Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Not entirely un-productive!

Hello!

Just want to pop in while baby is napping and drop off a few pictures of my latest projects. I HAVE been up to something more than catering to William's every whim, but it's sporadic at best.

Anyhoo here are the accomplishments:

Mum/Bebe hats made with 100% hand spun (by yours truly) alpaca yarn that I dyed with cherry kool-aid and then knit up on circular needles. I knit 8 rows, then purled 8 rows etc to get the Bebe hat to be slouchy. The Mum hat is done similarly, except the purl sections are actually k/p alternations instead of all purl (so the hat isn't slouchy--just textured ribs). I cast off straight across the tops and knit little horns on the mum hat and put little tassels on the Bebe hat.


These potholders are done with crochet cotton. I copied them from a set of potholders that Grandma bought at Value Village. I wrote the patterns down. :) Those are actually ruffles on those three to the right. I apologize for the blurry photos guys. We still don't have the extra cash for my fancy camera.


I have these Kerr glasses that I recently discovered can hold my hot bevvy's, but being as there are no handles, I decided to knit these little ribbed sleeves for them. I have six glasses, so I will do the primary and secondary colours.


And finally, these are shots of my current tapestry in progress. It is the second installment in my "True Colours" series. That slime green mohair you see is destined to replace the glowing whites of my eyes, in what I hope will be a very toxic final product.


Detail...or as close to one as my awful camera will let me get.



Hearts off the charts,
JQ

Friday, 26 June 2009

Birth Announcement...

Welcome baby William Jakob Keller, born June 10 at 6:25 pm, weighing 8 lbs 12oz and measuring 21.5" long. He has his daddy's feet and his mommy's temper!






Hearts off the charts!
JQ

Monday, 1 June 2009

Self Portrait


This 6"x 6" tapestry is a self portrait I wove for a member's show at Chapel Gallery in Battleford. It was a super fun project and I actually have three or four more of them planned, the same size, but with different bright colors, and textures. I am calling them my "True Colours".

On a separate and exciting note I just found out today that a lady from Ontario purchased my "Break Free" tapestry from the Flatland Fibre "off The Wall" show. It was on display for the month of May! "Break Free" is the first tapestry pictured in the entry below. It sold for 750$ Canadian. WEEEE! That is the first tapestry I have sold through a gallery show!

Alright this entry is short and sweet as I am busy madly cleaning my house, doing laundry, making supper, and waiting to feel my first contraction!

Hearts off the charts!
JQ