Too cute
Julius' compete Antarctic Tartan outfit. The jacket is lined with a penguin fabric. Recently I put lace cuffs on the sleeves and I plan to redo the jabot to match. He really looks sharp up there on stage!
7/18/2008
Dress Wine Sutherland Hose
These hose were finished in April for T. Fulforth. Dress Wine Sutherland tartan split diamonds. These were fun to do and the yarn colors were a good match to the tartan. I was happy to see them in action at Fair Hill.
Not really
Yes, I still have a blog, but I don't really blog anymore. I had high hopes in April to keep up with this, but alas I haven't. Things have been crazy busy. My hose business, Bonnietoes, has taken off. I've had to turn away orders there are so many people who need hose! So, this is a good thing. I've made a jacket for Julius for dance and a kilt for my nephew and my brother-in-law. I have 2 possible commissions for other kilts. Other crafting is on hold, but the Scottish related crafting is going on full steam ahead!
4/11/2008
A quick update on the last half of a year!
I've decided that my reflective life expressed through blogging will move forward both here and on fieldlearning (the homeschooling blog). I hope to use this post to hit on a few highlights, probably without hyperlinks which I will regret not putting in at a later point, but for now, posting without links is better than not posting at all!
I heart Ravelry! - I'm Bonnietoes on Ravelry and I think this is about the coolest web interface software, community thing anywhere! I hope to use it more for cataloging my yarns and keeping track of my projects.
Speaking of Bonnietoes - my kilt hose making venture is going well. I've got a number of orders and a few more people who seem interested. I am enjoying the projects and so far I've spaced them appropriately enough to not feel rushed or under pressure (which would take all the enjoyment out of it!)
Personal knitting - besides a couple of small projects I've made an Aran shrug for myself out of homespun Romney. I am so excited that I actually took this project from roving to garment.
Spinning - I've gotten some lovely rovings at the PA Farm Show from Terry Kunst and Kate Bostek and am having a blast spinning those up. Also working on a website for Kate (http://www.roclans.com) hoping to make some extra money to get a new wheel at MD Sheep and wool.
Hope to have pictures of some of the other projects soon, but for now see me on Ravelry!
11/16/2007
Has it really been that long?
One day more than 2 months since my last post. Wow!
I have gotten some knitting done. A couple of hats from the current Knitty. Easy, fun, but the one I made for myself I just didn't like on my head. So, I gave it to a friend. She always looks good in hats. I started on Ewan's kilt socks - one is done - I must say, it is gorgeous! This design has one split diamond and the marl colors change as well. Quite a bit of color going on. I made a really contact with a woman on dance.net who may hire me to do a pair of dance hose for her. Plus she gave me some really great information about ordering PV tartan direct from the mill. I want to make up some beginner kilties for the school.
In other news my hard drive is out of commission so I am having to borrow my husband's computer at night. No picture uploading going on for the next few weeks.
I decided not to do Craft House or the Curves craft sale this year. With my father-in-law passing away just over a month ago, I want to make sure that there is lots of time during the season to be with people I care about. I love to craft, but I have enough projects on my plate without adding more and turning the next 6 weeks into a frantic mess. Yes, I love it, but it makes me crazy at the same time. A number of the ladies at Curves asked about Erin's Brownie and Cocoa jars, so it good that she made an impression with them.
The tartan for the next kilt is on order. Julius is going to have the Antarctic tartan. Half the cost of the tartan benefits the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, so it goes to a good cause and it is a great tartan. Julius has always loved the emperor penguin so it has a special meaning for him that it would help them.
9/14/2007
Swing!
The new kilt (and vest and hose) in action at the Green Lane Scottish Festival. I am very happy with how the whole ensemble turned out and so is Erin. The kids had a great time dancing. They were all excited to be able to do some new dances. These dances aren't ready for competition yet but they are fun to do in shows. More pictures of the all the kids dancing if you click through the photo to Flickr.
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