Archive for March, 2010
Knowing when to say “When”
I was working diligently away on my Cheshire cat this weekend, when I got to this point:
And realized that Mr. Cheshire had a slight resemblance to The Joker.
This resemblance is dimished somewhat as I continue to fill in the rest of the face, but all the remaining bits are white, so I’m not sure. [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 29th, 2010 tagged design work | 6 Comments »
Rodeo Cookoff 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Houston Rodeo Cookoff when my maternal parental unit came to town.
The Rodeo here in Houston is a HUGE event, with the main rodeo and concert events taking place inside the football stadium:
We were meeting some people there and ended up walking the length [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 17th, 2010 tagged just life | 1 Comment »
Stitching For Literacy
The Stitching for Literacy 2010 Bookmark Challenge starts this week! I’ll be collecting handmade bookmarks during the challenge and donating them to a Houston-area library! Please send an email to kat @ crosseyedkat.com (remove spaces) for information on sending in a bookmark. I’ll send a free mini-knotwork bookmark PDF pattern to anyone [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 16th, 2010 tagged news | Comment now »
News from Nashville!
It has been two weeks since Market, and I think I’m almost recovered!
First, I forgot to post one of the new designs:
I’ll be using this chart to teach a class on different ways of using overdyed threads March 20th at 3 Stitches in Spring, TX.
Here’s a view of the hotel atrium with some of the [...]