Featured Artisans for October

My name is Marie Young and I am a jewelry artist from Dover, TN. Most of my work includes handsculpted and hand hammered pieces from recycled metals; copper, aluminum, brass, and sterling silver. I have been working on my craft for 4 years now as a self taught metalsmith and strive to make all of my pieces feel organic and fluid. I also have begun to include some recycled plastics and found objects in my pieces which I think add a fun element to the hammered metals. I have been featured in some shops around Nashville and currently am the featured local artist at the Customs House Museum's gift shop, Seasons, in Clarksville,TN.

Please check out my shop.

www.marieyoungdesigns.etsy.com

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Kouture Crochet

My name is Karia and I am the co-owner of Kouture Crochet. I have Dandy Walker Hydrocephalus, a congenital brain malformation. Even though this prevents me from driving or having a regular 9-5 job, I started this shop in hopes of both following my passion as an artist and lover of old fashioned luxury. Part my goal is show that crochet is more than just a source of workaday products far removed from luxury. I seek to create exceptional crocheted items that are luxurious yet subtle, simple and something that would be at home in the couture houses of Paris high fashion.

Here are my links

www.KoutureCrochet.com

Timeless. Elegant. Luxury.

facebook.com/KoutureCrochet

Twitter @KoutureCrochet

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CaricaturesByCobb
My name is Gary Cobb & I'm from NJ. I have over 25 years of experience creating custom caricatures & photography prints. In my shop I offer custom caricatures & celebrity caricature prints & note cards. You'll also find some note cards featuring my photography. I recently added mugs with caricatures.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaricaturesByCobb

Comments

Karia said…

thank you for including me, you have a great blog here and i feel honored.

k

Thursday, October 13, 2011

YakTrax said…

Thanks for including my etsy shop on your blog. It's great to be featured with these talented folks!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

2 needle fingerless gloves

This is an easy pattern that can be adapted according to your skill. I used worsted weight yarn and US 5 needles. You need just over 50gms of yarn. I also found that knitting them both at the same times ensures that they bout turn out the same ! Cast on 42 sts Knit 20 rows in k2 p2 rib on the 20th row place markers this way: k20 place marker, k2, place marker, k20 the 2 sts between the markers will form the increase for the thumb. Switch to stocking stitch (1 row K - right side- 1 row P - wrong side) Knit to marker, (20 sts) knit twice in the next stitch and in the one after that (the sts between the markers) K20 next row and all wrong side rows, Purl Knit 20 sts (you have reached the marker) knit twice in next stitch, K2 (till next marker) and K twice in the stitch before the marker K20 Continue this way, always increasing a stitch at each marker till you have 16sts between the markers. k 2 rows then with right side facing, k20, CO 16, k20 (shaping the thumb) nex

Hand Knitted Baby Cardigan Pattern

By Popular Demand! This is in one size only - takes for ever to figure out other sizes! For chest 10" - finished measurements about 14" Sleeve 3" You will need: 2 balls of a soft yarn that woks with 3.25mm (US 3 Needles) A button tension is 25sts and 50 rows for a 4x4 inch square If you are a beginner you may not understand this pattern - for more experienced knitters, I am sure you will see the 'pattern' of the decrease rows forming the raglan) I think this was originally a Debbie Bliss pattern i had written down somewhere so please forgive me if there are any mistakes - as i keep saying, I am hopeless at writing down patterns and i just had some notes on a scrap of paper! Back cast on 45 sts knit until back measures 3" ending with a wrong side row cast off 4 sts at beginning of next 2 rows leave remaining 37 sts on a spare needle sleeves (I knit both at the same time) cast on 29 sts K 7 rows increase:* k3, m1, k to last 4 sts m1, k3

An easy shawl pattern

I wrote this as i knitted it so if you find any mistakes let me know! The cast on sts are the top of the shawl, the cast off will be the bottom. This is a very basic pattern that you can then embellish - i used an eyelet pattern on random rows.(k2tog YO) The first stitches should not be slipped (as i usually do when knitting) but knitted. You can use any yarn you like with its corresponding needles. there really is no gauge You can also knit it to any size. Just remember that the final amount of stitches you have will be its width and the number of rows you knit will be the length. You can check that on a swatch and calculate accordingly Cast on 7 stitches. Row 1 (RS): k2, yo, k1, yo,place marker k1 place marker, yo, k1, yo, k2. Row 2 (WS): K2 , P to last 2 sts knit last 2 sts (and on all WS) Row 3 (RS): k2, yo, k to marker, YO, k1,move marker YO, k to last 2 stitches, YO, k2. and so on So to give a quick recap. The 1st 2 sts of every row are always K followed by YO Be

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