synestheticknits

transitions are hard. i'm still around, just not doing as much fun stuff (because work, school, etc). things are just moving more slowly than i'd like. sloooow. i did go and freshen things up a little bit around here, fix a few broken things, and whatnot. and i was reminded of the long-running afghan project in my last post... since then, it has been put away again and then taken back out AGAIN. sometime last summer i started working away at it while listening to podcasts (mostly unexplained and binge-catching-up on you must remember this ). i can say that all squares are now done and blocked! now the edging. this may take another ten years. sigh. so, there is still work to be done around here. in the meantime, some old favorite posts: a look through some vintage crafting magazines. early-90s vogue knitting (every hipster in my city looks straight out of 1992 lately anyway, so...?) and granny squares of the 70s ! i definitely have more of these magazines around...

i finally got the sweet bookshelf i've been hemming and hawing over. the dolls now have a shelf in the new place! this could only mean.. time to play with miniatures! this month's issue of craft leftovers is all about miniature crafting. so yes, this was the issue that got me to order. yay! excited about the little chair pattern. i also love this teeny camera that embellishyourself blogged about a couple days ago. oh my god need this. love it. also, a good idea on blythelife for making your own little dolly foods. now just need to arrange the girls' setup... maybe snap some pictures!

i'm just a person who makes stuff, collects toys and things, and is looking to start a shop to combine the two. right now i do a lot of knitting/crocheting of doll-sized things which are starting to build up. for this, my muse is pullip. another big-headed, big-eyed doll, like blythe. others i like are strawberry shortcake, vintage licca, emerald witch and jem. there would be more if i had tons of money (same with yarn). lati yellows need to get out of my head.. anyway. hats! so the plan is to get my etsy shop up and running in may. yay!