I haven't had time to blog lately. It's just been crazy busy here, what between two part time jobs, vending at my first fiber festival ever, fostering a dog, finding that sweetie a good home, etc etc etc... however, I just realized that despite all that, I still make room to keep designing. I'd love to be able to push some of that into blogging, as I do always realize I miss it once I get back to it. With that, I have come up with some "regular" topic posts to keep me pushing. Each topic have variable amounts of lengths, so when I'm super busy, I can still post a quick little something.
Those topics will likely change through time, but for now they are (if you haven't already guessed from the title of this post...): Inspirations, Make-Up, Slow-Fashion "October" (I'll be writing about this in my own time, but the idea stems from the original Slow Fashion October), and WIPs.
Today's piece will be inspiration. What and why Chuck? Oh, and btw, here's Chuck! My latest design!! My friend and talented indie dyer, Arianne from Tell Tale Yarn Co, shared a booth at Fiber Fusion last weekend. It ended up being a blast! I met a lot of people, got to browse through some fiber fun, and even met a therapeutic llama (who kissed me!). For the fest, we teamed up and came up with these adorable kits.
I used both her Windswept Worsted and Tidal Twinkle DK to come up with a fun convertible pattern. My thought process for this pattern started with the nagging thought that if I decide to buy coffee to-go (and forgot my to-go mug at home), I end up with yet another paper sleeve that I need to recycle. I have some friends who make and remember their reuseable knit ones, but I'm (sadly) not that person. However, in the fall, I always toss a pair of mitts into my purse b/c my hands commonly get cold. With that, it hit me that if I just made a pair of mitts that would double as a coffee warmer, then my problem is solved!
When Arianne's limited edition colorway, Toasted Pumpkin, came out... I was immediately into thoughts of the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte (of which I still need to try), and knew it was the perfect color to use for this endeavor. The almost immediate other thought I had was of Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin. So, I knew I was incorporating chevrons somewhere into my design. ;o) Once the two thoughts merged, I actually immediately went to work and it was like magic. Chuck is available as a ravelry download now!
And watch out for more posts about these new topics! I am very excited to get back to blogging! :o)