tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291149682011-04-21T16:53:18.228-07:00The leisure of l'oiseau--knitting, sewing, blogging.Left Palatenoreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1165441683193760942006-12-06T13:46:00.000-08:002006-12-06T13:48:03.193-08:00

More importantly, what have I been doing?A lot. Some of it craft-related, some of it not. But when it comes to posting on the blog, I've been very bad. You might call it procraftinating. So that's what I did, and that's where I'll be. Online shop, etc.See you at the Craftacular.

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1157857645208251902006-09-09T20:04:00.000-07:002006-09-09T20:09:20.810-07:00

They returned my suitcase to me yesterday, just in time for me to leave Paris this morning. Got to JFK tonight--guess whose luggage BA lost again?????

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1157626580800477022006-09-07T03:39:00.000-07:002006-09-07T03:59:23.090-07:00

when I first lost my suitcase, the nice lady with the clipboard said, "don't call us, we'll call you." Fine, I say, but is there a phone number I can have, just in case? "Non madame," she replied. "We have a phone number, but no one ever answers--can you imagine how busy we'd be if we had to answer the phone all day long?"Then on Tuesday my long-suffering grandparents took me back to the airport,

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1157531411016866782006-09-06T01:29:00.000-07:002006-09-06T01:30:11.026-07:00

this is preposterous.

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this has nothing to do with crafts, but I would just like to say that I am never flying BA again. departure from JFK: 2 hours delay.departure from Heathrow: 2 hours delay (for a 1 hour flight).despite ample time for luggage to make its way to delayed flight, was my luggage lost? yes. 3 days later, is it still lost? yes.on Saturday, Sept 2, date of my arrival in Paris, were 2000 other pieces of

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1156501797435877562006-08-25T03:26:00.000-07:002006-08-25T03:29:57.443-07:00

I'll be in Paris, so I can't make it to this, but:

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1155745362892004212006-08-16T08:45:00.000-07:002006-08-16T09:22:42.993-07:00

I've been woefully remiss in both blogging and crafting lately. For the past few weeks, my job has been incredibly demanding and stressful. Also, with graphic design class wrapping up, I had to come in to work on the weekends (because I didn't have photoshop at home until last week!), and for some reason I can't fathom, my social life has picked up exponentially this month as well.But! I am back

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1154043399310274002006-07-27T16:36:00.000-07:002006-07-27T16:36:53.456-07:00

do you know what's fun?ebay.now that I have successfully won ONE hotly contested auction, I spend my free time looking for deals on Ebay. My "items I'm watching" list grows by the hour, and if the time is right and the price is low, I contemplate bidding. So far I've managed to talk myself out of most purchases, because what if something better, cheaper comes along? There's also the issue of no,

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1153706262145842082006-07-23T18:40:00.000-07:002006-07-23T19:07:06.650-07:00

I've stayed away from Ebay for a long time. I've bought a few items here and there, but never any items over $20, or anything with competitive bidding. I just didn't see what all the fuss was about...until I bought a serger. I came in at the last minute and won! It was such a rush. It's not a great brand, but it looks serviceable and has the original box. It wasn't very expensive, either. look

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Take 6 other people I've met, in person, a maximum of 3 times in my life.cram us all into a 10'x10' space for 7 hours.half of us are operating on little to no sleep (another is pregnant).throw in about an hour of rain, in addition to a sunburn;and add the above to a sparsely populated, badly publicized, ill-attended craft fair.it's obvious what happened, right?IT WAS GREAT!!!! I had a fabulous

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1152896740114940612006-07-14T09:28:00.000-07:002006-07-14T10:11:49.063-07:00

The Craft Mafia's first collective business endeavor takes place tomorrow, July 15, in Brooklyn. Vanderbilt Ave between Myrtle and Park. 10-5. We'll be selling things.p.s. I won't be selling much, but it'll be cute. (and if you buy something, I'll include a free gift!)p.p.s. Our booth will contain great handmade clothing, bags, housewares, art and jewelry (+more!).

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1151611950139002342006-06-29T12:42:00.000-07:002006-06-29T13:59:08.120-07:00

Part of the reason I haven't been posting more on my blog is because I really like to include pictures, and when I take pictures I like my house to be clean. It is not. The graphic design project due this week was to take a few of the hearts from week one (see post below) and recreate them with 24 different kinds of materials. Not only did I do a terrible job, my apartment is a disaster as a

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1150815746187894842006-06-20T06:58:00.000-07:002006-06-20T08:02:26.250-07:00

So many exciting things (well, 2) have happened, I've been itching to post but I haven't had a free minute until now. In fact I still don't have much time, but I don't want to keep neglecting my blog! Would love to post some more pictures, but that will have to come later.1. Renegade Craft fair! It was in Williamsburg this weekend and it was amazing. So overwhelming, so inspiring, so hot. I saw

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1150298568704629332006-06-14T08:06:00.000-07:002006-06-14T08:22:48.763-07:00

I have plans/ideas/goals. I'm posting them here because, you know--accountability and transparency, etc.Not too many people read this blog (one of them is my mother--Hi!) but it's out there and it's public and well, maybe I'll accomplish my goals sooner this way. We'll see.Goal: a fab apartment.1. I would like to make a slipcover for my couch. It's square, so I think if I could just get enough

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1150215384930650042006-06-13T08:59:00.000-07:002006-06-13T09:16:24.960-07:00

I'm taking intro to graphic design, and my second class is tonight. Our assignment was to come up with 24 4"x4" tiles, bound accordion-style, each one with a heart. Black and white. No patterns, shading, nothing--just hearts.here's the whole shebang (background: the picturesque East river).Here are some of the individual tiles:To wrap the whole thing up, I bought some black ribbon and finally got

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149958891036410892006-06-10T09:56:00.000-07:002006-06-10T10:04:16.043-07:00

here are some socks I made using the sock recipe from knitty. They are ankle socks because I only bought one ball of Rowan 4-ply, and the stitch pattern is from one of the harmony guides. My first pair of socks, somewhat felted from wearing.

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149767236928852932006-06-08T04:38:00.000-07:002006-06-08T04:49:52.003-07:00

Milo has taken to attacking my lamp. It's the only floor lamp in the room, and my main source of light, esp. while sitting on the couch. It was also my first purchase for this apartment (all of $40 at Ikea) and it stood guard here during the two weeks between the beginning of my lease and my move-in date. I'm rather fond of it.It all started the other day when a poor little insect was buzzing

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149727942810055172006-06-07T17:36:00.000-07:002006-06-08T04:51:39.980-07:00

I haven’t given up on blogging yet. I’ve been working on this stupid fundraiser at work non-stop, and last night I started a graphic design class. So no time for crafting, much less blogging. Today, however, I had the foresight to wear a sweater I made to work so I could get a someone to take a picture of me wearing it.It’s from the Phildar Automne 2005 catalogue n° 436. It is the only sweater I’

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149452199167193142006-06-04T13:12:00.000-07:002006-06-04T15:48:36.470-07:00

I'm going to set up a gallery of all my FOs later, but in the meantime, here is a picture of a sweater I knit for my cousin Lily. It's the "ribbon-edged cardigan" from Debbie Bliss's Special Knits, in DB baby cashmerino. The buttons are tiny rabbits from MJ Trim (the camera wasn't good enough for a close-up, sorry). I omitted the ribbon since Lily is so small, I thought it might irritate her

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149371004401884902006-06-03T14:38:00.000-07:002006-06-03T14:43:24.406-07:00

I made another pouch this morning. This time the proportions were much more to my liking. Still, because of the length of zipper I had, it's kinda short--I don't really know what I can put in it. But it's so cute!

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149259591625862612006-06-02T07:31:00.000-07:002006-06-03T05:47:17.223-07:00

Last night I finished blocking some socks I made for a friend of my mother's. They're made of Cherry Tree Hill supersock in some colorway (I think Dusk, but I lost the label) in a simple k2 p1 pattern with a slipstitch heel.I also made this pouch last night. I got the pattern template at Small Hands. I didn't really understand the construction until I put it together, and so my proportions were

Left Palatenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29114968.post-1149214323072306592006-06-01T18:55:00.000-07:002006-06-02T05:09:06.673-07:00

I've been thinking about starting a craft blog forever, ever since I started knitting last year. I don't think that I would have fallen so in love with knitting if it weren't for knitting blogs, which I read religiously. Seeing everyone's projects on the web is really inspiring and the reason that I have made so much progress as a knitter. It's also the reason I started sewing last week. I'm

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