Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Catch Up

You wouldn't know it from my blog, but I have been busy!  I have been working on my new Etsy store, My Handmade Collection, www.etsy.com/your/shops/MyHandmadeCollection.  Notice the slight change in names, from "The" to "My".  I had to drop a letter to fit in the space for an Etsy shop name, so I opted for My Handmade Collection.  Anyway, I have 20 items for sale, and working on some more.


Mostly scarves like the one here, some fiber jewelry too.










Plus, my daughter requested a blanket for the new baby coming in January.  So I've started on that too.

This is decidedly the most un-baby like blanket ever.  It is made with squares of different colored leaf pattern blocks, that will be joined with a band of purple heather all around.  100% wool, so it will be nice and warm for a January baby!

Right now, the squares don't look square, but they will once they are blocked.  I really like it, since I've decided that this baby will be very earthy, compared to his/her sister, who is super glam, at the age of 2!


Besides these projects, I have been working on my knitting machine, getting more proficient on it, and doing lots of landscaping projects around our house, from planting blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, to putting in a stone walkway.  so now I just have to find time to write in my blog!