Knitting adventures

I finished Twiggy Tweed last Friday. As I suspected, the cats did not leave it alone while it was blocking, but they didn't hurt anything. I really love the way it came out. The lining ended up being way to big even though I followed the instructions, but I made it work. Also, I skipped the magnetic snap because the pattern said it was optional. When I finished it, I realized that the snap wasn't really optional (at least for me) because the bag hung open without it. Since I didn't want to take it apart, and I didn't have a magnetic snap on hand, I improvised with one snap from a yard of snap tape that I had laying around. I hope it holds up well.

I tried to start on Coupling, but it didn't work out so well. I think I was completely baffled by knitting it from the toe up, and it was just a bit too difficult for a first pair of socks. So, I started on Monkey yesterday, and it's going great. I've already gotten a few inches done on the first sock; it's really going pretty quick. Maybe once I finish Monkey, I will have a better understanding of how to construct socks, and maybe then I will be able to tackle Coupling.

I mentioned that my Neo. var. Shutennou was in bloom and that I would post pictures. Here they are as promised.

Another shot

I've decided to try Blogger again. I've done this before a couple of years ago, but ended up deleting it. You can probably expect me to jabber on about Etsy, knitting, wire-wrapped jewelry, plants, and my animals.

I've been working on setting up an Etsy shop, but for some reason I'm nervous about it, so I'm not really getting anywhere with it. I don't really know why I'm nervous about it, I just am. I've always just made things for myself and the people around me, I've never actually sold anything. I worry about people liking the stuff I sell, and I really worry about people being disappointed in what they order from me. It's not a rational fear, I'm just worrying. After all, I love shopping on etsy. I've bought lots of stuff, and I've never been disappointed, so I don't know why I worry that someone would be disappointed in my stuff. I really just need to do it, and not think about it so much.

I've been knitting a lot lately. Right now I'm working on Twiggy Tweed from Knitty. It's coming along, and I'm getting close to being done with it. Next I think I will start on Coupling. I've never made socks before, so I'm really excited about them. Hopefully all goes well, and they don't make me want to pull my hair out.

That's all for now, hopefully I can get a few pictures up soon.