4 posts tagged “knitting”

Whoo hoo! I finally got my behind in gear and updated my Etsy site. I've had most of those listings for at least a week, some more than a month, and just got around to doing it. Laaaaazy!

The baby hat featured above is very soft and lightweight. It's perfect for 3-6 month old babies who still need head protection in the Spring time! Wonderful as a shower gift and pefectly paired with some of the blankets my mother in law has in her shop. Just $5!! www.jessmiloo.etsy.com

This scarf is one I've been working on and off on for months! It is made with a newer stitch I learned on the knitting loom called alternate stitch. I plan on making more but they are very time consuming. I love the colors in this yarn. It's made with Lion Brand Homespun which is very fluffy and fun to work with. I almost kept this one for myself but being in need of some dollars for a bathroom renovation I figured I could get at least some extra paint or something fun for selling this. Selling for $10.

I'm currently working on a purse for summer time. It's got a very bright pink, red, yellow, and orange base with a bright orange finish. I'll be working on it this weekend in my free time and hope to get it posted sometime next week. Also updated are some new purses my Aunt Sue made. They're supercute and made very well. Worth the price!

Purses range from $15-$35 and ship from Grand Rapids MI. She will also ship to Canada.

Speaking of international orders. I had someone from Australia interested in a scarf. It would cost me $15-$20 to ship it there depending on the postal code! I want to start sending overseas but how do you not lose your butt on doing so? Who will pay that much for shipping? 

What you see above are the blankets my mother in law has had me place on my Etsy shop. They range in size and price ($20-$25). They're so soft and awesome for newborns and she can crank them out like no one's business!

I also got to make a few things for my site this week. Below is the pink scarf I made while waiting for turkey to finish cooking. It's very soft and fluffy as a cloud. Nice and warm for this upcomming winter. ::squints face:: I hate winter.

My husband actually inspired this next scarf. It's pretty cool! It's a kids' scarf with a pocket to put things in. Kids LOVE pockets so I'm hoping someone picks this one up for their little guy. I'm going to make one for my kid for Christmas. When he posed for the Etsy pics he kept asking when he was going to get one. :) I knew it was a winner!

I hope to have a blog post with more substance later but I wanted to make sure I got these up finally.

Two more days and I will be in sunny Laughlin, Nevada with my family. Mike, Nate and I are all taking a plane and going to see my mom and dad. Both my sisters will also be there and my 2 nieces I haven’t seen in a year! So excited! I miss them! Only thing cooler would be if my best friends came out to see me…it’s alright though. I will see them another time. If they came out this time, it would be very hard to make everyone happy and my sister is kinda weird about “sharing” her time with me.

It’s about 30 degrees here, which makes it even better that I’m leaving. I need some extra light and warm before winter sets in. YIKES! It’s raining and very…well grey. The leaves have fallen and Fall has lost its luster.

Coolest thing to happen to me in a while happened today. I brought in the things I’m selling on Etsy.com so my friend who does photography could play with them and hopefully get some awesome pictures of them that I can put on the site. Well, someone saw them and asked if I would make them a scarf for winter! Woot! I’ve been commissioned! I’m going to make her a cream scarf on my knitting loom so it’s extra thick. I’m only charging her $8 which should pay for the yarn and leave about $3 for my time but that’s alright. You gotta spend some money to get your name out there I guess. LOL. It’s just fun to be commissioned. J

I’ve also had 3 really GREAT parties in the last week so I’m looking at making an extra $500 just in the last 2 weeks from lia sophia. So excited! I’m hoping it keeps going so I can make my sales requirements to get kits for free when the new catalog comes out. I’m looking that that’s going to happen!

$$CHRISTMAS MONEY$$

So I spent last night knitting like crazy and I have nothing to show for it. I ended up taking it all out this morning as it looked like crap and I wouldn’t have worn it, ever. However, I did get some good practice and my stitches look amazing this morning. I’m very excited about what I accomplished this morning J

I was online last night, when I wasn’t knitting, and I was looking up some good places to find yarn cheap. I found a few sites and ordered some really awesome organic cotton skeins. They’re awesome colors and are going to be fun turning into something, crochet or knit I don’t know, but something.

Knitting takes the edge of my stressful day and the thought of now not only having my own business to run part time but also the looming tests and assignments ahead in the following weeks of my first semester back. I cross my fingers everything goes well and look to the needles and hooks to keep my emotions in check. As long as I have an outlet I should be alright.