I’ve been making repurposed banner bags with webbing handles as a collaboration with Blue Genie Art Bazaar using banners they have from past holiday bazaars and May Markets. They are large tote bags measuring 18”x16”, great size for an overnight, gym or swim bag, etc. The material is stiff enough that I have to wrestle it a bit in the corners to turn it right side out after sewing, so I don’t want to try smaller totes because of that from this material. There is a little bit of distressing due to these being used banners. I think they’ve turned out nicely.
They will be sold in their webstore after the bags are photographed and listed. They are kind of limited edition as the material is limited, for now I’ve cut as many bags as I can from the material I was given for this purpose.
Blue Genie Art Bazaar holiday banner bagsBack sides of those bagsBlue Genie Art Bazaar holiday banner bagsBack sides of those bagsMay Market banner bags
I took a granny square and Amigurumi 101 class with Austin Crochet Club and have been practicing with making Amigurumi, and improving my skills. Here are some things I’ve made:
I made the granny squares, heart, and jellyfish for my classes, everything else I’ve made on my own.
I’m really happy with the Blue Genie and lamp. Kevin put in a diorama for me, the background image of the tent is from a photo of the mural on Blue Genie Art studio in their old location, before it became Canopy.
I like the yarn that comes with the Woobles kits, it’s a knit cord that makes it easy to see the stitches, and I learned to always use stitch markers to keep track of the start of a round.
The dishcloths/washcloths are the Shooting Star, Roof Tile, and Eranthis patterns found on ravelry. I really liked the Circulo Anne cotton yarn I used on those. I’m using the same yarn in teal/turquoise to knit a cabled scarflette.
The Captain America was made after the jellyfish and the scale and my experience made it a challenging project. It’s not very good, I was still learning to change colors, and I should’ve waited until I was more skilled to tackle the kit.
My current project is making figurines for our friend Pedal Steel Noah, I made their dog Kara, and am working on dolls of Nate and Noah, working on their clothes today. The dolls were challenging making the arms (4st) and legs (6st) because they were so small it was hard to keep a consistent stitch count, I had to keep counting. The arms I ended up crocheting around the pipe cleaners because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to get the pipe cleaners into them if I waited to add them, and I’m not happy with the way they look. But every project is a learning experience.
Captain America from a Marvel kitNoah and Nate, in progressPedal Steel Noah, Nate, and KaraKara as an Amigurumi stuffie
I bought some cute vinyl from a designer that had leftover from an upholstery job, and made some card case wallets. Zippies coming up next!
And I am mostly done with a pair of socks (just need to do the second heel), knit toe up with an afterthought heel, knit two at a time using a long circular (magic loop.) Got a little bit of laddering, maybe using a longer circular than what I was using would improve the next pair. Trying to use up yarn in my stash. Pattern is Vanilla Socks (Toe Up & Afterthought Heel) Ravelry link
Also helping work on a project for a SXSW client. Weather has been amazing, temperate after a few cold days, but it’s going to rain over the weekend/next week, wrapping up some painting and staining outdoors.
