Over on Ravelry I have my own Designer patterns page.
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/chauntel-andreasen
Not much over there yet but my notebook is busting with patterns half written, written but not test knit, and ready to publish.
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Hummin right along
Stuff is happening. Moving right along.
Kids back in school.
George working part time here & there doing home maintenance work. No full time work yet & unemployment is on hold until we do a phone interview in a few weeks.
Crochet & Knit classes listed for fall. I will be working a few nights a week, that helps a tad going in to the holidays.
Christmas knitting is in full swing. (I think it is all knitting this year, no crochet so far on the list, that is odd.)
I am trying to just make it through the tough times, be as thrifty as possible. Thanking the Good Lord for the fortunate times we have had in the past so I have plenty of stash to work from!
To save some money on patterns I have been test knitting for designers and getting the end pattern for free, that is always a plus! And it hones my designing skills as well.
I have been shying away from putting any new designs up. Most of them are sweaters that I designed within the last few years and have never had test knit. Tracy is working on 1 for me but now she is waiting for me to get her a new set of numbers for the collar. Gotta get on that ;o)
Not much photography happening either. My Minolta is still broken, no income to fix it. I use my little point & shoot but it’s just not very inspiring. I may take a day down in SB to just wander with the dog and get some fun pics.
Well, just a few random thoughts for you and now back to knitting.
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Originally uploaded by chauntelandreasen
The kids need pencil pouches for their binders.
I didn’t want to go buy some.
So I pulled out more of the ripstop I bought at Joann’s and made them pouches!
Using Velcro for the closure & grommets these whipped up pretty quickly. 2 done in under half an hour.
Last night I realized I had a coupon for CVS, $10 off a $20 purchase, that was about to expire. I had a small list of things we needed for school so I set out. I ended up spending only $12.95 and getting not only all the school supplies but super sized shampoo & conditioner for me! Awesome.
Best deal of the trip; Paper Mate mechanical pencils 10pk- 2/$1
I bought all they had in stock ;o)
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Originally uploaded by chauntelandreasen
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Ripstop Binder Pencil Pouch
Originally uploaded by chauntelandreasen
Daybreak Shawl
Daybreak Shawl
Originally uploaded by chauntelandreasen
Just thought I would throw up a picture of me wearing the Daybreak Shawl. It’s my new favorite shawl!!
Overview, California LaborMarketInfo
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Great Idea for Thrift Store T's
You know all those thrift store t shirts that have goofy locale prints on them: “Fun Run in the Sun August 1993”, “Goleta Soccer Camp 2001”
How many free t’s have you come home with after events? They never get worn, you keep them for some unknown reason, “I will sleep in it.” “I will use them for gardening/housework.” It never happens. They sit & sit, then they get sent to goodwill.
What a perfect way to reuse them & get something useful in the process!! Set bottom shut, cut off sleeves & collar. Voila!
