bits and bobbins

catching up again. the last two gorgeous gals to be featured in my BUST fashion nation/looks column were rakia reynolds and roxanne carter. both stunningly beautiful, incredibly creative and smart as a whip.

(i love this job.)

bits of color from inside the abode of yours truly. a bright respite for the eyes to rest upon during the longest days of this winter, as i am so tired of looking outside at the heaps of (dirty) snow. thank goodness this winter is wrapping up, FINALLY. yesterday we had a gloriously warm 60F day (in february??) and it was so amazing. a taste of what’s soon to come i hope. that groundhog better be right, damnit.

the last photo shows a granny stripe blanket i’ve got going, it’s still in progress as i write this. unsure how big it’s going to be in toto, it’s about 6 feet wide and about 3-4 feet long at this most current juncture. the yarns used within are from debbie stoller’s stitch nation line of yarns, in a rainbow gradation: bamboo ewe, full o’ sheep, and alpaca love. i really like the saturated colors in the line; just my speed. the price is pretty darn affordable for the yardage, and the yarns are easy to find (michaels and joann fabrics both carry the ranges, the latter having more colors of each type, if not all of them). awesome. and it crochets up incredibly fast. win win win.

it’s been kind of busy around here lately, especially on the weekends. personal changes are in the works…not at privy (due to my ongoing and persistent superstitions) to discuss anything quite yet, but will do so when the time is right. *crossing fingers*

a little fibery something something:

i’ve been wanting to try circular weaving since i saw these circular woven pieces on nothing is new. the idea is really neat and ridiculously simple, and seemed like a good way to use up random bits of yarn (of which i have ridiculous amounts). read on that site that kelly referenced the book weaving without a loom when making hers…so i bopped over to amazon and scored a cheap copy of said book. finally got around to trying out weaving in this way today. i’ve basically got it, just have to work out some kinks in understanding the method and how to finish it, but generally i think it’s pretty badass and hooboy, it gives me a lot of ideas!

p.s. this blog post about circular weaving seems helpful, in case the notion of such things intrigues you as well…