Friday, November 10, 2006

Current Events

Thanks should have gone out to these lovely peeps eons ago, but did not because I'm swamped and lost track of time. Not a very good excuse, but it's the only one I've got.

Anyway, having knowledge of my love for ye olde craft tome, Jessica sent me this beauty...



My daughter commandeered said tome for herself. Chip off the old block the young Linoleum is.

Next, Brownie sent me more of this stuff...



I have to say that as much as I love natural fibers, this line of acrylic distributed by Jo-Ann is pretty darn cool. I really like the way it worked up for the Swamp Crone Shawl. Viva la acrylic boucle! Oh by the way, make sure you peruse Brownie's gallery. The woman makes some wonderful garments!

And last but definitely not least, Finny Knits sent me a sampling of her homemade blackberry preserves, which the peeps at ChezLinoleum just recently cracked open.



Oh my this stuff is wonderful J! You did good. I wouldn't change a thing!

Monster Crochet News Items of Note
  • Apparently Turkeyzilla the Tote Bag will be profiled in Nickelodeon Magazine. I think soon. Though I haven't received a tear sheet from them yet so I don't exactly know if the poultry sack has been seen by kids everywhere or not.

  • I am co-designing a bag for an upcoming book from the folks at Interweave. That should be on your local bookseller's shelves sometime in 2007.

  • A couple of my creatures will be featured in a group show at That Yarn Store in Eagle Rock, CA. For those of you who live in the Los Angeles area and have an interest in seeing some cool fiber art by a smattering of Los Angeles based artists, the show opens this Saturday, November 11, with a reception from 7:00 - 10:00 pm. I'll be there! Here are the directions should you choose to attend.

  • I will be working on getting several new patterns up my website through November and December (one of them being Turkeyzilla the Tote Bag). I've made this my mission so it will happen. Thanks for being so patient with me! Stay tuned.

  • Blank and Boring O'Lantern will be showing off their new looks very soon...
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

13 comments:

Carol said...

Congrats on the publishings!!! When you're good, you're good!

LG said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

PS: That blackberries... good for you I´m that far away! ;)

lisa solomon said...

yay yay yay and yay!

happy weekend to you too!

christianne said...

Turkeyzilla? You kill me! That's fantastic! I love it.

dizzy von damn! said...

you are amazing.

Ellen Bloom said...

I knew you'd amount to something. Congrads on all the exposure!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations from me too!
Oh, and homemade blackberry preserves - delish.
take care, grache

Anonymous said...

Wow, you are one incredibly busy lady! World domination through crochet! Way to go!

Unknown said...

Congratulations!!! I love homemade preserves. You got some wonderful goodies in the mail. My daughter likes to swipe my stuff too!! Have a great weekend!!

Susan Schwake said...

WONDERFUL! you go girl and keep it up! what smashing news of monster goodness everywhere... hooray for LL!

Pam said...

WHOA! Great things happening! Good for you Lady!

Sus said...

What a great week (or so)!!! You deserve all this success and more! Can't wait to see your published works!
Ditto Vik -- it's a good thing I'm far enough away as to not be a danger to your blackberry preserves -- YUM!!!

Anonymous said...

Ooh, I'm glad you like the jam -- and nice work on the pumpkin-ness. Don't let too much dust gather on that Kitchenaid - he needs love too!