More Freya Gauntlets

Another new product for market this year are my Freya Gauntlets.  I've shown them a few times, but these are new colors.  I also have a beautiful royal blue pair and an olive green pair just about done.  The gauntlets are like fingerless gloves in that they come to the first knuckle on the hand, but there isn't any thumb - so in that way they are more like long, fitted sleeves.  They fit to just below the elbow.

These are knit up in Andean Silk, an amazing blend of 55% super fine alpaca, 23% silk, and 22% merino wool by Knit Picks.  They are so incredibly soft, but also warm and luxurious feeling.

Ollie Owl Hats

Market is less than 2 weeks away!  This week I'm going to take a break from the vintage stuff, and show you some of my new items that I'll be selling!

First up is a whole new slew of Ollie Owl hats.  I'll have them in many other colors, but as I work on knitting through my yarn stash, I happened upon lots of shades of brown yarn in balls just the right size for a baby or toddler sized hat.

Ollie is knit in a super soft 100% merino wool, and his eyes and beak are cut from high quality wool felt and are hand stitched to the hat.  Sizes include infant (approx 0-2 years), toddler (2-4 years), and child (4-6 years), although every child's head is different so the age ranges are estimations.  All of my baby hats are $36 (plus shipping).

If you are a knitter, and would like to purchase the pattern to make your own flock of Ollie Owl hats, check it out here (if you are a Ravelry member) or in my Etsy shop.  Patterns are for personal use only.

Speaking of Hat Display...

Leaving the sad fate of the drying rack/hat display behind from yesterday, I'm back to my junking posts.  Today we are going to talk about the items I picked up that I plan to use for Market and Photography display.

Let's refresh your memory of my haul from a few Saturdays ago..

First up is this beauty - sturdy, paint chipped to perfection, and elegant without being presumptuous.  This candlestick holder is going to make a fabulous hat display.

See???

And what about these locker baskets?  They may not be "true vintage" but they look it.  And because they are new, I can haul them back and forth, from show to show, and not worry about a handle falling off, or someone bending the wire.  I like that a lot - especially since last year's market season ruined my most favorite vintage suitcase.  

Not only are the baskets great for holding stuff...

...but they also make super photography props for my etsy shop too!

These are my "Freya Gauntlets".  I'm hoping to get a few pairs up in my Etsy shop by the end of the week.

And lest you forget what they look like on an actual person....  Here is my friend Freya modeling my Freyas.  These photos were taken by the FABULOUS Jeni Nelson.

Fun, fun, fun.  

Fruity Hats!

I posted some of my new "Fruity" Hats on Etsy this morning.  I'm so excited about these.  They are really fun to knit and embroider, and they look so deliciously adorable on babies!  Click on any photo to be taken to the Etsy link.  Check it out...

Etsy Updated! (finally)

I was able to get 3 new listings up in my ETSY store yesterday.  YAY!  And i'll work on getting a few more up this weekend too.  It feels great to finally have an etsy site that isn't totally lame.  :)

I started by posting a few Ollie Owl Hats...

To get the photos, I set up a little photography tent thing (I honestly don't know the correct word for it - LOL) but thought I'd share a picture for you all to see.  My pictures aren't insanely spectacular or anything, but it might help some of you out who take photos of cards, or knits or whatever.  The only thing that works better is going outside to take those shots!  :)