Archive for May, 2010

tees, part 2

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

i finally decided on a new tee style…

it’s a cotton/rayon/poly blend heathered tee. i’ve been wearing around the color combos that didn’t make it onto my website and i have to say they’re super soft and comfy, form-fitting, a little slinky even,  but not tight. the neckline is a little lower and loser than the other tee styles. i like it.

the scherenschnitte tee is printed with non-opaque white so it looks tonal and it allows the heather pattern to show through a little. i like the lighter color on the darker tee.

(i have a few of the ringer tees left, they’re still on my website here and here.)

and now my question to you: do you think color names like pine, coal, stone and bark are better or worse than plain ol’ green, black, grey and brown?  i like a little color name flair, but sometimes i think when i’m ordering something online it’s better to keep it plain and simple. but then, the heather tees really do look like bark and stone! what do you think?

creepy critters

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

i picked up this crazy pair at the thrift store a few years ago.

they are made out of bleach jugs. i remember thinking who? what? when? where? why? how? but i knew they needed to come home with me.

you can imagine my excitement last weekend when many of those questions were answered…i was flipping through socorro’s 1972 McCall’s Needlework & Crafts magazine and look what i saw!

hello billy bunny and debby duck, it’s nice to meet you!

daisies in the dell

Friday, May 7th, 2010

i found this really lovely embroidered pillow at the thrift store the other day. bunny + acorns!

it matches the livingroom perfectly, and it matches this slipcover i’ve been crocheting for the livingroom chair…

the colors remind me of the california hillside, that ’antique gold’ color being all that dry grass! like my view from the front porch…

the pattern is called ‘daisies in the dell’, which i found pretty irresistible. it’s a blanket pattern from a 1976 issue of ‘today’s woman granny squares’. i was looking around online for pictures of crochet slipcovered furniture but haven’t had much luck finding examples. have you seen any? have you made one? the chair frame is not upholstered so it’s just a cushion slipcover. so far i’ve finished the front top and bottom. the sides will be crocheted in the gold color, and i’m thinking of using velveteen for the back of it.

no more ringers?

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

well it looks like the ringer tees are really being discontinued. that was my favorite style! bummer. so if you’ve had your eye on the scherenschnitte ringer tees or the fairytale forest tees, i’ll only have the ladies sizes available on my website through the weekend. i’m going to print the same designs on a different style, just not sure which one yet.