend Robert Pflaum. (Check out his work <a href="http://robertpflaum.com/" target="_blank">here</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It had been languishing in our art closet for some time.<br />I thought it would go nicely with our <a href="http://adamturman.com/" target="_blank">Adam Truman</a> screen print and finally fount a frame at Blick (which will always be Dick-Blick to me) and wham, there she is, on the wall in all her bike glory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only part that bugs me is the 2 frames are different depths.<br />The Truman was framed years ago as a gift to HT. The frame for the Plfaum was just purchased and I could only find the 2" deep kind for it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But until I repaint the living room where it is house, it will just get randomly added to. No point taking it all down and starting over when I'm just going to have to repaint. (the 3M things are easy to use with out planing, but my pocket book would get a little thin if I started over here) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are 2 new things on the console there. One is a jar where i'm going to write down happy little random things for the year to look at on New Years at the end. The other is a vase of flowers. For the <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/categories/the-january-cure" target="_blank">January Cure</a> one of the tasks is to buy flowers for your house every week. This is the first week I have done it and the little $5 bouquet</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> from Byerls' split up into 2 nice little arrangements. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These 3 prints are also in the living room on the long barren wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It isn't their final home I don't think, but I like having them up to look at. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are buy Etsy artist <a href="http://www.ellymackay.com/shop/" target="_blank">Elly MacKay</a>. She makes 3D illustrations and photographs them. I love the depth they have because of this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out her shop and get one of her amazing prints for yourself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The avocado plant that we started from a pit last year has been put in soil. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I've started washing up some sample wool that I purchsed from Etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/catawampus?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">Catawampus Farms</a>. They are coming very clean and there is only a tiny amount of VM in them. (VM means veggie matter).The house only smells a little sheepy now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm getting very good use out of the drying frames my friend Jillian made me for my birthday some years back. They fit perfectly over the sink and I don't have to worry about clogging the drains with wool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for now, it's off to knit a few things for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/whiskerknits" target="_blank">my shop</a> and stay warm inside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I made this nice square Pom Pom scarf and a few hair-scarfs/headbands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I've been doing art/craft fairs. The next one will be in July on the 22nd. <a href="http://www.uptownmarket.org/" target="_blank">Uptown</a> has a market every Sunday and my friend Tiffany and I have done one so far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well it turns out that I really should have done the Large. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm going to finish it. It is to pretty not to. But it looks like it may have to be given to one of my smaller friends/family. I hope they love it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here you see the progress I've made on the <a href="http://ikiknits.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012.html" target="_blank">March sweater</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wish me luck, or better yet, come and see me. </span></div>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-23762774344818612272012-04-14T15:52:00.005-05:002012-04-14T15:53:37.534-05:00shop-hop-day2- ColdWater<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567709/" title="shop-hop-day2-8"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/7077567709_1ca04fd466.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-8 by ikisti" /></a><br /><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567709/">shop-hop-day2-8</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here is stop 13's kit. Love those buttons.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-29070745090326684912012-04-14T15:52:00.004-05:002012-04-14T15:53:08.097-05:00shop-hop- Charms<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567751/" title="shop-hop-day2-9"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/7077567751_cc83fa70b2.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-9 by ikisti" /></a><br /><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567751/">shop-hop-day2-9</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here are all the charms. It was a very fun shop hop. Thanks for participating all you great shops.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-63397577298249632002012-04-14T15:51:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.517-05:00shop-hop-day2- Needle Works<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488968/" title="shop-hop-day2-7"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/6931488968_d597bc0a4c.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-7 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488968/">shop-hop-day2-7</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here is stop 12's yarn that I got.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-35704061892028975302012-04-14T15:50:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.517-05:00shop-hop-day1- Steven Be<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465153/" title="shop-hop-day1-13"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7075465153_58be3c0b5a.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-13 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465153/">shop-hop-day1-13</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here is stop 11's safari yarn and pattern.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-15222616970857166292012-04-14T15:49:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.517-05:00shop-hop-day1- The Yarnery<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389750/" title="shop-hop-day1-11"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5156/6929389750_a251a168be.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-11 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389750/">shop-hop-day1-11</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Stop 10 and a book that I've been looking for.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-39565781973890474792012-04-14T15:48:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.517-05:00shop-hop-day1-3 Kittens<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465247/" title="shop-hop-day1-16"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7075465247_6974545df0.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-16 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465247/">shop-hop-day1-16</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Stop 8 and a nice blue yarn from the 3 Kittens.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-73780147279118122752012-04-14T15:47:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.518-05:00shop-hop-day1- Darn-Knit-Anyway<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389832/" title="shop-hop-day1-15"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/6929389832_4bc04fb86d.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-15 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389832/">shop-hop-day1-15</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Stop 7s London hat yarn. You can never go wrong with Lorna's Laces</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-32818636814096145032012-04-14T15:45:00.003-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.518-05:00shop-hop-day1- Double Ewe<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465059/" title="shop-hop-day1-8"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/7075465059_a1450c5bc8.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-8 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7075465059/">shop-hop-day1-8</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>4th stops Apple Pie yarn.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-18153015248350711152012-04-14T15:45:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.518-05:00shop-hop-day1- Shepherd Choice<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389632/" title="shop-hop-day1-7"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/6929389632_5a010cb71d.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-7 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389632/">shop-hop-day1-7</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The 3rd stops orifice hook.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-80105892190565432502012-04-14T15:43:00.003-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.518-05:00shop-hop-day1- Amazing Theards<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389730/" title="shop-hop-day1-10"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5040/6929389730_2028fccd8b.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-10 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389730/">shop-hop-day1-10</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The yarn from stop too. Pink is not my color but this will be nice for a gift knit don't you think.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-12367544040522065762012-04-14T15:43:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.519-05:00shop-hop-day1-Crafty Planet<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389774/" title="shop-hop-day1-12"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/6929389774_a45a114cf2.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day1-12 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6929389774/">shop-hop-day1-12</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here is the yarn and pattern from Crafty Planet.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-83385171731296793492012-04-14T15:41:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.519-05:00shop-hop-day2- Skiens<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567613/" title="shop-hop-day2-5"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7077567613_a9abc80040.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-5 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567613/">shop-hop-day2-5</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Skiens was our last stop. <br />They had run out of the special yarn, but here it is worked up in the pattern. You can order it and they will mail it too you though when they get the next batch.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-76740837377258716532012-04-14T15:40:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.519-05:00shop-hop-day2- ColdWater<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488870/" title="shop-hop-day2-4"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/6931488870_3608d07106.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-4 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488870/">shop-hop-day2-4</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>ColdWater had a great kit for making a Fibonacci pillow with Icelandic wool. I got one of the kits that has horn buttons.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-59391446461737638962012-04-14T15:39:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.519-05:00shop-hop-day2- Needle Works<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488770/" title="shop-hop-day2-3"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/6931488770_a074751216.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-3 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/6931488770/">shop-hop-day2-3</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Here is a close up of the little skeins.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-35698501518984334352012-04-14T15:38:00.001-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.519-05:00shop-hop-day2-- Needle Works<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567469/" title="shop-hop-day2-2"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7077567469_e13ed61d0c.jpg" alt="shop-hop-day2-2 by ikisti" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/7077567469/">shop-hop-day2-2</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12307100@N03/">ikisti</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This seems to be the only way to show the images, Here is Needle Works Yarn.</p>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-59934737520307519552012-04-13T22:15:00.005-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.520-05:00Yarn Shop Hop Day 1 part 3 (too many images for bloggers liking)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >So blogger still doesn't want me to share many more than 4-5 images with you at a time. But hopefully you like some of the ones it will let me share. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >On ward and up ward.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Stillwater is a town I like visiting. When it is nice out one can stroll around the town for hours. There are shops and houses too look at. And there is <a href="http://www.darnknitanyway.com/">Darn.Knit.Anyway</a>.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyqRhyphenhyphenoN8Qnl7Z8fcinJC0XLGuDemWmNeu7m1Gh_7lQ4NO7mw6-MHp2ww15aR4GfrZpw2caU5Oo6M89DAOY_6_WZ2mmh1l8enYy2flmVHuJf7ZUhfxxtcNO7mwfJnC3J5Ebsez0Hk3Ybu/s1600/shop-hop-day1-1.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyqRhyphenhyphenoN8Qnl7Z8fcinJC0XLGuDemWmNeu7m1Gh_7lQ4NO7mw6-MHp2ww15aR4GfrZpw2caU5Oo6M89DAOY_6_WZ2mmh1l8enYy2flmVHuJf7ZUhfxxtcNO7mwfJnC3J5Ebsez0Hk3Ybu/s320/shop-hop-day1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731091328466360466" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >They have even provided seating for those who are drug along to yarn shops against their will. I always love visiting with Amy and Carly. And seeing all the sample knits every where in the shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span > They had the stamping/charm/donation/drawing area in the class room with the sale yarn. Sneaky.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >They were doing an England and tea for their country. Oh yah, all the stores have countries they are representing here is a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/minnesota-yarn-shop-hop/2105590/1-25#5">Rav thread</a> with the list. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >We stopped and had lunch at the Caribbean BBQ place next door. That was not my smartest move. It put me in a bit of a food coma and too a little to long. But it was really tasty. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JiyIDEcIJ84rZE0BsA6rz7GfMx9ZGhevZt62VTMwmwFGeyfC8rkYm4mmiAa9-kr_4EZhV0Z4JRrG4mKqGrxqUvCFEXlE-4lMEtooAV53kOYhVxld8q9cp4GrueCgbb8_u7G81RrCQmQM/s1600/shop-hop-day1-4.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JiyIDEcIJ84rZE0BsA6rz7GfMx9ZGhevZt62VTMwmwFGeyfC8rkYm4mmiAa9-kr_4EZhV0Z4JRrG4mKqGrxqUvCFEXlE-4lMEtooAV53kOYhVxld8q9cp4GrueCgbb8_u7G81RrCQmQM/s320/shop-hop-day1-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731091317934980482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Next up, <a href="http://www.3kittensneedlearts.com/">3 Kittens Needle Arts</a>. Bunger thought that would be a good name for a tattoo shop. I can see it. I like the new (to me) location and the lay out. They were all super friendly and insisted that we had some Swedish fish before we left. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyRG8C32sKkhtgsCfqpvWtZdfACEGYsFztvxskOZ3YzPKDIMUqhEMcotGxpUhpzxldnaj_J2e0RYvYZh5voDIWYKnIv66roWj50oKZj_IT_TBWErP7HQoiMQ7rv-vqumT8VqE6gwRMnMi/s1600/shop-hop-day1-5.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyRG8C32sKkhtgsCfqpvWtZdfACEGYsFztvxskOZ3YzPKDIMUqhEMcotGxpUhpzxldnaj_J2e0RYvYZh5voDIWYKnIv66roWj50oKZj_IT_TBWErP7HQoiMQ7rv-vqumT8VqE6gwRMnMi/s320/shop-hop-day1-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731091308978013202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><a href="http://www.yarngarage.com/">Yarn Garage</a>, <a href="http://www.yarnery.com/">The Yarnery</a> and <a href="http://www.stevenbe.com/">Steven Be's</a> were the last 3 we made it to.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I must admit that I was starting to lose my drive about this time. I don't know if it was the food coma, or just a day of driving and trying to fallow directions but I was getting done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I didn't get anything at the Yarn Garage, though I did look at the specialty Zen that they got in. It was mostly a strong red with lots of sparks. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >The Yarnery was pretty busy but they were able to help us out right quick. Though my budget was getting slim at this point and the yarn wasn't calling to me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Weird I know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Steven Be's was a bit like a party. Lots of people, friendly chatty worker, and Steven of course. I think he might have gotten the most excited about specialty yarns because he had 3 of them I think. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Sorry there aren't any pictures of this, my battery (on me not the camera) was really running low. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyRG8C32sKkhtgsCfqpvWtZdfACEGYsFztvxskOZ3YzPKDIMUqhEMcotGxpUhpzxldnaj_J2e0RYvYZh5voDIWYKnIv66roWj50oKZj_IT_TBWErP7HQoiMQ7rv-vqumT8VqE6gwRMnMi/s1600/shop-hop-day1-5.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyqRhyphenhyphenoN8Qnl7Z8fcinJC0XLGuDemWmNeu7m1Gh_7lQ4NO7mw6-MHp2ww15aR4GfrZpw2caU5Oo6M89DAOY_6_WZ2mmh1l8enYy2flmVHuJf7ZUhfxxtcNO7mwfJnC3J5Ebsez0Hk3Ybu/s1600/shop-hop-day1-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7fK4NYeEndCDmRvDJgnxOQKMsyKrqXudDXUHOI5wHyDxXUMGnO1T9JnzbTK7wxyxwigwR32khOImHhAwlK9nOi1myi3Ot3lWhc0axj_uBw4HwKQ57QrXUUhQEXqIdSA8uqFitTXyp4qc/s320/shop-hop-day1-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731091654369716322" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 168px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Here is where my card stands. Only 3 stores to hit tomorrow. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Then a post with all the spoils. If I can figure out how to get Blogger to let me post more than 4 images. :)</span></div>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-57738113467439468732012-04-13T10:19:00.004-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.520-05:00Yarn Shop Hop Day 1 part 2 (so many images)<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Continued from part 1.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >One of the nice things about the Shop Hop was the route I planed. We took a few hyws but mostly we went the more direct way which took us on some back roads. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >There is a lot of cool stuff to look at on back roads, but we had plans so there was no stopping for shooting pictures. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >There is always time for pictures at yarn stores though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >This was the <a href="http://www.double-ewe-yarn.com/">Double Ewe</a>, like a lady sheep. They had a really nice specialty yarn and pattern and it wasn't crazy $ so I go some. I'm starting to enjoy knitting with red earthy tones. I still don't really wear any though. Oh, they also had great yarn winding stations set up for winding up your bought yarn. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMxmkVXrpgMGOR8Ic_LWPdGjcAFLkWISkLuglDw95cV1L17Foh1ccLXQEJkGBC9FwPxA9arQ1S_JmJEPoEEkAlVkmMp0wPC4S_4YQynnPWpnCKVYRZT0t2aMUg65yA44EuLyivehWmG3A/s1600/shop-hop-day1-7.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMxmkVXrpgMGOR8Ic_LWPdGjcAFLkWISkLuglDw95cV1L17Foh1ccLXQEJkGBC9FwPxA9arQ1S_JmJEPoEEkAlVkmMp0wPC4S_4YQynnPWpnCKVYRZT0t2aMUg65yA44EuLyivehWmG3A/s320/shop-hop-day1-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730906206273026114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Then it was on to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/a-sheepy-yarn-shop-white-bear-lake">A Sheepy Yarn Shop</a>* in White Bear Lake. They have rearranged the store since the last shop hop I did. It felt way more open and inviting. They had some Peruvian wool that was pretty but didn't have the feel that I enjoy knitting with.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABn9NG0ec5BllBhNcCHqIUtgMkPKQ6I-AnIKTqx4qVFp3qo64hRyuoK4bh54iGaoSw4Tax2bGjT3qGNWq6NusNE8_yC9tiO26lcnnmTH7XCPZk1rrco_giSyZTa55hY2UlCM-SVQEr59K/s1600/shop-hop-day1-8.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABn9NG0ec5BllBhNcCHqIUtgMkPKQ6I-AnIKTqx4qVFp3qo64hRyuoK4bh54iGaoSw4Tax2bGjT3qGNWq6NusNE8_yC9tiO26lcnnmTH7XCPZk1rrco_giSyZTa55hY2UlCM-SVQEr59K/s320/shop-hop-day1-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730906198464849538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Then we drove around White Bear Lake to get to <a href="http://lilaandclaudines.com/">Lila and Claudine's</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Their knitted selves were out front to greet all the knitters on the hop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRUVoshT3S4qgNlbORj9jYTDlTbbVDRnyUaJN-r-Ee4PSF7yeEDmpRJMudd6K4YjTK1JqfOagAMRHrPXkZiuzNpl-oLZwZmHpIbjDcnksf9rnghBBBPpB3ETI8R3-eROg6hWYiaJqOQVW/s1600/shop-hop-day1-9.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRUVoshT3S4qgNlbORj9jYTDlTbbVDRnyUaJN-r-Ee4PSF7yeEDmpRJMudd6K4YjTK1JqfOagAMRHrPXkZiuzNpl-oLZwZmHpIbjDcnksf9rnghBBBPpB3ETI8R3-eROg6hWYiaJqOQVW/s320/shop-hop-day1-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730906182737287490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >The specialty yarn in their shop was very, very bright as you can see.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Again not quiet my thing, but Bunger found some yarn that he was looking for. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He's a scarf making fool. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGJHJDZVYsp9y9RRly1E0wSaxhIO8gTX5JqP-U0dbV2yn2z3lINHO8r5-YaHb_hlSQaCKgrnnRamd8rPk76qOReKD4ZRqj-cDTq20f9f5q96iLhaIN0ZC3Bt10s2MxSWtfhgPAhy4bc23/s1600/shop-hop-day1-11.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGJHJDZVYsp9y9RRly1E0wSaxhIO8gTX5JqP-U0dbV2yn2z3lINHO8r5-YaHb_hlSQaCKgrnnRamd8rPk76qOReKD4ZRqj-cDTq20f9f5q96iLhaIN0ZC3Bt10s2MxSWtfhgPAhy4bc23/s320/shop-hop-day1-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730906172646805826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >3 more shops down. By now it was 1pm. Still making good time but getting hungry. If anyone is reading this and they are going to Lila and Claudine's when you buy something you get a 10% off coupon for the coffee shop next door. We really should have stopped in there..... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >*there apears to be a problem with A Sheepy Yarn Shoppe's web page so that's a yelp link. </span></div>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-26615723121700159192012-04-13T09:49:00.007-05:002012-04-14T15:54:16.520-05:00Yarn Shop Hop Day 1 part 1 (so many images)<div style="text-align: center;"><span >So yesterday was the first day of the 6th annual <a href="http://minnesotayarnshophop.com/">Yarn Shop Hop</a> of the Twin Cities and surrounding area. I say surrounding area because really, there was a lot of 'burbs in there. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >So new knitter Bunger and I went out at 10am to the <a href="http://www.thecoffeeshopne.com/">Coffee Shop NE</a> and to the shops. I love the stopping into the coffee shop because everyone there is friendly and they always have tasty treats. </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnQcPLPPPfzu7XHXAQN8v3PfMxpkSgl71ORSeYlKxJT1G57exhPNeqyzRMHPRz_7eLaLQ5yxsIxOdJ3uKrVAd7he_PwuoDWp4lcgtq9Mc3VHR5p3dGuDp6dijn1djp1beQyxcdTEAR7le/s1600/shop-hop-day1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnQcPLPPPfzu7XHXAQN8v3PfMxpkSgl71ORSeYlKxJT1G57exhPNeqyzRMHPRz_7eLaLQ5yxsIxOdJ3uKrVAd7he_PwuoDWp4lcgtq9Mc3VHR5p3dGuDp6dijn1djp1beQyxcdTEAR7le/s320/shop-hop-day1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730899711288886002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Across the street is <a href="http://www.craftyplanet.com/">Crafty Planet</a>. They are my local shop that gets me in trouble all the time. Not only do they have tasty yarns, knit picks interchangeable needles, but tons of great fabrics. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >They had a fun yarn and pattern. It is 2 skeins wrapped together and you can make matryoshka dolls or anything else like color block socks out of the skeins. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span > </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEONTpCGYnCP9pH3iFDpLcpum-7tlE2G9hmqbjtN8UCHshEZtzfzaTSnwxJxg4EHkLBuOuvUEByy8AFD5l55UxWNmjh94iAvDH5HYA-dtt9hyq6eynIfQPmtC5bDA7Tg7s9hNTH8utvrPq/s1600/shop-hop-day1-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEONTpCGYnCP9pH3iFDpLcpum-7tlE2G9hmqbjtN8UCHshEZtzfzaTSnwxJxg4EHkLBuOuvUEByy8AFD5l55UxWNmjh94iAvDH5HYA-dtt9hyq6eynIfQPmtC5bDA7Tg7s9hNTH8utvrPq/s320/shop-hop-day1-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730899703613435026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >From there we headed to <a href="http://www.amazing-threads.com/home.htm">Amazing Threads</a> in Maple Grove. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Now when I work out at the MG store I know how to get there to have a nice lunch break. Though you have to pass by a bunch of mounds of dirt to get there. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yfdTP_EgKF64WLfBXJsmPDYTuM87RgC7c7kyLM99WpidqRserdjUJoxj01zPWQTaCFRg3tfedQ3y_xtxWFgx4Uu2tzu019XO4unUqxsBEn0eJd10UbeZEKDt3_VfXvEh3n7V37cVFtIl/s1600/shop-hop-day1-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yfdTP_EgKF64WLfBXJsmPDYTuM87RgC7c7kyLM99WpidqRserdjUJoxj01zPWQTaCFRg3tfedQ3y_xtxWFgx4Uu2tzu019XO4unUqxsBEn0eJd10UbeZEKDt3_VfXvEh3n7V37cVFtIl/s320/shop-hop-day1-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730899693078775634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >The next shop was <a href="http://www.shepherdschoice.com/">Shepherd's Choice</a>. They have tons of spinning stuff there. I was super happy to find that out because I just lost the orifice hook for my lady bug wheel. So I was able to get a replacement one. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Also, they had the some of the cutest knitted critters in their shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH8sCkZRygr8rzrECxf6axb7Fhp-0o1yKp44fJAAsH_Y9tTPKVDqXePEp9TWd9Hy3H8Q9tfZtjDoyNXwE_CdUI0LRaAfzDhLqiDsUOB_F8vwGB-7aKlVTnEKVysNlpG-7C906pwOrBPXg/s1600/shop-hop-day1-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH8sCkZRygr8rzrECxf6axb7Fhp-0o1yKp44fJAAsH_Y9tTPKVDqXePEp9TWd9Hy3H8Q9tfZtjDoyNXwE_CdUI0LRaAfzDhLqiDsUOB_F8vwGB-7aKlVTnEKVysNlpG-7C906pwOrBPXg/s320/shop-hop-day1-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730899685314452850" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >By now it was 11:30am, I think. But I figure 3 shops in 1 1/2 hours was making pretty good time. There were still 11 shops to go.... </span></div>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609685340598571993.post-38733362844579533972012-03-27T10:41:00.003-05:002012-03-27T10:58:43.092-05:00Babies, Hats, And a Domo<div style="text-align: center;"><span >I've been trying to make more knit items for the <a href="http://whiskerknits.com">shop</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I thought, hey Baby hats are quick and people like shopping for babies. So I when to whip a few out. I made 2 so far.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >This one was frogged and re-knit into just stripes so maybe I only made 1 when you do the knitting math. </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2VJ1kppDlkgajO_BG5EQkIWH8z9s1kWskFY81kgidyg3bvT8s7s0xmEp7y_sfBO7jatq7xasSO2lNwuHLF6CahvwzScmg0F7BihoayX9MxXM3huSViyJ2eKnXatIpov4IBZKnZlSDZER/s1600/hat.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2VJ1kppDlkgajO_BG5EQkIWH8z9s1kWskFY81kgidyg3bvT8s7s0xmEp7y_sfBO7jatq7xasSO2lNwuHLF6CahvwzScmg0F7BihoayX9MxXM3huSViyJ2eKnXatIpov4IBZKnZlSDZER/s320/hat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724603866600105714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >It seems that many people I know are having babies, have had babies or are talking about them. My pal Lisa is going to be having a baby girl any day now. Last time she was up her in Mpls we made tutus for the impending little one. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >This is the yellow/brown one. It turned out pretty cute. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvCQ8s0f-xkuEjn7YUOXnl-eGWTMcTDdCxznquhuslCdB19b7p4AxvlXPuBWBpKyW_YvW7DreyNV9JHmR63J9dZdTWWpZgw-kf9XyOt-VCC9DFCr7XN70NHPEHcSBcGtvo2r-KHNo0SZH/s1600/tutu.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvCQ8s0f-xkuEjn7YUOXnl-eGWTMcTDdCxznquhuslCdB19b7p4AxvlXPuBWBpKyW_YvW7DreyNV9JHmR63J9dZdTWWpZgw-kf9XyOt-VCC9DFCr7XN70NHPEHcSBcGtvo2r-KHNo0SZH/s320/tutu.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724603845396000482" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Babies are funny critters though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >They just grow so fast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Here is little Issac my nefew just last year around... Sept? I'm bad with time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He's a cute little guy though.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZrrwh-oYWIvZH6Ve9JJDOqptsY8EqbBhvLjY2Q424IQ4D0KLN6Fk72_DyRuAS66hAgLOwbGRaoJ1r1GsRGCeOobKTi_jaunWyy9OhU3txHKLBT7wooiPGN3MqRwPIJQsUMJEPirk3S_-/s1600/Issca.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvrkrZGqFyOa5Niaw2eL2JXBMVUPr86zskXyg-DpQdrrhbZB7boIzcyYyqwvZ4QzYaZgORPX9bR9rGbetGUCPiPYeGJuhYcZSrj5NjIWaZomkfv8cXGGpJaBkmZlyhBi6TC1M6Rp12szg/s320/issac-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724603821877374722" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZrrwh-oYWIvZH6Ve9JJDOqptsY8EqbBhvLjY2Q424IQ4D0KLN6Fk72_DyRuAS66hAgLOwbGRaoJ1r1GsRGCeOobKTi_jaunWyy9OhU3txHKLBT7wooiPGN3MqRwPIJQsUMJEPirk3S_-/s320/Issca.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724603830187336690" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >And her he is just last month wearing the space invaders bow tie I made for him. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >They grow so darn quickly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br />It always amazes me just how fast they change and which parts of their face/personality stay the same. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >One critter that wont grow and change... Domo the baby hat model.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKsR9pKbZXg2ODgZVe9is_beEEPoO6RrE1RZ65A7sWVzz8sjTah_ct9D4hKUJVJf4W9H560o_7U2tbNmd1WDbD9zFQkNcHz-Op4YdrNOcpFQu4XYpVNfEjOAl46NdPqKhgTxTc4ZTx55Y/s1600/baby-hat-domo-2.jpg" style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKsR9pKbZXg2ODgZVe9is_beEEPoO6RrE1RZ65A7sWVzz8sjTah_ct9D4hKUJVJf4W9H560o_7U2tbNmd1WDbD9zFQkNcHz-Op4YdrNOcpFQu4XYpVNfEjOAl46NdPqKhgTxTc4ZTx55Y/s320/baby-hat-domo-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724603809670754386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I don't have direct access to any babies to just pose for me when I need them too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >But it turns out that Domo's head it the perfect size to show off a just knit baby hat. :)</span></div><br /></div>ikistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979977818124076116noreply@blogger.com0