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
Archive for December, 2010
Scarves and not-scarves
Posted in Knot misbehaving, tagged blanket, crochet, gag, scarf on December 27, 2010| 4 Comments »
Bah humbug
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.
Cranking out the crochet
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.
Pulling the wool
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.
