i used to be a llama prostitute.
| so. it has been a bit hectic. a bit. jake put up built in bookshelves this weekend, which look great. and jesus do i have a lot of books! he is a good baby. he took my idea and made it work. nice! amy, the future librarian helped me organize the books, which was fun, and took some books to sell for me, cause she is awesome! i told her she can have a penny for every dollar made. a penny! that could really add up! also, we moved most of the stuff out of the shop, mainly things need to come down off of the walls. i don't wanna go in! noooo!! i am so tired. and my stomach is acting shady, too. i will do it to-morrow. i kind of have no choice. in addition, i got the studio mostly organized, it looks great. my camera is in the shop(again) but i will get some photos up soon. amy and i hung out in there and talked while i knitted. i mostly have to hang some stuff up, otherwise, good to go. the little barn fiber and stuff i ordered, you ask....is it here yet? didn't you order it like a month ago? yeah! i did. and NO it isn't. in fact, i have been calling everyday, a couple of times a day, and not only do i not get a call back, but get the machine everytime. i will call today, and if i don't get a response, i will cancel the order. their prices are incredible. not if you never get the fucking stuff. not cool. i am not even sure what i got. in other exciting news, i learned to crochet yesterday. i have been having art dreams again, i didn't for many years. anyway, i saw this large 3d fiber piece, that looked like it was made by birds, and when i starting trying to figure out how to make it, i realizes from regina's monster crochet that while it is tricky to make knitting truly 3d, crochet is perfect for that, and really versatile. so i had to learn. what i did realize is that there are really bad directions on the internet. not very complete, crap directions in stitch n bitch...i am not sure if i am doing it exactly right. but it is fun. easier than knitting for sure. more straight forward. or backward, really. i want to go to knitwits and get a couple of really nice crochet hooks. yeah! equipment. you must have the proper equipment. you know? it is crucial. that is what i tell myself anyway. in the strange dreams department, i dreamed that ellen degeneres came over to hang out with me and ended up doing a dr phil with my family. in la. and i got lost and was chased and....she left without saying goodbye, and i thought we had a connection, were friends, but really she just has a great personality and everyone feels liike that. just like me. nah! is that enough? it has to be! i need to get up and shower and do stuff. i have so much to do. other than the shop stuff, that is cool. no problemo. right? smoochies y'all. |
posted by natasha @ 11:48 AM
2 Comments:
Yep, you need a good crochet book. Ask the Crochet Dude...he's pretty good with the recommendations.
You're right, crochet is a great sculptural medium. Knitting makes a wonderful fabric. Not so good in the 3D department. Knitted 3D just cannot compete with crocheted 3D and crocheted fabric isn't as soft, supple and pliable as knitted fabric. Both processes have their strengths.
cute llama :-D
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