Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture and share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.

KCCO - selfish

Selfish knitter alert!
Even though summer has finally hit us in the Pacific North West. I have had winter on my mind. The thought of freezing for another three seasons in this house (we are still trying to fix it up to put on the market) has me frantically searching for ways to stay warm. Since I am slightly ahead of the game for birthday and Christmas knitting I thought this would be a good time to throw in a little project for myself. I hope these will help me feel toasty since I live in skirts all year round. Well, minus the time I was pregnant with Baby L and shortly thereafter. I fell off the skirt wagon due to freezing my butt off and only having maternity clothes for the hot season (since my other two pregnancies were in S. Korea and Virginia).

Speaking of skirts, do any of you know of a good place or two to look for modest skirts (I like mine to be to the knee or longer)? I can't seem to find any. I just looked at some pictures Kevin took of me wearing one of my mid-calf length skirts and I realized I can NOT pull that length off. My legs look twice the size they really are. Not flattering on me at all! The sad part about that is I have been wearing this skirt for at least four years and never noticed how horrible it looked on me. I tend to avoid mirrors as much as I can, so in my head it looked ok. I think I will be looking in the mirror from time to time from now on!

KCCO - My Geisha

But back to my project - The yarn somewhat reminds me of my special fur ball Geisha. I rescued her right after my cat who was with me for 20 years passed away. My elusive kitty is rather spastic (She was a feral cat and they found her living inside a wall), so she never sits still long enough for me to get a picture of her. This is the best I could do. Hopefully you can see the resemblance between her fur and the yarn colorway.

Now please excuse me while I knit and finish watching the series finale of Dawson's Creek. Did I really just type that?! I never did see the finale or the last year (maybe more) of the show and yesterday's post had me reminiscing. That's my excuse and I sticking to it!

p.s - Thank you everyone from the very bottom of my heart for your support and confidence in me with homeschooling! I really needed that!! I'll have a post with some of my plans up soon.

If you would like to link up and share your current works in progress (or finished works) please leave your link below. It can now be either to your specific blog post or Flickr photo. There are no rules, only that your link is current and something about a craft project (of any kind) you are working on. Don't forget that there is now a KCCO Flickr group for you to share your crafting photos at anytime.

Please remember to link back here so that others who may want to join KCCO can find us.

It's as simple as that. Remember your post can be from any day of the week, it doesn't have to be today. We all love feedback so if you have a moment please leave a comment on some of the KCCO posts you may visit. I know from my own experience just how much your comments really motivate me! Now please share and inspire us all!


Share/Bookmark

Comments (45)

Loading... Logging you in...
  • Logged in as
gorgeous leg warmers! The yarn looks a lot like geisha. I look forward to seeing posts on your home schooling
Lovely yarn (and cat) color!
I believe 'down east basics' have modest skirts. I have the same problem. I'm really tall, so most off the skirts that surpose to be a little overknee, tend to be up the knee for me....
Geisha looks so much like our Cleo (who came to live with us because she was being made homeless when her family had to move and couldn't take her with them).
I made those leg warmers earlier this year (a bit crazy since I live in AZ, but I do hope to move someday). Love the title of your project - the kitty is so cute.
You have tortie-cat yarn! I am officially jealous! (:

Here's a crazy idea.. couldn't you.. sew yourself a skirt? Then it'd be to your specifications on length and you'd get to pick exactly the right fabric. That said, I'd never sew myself clothing. But that's because sewing and I are not often on speaking terms.
1 reply · active 659 weeks ago
Hmmm skirts, here is a subject I know a thing or two about?? well keeping 5 girls in skirts teaching you a thing or two. I have had the best luck at thrift stores honestly followed by making them myself. I am lucky enough to have a super goodwill closeby that has brand new clothing all the time and lots of skirts. Other than that it is hit or miss. The yarn totally reminds me of the kitty and she must be very stealth because I have never seen a picture of her and I know how you are with that camera : )
1 reply · active 659 weeks ago
I really like that yarn color! We homeschool. And I was homeschooled until I was 10, we had family health issues at the time that made continuing impossible. I loved being home schooled.
Here's mine: http://rowanandoak.com/rowan-oak/2012/08/project-...
1 reply · active 659 weeks ago
Hello - I have worn skirts and dresses exclusively for years. I mostly find mine at thrift shops or sew my own, but I occasionally treat myself to something new from Roamans.

That is lovely yarn! My current project uses basic acrylic, but I am enjoying learning to knit! :)
The yarn colour is gorgeous. Makes me think Autumn may not be so bad after all! But for now I'm enjoying every drop of Summer! ;o)
We have shared our terrarium today.
xoxo
~ joey ~
Try Etsy for skirts that you might like. Etsy.com. Land's End has good ones too. Can get pricey but use the free shipping option and hit sales, and then you can return stuff to Sears if it doesn't fit so no return shipping charges. Sometimes Old Navy has longer skirts too. I have the same problem. I wan ot go back to wearing mostly skirts but finding trendy, modest and cute all in one is hard.
I want to knit another pair of those legwarmers for myself. The ones I knit were in baby alpaca--such a stupid choice. They fall right down. I think the madtosh will be perfect and such a good color too. Also, that skirt probably doesn't look bad on you. You are (as we all are) far more critical of your appearance than anyone else I am sure. I have a terrible time finding skirts that fit my weird had five babies body! So if you find something you like, share it with us!
3 replies · active 659 weeks ago
Gorgeous pattern and yarn! Can't wait to see how they turn out!
I wear skirts 95% of the time. My favorites that I'm currently wearing are the Kamala Skirt from Patagonia. It's super soft organic cotton with ruching on the waistband, and very flattering. I have it in several patterns. I always insist on below the knee and I wear them to do everything in, including cleaning the basement, so I like a fabric that moves with me. My long ankle length denim skirts aren't practical for everyday wear, but are good on occassion, especially to keep the heat in when it's cold outside. My 'uniform' of choice you could say, is a tee or hoodie, skirt and sandals or flip flops;o)

Oh by the way, on price... I like to shop sales or clearance. I don't do thrift stores for me because my taste is specific and I like to look nice for my hubby, and certain things just look best on me. So trying to track that down in a thrift store would be a huge waste for me. But I really wear my clothes, so I don't mind buying what I want to wear.
Me again;o) I also have quite a collection of skirts from Boden. They come out with a few new fun prints every year, and I have 12-15 different ones. These are expensive, so I shop ebay for slightly used ones. I've had very good luck doing that.
Lovely yarn! About the skirt issue... might it be possible that you are simply being self-critical? I would just like to say, now that we are seeing more pictures of you here on your blog, that you are simply beautiful! You are truly lovely - you have a lovely, slender figure! Please don't be hard on yourself about the way you look. I look at your picture and wish I had your figure!! honest to goodness.
Ha ha! Your comment about Dawson's Creek made me laugh. I missed the last couple of seasons too and once impulse bought the last double episode on DVD (when I was far too old to have done so). It made me laugh and smile and was suitably cheesy!! Hope you liked it too. Used to love that show! :)
1 reply · active 659 weeks ago
I buy modest length skirts at http://downeastbasics.com/ or http://www.modbeclothing.com/

Downeast has stores where I live, but everything is online too. Some of their stuff is a bit funky, but almost all of it is modest.
I am also all about the skirts, you can make some ridiculously easy skirts from about 1 yard of a nice knit fabric.
I make them from the pattern in Sew Liberated.
Some cozy leg-warmers sound like just the thing.
I am looking forward to your homeschooling posts. I am going to do a very light version of homeschooling this year, mostly just so that our dayscan have more structure and predictability for my little one. I think I am going to usr little acorn learning's curriculum. I am interested in hearing what you will use!
your kitty is just gorgeous! and so is the yarn. Now I really want some leg warmers!

I too prefer knee length or longer skirts.
Dawson's Creek! I used to adore that show and have a hankering to watch it every once in a while.

Have you tried Etsy for skirts? I've had the same problem finding longer skirts in most stores.

I love those leg warmers, and even more that the yarn matches your kitty cat!
I find lots of nice, long skirts at thrift stores but it might be because I live in a place where lots of people dress modestly for religious reasons. My mom has had some luck on ebay. I haven't bought a brand new skirt in so long that I wouldn't even know where to get one new.
I love my skirts from www.textureclothing.com. They are beautiful and sooo comfy.
The colour of your yarn is gorgeous! I love that you have saved your cat, she is adorable! Thank you for hosting, it nice to be here on your blog!

Post a new comment

Comments by

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...