Silly Stripes Shoppe Opens Tomorrow!

Please join us!! Here's a sneak peek. ;)





Hope to see you tomorrow!

Licensed Silly Stripes™ Knitters?

Yes!! I have decided to license two amazing knitters to join me in the creation of Silly Stripes™ woolies! Together we'd like to introduce you to the....
Tomorrow we'll be announcing the new licensed knitters as well as giving a few sneak peeks at what you'll find at our grand opening on November 1st. Hope to see you there!!

It has been forever.....and some SS!

It has been forever since I've blogged! With my wrist injury (which I don't think I ever blogged....just talked about in my shop?) I was slowed down to NOTHING for weeks. I spent 8 weeks in a splint *waiting* for recovery...and when I began knitting...it was painful and I had to really concentrate to get my tension correct. Another time, I'll have to post my shawl I knitted..it was a "recovery wrap" for me. I knit the whole thing in 15 minute increments-knit 15, ice 15...fun times!! I'm happy to report that since my injury I've completed *two* pair of Silly Stripes™ longies! The first is a custom pair from pre-injury...they are *finally* complete!

They are for a little guy who uses the potty...so they look *loooong*. :) I can not wait to see them on him!

Now....I have been invited to stock at Fresh on Friday! I am very excited!! There will be an in-stock pair of SS longies with a darling tee by Nikki of Tadpoles & Butterflies.


A little peek for you. :)

And....though it may be tricky to locate....you may find this if you look hard enough!

{giggle} The first one in MONTHS!

I hope to see you there!!

Silly Cranky Stripes Monster Booty Pants

Last spring Amy of Crankypants and I collaborated for a fundraiser for her son's school. We held an auction for a fun pair of pants....a cranky monster top, and some silly legs. Here is what the lucky winner will be receiving!

I hope the winner enjoys using them as much as I enjoyed working on them!!

July Drawing Silly Stripes™...

are complete! This month's custom slot sent me yarn dyed by Micsknitz in her Shirley Temple colorway. Using the main colorway and trim skein, and adding two additional solids resulted in these beauties!


They are on their way home now.....I sure hope they are loved! :)

Cestari Colors Defined by Crayola!

For quite some time now I've wanted to do a cestari~crayola match up to assist with color selection. I finally found a smidgen of time to do so! This was fun! The hardest part was keeping the crayons all for me...and not having them swiped by little hands. ;) So, using a box of Crayola 64 purchased yesterday (I understand older boxes may have different colors?) I matched my color samples with crayons from the box. Here's what I found.

Row One : Zinnia (salmon-press HARD), Mountain Laurel (salmon-press lightly), Lemongrass (yellow green-press lightly), Goldenrod(goldenrod)
Row Two : Country Lavender (wisteria), Babies Breath, Spruce Blue (cornflower blended w/ pacific blue), Hummingbird Vine (red orange)
Row Three : Dahlia Red (red), Moss (olive green-press HARD), Bluet (sky blue), Thistle Pod (sepia-press lightly)
Row Four : Tiger Lily (peach blended w/red orange), Pussy Willow (gray), Spring Pasture (granny smith apple-press HARD), Peony Pink (mauvelous)

Babies Breath is a natural color and Black, though not pictured, is black. ;)


Now...you can design your very special Silly Stripes™!

An Exciting Announcement :)

On Friday July 3rd, my stand alone shop on Hyena Cart will be opening!


This has been a long time coming....and I think that I've sorted out how to keep myself from becoming overwhelmed with work, and still be able to collaborate with my friends, guest on congos and knit for my own children from time to time. I am *excited* for this growth.

I will be stocking on the third of each month at 3:30 HC time. You'll find custom spots, instock and a one of my wahm friends as a guest each month.

This month, you'll find one custom slot being sold via lottery, a very special skirty and a brand new design - a Silly Stripes™ Soaker Sack. Joining me are Andrea of Dwell Wool Knits and Kim of Western Sky Knits. It promises to be a great stocking. I hope you'll stop by!