July 21, 2008
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Creatively Working Away
Amazing how fast a month goes by! I've been working away on many things. Currently, I have five knit and crochet garments in various stages of completion. I just finished this summer hat, from Garnstudio DROPS pattern number 107-14. The yarn is Lily Sugar 'n Cream (100% USA Grown Cotton) in color Caramel; it photographed much lighter than it is. I made the smaller size and it came out rather large....good thing I didn't make the bigger size. The jumbo 14 oz. skein was on sale at Michael's for $5.00, and I still have lots of yarn left. I would like to try making another hat out of some of the cotton chenille I have on cones, and make some flowers for the front. It was a fast project, taking me two evenings to complete.And since I am nothing without a deadline, I have fall art shows coming up that I need some new work for. Today I started creating something in techniques which are new to me. I need to stretch my creative repertoire, so I am experimenting. It's fun! Lack of time is my major problem, and when it's been really hot on weekends I don't feel like doing much fiber art. This weekend was a bit humid but overcast.
I had been feeling stuck with regards to things that require sewing, as my interest has been more in the "things created from yarn" area. But my mojo is back, I feel inspired, and I have some ideas that I want to see come to fruition. Today I spent a lot of time uploading photos to add to my page on the Fiber Arts/Mixed Media group. You can find that page here. It's a really neat social networking group, and I've been neglecting it in favor of Ravelry, but my Ravelry groups have been slow lately....probably because it's summer. Anyway, I'll have more photos and projects to post here soon!
