Shake Your Money Makers!

Life has been business as usual, especially in my Etsy Shop. I just recently announced 2 more themed Spin A Longs: Burlesque/Cabaret and Retro Pin Up Girls. These are going to be lots of fun, and they are going to be a little different than all the other Spin-A-Long and fiber clubs that I've done!

You'll get to choose if you want smooth batts or chunky art yarn batts and then I will go and pick a photo for inspiration that I think best fits your style.

AND- if you spin your batts by a certain date, you'll get entered to win a prize! (See my Ravelry group for more details on the prize).

And so it begins...

I set my goals for 2010, and now begins the execution. I know that it won't be the only thing on my mind this year, far from it, but I would like to make an effort to always be working towards completing my goal projects. I decided to start with one that I already had the yarn for, my lace project.


I've chosen to knit the Traveling Roses Scarf with Jojoland Melody. Since it's a scarf project, and I'll probably use it for a table runner or to drape over a shelf, I didn't bother to do a gauge swatch. I'm using size 2 needles and I'm fumbling around like an idiot. It's definitely different than the size 8-11 needles that I'm used to using!

But here's the real issue. I started the project a couple of days ago and worked on it a little bit on our road trip over this past weekend. Tonight while watching tv my husband looks at me and says "Don't take this the wrong way but, that's going to take forever and a day to knit". Yeah, I've only knit 36 rows of 528 in 2 days and I can normally knit a bulky scarf on size 11's in 2 hours. That's why it's a goal, right?....

One door closes and another opens...

Today is the last day of the 2009 Calendar Year and with that comes the tried and true New Years Resolutions. For me, I have set several fiber related goals that I would love to complete in 2009. Honestly, I would happy to have 1 of these completed by the closing of 2010.

For my birthday this past year my mother gave me two gorgeous alpaca fleeces. One is a fawn (light cinnamon brown) and the other is a combination of blacks, browns, and grey. They are gorgeous and they are all mine. They will not be used for my business in any way shape or form. I have been practicing with other fibers a lot lately spinning finer and finery 3-ply yarns. First it was an aran weight, then a worsted, and now I just finished a sport weight! I think that's thin enough for alpaca, right? My goal is to spin the fawn fleece into a sport weight 3-ply yarn and then knit a sweater from that yarn. And not a cropped sweater either. So far that's all I've been able to knit (see left) and it just won't due. I need a real sweater, a sweater that requires 1800 yards of yarn, and I've already begun to drum card the fiber for it.

I want to knit something lacy, like a shawl or table cloth. I never have, and I feel like it's a huge milestone for a knitter because it requires a lot of patience, attention to detail, and commitment to a time consuming project.

I want to knit a pair of socks. I want to knit a pair of socks purely because my mother in law suggested that I might want to consider a career change if I can't manage to knit a pair of socks. Well. I'll show her, won't I? LOL

I have a very short attention span, I hate long projects and tiny needles. I'm hoping that these 3 projects will change all of that.

Look at all the Pretty Handspun

Now that the holiday market is over here in Corvallis I was able to get back all my hand spun. Quite a bit sold, but look at all that's left to go in my etsy shop. I can't believe I spun so much in 1 year!

Who is this mysterious woman?

I found my dream pattern! The new issue of Knitty featured a pattern, Incognito, that may have made my fingerstashe tattoo unnecessary. Within a few days of being published I had knit myself a mustache cowl out of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino and I couldn't be happier! See?

Gift Cards are In at the Shop!

Greetings Everyone!

I hope that you are all enjoying the winter months of cooking, celebrating, and gift knitting. But how many times do you wish you could be shopping for yourself? It's not wrong to want some fibery goodness during these cold months to stuggle up with all by yourself. Now you can help your family members find the perfect gift for you!

I have Gift Cards up in my shop (http://bohoknitterchic.etsy.com). They come in increments of $25, $50, and $100, but I am willing to make them for custom amounts too. Just send the link to my shop to your family members so they know right where to shop for you. If they don't have an etsy account, or don't want to set one up, they can email me at Bohoknitterchic@yahoo.com and I can create the gift card and do the transaction straight through Paypal.

Happy Holidays!
Bohemian Knitter Chic

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Spin-a-long: Success!

The All Hallow's Eve Spin-a-long that I hosted through my was such a success! There were 22 yarns spun and each one was so different!

There was a random drawing for prizes, and also voting on the yarns for other prizes. The top 3 were so close that I decided to offer 3 prizes!

Here are the top 3 winners (and their ravelry ids):

atwhittzend:



phatfiberlady:



tracethekat:




And I have to show off mine too. I've since knit it into several i-cord scarves and a neckwarmer to sell at the Artisan's Market Boutique:


I also want to announce my next Spin A Long and Fiber Club! It's the Warm Up Winter Club and it's available in my etsy shop now!