More stuff!

I'm finally getting around to posting more items that will be in the sale...and hoping others will chime in soon. :: nudge, nudge ::



I wish I were a better photographer...but this light scarf was knit from a 70/30 wool/silk blend yarn that was hand dyed a variagated blue/teal. Not exactly for warmth, just for pretties.

I've never entered anything in our NC State Fair before, but the mittens below will be on display there in a couple weeks. There will probably be a good bit of competition, but hey, hoping for a ribbon anyway! They'll be back in time for the sale, smelling of deep fried snickers, no doubt...



These are definitely warm, knit from a heavy 95/5 wool/silk blend. They fit me, so they're not kiddie mitts (although I'm tempted to knit another pair - they were fun to do!) I love the long color changes too.

Hmmmm....anyone else?

Gearing up!

We've been practicing since last fall's sale, and are gearing up for our second annual sale this November. Once again, we will offer hand knits for sale to benefit the Bubel Aiken Foundation (we're on the approved list, scroll down).

We're donating our yarn and our time, so all proceeds, less paypal, postage, and etsy fees, will go to help "bridge the gap that exists between young people with disabilities and the world around them". Thanks to your support last fall, we were able to donate $1200 to the foundation!

I don't know if this is the first item finished for the sale, but it's the first item posted!

It's a cute little baby jacket, knit with a very multi-colored machine washable wool/acrylic blend yarn. The three buttons are in the shape of little crayons. Nauseatingly cute, eh? It's for a baby - it's allowed!

The jacket's about 10" tall and 18" around just under the arms, with extra fullness around the bottom. It's squishy and stretchy, and not itchy at all. I thought I might glam up the neckline a bit with a collar, but that might just annoy the baby. I'm up for suggestions, though, since I've never had one!

We love comments! Would a collar improve the jacket? What would you like to see us make? Baby items? Scarves? Hats? Lace? Christmas ornaments? Ideas very welcome!

So Close!

Our total now? $749.50! So close...but then we do have to account for etsy fees ($26.76 so far) and paypal and shipping reimbursements (I don't have those totals). I'm still impressed. I'm still waiting to add a few more items that have been promised. I want some yarn! (Oops, it's not supposed to be all about me, is it?)

But if that yarn materializes, I'll knit through the night to get this reversible cabled scarf finished to add to the sale:

It's knit with a soy wool blend in loooong color repeats of cream, pink, green, and tan. Depending on how quickly that yarn materializes, it'll be between 4 and 6 feet long. *g*

As of today, our sales include:

1 stole
8 scarves
1 sachet
3 baby items
2 felted bowls
1 pair socks
3 sets of snowflakes
3 Christmas ornaments
3 ruckuses
1 market bag
2 felted bags
1 child's winter play set
1 iPod cozy
1 sweater
2 dozen cookies

There's still some cute stuff available on our Etsy site. If you have any questions, leave a comment here or convo via etsy. We'll track down the info for you.

Thanks to all who've crafted and those who've bought our stuff!

WOW!

I don't know that anyone actually had a goal for our Striped Socks fundraiser, per se, but I was crossing my fingers hoping to clear a few hundred. Well, we've blown through that - so far we've raised over $400 for TBAF, and we're not sold out yet! We keep getting more hand knit and crocheted donations, so the sale is still going on. If we're lucky, before this sale is declared done, Scarlett may have some of her yarn for us to drool over buy.


So far we've sold:

2 Christmas ornaments
5 crocheted snowflakes
2 baby items
1 pair of socks
1 felted bowl
1 lavender sachet
6 scarves (are y'all cold?)
2 dozen cookies (long story, but TBAF got $15!)

and one very beautiful stole:

NeptuneNancy's stole never made it on the blog in its finished form because it came off the blocking pins, was photographed, listed, and sold within hours!

I'm sure she's working on another one right now, right? Okay, maybe for next year?