Photo credit Krafti-Kit.
Of late you may have drawn the conclusion that I’ve canned crafting in favor of art acquisition. Au contraire, my friends, I was merely pulling wool over your eyes. The only thing that was drawn was the bed curtain, the very spot where each night I’ve shacked up with a pair of needles and giant balls of yarn. I feel sheepish for withholding, but a woman needs her privacy to practice.
The last week was abundantly full of craftercises. The earlier part was saddled by knit wittery as I struggled ardently and sweat profusely to harness the cast on and knit stitch. I kept a hardy laugh on, though, which kept spirits soaring. By mid-week I was rolling rhythmically with my needles, yarn balls flying everywhere. Mercifully, last evening all labors came to a head: I witnessed the birth of a scarflette (small neckwarmer), a gorgeous heathered pacific blue! I cannot wait to take it for a walk, to show all the neighbors a most prized creation.
Lena Corwin stencil pillow courtesy of thehaystackneedleonline.com
Somewhere in the middle, I stole time to attend Etsy Lab’s stencil workshop. All participants were asked to bring an item to stencil. Ever the good crafter, I brought a fully stuffed pillow, and to my chagrin was unduly challenged. It ain’t easy, dear readers, to stencil on a rounded surface. Ed Roth, the patient instructor and owner of Brooklyn-based Stencil 1, was equally perplexed by my odd choice of project. But alas, after engaging in a protracted session of pillow talk, we resorted to spray adhesive to get the job done.
Despite the remedy, the adhesive could not withhold the force of my eager brushstrokes nor the bulging pillow. I wound up with a sadly contorted design and the resolve to avoid pillow talk at all costs. I’ll leave it up to the pros.
What nighttime exercises, craft or otherwise, have you been working on?
