New Yarn Preview, Sale, Spongebob

I give you, Starry Night. Still slightly wet from the dye process. It was dyed up in the wee hours of the night in between watching for Geminid Meteors to flash across the midnight sky. Hubs caught seven, I only caught 4, damn it! It is the first in my line of Arte Traducido, simply, Translated Art. There will be more to come!

I have two more, however, I'll save their preview for my etsy store. They are essentially the same colorway, except on different yarns and give two different color interpretations. The colorway name is Cenote, to pay homage to our fifth anniversary cruise to the Western Caribbean. On the actual date of our anniversary, we went diving in a cenote, roughly translated, sink hole. They had stalactites and stalagmites in the water we were swimming in and everything was dark and bluish green. It was eerie and beautiful at the same time. In a year or two, we hope to go back and hopefully I'll get as much inspiration as I did that time!

The sale is going to be ending soon at the etsy store. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed that the sale didn't work out as well as I hoped, but I have to remember, not everyone wants yarn for Christmas. They should, but that's just my opinion. I will be keeping the 50% off priority US shipping though. I wish I could offer it to my international customers, but it's just so darn expensive for regular parcel post. I do try to have it so that if someone's going to buy more though, it is cheaper on the post that way.

Now, the deal with Spongebob, Goose decided that he wanted to ask Santa for the Spongebob video game he saw at the store with Hubs this past weekend. Argh! Last thing I want Santa to get him, but as we're working on his grammar and being polite, he said without assistance when asked what he wanted Santa to bring him, "May I have the Spongebob video game for Christmas please?" Made me beam with pride. He thought really hard and he wanted to make sure he asked right because it's what he really wants. How can I say no?

Feverish Needles

I finally decided what to work on for gifts for friends. I can't post what I'm making for C, but I will after I've given it to her. Everyone that I've shown it to says I couldn't have picked anything more perfect for her so I'm encouraged. She says that she got me 'the perfect gift'. I've never had anyone do what I do. It definitely makes me feel warm and squishy knowing that a friend could care so much.


I've also decided to attempt to make some short fingerless gloves for my friend Michael. I made these for myself with my own hand dyed yarn, Pixie. Please ignore the room behind, I had just gotten a new computer and like with all new things, screw the mess, just get it out so I can play with it!!:

He's tried them on a couple of times and seems to look on them fondly, despite them being for my freakishly small hands AND quiet girly. I want to make his partner something as well, but have already been informed that gifts are not wanted this year. (phooey!) But I got him a card instead. I was thinking some really nice worsted weight ones in dark green or a dark green/black mottled yarn with light cables and ribs on the topside. I need to do super wash though or I'll probably get them back, re gifted to Goose for his fourth birthday.

I also found this beautiful yarn when I went the other day and did the taboo thing of buying myself something during the holiday season. But can you blame me?

It is Araucania Ranco Multi. This is me in a colorway. It is absolutely beautiful. I almost squealed in Yarns Ewenique when I saw it back near all the other sock yarn. It was buried underneath a whole stack of Cherry Tree Hill and Madeline Tosh., just the little purple end sticking out. Now, normally I'm composed, even amongst yarns I find very appealing. Not this one. I snatched it out from under the pile, Cherry Tree and Madeline going everywhere as if this was the last Tickle Me Elmo left in the Northern Hemisphere. I quickly picked up my mess and observed it in it's full glory. Hind sight now, it must have been another patrons phone ringing, but I swore I could hear a full angel choir as I looked the beautiful yarn baby over. Perfect in every way. Tears held back, I finished up my purchase and drove with it sitting proudly out so I could steal a glance at it at red lights.

So, this is why I've been feverishly knitting. Deadlines of making things for friends non withstanding, but I have restrained myself to finishing those before I'm allowed to touch that skein because I know that when I do, nothing else will get picked up.