Yarn Art on Pinterest

I usually just hunt down a few photos of pleasant yarn art/yarn bombs, but when I found a Pinterest page on it, well, I had to share.

dinodeluxe/yarn-graffiti-and-knit-art

I couldn't share the photos directly from the Pinterest page. I guess there are rules about that, but this one was at the top of the page, with good reason:



Street Art Utopia  supports public art of many forms, including yarn art. Take a look at their many examples when you have some time to look.

This past week I've been editing what I already wrote for my book, except the actual pattern. The plan is to have the basic pattern, then show examples of variations of it. The basic pattern will make a top hat or a bowler, depending on how it felted and the hat block used. Variations will be a Mad Hatter-style, with a flared top, a fez, where the flare goes out from the top and no brim, a wide-brimmed ladies' hat, as in Edwardian (think Titanic), plus anything else I can think of.

Today's task is to put order back into my photo shooting area and get back to taking pictures of existing hats. The ones I think are worthy will go up on Etsy for sale. Sitting in my garage will not get them sold until people know about them.

Once the pictures are taken and the area is cleared, I'll have room for my "hats in process" pictures. Time to take care of that picture taking learning curve!

Til next time, have fun!

Wooly Bully

This one has been around since 2010, but it is a wonderful example of yarn art. The artist,  Olek , prefers her work not to be called yarn bombing.

I love this one. From artist, Jill et Lorna Watt  she turned a tree into an octopus (squid?). Also her blog is terrific!

Meanwhile, in my world, I have caught up with the post-Comic-Con stuff and now am putting my life and house back in order.
I used the waiting time in the jury lounge to study for my insurance license CEUs so I could renew my license before it expires. Check!
I finished knitting a hat for the book. Check!
I put away all the products left from the con neatly in my garage "store." Check!
Starting to work on my book again. Check! (Well, after this post...)
And, since my birthday was yesterday, I took the first growing-out-my-gray-hair photo.

Just a nice stripe so far, where I haven't been coloring it. Watch this space.
Til next time!

Yarn Bombers in Oceanside

There was a big push for squares from local knitters and crocheters to yarn bomb Oceanside for their First Friday Art Walk in August.Oceanside Yarn Bombed They are working on plans for another one in the future.

Artistic!

New meets old.

One of the reasons for this blog is to keep you up to date on the progress of my book, Miniature Millinery, Making Little Felted Hats. I want others to be able to make cute hats like mine. It’s fun. It’s something new to learn. And when you finish, you have a fashion item you can wear – and so can your doll.

Anyway, I wrote down the basics of the pattern, and a first draft of the preface and introduction. As with all first drafts, it needs a rewrite. It’s just a part of the process.

In addition to the rewrite, I need to create 8 more hats so they I can photograph them in process, and then have them decorated by people other than me. I have a style that I like, and since most of them are for sale, I like to keep the decorating simple and quick to finish. But you could make your own hat and go wild with the trimmings. Finding your own style is a fun part of the process.

On a very personal note, I decided that it is time to stop coloring my hair. For years I colored it reddish brown because I like that color better than my natural ash brown, and because my hair was going white. Officially, I will not color it anymore starting on my birthday, this Saturday. My plan is to take pictures on the 16^th each month to watch the change progress, until all the red is gone. My hair cutter said it isn’t very gray in back, so the two-color look might be interesting. In the meantime my gray will be growing out one-half to an inch per month. By the time of my 60^th birthday maybe people will believe I’m old enough to have two children in their 30’s.

Another adventure begins!