New Items Are Just Over the Horizon!

WIP: SSP (3.33333/9 complete)

So, a few of the projects I'm working on right now aren't completely under wraps...And that bigger bag is one of them!

I've upsized my medium (sock/small project) wedge bag to become a sweater bag, and the retro Marvel print is the product of this! I will have a lot more prints available with an update planned for the beginning of October (this Marvel one is the prototype, to make sure I had the sizing and such right...which I did, first try and everything - I was quite pleased!). Keep an eye on my Instagram for more prints as they become available - this is also a good location to see works-in-progress and the daily life of Nekozuki Yarns!

In other news, I have become much more active over on Tumblr! I have been on there for awhile, but really only started using it again last week. This is a bit more random than either my Pinterest or Instagram, so you may find that you enjoy it more.

And...Calgary has had it's first snowfall of autumn, which is quite sad. I was hoping for a respite to warmer temperatures this month, and although I see that this weekend is supposed to be nice, the fact that snow is already sticking to rooftops is quite disheartening. But it does mean that I get to stay inside and knit on the SSP without feeling guilty! (And the faster I get the SSP done, the sooner I can get the project bag sewing started and done!)

Fingers crossed that it does warm up a bit! I'm not ready to be done with summer quite yet.

Katie =^..^=

Crafting Space

On the Needles: Orange scarf, double knit scarf, and black "boa" scarf.

Other crafting in progress: more hair accessories! (Clips and bobby pins)

So, yes, above is what I'm working on now. Yes, I have three different knitting items on the go. But that's so I don't get bored! The orange scarf and the "boa" scarf won't take too long...But the double knit (dk) scarf will take a bit, because I haven't double knit before...And I have to figure out how to put letters into it, too! haha

The bobby pins and clips are some of those filler items, but they're fast and fun, which is what I like about them! And speaking of fun and fast, I was actually able to start and complete something today! It's a choker, which I just posted here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/80955946/oriental-victorian-steampunk-choker-red

But here's a teaser picture:

And that is a TAZO tea box lid I'm using as a background. Isn't it awesome? I got it from one of my coworkers yesterday. 

I also updated all the shipping costs and added international destinations!

And, to give you a peek into the whole process, here's a few pictures of my workspace this afternoon:

I was working in the living room today, on the coffee table, because it stays the comfiest the longest. By the way, that's an empty Kirin Milk Tea bottle (yay TNT Supermarket and their selection of Japanese drinks!). Ummm...And the circular pen case is from the Ghibli museum in Tokyo; it has a 2010 Minnie Mouse/Year of the Tiger cell phone charm on it from Tokyo Disneyland! hehe

This is my yarn basket; there's the orange scarf in it's original form. I found these plastic yarn socks yesterday, which I think will be really useful, since it should help keep my yarn from getting tangled! 

And the other set of craft supplies; those flowers are what I'm going to work with for the hair accessories. And there's the black boa. The dark and light blue yarn are going to be used in another project that I'm developing. 

So, now that you've seen the mess that I work in, you can see how my creative process works a bit better. And this is actually pretty organized; it won't be like this for every long, unfortunately...haha

Besides that, I almost came home with a kitten today. Almost. It was really hard to resist the temptation. But I know that I have to wait until at least one more year. I want to be around more when my boyfriend and I get a kitten...And really we can't afford one right now. Soon, though. Ume (the beta fish) will be good for now!

And not much else. I'm finished work at the gas plant for the summer, and I have this weekend off, which will be nice, and then it's back to the university bookstore next week. But I see that I'm only work half days, so that means I can come home and craft more...And read more for my honours project. I have a 10 page paper due by the end of September already! But I'm excited. I've already started writing the paper in my head, so it will translate to paper well.

Until next time!

Katie =^..^=