I hope everyone is well. The comments from yesterday's post were great...however, I must say I started feeling my age when
Hannah had to ask her mother who Hall and Oates were....OUCH! I'm guessing her mother and I are about the same age since Hall and Oates were really popular when I was in High School. And then
Courtney, who was in High School in the 90's...Yikes! I was having babies in the 90's. And
Rachel roller skating to Boy George....Sigh....It made me feel a little cantankerous and old...but that's OK because there were several of you...
Karen,
Tracey and
Steph that are right there with me...I guess we listen to the "classics." According to my "scientific research," it appears that 80's and 90's music is going over well with the younger generation in
Kelly's and
Anne's homes...I say introduce them to some Zepplin, man! Although I'm not sure some of the lyrics are age appropriate...."Hey, Hey Mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove....." Yeah, umm, maybe not...Moving on.....
So this morning has been an exercise in frustration. It took FOREVER to get my pictures to download...and then they aren't even good ones...sigh...here they are in all the over exposed and under exposed glory....
This is something I've been working on...it's actually finished, but it's for someone, so I can't tell you what it is or who it's for....shhh...it's a surprise. It's only my second attempt at knitting lace (sort of lace) and I think I'm starting to get addicted to it. There is definitely a bit of satisfaction to watch it unfold. This worked up quickly because I used thick yarn and large needles. Hopefully I'll be able to post a picture of it on the recipient soon. We'll see. Some people are a little camera/blog shy.
This is another bit of frustration for me. It's a baby sock and it's adorable...although I do need to work on my grafting (
more frustration). I love baby socks and I have a friend that wants to sell some in her store, but I just can't seem to find a way to make it cost effective. They take way too much time to put on the shelf for just a few dollars, so I have to ask what you think a reasonable price would be...we'll make it all official and call it "market research." I also need to find a way that doesn't take me all evening to make one sock....which takes me back to my crappy grafting. I think I need to find an easier way to close the toe...or maybe try toe up socks? Are they very hard? Any suggests would be great.
Well I'm off to find my rocking chair. After yesterday, I'm feeling a bit old and I think a nap might be in order. Take care!
i've been asked several times to knit for pay and just couldn't. the price would be crazy if you consider all the hours you put into something. i'd rather knit for the joy of it :)
ReplyDeleteI believe that any knitting is not cost effective. It is time consuming. I never knit for pay, it would make me dislike knitting and maybe even the person I was knitting for...ha ha. Love the flash back of the music :D
ReplyDeleteWEll as kind of a baby expert, (30 years as a nicu nurse) I say this. make a bootie thet doesn't have a turned heel and just be sure it has a tie cuff. Otherwise they ALL and I mean ALL fall off. You could make them faster if they were tubes anyhow!
ReplyDeleteIf you decide to knit for the shop, I think you'll have to do it because you either really really love your friend and want to help out or you really really love to knit socks/booties; the time and materials just cost too much to be cost effective. (This was one of the reasons I sold my yarn shop----I had to make samples of stuff I really didn't want to knit and the joy was going FAST....it really wasn't worth it....plus grandkids started coming and that was MUCH more fun!!!!) I agree with Kathy B, too---and there is a GREAT bootie pattern called stay-on baby booties that really do stay on, and are probably a quicker knit than socks. I can't remember if they have a grafted toe or not---but if you go into "production" the one plus will be that you will get to be REALLY good at it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour mystery lace is looking really good, but I have to say i was diverted by the gorgeous picture of Daryl hall in the previous post - love. And I do go further back even - 1970s T. Rex - David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust - Sparks, \david Cassidy -let me just pull up that rocking chair... xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece of lace Melissa! I would love to take a grafting class with you if we can find one, mine always look so sad. Oh, and I love my rocking chair and my daily naps!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed the rocking chair.
ReplyDeleteYour lace looks amazing, makes me want to try. I am no help on the baby sock thing, hope you can figure it out.
I love your lace knitting looks gorgeous. The baby sock looks so cute. The only thing I found with putting knitted socks and booties on my kids is that they all came off, although I'm sure there are patterns out there that minimise this.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to put a price on your craft isn't it. After all, knitting is a work of art and there are many hours put into each piece you craft. It's certainly a 'for the love of it' hobby. I hope you can work something out with your friend. Jacinta
When I was at Art School I knit for money and I swore I'd never do it again! I only knit for joy now. Hope your rocking chair is very comfy and close to the fire ;)
ReplyDeleteHa! I love the way that the Internet erases our differences. Age just disappears into the background. Your mystery lace looks lovely! You can't tell at all that this is only your second attempt. Baby bootie = way too cute. ;)
ReplyDeletei find it's really hard to price knit and crocheted goods to get a fair price for yourself. they just take so much time. as cool as it would be to have your socks in your friends shop, i'm glad to see you realized it's not the best move for you :) sometimes with all the excitement of the possibility it's hard to see what is and isn't best for us, but you got it!
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