It's On the Way

I mailed off my friend's scarf yesterday. The ladies at the P.O. were jealous and told me to bring any other scarves I make from now on for them to see. (I might actually be able to sell them!)

Alas though, the Associational Board meeting is tomorrow night and I have to do a LOT of work on that. So today will be spent doing MORE data entry and tomorrow will be the financial reports. I HATE this job and am constantly having to remind myself, it pays for the childrens school books. ACK!

I want so badly to card up the rest of this dyed wool I have and spin it up. Then I have a bunch more I want to wash and dye. So I am hoping that I won't have any more pressing matters to have to contend with. My knitting skills are getting better, I have learned how to increase stitches and decrease. I want very much to learn how to do the Fair Isle knitting, but will wait until I have improved my other skills. There are so many stitches to learn yet, such as yarn over, cable stitches and more.

One great designer that I really admire is Kaffe Fasset. He designs embroidery, knitting & quilting. His work is bold, colorful and rich. He has a line of fabrics out for quilters; makes me wish I quilted now. LOL, but his knitting is incredible. He also paints, designs rugs, etc. He is the Surface/Textile Designer I only could dream of being when I was a young design student back in college. To learn more about Kaffe fasset and see more of his work check out these websites below.

http://www.kaffefasset.com

http://www.gloriuscolor.com

Anyway, I was lucky and found a beautiful book at the library on his knitting and embroidery work. He was younger in this book as well. LOL His designs are nothing short of eye candy and his talents are watering over into bed linens, tableware (found at Neiman Marcus) and even costumes for The Royal Shakespeare Company. Amazing.

Anyway, what was interesting to me is that he bought some wool and knitting needles and on a train going back home he learned to knit (a passenger taught him). That piece of knitting was the featured on the front cover of Vogue Knitting magazine!

I see where he will be doing lectures and a Book signing tour in the US but it will all be in Minnesota, Michigan, Boston and NY. All up in the North. I guess talent like his wouldn't be appreciated in the South? Oh well.

Well, I have a lot to do today. I best get at it.
Have a great day!
katcha