Wait what is New Hampshire doing to Vermont, Stephen? Oh 69-ing. Yes. Another win my friend.

Finished yoga bag

It looks like a log.

So selfish

Well though the holidays are behind us I am still trying to catch up. Making gifts takes time and sometimes I underestimate how much I have on my hands or my ability to burn out. Well I am kind of in that place right now.

Unless it is a project for me to enjoy.

Selfish.

I found this amazing deal for a two month yoga pass at a studio in Seattle that was unbelievable. I have run out and bought my new mat and am ready to start up class this week. One of the things that I needed was a yoga bag for this mat so when I am on my bike or on the bus I don't have it unraveling on me. Amy Butler has a free pattern that I used to make the bag. For some time now I have been eying this wood grain fabric. Every once and a while I see artists use it and I wished to myself that I would come up with a project that I could use it. Today was my day.

I have started the bag but unfortunately because I do not have a printer I have reached a stopping point. I have made some pretty good headway though. It looks like a bag. I was even proud enough to throw my tag onto it.

I am a bit nervous though when it will come time to attach the bottom. Making stuff like that has never been my strong suit. Maybe tomorrow when I have had time to step away from the project I will be able to do it flawlessly. Fingers crossed.

I love you Stephen Colbert

 

"After all, a bow tie is a neck tie doin' this!"

Another Happy Customer

This holiday season I have decided to make one of my family members a knitted object. In years passed this burned and failed. My family would much rather get gift cards than something I put my heart into. That is fine, I know where I stand... on the complete other side of everything in life. My dad mentioned that he would really like a knit hat while he was watching me make something in the recent past. So I took that as a subtle hint he wanted a hat. I found this really cool yarn with the thought that he really might not like it. After it was knitted me and many people decided it was really not manly enough for the dad persuasion.

My coworker Martha was the happy recipient of the hat!

Now only if my dad will react the same way to the manly blue tone hat that I made him....

Hey look, I finished another sweater.

I left this project behind when I left for Alaska. I took the time today to weave in the ends and sew some buttons on it. Hopefully I will have really nice pictures but for now you get the iPhone in the mirror trick.

I'm John, here's my report.

I love Almost Live. This was a show like Saturday Night Live but focused on super local Seattle-regional topics and skits. One of the bits they did was a news recap commentary by John Keister. As I was watching it I started to notice the AMAZING SHIRTS he was wearing. This one here inspired me to start capturing them....

I mean it is a collared shirt with freakin' ties on it!!! Okay more for you to marvel at: