Abbotsford Berry Festival

I spent this last weekend at the Abbotsford Berry Festival and had a great time.  The first day was very long, and it was so windy that my clothing rack was blown over, twice!  The second day I tied my clothing rack to the tent, and changed up my configuration.  I had tie dye t-shirts, graphic ties, and bags on sale, all made by myself.

Also, I'm working on getting my Etsy gallery live this week, and after that onto making a proper gallery on this site.  Keep checking back for updates.

In this video I show you how to do a simple cable. Cabling can be a lot more complicated, but this is a good place to start.

Knitting Mania!

Somehow, in the space of one day, I finished two more toques!  

This toque was more of an experiment in stocking stitch but it's still wearable.  Stocking stitch really should be only two or three wide.

This is the same pattern as the Jayne toque.  This one turned out a lot better because the yarn was thicker and I followed the pattern where I put the stocking stitch for the headband section.  All of the yarn in this was also at least 30 years old.

Jayne (Firefly) Toque

In getting geared up for Emerald City Comicon I've knitted myself a Jayne toque (beanie for those not from Canada) from Firefly.

I do realize that mine is better made than the show, but I'm happy I got the colors right.  This is also the first time I've knitted anything in years, and my first hat.  I'm quite proud of myself, even if it is simplistic.  Even thought the pattern called for a stocking stitch I got lazy and just did the standard knit/ purl stitch, the one that you see on everything from t-shirts to sweaters.  The edging is done by crocheting.

You can see the different layers and pom-pom in this view.  This is also the first time I've made a pom-pom. The three colors of yarn are different widths, but I think it looks alright, especially considering the toque is intended to be Jayne's from Firefly.

So, yet again, my plans have changed for as to what costume I am going to make.  Because Mass Effect 3 hit me really hard, being one of the best written pieces of literature in any form I have experienced, I want to do my best making one of the main characters, probably Liara or a female Shepard.  Anyways, I'm definitely going to make a Kaylee from Firefly, and my friend is going to be an Inara.  I will also have this toque at the ready.  I'm still astounded I made it in one day.