Recently my Purple Pony Handspun Yarn was featured in two etsy treasuries! First, it was listed in the treasury Purple Haze listed by Brenda Sprout, and then again in the treasury My Daughters Favorite Color by Kimforbeads.

It will expire in a matter of time, as all Etsy treasuries do. So here are the screen shots!

I have so much more yarn that I need to list on Etsy. Right now they're all waiting to be "thwacked." I'll get around to it one of these days. There's just so much going on!

Last weekend we were at First Friday in front of MADE Art Boutique and on Saturday morning we were at Roadrunners Farmers Market. It was super cold and breezy. What a great way to start off the season!

This Saturday we'll be participating in two events, Blueberry Deluxe Holiday Extravaganza and A.R.T.S. Market Pie Social. This will be our first dual event and will be splitting up the booth and man-power between the two events. It will be an experience for sure.

Come by, say hi, and check out all our new warm duds!

Cora

In the outdoor market community we came across many other knitters and fiber artists who kept asking us what yarn we use to create our one of a kind items. So, in response to their inquiries, we decided to start offering it up for sale at events, as well as launch an online shop. Not only are we now offering our favorite fluffy yarns for individual sale, but we're also developing knit kits!

Made for knitters and do-it yourselfers, the Bewilderknits Kit contains everything needed to make your own magnificent knitted project. We've included fluffy yarn, big wood needles, a darning needle and stitch patterns that we use in our own Bewilderknits designs. Suitable even for beginners, this kit makes a marvelous gift for knitters, either keep it yourself or give it away!

We had a wonderful idea for personalizing the needles and carrying over our Bewilderknits branding: molding little mushrooms and snails and such on the ends of the needles. It was just an idea for many many months. Then along came my dear friend Dan from Better Than New Fine Furniture Repair. It was he who made our idea into a reality. After snagging a pair of my needles just a day earlier, he presented me with beautiful mushroom adorned needles.

Now that we had a fantastic prototype, it was time for mass production. So Dan took me down to his shop to teach me how to make our Bewilderknits needles.

Below are photos of my adventure...

After prepping the needles with sandpaper and a razor blade, you have 7 minutes to mold a mushroom onto the needle before it starts to harden up...

Once they've dried, you paint them red!

Then, I got to wear a snazzy mask to spray some sort of sealant on them....

Then it was time for the white dots...

And don't forget the undersides!

One final spray of sealant and it was time to let them dry overnight.

Tada!!! The Bewilderknits Kit Knitting Needles all ready to go!

Keep an eye out for our knitting kits and skeins of yarn for sale online and at events. :)

- Cora

How exciting! My work was featured in two Etsy Treasuries in a matter of days! Woohoo! :)

My Pom-Pom Giant Asymmetrical Scarf was featured in the "pom pom pom pom pom pom pom..." Treasury created by ifONA. It will expire in a matter of time, as all Etsy treasuries do. So below is a screen shot! I'm on the second row from the top, far left.

I wondered what it would look like if I made a scarf entirely out of gigantic pom-poms, and here you have it! This scarf was an experiment gone oh so right. I decided to add a knitted base strip that could wrap around your neck to provide warmth and comfort. An entire scarf of pom-poms wasn't the most comfortable thing; it was somewhat awkward to wear. This little strip of knitting really fixed that problem.

I had so much fun coming up with all the different ways you can wear it. My favorite is the giant flower that rests on your chest, with each pom-pom representing the flower petals and center. I have more of these in the works. I should have a couple for our first event on October 1st at MADE Art Boutique for Phoenix First Friday.

I'm getting super excited for the season to begin!

Cora

Well lookiloo! My Just Because Asymmetrical Block Scarf was featured in the "Shades of Mint & Red" Treasury, created by Petek Design. It will expire in a matter of time, as all Etsy treasuries do. So below is a screenshot! I'm on the 3rd row, 2nd from the right. How exciting; this is a first for me! Yay! :)

Over the past couple weeks I have been trying to upload a few items from my 2010 Fall Line each day, and I'm still at it! I've posted all of the items that I took pictures of; however I still have a pile of stuff to photograph that continually grows. It's been quite a productive summer and I'm excited to show my hard work off.

The Bewilderknits Season starts in just 15 days!!! With our first event in front of MADE at Phoenix First Friday on October 1st, 2010, it will surely be a great way to kick off the season. We're hoping for some nice, cool, fiber-wearing weather! If you're in the area, please swing by and say hello!

Cora

It warms up in April, and that means we have more time to do other things aside from events ... like filing taxes, going camping, learning new knitting techniques, and sleeping in on weekends.

Cora and I were mentioned in the Phoenix New Times blogs in April!

Here's Cora's interview about eating in Phoenix in their Chow Bella blog.

And here's Gwynne's interview about her wardrobe in their Jackalope Ranch Phoenix culture blog.

I look forward to the summer - it's hot but our time is less tied up. Schedules are wide open and that alone can operate like fuel injection for creativity.