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crossbow the second

December 26, 2011

this crossbow is destined for a friend who loved the colors when she first saw it. i made it last year (maybe janurary?) as a sample of the pattern in my snapdragon worsted yarn, but then i failed to get any sort of a decent picture of it. it has, however, been to both yarn and craft fairs since then. anyhow, i’d like to gift it and got some okay pics, so without further ado…

crossbow II

i also have one crossbow mitten almost done. i believe you will be able to get a whole mitten and hat set with one skein of each color (yet to be proven though ;). one of those projects i was working on before being struck with pregnancy carpal tunnel. maybe i’ll get back to it soon since i do want to publish the mitten pattern. this hat is raveled here.

crossbow II

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spinning/er update

December 7, 2011

first – don’t forget to enter the contest going on!  win some patterns and show off your woolens.

and now the update – multiples of each colorway of falkland top and one of the handspun going up in the shop today

new colorways

and two of this

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and another update

November 30, 2011

more new colors

two new colors of lamb’s pride bulky, 4 of rainbow chard light, and 3 of snapdragon worsted… all going up in the shop today!

and my most recent newsletter can be read here.

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update!

November 28, 2011

can you even believe it?  i don’t think there have been any since before the babe was born.  and he’s 5 months old!  snapdragon sport up in the shop.  i really really want to use the lavender and olive for some colorwork mittens.  i love love love them together. but i’ll let you have first dibs, since i won’t get around to knitting them for quite a while.  there’s also one skein of purplish blue.

snapdragon sport - new colors

i also have new colors of snapdragon worsted, rainbow chard light, lamb’s pride bulky, a couple colorways of falkland top, and 3 skeins of handspun. i hope to get them up in the next week or two.

and today i ordered 150 more skeins to flesh out the color wheel in each yarn for the pittsburgh knit and crochet festival in february.

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the end of an era

November 15, 2011

2006
from 2006

i’ve decided to stop selling hats and thus to re-home the hats i already have. i took all of my baby/kid hats to mama knitting today and got rid of a bunch. these hats that have been just sitting around are now keeping folks warm and toasty. and i get to see them being worn which makes me very happy.

hats 2007
from 2007

that said, this is kind of a sad day. it marks the end of an era. my first creative knitting. my book deal, which was based on that knitting.  the playing with texture and color that won’t happen as much anymore.

hats 2008
from 2008

but at handmade arcade this weekend, i sold not. one. hat. i re-homed three. i did, however, sell a bunch of yarn. and the place the hats took at my table could be filled with samples of my designs with my yarn.

hats 2009
from 2009

the creativity that started in the hats has been slowly being funneled into designing anyhow. so i am saying farewell to my original hat business. CosyKnits (literally) and cosymakes is now a design/dye/teach business.  you’ll probably still see some hats, but way less than before and with intentional recipients.  i’m hoping to teach some creative hat knitting classes, too.

hats 2010
from 2010

p.s. there also may be a hat give-away or two here on this blog. and there will probably be time for some old hats to be made into patterns also.  you know, as much time as you have with a 4.5 month old ;)

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handmade arcade!

November 11, 2011

it’s tomorrow :)  it should be exciting and an adventure with the little guy along.  here are some newly completed hats for the event.  hope to see some of you there!

hats for handmade arcade

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save that date!

October 31, 2011

indie knit and spin: a pittsburgh fiber artists’ market is happening (i can’t believe it!) on the 19th of november.

This is going to be awesome! I’m very very excited for it. Come! Bring your knitting friends and find fresh lovely hand dyed yarns, handspun, buttons, needle felting kits, patterns, spinning fiber, knitting bags and needle rolls. We’ll even have a bit of space in the room to hang out and eat some snacks.  more info can be found here.

click over to the blog to see posts about who’s going to be vending there. here’s my blog entry. but really, you should click the first link and look at everyone’s work.  i’m vending with some pretty fabulous fiber artists.  hope to see you there. and in light of that, here are some of the new yarns for it… and there are more where these came from, plus some new handspun.

new yarns

should you be so inclined, i’d recommend saving the date of the 12th too, for the fabulous handmade arcade! i’ll be there.

p.s. you can also read the cosymakes november newsletter here.

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liz’s arm warmers

October 17, 2011

let us start with liz’s finished project (on ravelry here).  love them!

here’s the yarn she bought (two skeins are still available)

and i spun that yarn from this farm wool fiber club offering, targhee mohair blend from a farm in ohio

targhee/mohair

i must say i love seeing handspun from dyed to finished knit! and it’s even more fun when it’s a collaboration.

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some day

September 12, 2011

dyeing has happened for the first time since a month before the babe was born. it felt really good.

dyeing!

and besides getting fiber club done, i also dyed two colorways for the shop. so an update might be coming some day!

and here’s the reason for this season of less fiber… and some of my most recent knitting. you may recognize it from here. it has been frogged and changed to a lace pattern that is more mama brain friendly.

i would like to get it done (and gifted) some day!

p.s. i ordered the books. but they haven’t shipped yet for those of you waiting. thanks so so much for all of the preorders.

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june update!

June 1, 2011

first of all, rainbow chard!  mostly 3 skeins of each.  aran weight.  squishy, yummy, soft, single good for many of my baby sweaters and some of my hat patterns.

rainbow chard

and why only 3 skeins each?  because the fourth skein of each went to make these striping kits for the Tri-terra Cardigan. here are the test knit samples, all using some (or all) of my yarn.

small – 45 yd in each skein – for sizes 3 and 6 month. along with this kit, you’ll also need 1-2 skeins of your choice for the main color.

tri-terra kits - 3 and 6 mo.

medium – 60 yd in each skein -  for sizes 12, 18, and 24 months. along with this kit, you’ll also need 2 skeins of your choice for the main color.

tri-terra kits - 12, 18, and 24 mo.

large – 75 yd in each skein – for sizes 2 to 6. along with this kit, you’ll also need 2 whole skeins of your choice for the main color.

tri-terra kits - sizes 2, 4 and 6

it may be obvious, but i’ll point it out anyhow – the 75 yd could be used for any size, you’ll just have some left over if you make the smaller ;) and the medium can be used for the smaller sizes.  you can find the kits here in the shop, under the section knitting kits.

p.s. and the june newsletter can be found here.

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