Success!

Of a sort at least. One of my goals for this year was to make *my* "Knit'n Kitten" the top return on Google. Being the first search returned with the full "Knit'n Kitten Fiberarts Studio" wasn't difficult but there are a couple other people with close variations of Knit'n Kitten (which is hardly surprising since it's a cute name). That goal has now been reached. In fact, the first three returns are; my Twitter account, More Images, and my Facebook page. Not only that, but nearly the entire first page of "More images: Knit'n Kitten" are either items that I've made or things that I've "pinned" on Pinterest. All in all, I'm pretty happy with that and hopeful that just regular posting of my items will keep the name on top.

And this is another project I finished recently. It was an order by the salon owner who has offered me display space so I hope she really enjoys it.

The fiber was the same as that used in the last photo but had been intended as weft so was spun as a thicker single instead of the 2-ply I had spun the rest into when I had planned on it being warp for a same-color, two-texture woven scarf.

Because I knew the client wanted an infinity scarf I had to change the way I do the garter-and-eyelet border since the standard way  to make the border when working bias knit would have made for an eyelet, garter, eyelet section at the join instead of the smooth stockinette center desired.

This is one of the projects I've finished in the last couple of months. It is a crocheted six-pointed poncho for the Eldest Kidlet to wear over tank tops at school. I started with the neckband which I worked without a beginning chain. Instead, I used the side-by-side triple crochet technique that creates a very flexible band. There is no pattern for this poncho as I was simply working from the rule that increases advance and decreases recede.

Wow

Hadn't realized it had been so long since I'd posted here. In my defense we were gone pretty much all of July, including nearly two weeks out of country.  

In the intervening time I've participated in two shows, One of which had *no* sales and the other I at least made my expenses at. Have paid the fee to be in a Holiday Show in November and need to contact the organizer if a late October show and let her know I can participate in that.

At the show where I made my expenses I was invited to display some of my items *for free* in a local beauty salon and bought a photo transferred to canvas for Dad's Christmas present. The offer of free display space is generous and could be very helpful. The sister of the photographer I purchased from is a local business woman and gave me some info about a local organization for business women that I need to look into further. Although I didn't earn nearly as much cash as I would have liked I'm very hopeful that the contacts made that day will be of great benefit in the future.