Finally got my Suessian trees in the kiln and they're awesome!!

I saw a picture of a granny square ornament a few weeks back and thought - I can do that! I took some extra yarn to a show and tried it. The individual pics are wip before they were fully finished. It's just two small granny squares sewn together and pulled tight at the top.


Which is your favorite?




This is leftover from my Ziggy Stardust Sweater




This is leftover from a blanket I made a few years ago




This is from a shawl I made years ago

This kiln is a mismatch of things as I am trying to get things ready for shows. I generally like to glaze all things in the same color at the same time, but having the right pieces for shows seemed more prudent so I'vebeen doing things in batches. This has the last of the camping things I made a while ago and the first of the lavender I made after I scoured the studio plus a few things in between. Home stretch for the holidays now.

Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Midnight Ceramics Boxed Wine x2	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Sour Apple Mayco Green Opal x3 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Amaco Deep Sea x3 Mayco Light Flux	Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale Rim and Back Amaco Snapdragon x3 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Amaco Deep Sea x3	Mayco Black Gloss x2
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear Mayco Lavender Mist x3
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2
Opulence Sea Spray x2	Midnight Ceramics Boxed Wine x2
Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2	These are 3 of Maycos new 2024 glaze. The one on the left I love, the other two - meh Left: Mayco Opal Lustre x3 Middle: Mayco Micro Pearl x3 Right: Mayco Micro Cerulean x3
Opulence Emerald x2 Mayco Hot Tamale x2	Kentucky Mudworks Sunflower x2
Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3

This has the last of the hanging Christmas ornaments. The Sanbao tree thingy is still perfect and awesome. Definitely worth the investment (and it wasn't even that much anyway!). I also made myself a little star tree (bottom left) to fire some of the stars for my trees. Sometimes I can't fire them on the trees because I don't have the headspace. I have fired them on stilts, but then they have marks. It occurred to me to make a small little stand and it worked perfectly.

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday and I will be with 100+ other small business owners on the Avenue in White Marsh. Please come out and see us if you're local! It's a chance to get out and walk off some of that turkey while finding some great holiday gifts. I designed and made this sweater over two shows. It's actually pretty similar to the Birthday Sweater I made a few years ago. Since I was designing and making at a show, I didn't write anything down so no pattern. This is Miss Babs Big Silk Yarn which is a worsted weight yarn. One skein of Ziggy Stardust and 2 of Moss.


All of the stitches in the moss is the lemon peal stitch - one single crochet followed by a double crochet. In the alternating rows you are double crocheting in the single crochet and single crocheting in the double crochet. The Ziggy Stardust is mostly half double crochets. The exception is the edging on the collar and pockets which is 4 half double crochet in each stitch.




Big Silk is one of my favorite Miss Babs yarn for winter. It's super soft and its really warm at the same time.




I made the sleeves slightly shorter because my experience they will stretch a bit with wear.

Starting this past weekend I am a featured artist at the Carroll County Gallery of Gifts November 22 - December 21 in Westminster, MD
. There are 30ish artists all setup in the gallery where you can find fantastic gifts for the holidays. Stop by and support myself and the other artists!