Alas, I never got to take proper photos of this amazing dress before it sold...I'll just have to knit more.
Margo got cold so I let her wear some winter warmers! Knitting machine madness: I have so much stuff to show you; do you ever feel like there aren't enough hours?
GOOD NEWS!! I got a (cheap-o, manual) knitting machine! Here's my first scarf:
What do you think? I love how the different thicknesses of yarn create a wavy effect. I finished this in probably 3 hours total...with the manual knitting machine, you're still moving a "carriage" holding the yarn across a row of needles, back and forth, but it's wa-a-a-ay faster than handknitting with needles that size. I let the stripes begin randomly in the middle of rows and left the tails of the knots a bit long...just some little details to show that it's unique.
Also, I made a "page" on Facebook for Mi Scusi! It would make me so happy if even one person would become a "fan."
Did I ever show y'all the dress I made for my best friend's wedding in its finished state? It started as a pile of this: I want to start selling this dress (or similar knitted dresses) as a custom order in any color. Good idea/yay or nay?
Dudes. I won a sick giveaway from my homegirl CanarySanctuary of Canary Knits (and I never win anything)! It felt like my birthday when the package arrived: Sweet vintage patterns (including one for a hamburger sweater!) yarn, and a handknit bear.
I couldn't wait to start knitting with the silvery-green-grey yarn (it's so soft!).
My dad gave me some jute yarn (given to him by my friend's mom, an awesomely crafty lady). I'm making rugs for our little apartment!
Much softer on the hands: handspun wool, sent to me in order to be knit up into my signature windowpane berets. I love this job; mani, don't fail me now!
I found this dress at the thrift store and thought it was kind of witchy. I got home and found out it is a real Betsey Johnson! I also found a way to make planets in Photoshop??? Finally, a bookshelf for all the yarn.
Sick thrift score! All from the same spot; maybe all from the same kid's closet.
Mi Scusi is about alteration, modification, re-creation: taking unloved materials that would be thrown away (or have already been discarded!) and making something new and unique from them. More information at http://miscusi.etsy.com