blame it on the weather

For the past two days in my neck of the Bay Area, the overcast sky and misty weather has everyone and everything a little off.

I'm wearing socks with my shoes...



...and my son needs a jacket outside.



I'm playing my milli vanilli card and admitting that I have cast on for a new project...

*

...and that I have a more than a sweater quantity's worth of yarn heading my way, thanks to the Debbie Bliss sale** at Little Knits.

Hope it holds :)


* pressed amber stitch marker from my etsy shop, will be adding round shapes and more of these nugget shapes later on. you can convo me for a reserved set-- very light even though they're relatively large.

** free shipping to US for orders of +$125, 50% off int'l shipping for orders +$150 with "debbie7" code.

Colors and voices

Totally in love with the colors in my recent handspun purple stockinette socks, I broke out the dyepot this weekend and dyed some more "glass" roving (twice-dyed superwash merino). I was still feeling the Ovid and Bulfinch inspiration, so went with that again.

All (except noted) are currently for sale in my etsy shop, zeromarkers.


"glass amphitrite"


"glass daphne"


"glass atalanta"


"glass phaeton"


"glass nyctimene"
(reserved)


"glass ariadne"
(may keep this one, can't capture the color well enough for pictures to sell)


"glass eurydice"


"glass baucis"


"glass philemon"

(baucis and philemon were dyed separately but have similar coloring. baucis has more plum red, while philemon has more royal and overall purples.)

...on a billy the kid note, check out the most recent Stash and Burn podcast if you ever wanted to hear what it sounds like when I say, "uh..." :) Krista did a much better job under the gun, and Jenny and Nicole were really good at keeping it going. (They sound *just* like their podcast, so I must sound like that... as much as I don't think I do. Didn't know rolling on and off the tongue could be so fun :))

simple stockinettes

I felt like I hadn't completed anything in ages (despite the time invested in Hanami), so I banged out the stockinette on the go socks I always seem to have around.


Handspun stockinette socks, toe up
76 st CO, 14 st between toe/heel (Priscilla Gibson-Roberts short row method)
2-ply handspun from superwash merino roving, hand dyed by me for my etsy store
US 0/2.0mm dpns, 4
Started: late May? 2007
Finished: July 20, 2007

Nothing like a surprise deadline to squeeze it out of you. I wasn't really feeling the yarn, I feel like I spun it way too thinly (and it was a reminder that I still am not able to control the weight of the yarn I am spinning, and that it varies across the superwash merino I spin the most of). I am however really pleased with how the colors turned out... I dyed the roving with 3 shades of purples, and love the ultimate effect of the colors on themselves and against the white background of the roving.

I am still a huge fan of Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and her short row method...





Both the toe and heel are hers, as well as the cuff bindoff. I haven't mentioned before, but my way of knitting the short rows, at least the order, is different than PGR's. On the first row of turning the heel/toe (when working the YOs together), I knit to the 1st attached pair of sts, knit into the 1st st (a live st, not a YO), turn, YO and purl to the next pair. I then purl into the attached st, slip the next 2 sts separately as if to knit, replace & p2togtbl. Turn, YO and work as written. I also omit the YOs at the ends of the needles, opting to either pick up the bar and m1 or by picking up lower sts as directed by Charlene Schurch in Sensational Knitted Socks.

Purlwise has a wonderful pictorial you can follow as you read PGR, as Simple Socks can be a little confusing at times.

My favorite picture of these socks:


(for what's seen and not.)

I'll be back tomorrow with a picture and color heavy post, but for now a quickie...



See you then! :)

etsy friday

I predict this will be a gooood day. Woken out of an odd dream at 430am by an *earthquake,* it can't be anything but good, right? :)
[edit, 7/21: i was right, BEST day in a month :) thanks.]


Necklace/pendant made from dyed stingray leather by UNEARTHED.etsy.com

Yes, its really made from dead stingray. I was a little, huh? about UNEARTHED's shop when I found it, they make beautiful jewelry pieces from quite exotic leathers, but...? I was a no-kill vegetarian for years, years ago and though I love me some meat now... stingray? I can still feel that viscous underwater slide of stingray skin on my fingertips, the "touch me" displays at the aquarium zoo always being my favorite. I felt okay about this purchase after reading their profile about their leather sourcing, enough to pick up this bumpy beauty. It is so cool, but almost comically large.



Awesome for some dropdead outfits with a lower neckline, but maybe a little too large for me to wear on the outside of a tshirt (my threadless super mario/magritte one today! yay :)) The necklace was included with the pendant, beautiful and a great deal for the set imo.


Transformers Notecards from creativeapples.etsy.com
(My pics of her cards never turn out well! They look super awesome and crisp.)

Okay... going from way cool thing to holy m-f*er I can't believe how rad these are things. I may have mentioned before that I was quite the tomboy growing up, and I have given a bit of a hint as to my hoarding collector nature, above and beyond the yarn thing. Thinking back, the first thing I ever ever collected were Transformers. My sister and I always received the *same* outfits in different sizes from our family, but the toys were where you could tell us apart. She'd squeal with every My Little Pony and Cabbage Patch doll and accessory... me? It was ALL Transformers, all the time. I wish I still had them, and more than that I wish I could tell you how much (alone) time I spent playing with them. Usually I buy cards at least thinking of the recipient as well as my own aesthetic, but these are all about me :)

They may look familiar, because I never ever can get enough of April's cards... like I said last time, I buy more from April than anyone else on etsy. This is also a case of where you need to look at her flickr stream-- she's listed the Optimus Prime card/prints in her shop, but has a BUNCH of Transformers images she can make into cards just waiting for you in her flickr portfolio.

I love all sorts of cards though, if Transformers aren't your bag (blasphemy!)...


left to right:
bubbles lithograph by baileybowls.etsy.com
quoth the raven by time2cre8.etsy.com
fabric "sock" monkey postcard by twoquiltingbs.etsy.com

The "sock" monkey card by twoquiltingbs is actually a fabric postcard-- the base fabric is a print of the traditional stockinette tweed, with button eyes and a slightly puffy mouth. Not quite like the og sock monkey postcard, but this one can hold more love as its handmade and in the now, as opposed to way back and not :) The bubbles card by baileybowls is a litho print, so nice and textured-- the print is attached to the card. (The bailybowls shop is full of beautiful ceramic pieces). Finally, the raven card is from another of my favorite etsy sellers-- time2cre8. If you've ever purchased from my shop (and, why not? Kelli calls them crack stitch markers :)), you've received a tiny envelope, made from a recycled atlas map with my business card and a gift inside. MaryLou of time2cre8 makes each of those envelopes by hand, and does lots and lots of other great things with paper medium in her shop like the "quoth" card. She's got quote/captioned cards in octopi, platypi... meese... :)

Speaking of plurals...


"Supernatural" whipped shea butter lotion from frostfishcovesoaps.etsy.com
(with octopus tag from time2cre8)

Frost Fish Cove Soaps sent me a sample of their "supernatural" lotion with my last (but not final!) soap order and I fell in love. Like I said when I tried out Kristi's *amazing* body butters, I don't really get into buying lotions from etsy because I worry about their textures and scent. With the Frost Fish, their sample was thick and light, felt good and absorbed even better. FF was also able to make the full size into the scent I really liked from their soap-- "wholesome blend" (a sharp, maybe minty, orange). I liked the sample and like the full product... I've never tried anything like handwhipped shea butter as a moisturizer in my life (or even heard of it) and here I've found two awesome shops on etsy making it. :)

The winner of the JapaneseHandmadeEtc box purse? Random.org would like to congratulate Alison :) Don't forget Satomi can do custom/reserved box bag listings for you if you see bags in her sold items from her shop that you like more than the ones she has listed. Love all of mine still, packing one for my playdate later today.

If you haven't already, take the time to browse the etsy shop recommendations/links in the contest's comments. I was amazed at some shops I haven't seen, purchased a few things, and my etsy world got a little smaller with all of your headsups. Thanks for playing along with Satomi and me!

...and the Interweave Book Hurt Sale has restocked. They keep adding items and they sell out; Alden Amos' Big Book of Handspinning has been available-not-available-not for the past 2 days. It may be worth it to check back on those that aren't easily purchased thru amazon (since you're paying shipping, it may be less expensive just to buy thru amazon if you're making only one purchase, shipping starts at 4.95 + 1 add'l). Sherry received her IK order (already?! where's my mailman!)... and is also having a shipping sale on her double pointed knitting needle protectors in her etsy shop this upcoming Saturday. Love mine, those are going on the playdate too :)

summer and knitters at Article Pract

I don't think I've ever enjoyed summers as much as I do right now. So much potential, so much and so little to do. This past weekend I spent some time with Krista, Jenny and Nicole at Article Pract and then went to check out Krista's really neat studio space (dude, smells like art class!) while recording a podcast for Stash and Burn. The best part? Gossiping with knitters... dishing about who's knitting what, the knitting hive mind, exclusivity pairing with consumerism-- just talking *knitting*! Aside from my keyboard I don't really share about knitting, just no place to really. So this was such a treat, even without pics or even knitting :)

We met up at Article Pract, my favorite LYS in the East Bay. It must have been a long time since I've been there, because there were lots of new-to-me sock yarns: Nature's Palette, Artyarns Ultramerino 4 (not really a sock yarn, but I'll use mine for socks one day), Article Pract exclusive colorways by an indie dyer (I didn't catch the name)... they may have stopped carrying Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (I didn't see any), but they did have the sport. The koigu wall was there as always (changed colors though!), and even though Koigu Kersti is on their super secret 20% sale I didn't pick any up (every month, the staff picks an item and its on 20% sale... you can get on the AP mailing list via yahoo groups to let you know what's up-- its always good stuff they choose.)

I did pick up a few things, despite the fact I need no more fiber in my life...




Silk Hankies, dyed by Curious Creek Fibers
(I braved transit with the toddler on Tuesday to pick up the 2nd pic's worth, loving it so)

I've been slooooowly spinning these into some Ariadne thin thread, and I love it.




(Not always this even but pretty much this thin throughout)

Really though, this thin? I know if has to be lace, but this even 2-plied will be thinner than any laceweight yarn I've seen. I originally want to knit it as a single, but its so thin... I'm having a blast spinning though-- very different than anything else I've tried. (I started with help from twosheep's silk hankie tutorial, knitty has one as well.) If I were learning to spin on a spindle, I think this would be the fiber I'd want to learn on-- you do all the predrafting so when you start spinning, its just the twist you're worrying about. Like skipping ahead to good stuff of spinning, or something.


Nature's Palette, "zinfandel"

Nicole asked me what this was dyed with-- the label only says "zinfandel" and if this yarn was dyed with WINE... dude! Even so, awesome color. I think Krista said Louet Gems Pearl is the base, so this'll be a set of Cookie socks as all of her patterns take advantage of that awesome base yarn.

I'm under a bit of a purple influence lately (obviously)...


Louet Euroflax Fine/Sportweight, "eggplant"
(20% off :))

This'll be a Saturday Market Bag with disdressed's mods, or something similar. Anyone have rec's? I spotted a new free string bag pattern, knit in green and I think in a pdf file, somewhere in blogland last week and can't find it again... I love my sari bag (though it still is shedding and needs a new shave, along with other loves...), but I've been toying with the idea of knitting a new Sunburst Sling Bag from fabric strips. This idea's been ramped up since stumbling into the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse and finding bookshelves heavily laden with silk fabric sample bags for $4 (what a fun place, also found lots of camera guts whose lenses and insides would likely make beautiful jewelry, at least 100 lbs of slides that would be great mounted on greeting cards, discovered that my grandma's a ROKKOR, and this beauty that I don't even want to know if it is what I think it is...)



I held off, need to finish Hanami first, then a new purple linen sling bag, THEN pounds of sliced silk-- that's what I kept telling myself, anyway :) Speaking of, my Hanami's crawling along:



The transition between basketweave and falling flowers is elegant, will look great across the back when worn. I don't know if I'll ever wear it though... when I started, I thought I'd dye the entire stole once knit, but I love the white and can't bear that thought now. Finished though, I think it looks too formal, too bridal (though, all lace will look that way on me). Who knows, it's enjoyable and has me even aquiver over anne's bee fields shawl, or really, *all* of anne's shawl patterns... :)

Back Friday with a winner for the etsy contest!

etsy friday

...an abbreviated one, anyway :) Summer just makes everything slow down, I haven't even updated my shop for over a week. Spent too much time dragging my feet at the farmer's market this morning and its back outside again for me and the boy, with a pocketful of these and some lace. Maybe meeting some local grrls this weekend will help jumpstart me out of my languid state... pics if I don't forget the camera (and they're down!)


"good for amusement only" pendant/necklace from oldsouljewel.etsy.com

Self-deprecating and been thru a lot of hands-- just like me ;) Really though, Old Soul Jewel has a bunch of great necklaces she makes from vintage coins and watch parts. I've skimmed her shop several times (really like the aztec coins)... but this one is as me as it comes.


Cards and postcards from trevorluckman.etsy.com

Trevor Luckman Photography just started offering cards and postcards from his prints-- they're quality gloss printed on cardstock, not photographs mounted on cards, more of a "traditional" card (I like all kinds). They're also ridiculously reasonably priced, good thing since I couldn't decide between the yellow and red ladybug and the balance girl.

You'll want to scroll if you don't want to ruin the surprise...






Cards made from cutouts of a Japanese toy collectible book and Godzilla memorabilia catalog, by obsidiankitten.etsy.com

Obsidian Kitten makes some rad one of a kind cutout cards... her store is *filled* with rockstars like these. Some are themed, while others are blank (like mine). Best yet, she packaged the cards in a catalog page, and she's a knitter (check out her banner!) :) [edit: some images in shop mature content only]

...and I mentioned a contest in my last post :)

Yall know I'm a small box purse fan, they're perfect for taking sock projects with me and also just keeping them all organized so I don't lose needles or patterns in the maw of my desk. Satomi of JapaneseHandmadeEtc is back in full swing making her small pouches again after her relocation to the US, and would like to give one away to a winner next Friday. It really is beautiful, some pictures of the prize:






Vintage brocade with peonies print bag by JapaneseHandmadeEtc
photos courtesy of JHE

I love pictures that show the insides and details of things-- you can see that the purse is reversible (as all of her pouches are), and the construction is superb. (All of my photos are uploaded full size to flickr, click to enlarge). She's also taking custom orders/reservations if you see items in her sold items list that you like and aren't currently listed-- she's really great to work with.

What to do to win? Simple! Leave me a comment in this post with a link to something you like on etsy-- a shop, an item, a blog post mentioning etsy. It can be a shop you really like, it can be your shop, it can be an item you found today or one that's lingered in your favorites list, a post you wrote about etsy... anything! It'll be a random draw (so you don't need to link my shop ;)), and I'll announce the winner next (etsy) Friday. Satomi will ship directly to you, so please be sure there's a blog address or good email addy with your comment to contact you at if you win.

I'll start, even though I'm not entering... I'm in love with swirlingthoughts.etsy.com, just found the shop a few days ago. The photography is at once haunting, revolting, fascinating-- all in a good way. I get this pit of my stomach feeling and it feels like love, feels like sickness. I'm confused and I love it. Wish they had cards (I think I will end up purchasing 4x6's and using them as postcards).

You can also always check up on other shops I've loved/featured in my past etsy friday posts, too :)

Have a good one!

freeing up bobbins

Superwash merino handspun, 3 ply
300 yd/4 oz

These singles had hung out on the bobbins long enough... I keep looking over at my ever growing fiber stash and thinking I wanted to spin something new, but first had to finish plying this one.



It is looking less yellow in pictures than it is in real life, though that just may be my monitor (I haven't hooked up my lcd yet to the new rig). It reminds me of waterlilies, less like the original roving... more subdued.

It is nice, but with 2 handspun projects on the needles and another rattling around my brain, I know I won't knit it up anytime soon... so I listed it for sale in my etsy shop. Not a big deal if it doesn't sell, harder to put a price on it than it was to list! :) I'll be back friday with ...you know... as well as a contest. A few more pics til then...







(if you're interested in the yarn, i'll pay for shipping-- just put "blog" in the order comments & i'll send you a revised invoice. stitch markers purchased at the same time will also have free shipping.)

Interweave annual hurt book sale

I've been retagging my older blog posts and wondered when this was going to happen again. Every year, Interweave has a "hurt" book sale where they sell titles at more than 50% off b/c of dents and scratches. Last year I ordered Alice and Jade Starmore's The Children's Collection, The Art of Fair Isle Knitting, and Folk Knitting in Estonia-- you can see their condition here (they were all fine and all are back for sale this year).

Sale's on again, and this time I snagged Meg Swansen's Knitting (going oop), Alden Amos' Big Book of Handspinning, and Deb Menz' Color in Spinning. Since you're paying shipping from Interweave, it is best to check your selections against Amazon pricing for regularly stocked books, esp. if you're only buying one. (Shipping was 6.95 for my 3 books, no tax).

The site's getting slammed (as well as checkout-- they take paypal and credit cards, online orders only), but if you have the time and patience its worth it. They say shipping takes up to 3 weeks, but I received mine in one last year.

Interweave Hurt Book Sale homepage

(have fun!)

hanami, still

The next President of the United States should be a lace knitter. I have been known to vote a party line ticket, but I'd seriously consider a crossover if one could manage lace knitting...


Hanami progress (unblocked and unfabulous)

I'm starting the last repeat of the basketweave pattern, after 3 solid non-start days of frogging, changing needles, generally wanting the stole to go to a quiet place in the bottom of Lake Merritt. It isn't that lace knitting is hard, it just takes so much more attention to detail than I'm used to in knitting. Also, its perfect (by its nature)... no fudging. *Everything* I've ever knit (excluding the sample German Stockings for Cookie, afaik anyway!) has some sort of mistake or fudge in it. The longer I do this, the less glaring the errors are, but truly and secretly there's something wrong with everything. (Don't go looking, its not a knitter's drinking game!) I just wasn't prepared for the rhythm of lace, and that I had to pay attention and stop daydreaming... its okay now. :)

During a little swearing and ripping session early on this week, mom came by and read the pattern description... "Hanami, the cherry blossom festival? Well, at least you have a whole year til it has to be done. Did I tell you that white is a great color on me?"





The Carrera/Silk & Ivory has a nice halo, though its merino/silk. I'm curious to how it will look blocked-- I'm knitting from an unscoured cone of yarn, so it may change and bloom in unexpected and hopefully good ways. Judging on how I had to hang it from my curtains to photograph it this morning, I'm also curious how I'll block this thing... it's estimated at 70" long as written, and mine will likely be longer as the yarn is a heavier gauge than the Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud. I have hardwood floors (no pinning to them), and a bed that's shorter than the stole will end up. Crossing that road when I get there...

Back to it, and just a fyi-- threadless reprinted the "insomnia" sheep shirt. :)

etsy friday

Happy Friday! :) You know how it goes...


Azul Moisture Therapy from azulbodycare.etsy.com
left: Body butter (spearmint/eucalyptus), right: Crafter's Balm

I'm often hesitant to buy lotions on etsy (versus say bar soaps)-- their shelf life seems much longer than soap, not a good thing if I don't like the scent or feel. When I read that Kristi (of toothachingly adorable twins and red dog knitting fame!) was opening an etsy store full of body butter and body therapy fare, I jumped in with both feet and yay! it is *so* nice.

The left is a container of body butter and you can see (aided with my toddler's help) the texture is like thick whipped cream-- so soft. The scent I chose is super nice too; I worried before it arrived that I would smell like a gum chewing koala, but its really crisp and light and clean-smelling. She also sent me a sample scent of "chocolate mousse" body butter and goodness it just makes me want to use it all over and... well, not sure but it smells like chocolate, and not the metallic artificial teenager scent type, either. My favorite part of the butter though has to be that hours later my arms and hands still feel moisturized. I log too many hours in the sun and sport what my grandmother kindly refers to as dishpan hands, but my exposed skin doesn't feel its normal tight and dry after using the body butter.

To the right is the crafter's balm-- thick and solid, a little puck of amazingness. This one's unscented, but Kristi uses cocoa butter in it so my son is convinced I'm hiding chocolate from him in the tiny tin (which is a screw top, such a nice difference from the pop off metal tin lids that can be too slick to be removed). I'm a nailbiter, a cuticle ripper of the highest order and this stuff actually helps me calm the desire to pull off my own fingers by keeping the skin and nailbed soft. I've also taken to using it a few minutes before I start spinning, because embarrassingly I have snagged fiber in my hangnails (!!) and it just feels good to take a few minutes for myself before I sit down and spin.


Back: merino/tencel/silk/silk noil batts, front: handpainted tussah silk roving. Both by stringtheoryfiberart.etsy.com

I admit, I have not spun anything I've purchased from stringtheoryfiberart yet, but its because I don't want to mess it up. She makes the softest, loftiest batts that I just want to hold-- and these are no exception. I also have purchased my first 100% silk from her-- 2 ounces. I read a great idea on Abby's blog (I think?), to spin it as a single and ply it with wool for socks with shine. It may turn out too pretty (when I actually spin it!) for that, but it may be a fun exercise for me to dye the wool that will be paired with it.


Glass pendants-- raised, scrollwork heart and black bone from LORiOLA.etsy.com

I'm a *huge* fan of LORiOLA, ever since she made me a custom cherry red spree robot satellite pendant. I always check her shop for new "flat" scroll pendants, have seen her bones but wasn't really grabbed by them though they're really cool. I remember coming home one day a few weeks ago feeling unheld and lost and saw Lori had listed her my "toughest heart" pendant... one of those it spoke to me moments and I'm glad for it. It is just so awesome, and so is the black glass bone (I'm wearing it right now). I'm now watching her shop for more bones, I like this one so much :)


Wraps per inch (wpi) spinner and knitters tool by SullivanToyCo.etsy.com

I know, I could use a ruler and figure out wraps per inch but I never do. (WPI isn't just for spinners, check the link for a good way to eyeball yardage needed for a knitting project.) Instead, I asked SullivanToyCo to make me a custom wpi tool out of cedar since he didn't have any listed in his shop at the moment-- a bit later it was reserved for me in his shop, and a few days after that it was in my hot little hands. He also makes really cool toys and spindles from wood as well. (STC is the husband of SpazSpun.etsy.com, who sells handspun, handpainted yarns, batts, and other knitting accessories-- nice lady! she took my custom request when her husband was out of town.)


rooster block print card by nquinn.etsy.com
herman miller airport chair postcard by cricicis.etsy.com
while we were sleeping (lambs in moonlight) by KatrineK.etsy.com

...and is it ever really etsy friday without cards? Sure, but there always seems to be more to share :) The rooster card by nquinn has a lot of handwork in this single card-- a handcarved block has been dipped in ink, the print made on paper that was machine stitched onto the front of the card (I love machine and hand stitching on cards). The airport chair postcard by cricicis is so elegant and the retro feel is echoed on the back with postcard lines and "postage" printing. Finally, this whole sheep thing can be seem as out of control by outsiders, but the "while we were sleeping" lambs card by KatrineK is just adorable even if I wasn't, you know.

Have a good one! :)

happy 4th

i usually don't write holiday themed posts, but happy 4th! knitpicks is having a 40% all in-stock books sale-- which includes several titles never discounted by amazon or anyone, really...

elizabeth zimmermann's knitting around, the opinionated knitter, knitting workshop, knitter's almanac
barbara walker's mosaic knitting
inger fredholm's knitting with a smile

as well as the usual big box fare, and their ever-increasing free shipping on orders over $45. be sure to check your orders against amazon, which may be cheaper if you're paying shipping at kp...

(thanks knittyboard!)

have a good one (hanami looks *exactly* like it did the last time... with several hours of "knitting" invested, so who knows how mine will be ;))

how do you say

"i've officially lost my mind" in japanese?*


Hanami Stole by Pink Lemon Twist
Henry's Attic Carrera (aka Silk and Ivory: 50/50 wool/silk, 2000ypp)
8/0 clear glass beads, lined in "colonial blue"
US 6/4.0mm US 5/3.75mm 24" addi
Started: July 2, 2007

I have just been captivated by this pattern, but didn't think I'd knit it any time soon since 1) its totally out of character for me to knit stoles 2) I didn't want to buy any new yarn and 3) its lace and I'm afraid of it :) Many thanks to Ravelry though-- after sorting and photographing the rest of my stash for my stash notebook (if you're not on ravelry yet, you can check out my flickr set of individual stash pics) I "remembered" I had this 3/4 cone of Carrera that I will never knit socks from since its too nice and too drapey. It seemed serendipitous, though finding yarn you purchased in your own house and stored not 2 feet from where you are sitting really isn't serendipity... so I went with it. Since I spent nothing (new) on yarn or needles, I made myself a set of double peanut pearl stitch markers (there's a similar set for sale in my shop)-- I really like them, and need all the help I can get with the lace repeats.

Home alone til Tuesday evening, lets see if I can get past this garter st border :)


*my grandma would know, but do i really want to explain?