Selling in Union Square

Summer bears many fruits.... and these are some of mine.  These pieces I consider my "fizzing berries rising to the top".  

I have been working on so many projects this summer that the best thing for me to do is to go down to Union Square to sell them.  I hope you can make it and I will let you know what day it will be.  

Cute, cute, cute!  Anything small is just adorable.  These are some thumbless mittens I made for a friend of mine who just had her first baby.  Totally easy, pretty quick and the yarn was a dream.  I did this with Koigu yarn, which is a handpainted yarn spun in small quantities.  My master knitter friend, Brooke always supplies me with great patterns.  My next project is something I can wear myself, however I am sick of doing socks, scarves and blankets.  I am looking to do a modern shaped vest with all the wool I got while I was in Italy.  

While I was in Umbria, I found a little knit shop.  Couldn't speak more than 10 words in Italian but managed to sit and speak with the owners on my many visits.  I even had a few conversations with "Mama", someone's mother who just sat in a rocking chair to have company during the day.  It always amazes me how language is not necessarily a barrier when people have the same interests.  Of course animated body language is a huge plus. 

Spinning straw into gold

I love these beads, they remind me of strawgold, a beautiful straw color with the luster of gold and luminousness of ribbon candy.  Putting these multi strands of beads onto the rings makes this a nice way to pair another texture to the beads, whether it is a textile or leather.  It also makes it convertible in length making it more versatile.

Paris flea find

Visiting Paris in 2005, I found these bronze cast claws and feet.  As soon as I saw them I knew what I wanted to do.  Of course I packed them away, moved and forgot all about them.  

Until this week.

inspired by AvroKO