I had high hopes for my new endeavor of crocheting and selling some scarves for the holidays – not to mention making scarves as gifts. I was able to make several beyond what I’d posted earlier.

Swirling Snowflakes at Dawn scarf
Posted in Knot misbehaving, tagged blanket, crochet, gag, scarf on December 27, 2010| 4 Comments »
I had high hopes for my new endeavor of crocheting and selling some scarves for the holidays – not to mention making scarves as gifts. I was able to make several beyond what I’d posted earlier.
Swirling Snowflakes at Dawn scarf
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged Christmas, holidays on December 19, 2010| 2 Comments »
I’m not mailing out Christmas cards and a letter this year. I know I say that every year, but really I’m not doing it this year! I write a column every other week, and I write additional notes in my blog. People are up-to-date with my life story, in fact, they’re probably sick of hearing from me.
Posted in Knot misbehaving, tagged crochet, hat, scarf, sweater on December 6, 2010| 1 Comment »
When I do something, I tend to jump in and do it with a VENGEANCE. So, when I decided I might crochet a few things for sale… well, it’s more than a few. I’ve been, as my hair stylist said, crocheting my fingers off.
Posted in Knot misbehaving, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged crochet, scarf on December 5, 2010| 4 Comments »
My friend Merril invited me to the “One of a Kind Show and Sale” at the Merchandise Mart. If you’re unfamiliar with the “Mart”, it’s a mammoth building in Chicago, encompassing an entire city block. It houses 130 fancy-pants home furnishing showrooms and 2,000 product lines. I’ve browsed bits of the Mart. My roommate’s sister works in one of the fancy-pants showrooms. I’ve seen gorgeous ceramic tiles I can only dream of owning – and maybe owning ONE tile priced at hundreds of dollars per tile, not a bathroom or kitchen full of it.
I thought it’d be fun to go to the “One of a Kind” show with Merril. It featured handmade items from local artists. Merril thought it would give me ideas for my recent venture into selling crocheted items. I just thought it would be interesting to see the artists’ gorgeous work.