where's linda? why don't i have a picture of linda? she's in the back, touching the bamboo again. she covets the Madil Bamboo. I think we've finally found her a hot little tank from Knit Simple (#4, omit the cake decorations) to go with her soon to be wave skirt.
in the foreground is Neuze, who until today i only knew by reputation as the chocolate lady. Neuze just wrote a cook book completely based on chocolate. my goal is to bribe her into coming in as frequently as possible. if i successd, however, i'll have to get a stair-master for in store use. Neuze is showing laura a Stitch Diva pattern from the summer issue of Interweave. I also like Neuze because she's got great taste :-)
Friday, June 30, 2006
neuze (& linda)
laura
laura is happy because she's smarter than she initially thought she was. silly laura, wait till she finds out that she's still even smarter. yes, laura can crochet, she's making the skirt from Stitch N Bitch crochet. laura & linda are some of my favourite people.
grace shocked
grace looking shocked. grace always looks shocked. almost always, the rest of the time she asks what things are. she has an insatiable appatite for this quality of knowledge.
joe & grace
an impromptu stitch n bitch took place this afternoon. linda & Laura dropped by with joe & grace & neuze. i keep crayons areoung for people who don't knit (or crochet)
Thursday, June 29, 2006
save the portrait gallery of canada
SAVE THE PORTRAIT GALLERY OF CANADA!
To people who haven't heard, the Portrait Gallery of Canada has been in the works for close to a decade. It has already collected over 1,000,000 drawings, paintings and photographs. Initiated by public choice, and under the wing of the National Archives of Canada, the Portrait Gallery plans to open in the building formerly occupied by the American Embassy. The location is brilliant! It is situated on Wellington Street, directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings. Built in 1932 in Neo-Beaux-Arts style, the scale of the rooms is ideally suited to portraiture. The building has been gutted, and architect's plans have been drawn and approved. A large addition has been planned. It has been given the spot it deserves, where everyone can see it and find it. It is a statement about how we value our culture. It is one of the most exciting and intelligent things to happen in Canada in many years. It establishes and re-affirms our history. It captures our imagination. It reminds us of our past. There is nothing like portraits to do exactly that.
Now, as part of an effort to trim $2 billion dollars off its overall expenditures, the Conservative government has placed the Portrait Gallery under review. Construction has been halted, and there is an agenda in place that wishes to have the project abandoned, or at the very best moved to some less visible location in order ostensibly to "save money". We can't let this happen! We must write or email the Prime Minister, outlining our views and our indignation. Now is the time to act! THIS IS AN URGENT SITUATION! Collectively we can stop this preposterous plan. The Conservative government is pushing culture aside. Imagine what a loss this will be to us, our neighbours from abroad, and to future generations.
Rise up Canadians! Voice your opinion! Let Stephen Harper and Bev Oda, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women know how you feel. Let your MP know too. S/He's important!
Here is Stephen Harper's email address: pm@pm.gc.ca
Here is his postal address:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa K1A 0A2
Here is his fax number: 613 941 6900
Here is Bev Oda's email address; odab1@parl.gc.ca
Here is her postal address:
121 East Block
House of Commons
Ottawa K1A 0A6
Here is her fax number: 613 992 2794
Thank you for helping to save this most valuable Canadian asset! It will add significantly to the process of creating a strong identity for all citizens of Canada and for visitors from abroad.
This announcement is supported by Vera Frenkel, Peggy Gale, Spring Hurlbut, Arnaud Maggs, Michael Mitchell, Michael Snow, Gabor Szilasi, and Joanne Tod
Join: www.akimbo.biz/join
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Knitted Bag
not my pic, and not from my flickr account, but i still really love it: http://www.ipbolaget.com/users/ce03922/vaska.html
SNB tonight
one skein down, onto the next! a needle holder (aka. a smaller vessel) for the pattern/kit. i like this colour. it was neglected last year, but i kinds dig it. Crystal Palace Iceland Mix.
SNB Tonight
oh my god! its a sock! meaghan turns the heel. yup that's all there is to it babe! coolio, huh! BTW, it is Meaghan's first anniversary as a knitter! i'm so jealous of the newbies, it's so much easier now than it was way back in the days of yore.
SNB tonight
sock-o-matic Meaghan makes a sock! we taght her last time, and now she's off to the races. i LURV wend knits toe up sock pattern! love it! makes life soooooo much easier. thank you wendy, wherever you are.
SNB tonight
evidently crochet baskets don't take very long. that is in their favour. they also eat up yarn pretty fast. in my opinion, that is also in their favour. ;-)
SNB tonight
people haver sticky fingers, keep wanting to make one of my baskets on the table. so i'm writing a pattern for a series of felted crochet baskets. to be sold with kit.
SNB tonight
meaghan shows off her wares ... pattern form her pattern a day calendar i think. those things are awfully nighty, think i should get some for the store, i think Stitch N Bitch is making some for 2007
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Toronto Outdoor Art Show
louisa pucci, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.
some favourites at the upcoming toronto outdoor art exhibit
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall
Free Admission, *Rain or Shine
Hours: July 7, 10am-8pm; July 8, 10am-7pm; July 9, 10am-6pm
Preview the artists' work at www.torontooutdoorart.org
For more information: 416.408.2754 or toae@torontooutdoorart.org
sari silk crochet shawl
stich diva bottom up celebrity look-a-like shawl in Rainbow Sari Silk .. like a waterfall of raw silk
birkin
birkin hermes 2006 fall, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.i'm making a birkin for the counterfeit crochet handbag project :-) the pattern and progress will be forthcoming, but must ofer a pile of yarn for it first.
snb crochet bag 2
up close & personal on that bag ... making it larger & in asmaller gauge in Hemp for Knitting Allhemp6 in natural
on the hook - crochet bag
on the hook . crochet bag from Stitch N Bitch Crochet (pattern by Skamama)
on the hook
CelebrityShawl, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.stitch diva's celebrity shawl ... been itching to accomplish this one since last summer. crochet is just so much more portable in the summer. actually got it done in 2 days (after an evening of struggling to figure out the pattern ... will teach a class on it now that i've got it down and have learned lots of lessons on what to do & not to do, it's so easy once the principle is absorbed). it's a fast crochet, a great gift project. made mine from 2 skeins of Rainbow Sari Silk ... looks FABULOUS! photos to follow, patt avail in store if you want. and if you must must must learn it now we can always do a private class.
mother's day bolero
mom island front, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.finally! pictures of the bolero i made for my mom for mother's day (well, i started it for her on motjher's day). make fron 3 skeins fo Colinette Giotto. photos very quickly taken on Sunday before my cousin's batmitzvah at the brand new (the very pretty old clubhouse burned down 2 years ago) Island Yacht Club (i really like the new club house, it's got an industrial aesthetic, reminds me of the BYO modular dwelling ReadyMade magazine), really comfortable, utilitarian and unpretentious. it doesn't have the 'this is an exclusive club and you don't belong here' exclusivity that other places do. i think accessability is important for the IYC since it was established because Jews were not permitted to join other clubs.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
smiley shopper
i'm doin' sooo good! i finished apattern for a store kit. it's so good to have my grey cells back, they were missed. i wen't back over my crochet shopper pattern from last year and boy was it a mess. ma pauver cervelle! anyway, i edited the pattern so it is lucid and made them into kits! decided that the patterns i make for the store will only be sold with the kits. i'm not freaky about being copied, i just don't have much interest being a 'pattern designer'. i'm an artist, i like kits, they're like little post capitolist ready-mades for other people to do at their leisure. i kinda like it in the pseudo neon colours ... ooooh, the 80s are coming back!
last night's SNB was so much fun, i had a really good time, it was very relaxing. Ramona & Meaghan & Liane came by and we hung around till late joking around. Sophie dropped in earlier which also always brightens my day. i tried to teach Ramona her first crochet pattern ... i'm not sure if i was successful, but she is very smart, i know it will sink it. thanks for making it a fun night!
stop! salad time!
saladthumb, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.how happy does twinkie chan make me?
check out the contents of twinkie's fridge ... other items on sale on Ebay
http://www.twinkiechan.com/
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
mission colour combo
a nice palette i helped put together for a customer. it was for a pattern from the mission falls wee knits book:
302 wintergreen
208 merlot
207 aubergine
200 musk
201 coral
403 sky
406 lilac (later omitted)
diaper bag
here it is ... maggie's diaper bag. still working on the inner pockets but i'm eager to felt & get the pattern written up. have decided to sell the pattern exclusively in kits at the store. i love making kits!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
partners in crime
partners in crime
Originally uploaded by sharkseason. crud bucket
i love this the most right now. i did not make it or have anything to do with it's creation. click on the image to find out about it's mommy. love it.
a skirt is born!
WOO-HOO! deborah's wave skirt is soooo pretty! I helped her block it today and we're just waiting for it to dry
Interweave Knits, Spring 2005, wave skirt, knit in EXACTLY 5 balls of Needful Yarns "Skipper" (size small, approx 525m).
Saturday, June 17, 2006
loopy
just turn your head (and coif). looks like noro kureuon crocheted onto plastic hoops. Trove: http://www.trove.ca
Thursday, June 15, 2006
i finished a bolero for my mom yesterday. forgot to take a picture, duh! i'll do it at an upcoming butmitzvah. it took forever to finish the thing, it was made in Colinette Giotto and was a bitch to sew up. although, i found the prefect button at Mac Fab, a retro shank button makde of pink shell, the last of its kinds and bleached by the sun to the perfect salmon pink to match the yarn.
what else is going on? slippers for my brother's girlfriend. they're pretty fast, doing them in Noro Silk Garden, but the pattern is one of those downloads from the web and isn't very clear. sigh! why must i suffer so?! ;-)
oh, i'm trying to organize a stitch & bitch/wine class (a stitch & vintage?). summer is so slow and it's so much easier to get around town in the good weather, so i fured now would be a good time. I'd like to do it at the CVA (centre for vine affairs) 'cause i know they're the real thing and they are located centrally at the swank Crush wine bar at King & Spadina. i'm looking forward to knowing what i'm buying when i pick up a bottle as a gift.! i've got a few takers who aren't afraid of a little pretension (i suspect it is not actually pretentions, just people think of wine tasting that way), but need more warm bodies to make it happen. if you are interested just contact me at info@knitomatic.com.
action shot
here's the action shot of the lang jawool sock with the company's CFO (he was promoted recently from Customer Service Manager).
finished object
i forgot to take a pic of this .. Lang Jawool Colour Jacquard sock, the product shot.
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