Owls like Baths
August 26th, 2011 § 1 Comment
So at long last I finished my Continental Owls sweater. About a month ago I mentioned that I feel it is time for me to step up my game, but that means taking a few steps back.
Switching from English knitting style—which I have done everything in until this point—to learning how to knit Continental style, wow, this little puppy took me a while, and caused a great soreness in new muscles! I had to try holding the yarn 4 different ways on my left hand to finally find a comfortable position. But I finally did find a good place, and now I am working on even more things in this new style. The soreness is now also going away.
Starting the leftover yarn from my Rihanna Inspired Nautical Cropped Pullover —Berroco Comfort in Black/Liquorice— and acquiring a wee bit more, I accomplished this sweater in the wrong yarn weight, and I feel like my modifications created a successful outcome!
Changes to the pattern:
- I used a worsted weight vs a chunky weight
- I worked the ribbing on size US 8 (5.0mm) Needle, and the body, St St, Owls on a US 9 (5.5mm) Needle
- Instead of working size 1, which would fit me, I did some calculations from my gauge swatch and worked a size 5 (second largest) in the smaller needles/yarn to compensate
- I worked long short rows around the arms and back to elongate and shape, compensating for the lack of height after the owls, which wouldn’t have been an issue if I had been working with the specified materials in the pattern
- I made the sweater have more of a crew neck than a boat neck, as that is what I prefer to wear. This was done with the previously mentioned short rows.
- I made the owls have pointy ears by working a SSK, K4, K2Tog over each owl, after finishing the owls. I then had to go in and calculate the rest of the decreases for the yoke to be shaped appropriately.
- I also learned that it is VERY difficult to take pictures of a black sweater with detail work …
Overall, I am super happy with the outcome, but the stitches overall looked fairly uneven. After throwing this machine washable and dry-able yarn in the laundry on the delicate cycle the stitches really evened themselves out. Though I will add that I am still glad that I chose to do this project in problem-hiding-black. I wish it were colder out right now, just so I could wear this sweater more. It will be treated like a sweatshirt in the winter, in that it is going to be used frequently, and I don’t have to care to much about looking after and being kind to it.
Reknitunion, and the Sweater That is Trying to Kill Me
March 25th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
I don’t know what it is about Friday’s, why do I always end up feeling like crap? Ramon had pretty bad food poisoning two nights ago, which we think was caused from Salsa. Feeling nauseous all day yesterday and today, and having foul tummy issues, I think I have the same food poisoning, but in a more minor way. It was pretty much all I could do today to get this post written, and sweater finished. All that being said …
Happy to reunited with my knitting mid week, I was finally able to finish the sweater that I am titling, “The Sweater That is Trying to Kill Me,” also known as the the sweater that was the cause of the mandatory Knitcation, also known as the cover sweater from Precious by Kim Hargreaves
I was so excited about this sweater when I bought the yarn from Stitches West, from Nordic Mart. The yarn was great, and fun to work with, but the pattern was a nightmare, a disaster … I should have re-written it from the top-down before beginning.
I did make a few changes to the pattern, in order to make it even, well, wearable. The sweater is supposed to be a wide neck, and even though my gauge was dead on, the neck was so wide, it didn’t even come around or over my shoulders at all. I had to add a good three inches to it to get it to work, and 16 short rows on the side/arm pieces, which also meant going out to buy additional buttons.
In the end, I am not super excited about it. With the additions made at the neck, I feel like there are some funny looking areas, and if I had known what was going to happen—if I had been smart enough to rewrite the pattern top-down in the round—I could have avoided these small, but noticeable eyesores. I just feel like if you are going to spend THAT LONG on a sweater, you should be totally happy with it in the end.
Additionally, I have either lost weight, or did something else funny, because, as previously stated, even though my gauge was right, I feel like the sweater is overall too loose, and is a bit baggy. Boo for baggy. Not what I wanted.
Sweater still in progress, trying to figure out how much more to add:
Perhaps I tend to get sick-ish on Friday’s because my body is trying to tell me to slow down. There is just so much I want to do, and right now, I don’t feel up for any of it.
Also, a quick thanks to Ramon, for helping me with getting a sweater picture tonight. He is feeling under the weather, too. 
Hangin’ with my Yarnies. Stitches West.
March 13th, 2011 § 3 Comments
Stitches West. Ok, ok, so it was a month ago, but I at least I am finally getting to it. With a neck that isn’t functioning, and my mandatory knitcation, I finally have time to get up to date.
So, before I proceed, I’d like to define two terms that I have created in my wooly webbed world.
1. to Yarn (verb): the act of working with, or playing with yarn of any type. Ex. As I wrote an email to each of my sisters, I was unaware that my cat was yarning with 183 yards of fingerling weight superwash merino wool, and then I had to spend 45 minutes sorting, collecting, and re-winding it.
2. Yarnie (noun): A person, or creature, who yarns. Ex. Me, both of my cats, but primarily the fat one, and anyone who knits, crochets, spins, or weaves.
I understand that Yarnies sounds a lot like Carnies, you know, the fine, weird folk from the Carnival. It is not meant to be insulting, but, lets be honest here, yarn people, much including myself, tend a little more to be the black sheep of the flock. I have called people who yarn, Yarnies, for quite some time, but never in public, as I haven’t wanted to offend anyone. However, at the Ravelry.com Happy Hour, just after the market preview, I did meet a woman with a beard gloating over her yarn purchases before the flocks of yarnies could rush the market hall during general admission the following day.
I did meet some great folks at the happy hour. Though, in traditional Yarnie fashion, the happy hour happened from 8–9:30 pm, which, in my book, is a weeeee bit late for happy hour, and more like, well, dinner time.
The following day I had a strict plan of previewing, making notes, taking pictures, and gathering information to bring home, dwell on for the evening, then return the following day to make my purchase. Well, we all knew that my plan had only a chance in hell of being fulfilled, but I lied to myself to try to make it through. Overall, I did really well, only purchasing a few small things that day, and I did, in fact, ruminate over my notes and ideas on Friday evening, and returned on Saturday to make my well thought out purchases.
I have to admit that I was disappointed not to see many of the big yarn manufactures there. In fact, I only saw a few. Cascade Yarns was one of them, and I made good friends, but no Plymouth, no Malibrigo, no Berocco, and well, really no one else. There were many small manufactures there, which was great. Fun to get to see and touch unique fibers and colors that you really can’t find anywhere else. I was also disappointed to see many signs saying “No Photography,” which meant that I lugged my 5lb Nikon D200 around all day as an exercise weight. I guess the yarnie vendors are worried about you seeing a knit garment/blanket/accessory/what-have-you and taking a picture and re-creating. But really, no pictures of a hank of yarn? Really? Bummertown. Thus, all of the pictures in this post, the few that there are, are crappy sneaky/hidden iPhone pics. Bummertown about the quality, sorry.
One of my favorite was Tess Designer Yarns. Such luxurious yarns and amazing colorways. I couldn’t keep my paws off of them. I made one impulse buy from Tess, and another for a specific project. I resisted the cashmere that I really, really wanted, as I felt that $225 pre tax was more than someone who is unemployed should be spending on a sweater.
Caption: Impulse buy baby blanket. No, I know I don’t have a baby, but it was just so beautiful that I bought the yarn to make one. It will be waiting for the day, but in my yarn-stash none-the-less.
At the Ravelry dinner-time happy hour I heard stories about The Sanguine Gryphon and made my way over to the booth, which, sadly was hidden sort of near the back. The gals working the booth were dressed in ren-faire costume, and the yarns and samples at the booth were even more impressive than the yarn wenches. After some bad experiences I am trying to stay away from variegated yarns, and even though The Sanguine Gryphon had some of the greets variegated colorways I have seen yet, I only bought a solid color, enough to do a cute, lightweight sweater.
Caption: Not the yarn I bought, but a notable yarnie item at the Sanguine Gryphon booth.
Then, around 4 o’clock on Friday, it hit me. I had over-yarned. I found myself just wandering through the market halls, glassy-eyed and parched. I forgot to bring water, even though I did remember my glut ten free sandwich and a yogurt. The yarnies running Stitches West weren’t accommodating an audience with a glutten allergy, so I was glad I planned ahead. Knowing it was time to go, I left, arriving back at home in a heap, unable to review my notes until after getting dinner, and a margarita.
In addition to the many yarn vendor booths, there were also some vendors of other varieties, though most all related to yarn. Looks like I am not the only one who has trouble with their cats yarning.
All in all it was a great event, and I was so happy that I learned about it in January, so that I was able to attend. During the Happy Hour, I a yarnie—not the one with the beard—tried for about 20 minutes to convince me that Stitches West is unlike any trade-show I had ever been to before, though she never really stated why, just “You’ll see! You’ll see.” I have to disagree with her assessment. I have been to enough trade-shows in enough different segments of the consumer world to know that they are all the same, just the goods change, and the genders/ages/weights/general demographics of the die-hard enthusiasts at the show.
So, in total:
Bearded Ladies: 1
Dogs in Knit Handbags: 2
Booths for removal of cat hair from yarn projects: 1
People who stopped me to comment on my Subway Hat: 50+
Great yarn: too much to count.
Days until the next Stitches West: 325, give or take.
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From Me to Ewe, Manditory Knitcation. No, in a bad way.
March 12th, 2011 § 4 Comments
So I have been working like a mad-lady trying to get these two dressed designed, patterned, sewn and photographed to submit for a competition, and while I finished one, the second one, I realized only at the very last moment, just wasn’t meant to be. With the production rush I have been very, very bad about not posting, but what can I say.
Last weekend, Ramon and I traveled up to my mom’s house to hang out. So funny and so cute, my mom had called a few days before we arrived stating that, “Since you are having so much fun with your yarn, I want to try to take up crochet, again. Can you give me a lesson.” Happy to oblige and after a trip to Walmart to buy cheap, big yarn, and big crocheting needles, she is now off and running, able to 1. identify mistakes and more importantly 2. go back and fix them.
Also on our little northern voyage, we took a 22 mile drive out to see Lamborghini. And while, sadly for us, it was raining, Lambo didn’t let that stop her from a Triscut feast. With sheering time only weeks away, I tried to make good friends with Lambo, as I will be super lucky to acquire her goods after the woolly event, which I will hopefully be able to watch, and maybe even participate it.
Now to the bad news.
I have been working on this sweater that I love, the cover sweater from Precious by Kim Hargreaves
This was all fine and good, as I was able to sew, until a few nights ago, when I had a very bad muscle spasm in my neck.
Basically unable to move my neck at all, it took 5 hours yesterday to get to the art store to buy illustration board to mount the pictures I had already taken of my sewing competition entries, get the pictures mounted to the board (a task I have done hundreds, if not thousands of times), and get it down to FedEx. I already had all of the forms filled out, pictures touched-up and printed, but FIVE HOURS!!! This was followed by a two hour nap, then a margarita, then sleep. Ugh.
Today my neck is still very stiff, but since I can’t knit, I feel like a bump on a log, and totally worthless. With nothing else left to turn to, I have started to crochet the Broomstick and Lace hat
So now slowly I go, trying to get back to normal, whatever that is.
Meltdown.
February 27th, 2011 § 2 Comments
OK So, last week, I had a serious meltdown.
Infact, I think I am still having it. So, I decided I needed to take a long, hard look at my priorities, get some things straight, and weed some projects out.
Ramon determined that I need to start telling people “no” more frequently, so I am trying, now, to put this into effect. Still, I am still feeling completely overwhelmed, and as thought I absolutely can’t get any time for myself to work on my projects. Though, quietly, and through the cracks, I am seeing some progress being made. My sketchbook and swatch-books are filling, slowly, but none-the-less. I have also decided to eliminate one project completely, or, at least until after I have finished my McQueen project, and I am being a little less adventurous with cooking dinner. I still just wish that I had more time though …
While in the midst of my meltdown, I decided to finish the last project that caused a meltdown, the blue Alexander McQueen Sweater Dress. I ripped the collar out for about the sixth time, and it would appear that I have learned a lot in the last few months as I didn’t have any trouble with it this time. I happily finished weaving in all of the ends, and then wore it to Stitches West, where the kind folks at the Cascade Yarns booth took my picture in the dress, and posted it on the Cascade Yarns website.
Having now worn this dress out three times, I feel incredibly proud of my handywork, and pattern-making skills. So soft, and SO WARM!
Also in the middle of the meltdown, I finished a knitting project that should have taken me a week, but instead took three: the Feather tunic from my favorite knitting book of 2011 Modern Top-Down Knitting
Looking falsly lumpy on my crappy dressform, I L O V E this tunic. I have worn it four times since finishing it last week. A fun, easy project and easy to wear. I did make a few changes, and I also learned a few new skills. I changed the shaping of the skirt to be a bit more fitting, spacing out the increases from four rows to four inches. I also had the opportunity to learn how to crochet elastic into the waistband, which was very easy. Additionally, i learned how to double crochet, and while it is a useful skill, I preferred the look of two rounds of double crochet at the bottom, so went with that, instead. I am still looking for trim to put on the inside of the hem, and haven’t yet found anything that I love just yet.
I will do my best to get some hallway images of both of these dresses as soon as I can!
Knitcation. Day 10.
January 31st, 2011 § Leave a Comment
After spending a week with my oldest sister—the sister that taught me how to knit—giggling, being super silly, knitting, chatting, relaxing and creating, I got on my flight home from Knitcation in Atlanta last night, feeling both anxious to see Ramon, and disappointed about leaving,
As usual, my expectations for projects that I could complete while on Knitcation was not realistic. Shocking, I know. I finished one dress from my new favorite knitting book—which I have mentioned several times—Modern Top-Down Knitting, by Kristina McGowan, and also got half way through the next. I started a cowl, hated it, and frogged it three times. I also started my Noro Striped Scarf, realized that my two variegated colorways suck together as there is not enough difference, and frogged it after trying to make it work for 6 vertical inches. Additionally, my sister and I bought some Misti Alpaca Chunky in various hand painted variegated colorways, to make sister scarves. Bummer-town there, too. After about 5 different approaches we are both still at a loss.
Despite these mishaps, I had the most fabulous time knitting ever. In a spacious house with many, many pets who like to snuggle and talk to you I really, really wished that we lived closer.
The Museum Dress was a raging success, though, I am now not 100% sold on the yarn. I used Berroco Comfort Chunky in Copen Blue. As the cubic zirconium side of the equation, it great and easy to knit with but it doesn’t have the refined stitched qualities and details that it’s diamond twin has, Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes. Though, I can put it through the washing machine, which is a big, big plus, given that I am going to be wearing it a lot. Also, using the Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes would have made it a much, much more expensive project. Someday, when I am rich and famous (yeah right) I’d love to do it again using the Blue Sky Alpaca version.
Because I changed the yarn the gauge was off. Instead of changing needle sizes to be larger, I actually changed them to be smaller, creating a better texture with that specific yarn. On size 10 1/2 needles, instead of size 11, I followed the directions for a large, as those directions were the PERFECT match to my gauge to make a small. I used the vertical measurements for the small (how large to make the armholes, neckline, etc).
I made a few modifications to the design, starting with adding in a little bit of shaping in the back (decreasing stitches) into the waist, and then I dropped the waist to help me look a little taller. I crocheted 4 SC rows, instead of 3, as I felt like it gave the piece a more sturdy look and separation between top and bottom. I also changed the skirt increases to be a little more like traditional sewing darts, and knit the skirt longer than the patter indicated, as that is how I prefer to wear skirts, and I felt like the proportions of top versus bottom were more balanced. I also added two rows of single crochet to the armholes, a move I am not sure was the right thing to do, and they may be coming back out.
Overall, I LOVED this pattern. Super fast because of the big needles, and big yarn. 3 days from start to finish, even though I still need to put some trim in the crochet hem. I picked this one to learn some specific new skills.
• Provisional cast on
• Pick up crochet to knit from
• Short rows
• Hiding wraps in short rows
All of these new skills were super simple, and I am happy to add them to my repertoire.
Even though I was lucky to avoid all of the bad weather by excuse of knitting and not leaving the house, I did need to learn how to keep warm in the Georgia winter. Note the fine wisdom of Toffee the Tub-in-ator, perfecting the art of wintertime house-hold warming. Purr baby was good at sharing the wealth, and loads-o-lard makes a good cat-loaf lap warmer. Highly recommended for any knitcation be it only one afternoon, or even a whole month.
Thank you for having me! I can’t wait until we have the next one!!!
In Her Shoes: Diamond Beanie Knitting Pattern.
January 24th, 2011 § 8 Comments
Click Here to Purchase the Diamond Slouchy Beanie Pattern on Ravelry.com for $2.00 US
Click Here to Purchase the Diamond Slouchy Beanie Pattern on Etsy.com for $2.20 US
I bought this yarn to make a Christmas gift for a girlfriend of mine. However, I ran out of time to start, and, much less finish the project before Christmas. My original idea was to turn it into a scarf, and in early January, I tried this, no less than 23 times. After that I kept trying, but lost count. Nothing seemed to work quite right, or look quite right. Then, I got the news. My friend was in the hospital receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Out of privacy and respect, until I receive her permission, I will not be publishing her name, but I would like to take a moment to do something for her. As the first woman I have connected with in a long time, we often find ourselves together over shoes. Her shoe closet put’s Carrie’s to shame, and she’s been wearing Manolo’s since before HBO gave us all an education. Since she is in the hospital receiving chemo for the next few weeks, I want to give her additional support end encouragement through our stilettos.
To show your support for my friend, take a walk in her shoes for a day. Lets fight Leukemia together!
Since she cannot step out in her shoes, I am asking you to step out in yours, and share the experience.
- During the week of January 31–February 6, 2011, wear your favorite pair of shoes out somewhere. It doesn’t have to be all day, it can even just be to the grocery store. They don’t have to be heels, but they should be your favorite, or best shoes.
- If you can, take a picture (iPhone, Android, dumb phone, camera) and if you can post it to the Project Hallway facebook page, her support group, if you are a member, or email it to me at projecthallway at gmail.com, I will share it with her.
- If you’re up for it, write a caption: share what the shoes are, why they are your favorites, and where you wore them.
I know that the additional support will help her through this, and the captions for your pictures will give her something to read while on the road to recovery.
For my personal girlfriends that wear a size 7, if you can wear heels, I will lend you ANY of my shoes for a day. McQueen, Louboutin, Dior, Manolo, Lamb. I will even bring them to you to wear, if you will post a picture and a caption to the Project Hallway facebook page
Please help show your support!
And now, back to the knitting pattern.
Often I hear people saying that you need to listen to the fabric or yarn you are using for a project, to learn what it wants to do. I have believed this only to a certain degree, until I found Malabrigo Rios in Purple Mystery, color #30: the yarn that I used for this project. She asked me to make her some hats, and only then was I able to listen to the yarn. I wanted to create something special, and new for her. After working with it in the pattern for my Taylor Swift Beret, I could see that the details would sing with this beautiful yarn. So, I created a new pattern, a derivative of my previous pattern.
The diamonds for your style, the purple mystery for your beauty, and the cable knots are from each one of us support group.
This hat isn’t as large or as slouchy as the beret, and does fit a bit more like a beanie. The diamond pattern is much more dense, and there are many more diamonds in it, creating a lovely pattern.
I originally made the pattern free, however, upon discovering that others were taking the pattern, making and selling item after item for a nice profit, sadly, without a credit or a donation, I have decided to request a very small fee for my pattern work, so that I can continue to come up with new ideas and patterns.
Click Here to Purchase the Diamond Slouchy Beanie Pattern on Ravelry.com for $2.00 US
Click Here to Purchase the Diamond Slouchy Beanie Pattern on Etsy.com for $2.20 US
If any Errata are found, or thoughts about the pattern come up, I would love to hear them. Please feel free to respond on my blog, on Ravelry.com (user: projecthallway) or send me an email at projecthallway AT gmail.com.
Enjoy!
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Two more hats. Day 3.
January 24th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
While in the other room working on a McQueen dress, I decided that I should go ahead and post these two hats that I have recently completed. Both hats are for a friend who needed them.
The first is the Jade Taylor Swift Diamond Slouchy Beret. The third time around, this hat, as you would expect, went quite smoothly. I used Cascade Superwash 128 in Jade Green (801), as it is machine washable, and familiar.
The second hat was the Subway Hat, for which my friend had put in a request. I used Cascade Superwash 128 in Blue and Perrywinkle, again, as it is machine washable. I found that the structure looked much better when on size 10 needles, as opposed to 10 1/2 as the pattern is written, so I completed the largest size, with the size 10 needles, and the hat came out the same size as the medium that I did before. Again, I used my Bernina to sew in the lining, getting a great match on the purple/perrywinkle thread for the crochet boarder, speaking of which …
This entire hat took me 3 hours to knit, but the crochet boarder took an hour all on its own … maybe I need to practice more crochet …
I washed both hats before giving them to my friend, and both times the washing and tumble drying was a success. I cringed when putting them in, not knowing exactly what would happen, luckily all turned out OK. I did pre-wash the subway hat before putting the lining in, and then washed it again after sewing in the lining and braids, which gave the tassels of the braids a cute, but very puffy look. I decided they needed to be trimmed a bit more after the washing. I also, cleverly, thought of using my Hornshaw Woodworks Swift, which I love, to measure out the strands for the braids.
Now, if only I had a subway to ride.
January 17th, 2011 § 3 Comments
After my long winded longings about going to New York and thoughts about art and Alexander McQueen, I took some pictures of the hat that I just completed from Modern Top Down Knitting, the Subway Hat, also one from my 12in11 list.
Great pattern, took one day, even including making the lining and adding the braids. The pattern was simple, but I learned three new things. This is the first—and not the last—hat I have done from the top down. Big yarn—I used Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes in Blue and Natural, Colorway 2001 and 2003— and big needles meant it went along quickly, and I got the majority of it done at the Laundromat yesterday. The second new skill was doing the crochet boarder. Super simple, and this is another skill that I will be putting to good use in the near future.
On Saturday I found a fleece remnant in the bin at the local fabric store, and a buck later, it was mine. It was .45 yards and 2x what I needed. I quickly drafted a pattern, surged it together, & over-locked the edges. I included a 1/2″ seam allowance, so I folded it up, and stitched it. Incorporating the braids seemed like it might be fun, and also something I hadn’t done before (3rd new skill).I also over-locked the braids into the lining, in the seam allowance, so there is no mess, no muss, and no fuss.
Being lazy I used my Bernina 450, the correct thread—natural for the crochet boarder, and light gray for the fleece—and a top-stitching needle, I carefully, and quickly sewed the lining into the hat. I know it was cheating to do it this way, but, hey, I don’t mind.
So warm, now I just with I had a subway to ride on … New York? Something about New York?
Whoa. That’s a lot of bins. Day 136.
January 13th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
So, I never thought the day would come, but I have found a type of yarn that the cats desire and crave even more than wool. Think this isn’t possible? All those smells, those woolly, delicious scents. Well, I’ve got one word for you: Angora.
Who would have guessed that my kitties would fall head over tails for the glorious smell of one of these little guys:
Luckily my sister came over last week to help me with the great OrganizationFest of 2011. Amazing as my sewing room is, I have been struggling since it’s installation with were to put things away. It is a small space, now made smaller by massive project. At the end of each project I have to tidy up, and put all of my tools and materials away, which is fine, but, I as I just mentioned, I didn’t really know just where to put the stuff.
Jenny, the great organizer, asked me to come up with some goals, then she would come over, before returning to her fourth semester in Law School to get everything organized and in its place in one fell swoop. We started the day making a list of everything that needed a home, then making a list of the sizes of the possible homes. Off to the Container Store with great anticipation the great OrganizationFest of 2011 was underway. After learning that the Container Store has nothing useful, unless you are buying into their Elfa system, or need to put away 1. specific things, 2. small things, or 3. kitchen things, we went to Target and hit the Organization Jackpot, much to both my, and my sister’s surprise.
Finding appropriate homes for my yarn, fabric, tools and the like we loaded up our bins and found that we needed a seeing eye dog. By some miracle we made it to back to the first floor, to the checkout line without incident.
After playing a bit of tetris we fit them all into my ’96 318ti BMW, making only one trip. While many joke that the “ti” stands for trunk impaired, I say to you, “Suck it.” We can fit more stuff in my ti than in any of our other car, quite possibly including the X5.
Less than three hours later, we turned the eye-sore into a totally usable space.
In order to appreciate the greatness of the new space, I must share the befores, as embarrassing as they are, in addition to the afters.
The sewing room in its new-found glory:
The sad sewing room before:
The left side of the sewing room closet before:
The left side of the sewing room closet after:
The right side of the sewing room closet before:
The right side of the sewing room closet after, pattern paper now properly contained:
The Yarn Buffet, now just the Buffet filled with Buffed appropriate items, and not one strand of yarn. All of the yarn is now categorized by color and fiber in the sewing room, in the right side bins under the sewing table:
So now, even though the kitties have found their new found Angora love, my yarn, and my sanity are saved after receiving a lot of help from my sister.
Bunnies be gone, at least from my kitties minds.
Thank you Jenny!
