Knitty Gritty Knitster
KNITTY GRITTY KNITSTER?
Yep. That's me. I just received confirmation that Aubrey and I will be knitsters on Knitty Gritty!!! It all happened sooo fast. I saw a post on SNB-LA asking for people to be a knitster for a wedding-themed episode. I immediately emailed Aubrey to call and apply since she just got engaged. After a few minutes, I decided to write in too, especially since I'll be going tons of weddings. It also turns out that Aubrey needed another bridesmaid and asked me to be one (of course on the condition that she didn't make me look like I walked through a Pepto-Bismol factory explosion). Anyway, it all folded together at the same time, and the assitant producer, Joy, called us today to "officially book" us! They like the fact that Aubrey and I met through knitting and I will now be in her wedding. I don't know if I'm supposed to say what the project is, but it is wedding related! Another cool thing is the producer of this Knitty Gritty episode was the assistant producer for one of the episodes of Uncommon Threads that we taped this past September. (Knitty Gritty, Uncommon Threads and several other craft shows on the DIY Network are produced by Screen Door Entertainment.) Yay us!!
OTHER MEDIA NEWS!
Ok, remember when I posted about a teeny weeny bikini I was making? I made the top and Aubrey made the bottom. It was for a photo shoot for a weekly publication, SqueezeOC, a subsidiary of the Orange County Register. Well, the issue is supposed to come out tomorrow!! I can't wait to see it! If you go to the website, they post current issues online too!!
The reporter came by the knitting group and interviewed us
2 weeks ago, after we said we'd knit the bikini. I don't know if she quoted us in the story (about knitting) but I'm sure we're credited for knitting the teeny weeny bikini. I still don't know what the bottom looks like, although Aubrey and I sketched out some designs, and since I started and finished my piece first, I was able to email Aubrey my top pattern to that her bottom and better match the top. It is a totally functional bikini, one made to go in the water and move with the body, not like those "sit and look pretty" ones in Sexy Little Knits. What make it functional? We used Cascade Fixation, which is cotton with lycra. Knitting this was quick and fun, but we sure could not try it on since the model is a 31A and Aubrey and I are much more busty. It would be x-rated if we tried to wear the bikini. We haven't had a chance to take a picture of both pieces, but here's the top, taken in my car as I dropped it off for the photo shoot.
CRAFTY THINGS
I have made and written several patterns recently. However, because I am trying my hand at being a "published" knitter, I am planning on submitting them. Thus, I cannot post the pictures! bummer! Books, magazines (online and traditional) and other legitimate publications have a clause that you cannot post a picture of your work until they publish it (if selected), plus some time (i.e. the issue expires). I did submit something to Debbie Stoller for her upcoming book on more advanced knitting skills, but I got rejected. Don't worry, I'm not bummed about it at all. I knew the chances were slim and although I am happy with my abilities and what I can achieve, I totally know and appreciate that there are many much more skilled knitters and patternwriters/designers. I simply tend to make up my own patterns because I don't follow directions well, and also because I need something to think about when I can't sleep. :)
One thing I can share is a lacy lace-up gauntlet I finished writing about 3 weeks
ago. The photo here is of the prototype (unblocked), so it's not very good and really doesn't show off the lace. Necia of Jane of All Trades volunteered to test knit for me, so I custom-dyed some yarn for her. She just finished and I am eagerly awaiting her response, comments and photos. She did post one picture and blogged her experience here.
Yep. That's me. I just received confirmation that Aubrey and I will be knitsters on Knitty Gritty!!! It all happened sooo fast. I saw a post on SNB-LA asking for people to be a knitster for a wedding-themed episode. I immediately emailed Aubrey to call and apply since she just got engaged. After a few minutes, I decided to write in too, especially since I'll be going tons of weddings. It also turns out that Aubrey needed another bridesmaid and asked me to be one (of course on the condition that she didn't make me look like I walked through a Pepto-Bismol factory explosion). Anyway, it all folded together at the same time, and the assitant producer, Joy, called us today to "officially book" us! They like the fact that Aubrey and I met through knitting and I will now be in her wedding. I don't know if I'm supposed to say what the project is, but it is wedding related! Another cool thing is the producer of this Knitty Gritty episode was the assistant producer for one of the episodes of Uncommon Threads that we taped this past September. (Knitty Gritty, Uncommon Threads and several other craft shows on the DIY Network are produced by Screen Door Entertainment.) Yay us!!
OTHER MEDIA NEWS!
Ok, remember when I posted about a teeny weeny bikini I was making? I made the top and Aubrey made the bottom. It was for a photo shoot for a weekly publication, SqueezeOC, a subsidiary of the Orange County Register. Well, the issue is supposed to come out tomorrow!! I can't wait to see it! If you go to the website, they post current issues online too!!
The reporter came by the knitting group and interviewed us
2 weeks ago, after we said we'd knit the bikini. I don't know if she quoted us in the story (about knitting) but I'm sure we're credited for knitting the teeny weeny bikini. I still don't know what the bottom looks like, although Aubrey and I sketched out some designs, and since I started and finished my piece first, I was able to email Aubrey my top pattern to that her bottom and better match the top. It is a totally functional bikini, one made to go in the water and move with the body, not like those "sit and look pretty" ones in Sexy Little Knits. What make it functional? We used Cascade Fixation, which is cotton with lycra. Knitting this was quick and fun, but we sure could not try it on since the model is a 31A and Aubrey and I are much more busty. It would be x-rated if we tried to wear the bikini. We haven't had a chance to take a picture of both pieces, but here's the top, taken in my car as I dropped it off for the photo shoot.CRAFTY THINGS
I have made and written several patterns recently. However, because I am trying my hand at being a "published" knitter, I am planning on submitting them. Thus, I cannot post the pictures! bummer! Books, magazines (online and traditional) and other legitimate publications have a clause that you cannot post a picture of your work until they publish it (if selected), plus some time (i.e. the issue expires). I did submit something to Debbie Stoller for her upcoming book on more advanced knitting skills, but I got rejected. Don't worry, I'm not bummed about it at all. I knew the chances were slim and although I am happy with my abilities and what I can achieve, I totally know and appreciate that there are many much more skilled knitters and patternwriters/designers. I simply tend to make up my own patterns because I don't follow directions well, and also because I need something to think about when I can't sleep. :)
One thing I can share is a lacy lace-up gauntlet I finished writing about 3 weeks
ago. The photo here is of the prototype (unblocked), so it's not very good and really doesn't show off the lace. Necia of Jane of All Trades volunteered to test knit for me, so I custom-dyed some yarn for her. She just finished and I am eagerly awaiting her response, comments and photos. She did post one picture and blogged her experience here.
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