tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33916438444933961202024-03-14T06:53:55.215-07:00Maiya knits. Mayhem ensues.My journey through yarn and life.MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-82978930220211834192014-03-28T11:36:00.001-07:002014-03-28T11:36:54.458-07:00Jell-OfishEugene hosts an annual Jell-O Art show. I participated last year as an artist and had a blast so here I am again. Generally when one thinks of Jell-O art, one thinks of beautifully molded 1960's casserole. Something gross like cherry and tuna fish Jell-O salad. However, the artists have taken Jell-O to a new level and it really is amazing and eye opening to see.<div>
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My friend and Jell-O art mentor, Diane McWhorter blogs about Jell-O art. Take a look around and see the magnificent pieces she's created over the years. <a href="http://gelatinaceae.blogspot.com/2014/03/jell-o-workshop-ideas.html">This link here</a> will give you a tutorial on making your own Jell-O art.</div>
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For this year, I was inspired by jellyfish. Inspired by Diane's Jell-O art, I love how gelatin can resemble glass. I call my piece Jell-Ofish.</div>
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See more Jell-O art at Maude Kern's Art Center, this Saturday from 5-8pm. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/712309668790595/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Facebook event linked here.</a></div>
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MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-64023724020860103072013-10-19T15:41:00.000-07:002013-10-19T15:41:08.688-07:00Bailey turns 7!<span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.78125px;">My oldest son Bailey turns 7</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.78125px;"> years old today! I've compiled my favorite photos of him from the past year- one from every month going back to his birthday last year.</span><br />
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Bailey 7 years old!</div>
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MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-58924385184275207362013-07-09T08:34:00.002-07:002013-07-09T08:34:44.277-07:00Sheriff turns four!My youngest son Silas turns four today! I should also mention that since October, he's changed his name to Sheriff. It's what everyone calls him now! I've compiled my favorite photos of him each month going back to his third birthday.<br />
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Sheriff three years old.</div>
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See his pictures from his<a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2012/07/silas-turns-three.html"> third birthday</a>.</div>
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Inspired by Katie Aaberg.</div>
MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-78561033009830113032013-05-24T09:59:00.002-07:002013-05-24T10:02:20.487-07:00Zombie BlogIt's back! Risen from the dead! My bloooooooog! So I'm terribly ashamed that I haven't updated my blog since December. I have no excuses. I've been busy, really busy but who hasn't? Anyhow I'm here, I'm back and hopefully I'll get back into the habit of posting more often.<br />
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Since five months is a long time of catching up, I'm just going to do a super quick run down of the things I've knitted or otherwise created in that time. If you want more details or have a question, feel free to ask in the comments section.<br />
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In November I knit this gorgeous creature for a Ravelry Knit Knack swap. Anne wanted something with grey and mustard yellow.<br />
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Name: Super Secret Swap</div>
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Pattern: My own design inspired by several cowls.</div>
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Yarn: Madeline Tosh Merino Light</div>
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Weight: Fingering</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/fo10n">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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In January I finally finished these socks. I love socks as a simple project. A row here or there. Just chillin', not worrying about getting them done on a deadline.<br />
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Name: Swirly Q</div>
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Pattern: Inspired by Spiral Eyelet Socks by Sandi Rosner.</div>
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Yarn: Wisdom Yarns Poem Socks</div>
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Weight: Fingering</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/f5b0y">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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In the same swap that I knit the mustard and grey cowl, Anne gave me a kit. She provided the yarn and pattern to make these super sweet mitts! I had plenty of yarn left over so I made myself a quicky shawl to match.<br />
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Name: Strawberry Shortcake Mitts</div>
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Pattern: Strawberry Mittens by SpillyJane.</div>
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Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Fingering</div>
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Weight: Fingering</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/hm80r">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Name: Strawberry Leftovers</div>
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Pattern: Diving in {recipe} by Mam'zelle Flo</div>
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Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Fingering</div>
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Weight: Fingering</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/jcah">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Ages ago another Knit Knacker Amber spun this breathtaking yarn and I bought it from her. I mean, look at it!! I didn't want to knit with it, I couldn't find something that seemed right for it until January. I knit the Ginkgo shawl and I love it!<br />
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Name: Ginkgo Coastal</div>
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Pattern: Ginkgo Shoulderette Shawl by Maggie Magali</div>
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Yarn: Coast Handspun by Amber (yarnaholic)</div>
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Weight: Fingering</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/70h74">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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When I first became S.L.U.G. Queen, <a href="http://www.slugqueen.com/queens-of-lore/2008-slug-queen/">Queen Slugtoinette</a> asked me if I could knit her a doll of her likening. Of course! I wasn't able to give it to her on her birthday, but rather at my birthday party and as you can see, she's beyond thrilled!<br />
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Name: SLUG Queen Marie Slugtoinette</div>
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Pattern: Marie Antoinette Knit Doll Pattern by Amy Gaines</div>
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Yarn: Scrap acrylic I had</div>
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Weight: Worsted</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/w436e">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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I'm on the call list for test knitting for one of my favorite designers, Lee Meredith (Leethal). In March, she sent out this hat pattern to be tested. I volunteered to make it in fingering, with little to no slouch for a man- my hunky husband.<br />
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Name: Barry</div>
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Pattern: Barry by Lee Meredith</div>
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Yarn: Knit Picks Palette, Rowan Scottish Tweed 4-Ply</div>
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Weight: Worsted</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/dkxj8">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Every year, a local boutique has a silly, stunning, creative, festive Easter bonnet contest. As Queen, I entered and I won! I was awarded a $100 gift certificate. Woohoo! My bonnet has flowers, leaves, Easter eggs, chicks, bunnies and a slug or two.<br />
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Name: Passionflower Easter Bonnet</div>
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Pattern: My own</div>
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Yarn: Various yarn I had around the house.</div>
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Weight: Mostly worsted</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/lf0lh">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Also, every year there is a fantastic art show dedicated to Jell-O. The current SLUG Queen always gives the benediction. I also entered this year by knitting with Jell-O. Well, sort of. Check out the link to read more about my adventures in wiggly, jiggling knitting.<br />
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Name: Knit 1, Jell-O 2</div>
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Pattern: My own</div>
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Yarn: Scrap Yarn and gelatin</div>
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Weight: Does Jell-O have a gauge?</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/jt6il">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Another Leethal test knit! I had bought the beautiful blue yarn last summer and still hadn't used it. When I saw I needed one or two more yarns for this shawl I went out and got the vibrant fuchsia to go with it. They look great together! I love this shawl- it reminds me of butterfly wings. I took the pictures at the Woodburn Tulip Festival.<br />
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Name: Robin</div>
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Pattern: Robin by Lee Meredith</div>
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Yarn: Madeline Tosh Merino Light</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/4z0lm">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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And finally, I have this hat. When I did the test knitting for Lee Meredith, I was given credit to her pattern store in exchange. I bought this hat and used some yarn around the house. It needed more flare, so I needle felted hearts over the ears. Because of the style of the hat and the additional hearts, I call this my Amelia EarHeart hat.<br />
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Name: Amelia EarHEART</div>
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Pattern: Gentle on My Mind by Lee Meredith</div>
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Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220</div>
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See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/kqxfz">Ravelry page</a> for more pictures and details.</div>
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Well, that's it! I hope you enjoyed my knitting as much I as did making them. What's up next for me? I'm starting on a new Queen gown. It'll be my Old Queen gown, something I can retire into. I'd like to get back into spinning. I can't remember the last time I spun yarn. The Black Sheep Gathering is next month, I'm excited for that! I also was curious at how much yarn I knit in a year so I joined <a href="http://knitmeter.com/">Knit Meter</a>. You plug in your yardage and it adds it up for you (it would be great though if it was synced with Ravelry so you didn't have to do it twice.) The little gadget update automatically but as of today, I've knit 2.02 miles in 2013. That's pretty cool!MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-33967037147543583992012-12-09T09:04:00.000-08:002013-05-24T09:06:33.766-07:00Grumpy CatWhat can I say about Tardar Sauce otherwise known as Grumpy Cat that hasn't already been said? She's clearly awesome and I needed to embroider her.<br />
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I'm going to frame this, so I'll update this post with a new picture once that gets done. Want more crafty pop culture? Check out my <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2010/06/alot-of-fun.html">ALOT monster</a> or my Fantastic Mr. Fox <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-didnt-have-bandit-hat.html">Ash bandit hat</a>.<br />
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Update! I got a lovely gold frame at a thrift shop and Grumpy Cat was gifted to my friend Vicki. Which is perfect. I hear Tardar is displayed proudly in her office.<br />
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MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-2411621335942767212012-11-30T13:38:00.002-08:002012-11-30T13:38:21.325-08:00Advent CalendarIn 2011 I did a craft trade with my friend <a href="http://sewchaos.blogspot.com/">Kristin</a>. I knit her children some hats and she quilted a beautiful advent calender for my family. We did the exchange so close to Christmas last year I wasn't able to use it for advent.<br />
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I grew up with those little chocolate advent calenders and they just might be my favorite Christmas tradition. To wake up every morning, searching for the right number and eating a chocolate before breakfast! I knew I wanted to continue the tradition with my boys but wanted something more special, more permanent and of course handmade.<br />
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When I discussed what I wanted in an advent calender, I imagined that I would knit little Christmas stockings that could be attached to it and then my boys could pick one and put it in the corresponding pocket. Kristen totally rocked it! The craftsmanship is outstanding and the fabrics she used is perfect for my tastes.<br />
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Because the advent calender wasn't used last year it gave me all of 2012 to knit little stockings for it. I knew that if I gave myself the entire year to knit them all, then I could finish it. HA!! What a joke! Wasn't I optimistic? Come January 5th I had one sock knit. Then on November 8th I remembered advent was approaching and searched out my project. I had only knit 9 socks. ACK! I needed to knit 16 more in less than a month! I barely did it- I just finished the last one today.<br />
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This week I bought little foil wrapped chocolate candies to hide in the pockets each morning so that my sons get that extra special treat. I hope that using this calendar every year will create a special memory for them.<br />
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Name: Keepsake</div>
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Pattern: Mini Christmas Stocking Ornaments by Little Cotton Rabbits</div>
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Yarn: Knit Picks Palette</div>
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MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-69057880333375966812012-10-19T06:33:00.000-07:002012-10-19T06:33:01.146-07:00Bailey turns 6!My oldest son Bailey turns 6 years old today! I've compiled my favorite photos of him from the past year- one from every month going back to his birthday last year.<br />
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Bailey six years old!</div>
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MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-32415483147214685922012-09-19T13:19:00.001-07:002012-09-19T13:19:42.149-07:00Birthday Burger BagMy friend Katie had her birthday this week. I crocheted her a cheeseburger purse! A couple weeks ago I came across a picture of a woman who sewed a donut purse out of felt. It inspired me to make junk food purses of my own. Luckily Katie's birthday fell around this time and she received my first one. I'm also thinking of making a pizza purse too.<br />
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I didn't follow a pattern, I just winged it (wong it? wanged it??). I used worsted Red Heart yarn and a size 4.0mm crochet hook. It's a pretty cool bag if I do say so myself. I took it out on a date to Little Big Burger so I could shoot some photos with it.<br />
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Name: Birthday Burger Bag<br />
Pattern: my own<br />
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver<br />
Hook: 4.0mmMaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-78595125163958593762012-08-17T17:08:00.002-07:002012-08-17T17:09:05.540-07:00Becker Brigade HatsEarlier this month I<a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-kool-aid-popsicle-dyeing.html"> posted about my sons dyeing yarn </a>with Kool Aid and food coloring using the sunshine and heat for solar energy. I told them when they picked out their colors that I would knit them hats. I just finished today!<br />
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Name: Becker Brigade Hats</div>
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Pattern: Slip Stitch Stash Hat by Renee Rico</div>
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Yarn: Knit Picks Bare Peruvian Highland Wool</div>
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Weight: Worsted</div>
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Modifications: See my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/m1w2">Ravelry page</a> for more info.</div>
MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-61426126848602507062012-08-09T08:30:00.000-07:002012-08-09T08:30:00.166-07:00Sadie Slimy Stitches for Slug QueenTomorrow, I will be one of six competitors to run for <a href="http://www.slugqueen.com/2009/02/10/hello-world/">Slug Queen 2012</a>. My Queenly name is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SadieSlimyStitches">Sadie Slimy Stitches</a>. I've been campaigning and working towards this title since April 2011. I love Eugene, love its people and want to help encourage community art. In the competition tomorrow, I will be judged on my costume, 3 minute talent and my answer to whatever wacky question I get asked. My costume is my crowning achievement. I thought I'd break it down for you.<br />
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I started knitting my gown in May of 2011. I was inspired by the Emerald City gowns in the Broadway musical Wicked. Wicked had toured Eugene in April and I thought those Emerald City gowns would make great Slug Queen costumes. Being a textural knitter, or an unconventional knitter to say the least I had the idea to knit a gown. Thus the creation of Sadie Slimy Stitches.<br />
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My gown took 418 days to knit using 43 different green yarns. I made the pattern myself. Just knitting and fitting it as I went. A couple of friends of mine donated green tshirts that I cut into "yarn" and knit myself a train. Christina knit me a bunch of little slugs. I sewed 30 onto my train to represent the 30th year of Slug Queens- one for every queen! I added silver organza ribbon as 'slime trails.'<br />
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My little top hat fascinator was knitted by one of my Slugettes, Vicki. It's knit and felted. She also make a beautiful sparkly green veil to go with it. I finished it off with sparkly ribbon and a peacock feather.<br />
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My leggings are one of a kind by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ALLIHALLA">Allihalla</a>. Alli makes the best swimsuits and I commissioned her to make me some Slug Queen leggings. I bought the spandex online and told her surprise me. They're perfect!<br />
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My shoes are Vans slip-ons that I commissioned my friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CandiceWestbergArtist">Candice</a> to paint. What a great job! Yarn, a royal slug, knitted stitches and slime? Perfect!<br />
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I knit my purse as part of the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/ravellenic-games-2012">Ravellenic Games on Ravelry</a>. I knit then felted it. I needle felted for the first time to create the image of a slug carrying a bouquet of heart balloons.<br />
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Lastly, my parasol. Hands down the most difficult thing I've ever knit. An Herbert Niebling pattern, I knit it with lace weight and stretched it to fit over a parasol frame. You can read more about it on <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2012/04/it-was-good-day.html">my past post</a>.<br />
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To finish it all off, Sarah Clifford created my hair and make-up. Curled and teased and sprayed, my hair is HUGE! Sparkly eyes, bow lips... She did an amazing job of helping me to create Sadie's character.<br />
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Melissa Mankins at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/papermoonphotostudio">Paper Moon Studio</a> took these amazing photos of me. I wanted photos as a keepsake. I've worked so hard to get here I want to remember it always. I couldn't have done any of this without the help and support of so many people. Thank you all. ♥<br />
<br />MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-32996849976995963402012-08-04T18:14:00.000-07:002012-08-04T18:14:00.245-07:00Stitch N Pitch 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night was Eugene's annual Stitch N Pitch. Hosted by Soft Horizon Fibre, a bunch of knitters get together and knit at a baseball game. Why? Because it's fun, yo! This is the second time I've attended, I wrote up last year's experience here. At the game, I chose to knit on my <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/w7ddj">Aquaphobia socks</a> with yarn I dyed with food coloring.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t461">Eugene Emeralds</a> played against the Vancouver Canadians. We lost unfortunately. However, I had a blast! This year, quite a few of my yarn bombing group, <a href="http://knittingisknottyeugene.blogspot.com/">The Knotty Knitters</a> got to go! We got a picture with Sluggo, the Em's mascot.<br />
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Drink holder makes a great yarn cozy for knitting, didn't you know?</div>
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Prince Puckler's Raspberry Cheesecake ice cream.</div>MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-75100252110006544622012-08-04T10:01:00.001-07:002013-03-19T16:53:20.603-07:00More Kool Aid Popsicle DyeingRemember<a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2011/07/kool-aid-popsicle-dyeing.html"> my tutorial</a> from last summer? Yesterday, my two sons did some more dyeing using this method. They chose their colors, helped make the ice cubes. They arranged their popsicles on the yarn and waited not so patiently for the sun to dye it. I told them I would use their yarn to knit them new winter hats.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>NOTE: This technique will NOT work on cotton. Kool Aid and food coloring will only successfully dye on wool, silk and other animal fibers/hairs.</b></span><br />
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My son Bailey chose McCormick yellow food coloring, Kool Aid Mixed Berry, Kool Aid Cherry and Kool Aid Black Cherry for his yarn colors.<br />
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My son Silas chose McCormick green food coloring, Kool Aid Lemon Lime, Kool Aid Mixed Berry and Kool Aid Peach Mango for his yarn.<br />
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Here are some things that I did differently from<a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2011/07/kool-aid-popsicle-dyeing.html"> last time</a>.<br />
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<li>As soon as my boys were done arranging their ice cubes on the yarn, I covered the glass dish with saran wrap. I didn't wait like last time.</li>
<li>We did this in the morning when it was 68 degrees out. We laid the covered yarn in the shade. After a couple of hours (we ran errands) we came home and saw that the ice cubes were all melted but the yarn was still in the shade and still relatively cool.</li>
<li>Once I saw that the dye was all melted, I peeled back the saran wrap and gently flipped the yarn over. A lot of the dye was on the bottom and now it's on the top and will slowly drip its way through the rest of the yarn.</li>
<li>I recovered the yarn and put it in direct sunlight (It got up to the high 80s in the afternoon.) We went to the park after this for a few hours. When we got back, the saran wrap was all steamy and the glass was hot to touch! I brought it inside and pulled the yarn out. It was really hot too. Perfect! The water dripping off the yarn was clear, all the dye was absorbed into the yarn.</li>
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Including shade and sunlight time, the yarn was outside for about 6 hours. I thought by letting the ice cubes melt in the shade, it would melt slower. Giving it a less spotty, polka dot look. I also think turning the yarn over was a good idea. Their yarn is more uniform. Yay success! Feel free to ask me any questions below.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>UPDATE!! See the hats that I knit for them on <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2012/08/becker-brigade-hats.html">this post here</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I've done yarn dyeing tutorials in the past like my </span><a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2011/02/turquoise-dreams.html" style="background-color: white;">gradient slow cooker method</a><span style="background-color: white;"> or my</span><a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2011/07/kool-aid-popsicle-dyeing.html" style="background-color: white;"> ice cube solar dyeing experiment</a><span style="background-color: white;">. But I often get asked how do you dye yarn with just Kool Aid? Just a simple dye? I'm doing this for a current knitting project and thought I'd document it so you can see. And I'll be doing it on my stove top. Kool Aid Yarn Dyeing 101. Also you can use this same method to dye with food coloring. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">I'll post the slight technique differences in blue.</span><br />
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<b>What you need:</b><br />
-Yarn. All wool to mostly wool. Rather, mostly an animal fiber (wool, silk, hair...). Now your yarn can be a blend like 80% wool, 20% nylon. It just won't dye as vibrant. But the more wool/animal fiber content it has, the better. Cotton and acrylics will not dye! Don't even try it.<br />
-Kool Aid or food coloring. Generally, you want one packet of Kool Aid per ounce of fiber. You can do more for a super bright, intense color or less for a softer, pastel shade. You want straight Kool Aid, not a mix with added sugar or sweetener (yuck! Sticky yarn!) <b>VERY IMPORTANT: YOU DO NOT ADD SUGAR TO THIS. YOU JUST USE THE KOOL AID POWDER STRAIGHT FROM THE PACKET. </b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">With food coloring, I have no advice. You just play around until you find the right amount of dye for the shade you're looking for. You can use<a href="http://www.mccormick.com/products/extracts-and-food-colors/food-colors.aspx"> liquid food coloring</a> or <a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3e30b2d9-475a-bac0-5d5c3db846dfd354">gel</a>. Both work great! Make sure you're buying coloring and not colored flavored icing (with sugar).</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">-White vinegar if dyeing with food coloring.</span><br />
-Gloves. Pretty much the most important thing here. Cheap rubber or latex gloves to prevent your fingers and hands being stained by Kool Aid.<br />
-Tiny amount of acrylic yarn for tying off skein.<br />
-A large bowl or sink. To soak yarn, to rinse yarn.<br />
-A large stock pot to heat dye and yarn.<br />
-A large plastic spoon to stir.<br />
-Stove top burner.<br />
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A side note: Since Kool Aid and food coloring are non-toxic you can use your everyday kitchen supplies to do this. No need to buy "dye only" spoons, bowls and pots. Just wash them when you're done and they'll be fine.<br />
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<b>Step One:</b><br />
So where do you get this dyeable yarn from anyway? I usually buy it online from <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Dye_Your_Own_Knitting_Yarn__L300110.html">Knit Picks</a>. You can also find natural (undyed yarn) in craft stores and local yarn shops. <a href="http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-crochet-yarns-cascade/webs-knitting-yarns-cascade-220/?gclid=CMXmr_HGkrECFYUaQgodKgr4fw">Cascade 220</a> and <a href="http://www.patonsyarns.com/product.php?LGC=classicwool">Patons Classic Wool</a> are great. You don't need white/natural yarn. If you dye over a tan, grey or any light color your dye result will look more jeweled tone instead of primary bright, bright, BRIGHT! <a href="http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/images/colorchart-max.jpg">Check this out to see what I mean.</a><br />
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Today I'm dyeing<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Bare_Wool_of_the_Andes_Worsted_Yarn__D5420101.html"> Knit Picks Bare Peruvian Highland Wool in Worsted Weight</a>. It's 200 yards/100 grams. 100 grams is about 3.5 ounces. So I'd need 3-4 packets of Kool Aid for a true color. I'm going with 3 for this dye job.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The yarn comes in a skein with two ends tied up. We want to add more two more ties on the other end. This will prevent tangling and make it much easier for us to handle after we've dyed it. I've used a small amount of red acrylic yarn and tied a loose figure 8 in the skein. You don't want it too tight or dye won't get under the ties. It doesn't matter what color, but acrylic yarn is great because the color doesn't bleed off (meaning, there won't be any red dye in my yarn.)</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">Step Two:</b><br />
Fill your sink or large bowl with lukewarm water. Gently place yarn into the water and carefully press down and squeeze it. Try to get as much water into the yarn so it stops floating to the top. You're soaking the yarn so that when you dye it, the color absorbs more evenly.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Now if you're dyeing with food coloring, add a glug of white vinegar to this water soak before you add the yarn.</span> Kool Aid has citric acid in it, which helps bond the dye to the yarn. Food coloring doesn't have it so adding a bit of vinegar will do the trick. Let the yarn sit in the water for 15-30 minutes. While this is happening, move to the next step.<br />
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<b>Step Three (the fun part):</b><br />
Get your gloves, Kool Aid and large plastic spoon ready. For today's dye job I'm using three packets of Lemon Lime Kool Aid.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Fill your large pot with water and heat it up on your stove.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;"> Dyeing with food coloring? Add another glug of white vinegar this pot of water.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> You want the water to be hot and steamy but without any boiling or simmering nonsense. I usually bring it up to temperature on medium heat and then take it down to low when it's nice and hot. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Put on your gloves (except I forgot. HA!) and pour your Kool Aid packets into the pot of hot water. Stir it with your plastic spoon until it's all dissolved. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">Food coloring dyers, you can squirt, drop and scoop your dye right into the the hot water and stir until dissolved. Not sure how much to add? Start light and you can always add more color later.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Now drain the water out of your yarn bath and gently squeeze the excess water out of your yarn. It doesn't have to be mostly dry, just get enough water out that it's not slopping around. Gently place the yarn into your pot of dye water. Use the plastic spoon to push the yarn down getting it completely submerged. Swirl it around, turn it over, loosen it up. Just be gentle so you don't accidently felt it. Add more hot water if you need. There should be plenty of room for the yarn to move around and be in water entirely. When dyeing, it's not the amount of water that is a concern, but rather the amount of dye.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">How do you know when it's done dyeing? When it's the color you want or when it does this really cool, magical thing. All the dye that is in the water, goes into the yarn. So you'll know when it's done because the water is clear! Some Kool Aid flavors like lemonade will turn the water chalky white and not clear when it's done. But you're looking for the lack of color in the water to clue you in. Super cool right? This is why it's important to calculate the yarn to dye ratio rather than the yarn to water ratio.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Here's a photo of the yarn right when I put it in the bath. Notice the water? Super green!</span><br />
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This photo shows the yarn in the dye bath for a few minutes. Still some dye but much clearer!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And this is the pot of water after I've taken my dyed yarn out. No dye!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So when you're dyeing your yarn, stir it every couple of minutes to make sure it doesn't settle to the bottom (to prevent scorching) and to make sure all the fibers are getting dyed. When it's to the color that you want, or all the dye has been absorbed into the yarn (it took less than 10 minutes for this to happen), bring your large bowl over and use the spoon to carefully pull yarn out of pot and into the bowl. Let the yarn hang out in the bowl until it's room temperature. You may have gently flip or spread out the yarn occasionally to help the cooling process. Don't rush it! Be patient. We don't want to felt our yarn!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">A side note: If it's not a deep enough color for you but the dye water is clear, pull the yarn out and put it in the bowl. Add more Kool Aid or food coloring and stir to dissolve. Add the yarn and repeat until color is achieved.</span><br />
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<b>Step Four:</b><br />
Woohoo! Dyed yarn! Once it's nice and cooled down, pull it out of your bowl or sink and put it somewhere for a second (dish rack? towel? plate?). Also, you'll notice how helpful adding extra ties to your yarn was. See how easy it was to untangle? Fill the bowl or sink with lukewarm water and put the yarn back in it. Swish it around. You're cleaning/rinsing the yarn. If any color comes off into this new water then STOP! Grab the yarn and put it back into the hot water in the pot and cook for a few minutes more- <span style="color: #3d85c6;">add another glug of white vinegar if using food coloring</span>. If your water is clear, drain and squeeze the water out of yarn as best you can and hang to dry (nevermind my hula hoops). <span style="background-color: white;">Here's my dyed yarn in it's rinsing bath. Water is clear! No run-off dye.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">When it's completely dry, wind it into a ball and start knitting! Viola!! You did it! Now wasn't that easy?? Have you sniffed your yarn yet? Smells like candy! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Experiment with mixing colors. Dye one half of the skein one color, then dye the other half a second color. Look around. Be inspired by colors in your life! Dye and knit ALL THE THINGS! The Kool Aid dye is permanent. It won't wash off. Treat it like you would any other wool. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below.</span>MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-30432997416357877742012-07-09T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-09T08:17:19.836-07:00Silas turns three!My youngest boy, Silas turns three! I've compiled my favorite photos of him from his third year going back to his second birthday.<br />
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Silas at his third birthday party- a "messy" party!</div>
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Silas on his second birthday.</div>
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See his pictures from his <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2011/07/silas-turns-two.html">second birthday</a>.</div>
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Inspired by <a href="http://katieaaberg.tumblr.com/">Katie Aaberg.</a></div>MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-90268566848477134002012-07-08T20:38:00.001-07:002012-07-08T21:48:12.738-07:00Messy party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">Today I threw my youngest son a messy birthday party for his third birthday. This was so much fun!! Seriously, it was the best birthday party ever!</span><br />
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We held it at Fern Ridge Reservoir just outside of Eugene, Oregon. That way we could be super messy and I didn't have to worry about my house getting messy too! Also there's the lake so we could swim/wash ourselves clean afterwards. We told the guests to come in play clothes or swimsuits. Bring towels and a change of clothes for the ride home.<br />
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We laid down plastic sheeting and secured the corners with stakes. One on sheet I made slime out of cornstarch and water. I also dumped in Kool Aid packets to color it and make it smell good. And added tons of glitter. Always add glitter.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Last night my husband and I filled a big tub full of water balloons and we all had a huge water balloon fight!</span><br />
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Instead of cake or cupcakes, we served ice cream sundaes with lots of candy toppings, syrups, whip cream and sprinkles. Such a hit on such a hot day.<br />
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Clean up was super easy. We just pulled the sheeting up with everything on it and dumped it in the trash! And we ended it all by floating in the lake.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Happy birthday Silas!</span></div>MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-48452192877643473592012-04-20T20:05:00.002-07:002012-04-20T20:05:31.164-07:00It Was a Good DayIn the words of Ice Cube, "Today it was a good day."<br />
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As most of you know, I'm running this year for the title of <a href="http://www.slugqueen.com/2009/02/10/hello-world/">Eugene Slug Queen</a>. I'm knitting my gown and I've also knitted a parasol to match. Today, I finally finished it and put it on the umbrella frame. It looks so amazing. If I never knit another thing again, I'll be okay. Because I have this.<br />
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Name: Parasol Fit for a Queen<br />
Pattern: Frosted Ferns #7633 by Herbert Niebling<br />
Yarn: Huckleberry Knits BFL/silk lace<br />
Colorway: Weeping Willow<br />
Yardage: approx. 500 yards<br />
View more photos and details on <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/yofwa">my Ravelry page</a>.<br />
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Please like my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SadieSlimyStitches">Sadie Slimy Stitches page on Facebook</a> to keep up to date with my crazy slug 'trail.'<br />
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Also today, my family took a little road trip up to Woodburn, Oregon today to see the <a href="http://www.woodenshoe.com/">Tulip Festiva</a>l. Tulips are my favorite flower and I haven't been to the festival in a few years. Here are some of my favorite photos from today.<br />
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At the <a href="http://www.mkartcenter.org/2012_jello_art_show.htm">Maude Kerns Jell-O Art Show</a> Diane gave Bailey a bag of unflavored Knox gelatin and some instructions so he could experiment and make his own art! You pretty much just use a lot of gelatin, a little water and pour it into thin sheets. Let it solidify, cut and shape and dry further. When it's dry, it's very hard like plastic.<br />
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Bailey made a chicken and a flower. His chicken was too thick and ended up molding before it could dry completely so we tossed it. This very wet Oregon weather has not been cooperative in helping gelatin dry. But his flower petals dried nicely. He used 3 colors. We dyed some of the gelatin black, blue and left a part undyed. With the advice to use re-melted gelatin as glue Bailey attached his petals. Bailey had so much fun he told me he wanted to enter the art show next year. I think that's a great plan!<br />
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My mother-in-law is in town and she brought us tons of lemons from her lemon tree! I didn't want them to spoil before I could use them so I've been busy. This past week I've made lemon bars and candied lemons. Today I made lemon marmalade. I absolutely love marmalade but have never had a lemon version before. When I looked around for recipes most call for Meyer lemons which these are not. I finally found <a href="http://homecooking.about.com/od/jellyrecipes/r/bljelly32.htm">this recipe at About.com</a> and went for it.<br />
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Prep time: 25 minutes<br />
Cook time: 2 hours, 30 minutes<br />
Total time: 2 hours, 55 minutes<br />
Yields: 3 pints<br />
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10 large lemons<br />
4 cups water<br />
4 cups sugar<br />
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Using a vegetable peeler, remove yellow part of peel in strips from lemons. Cut stripes into 1-by 1/8- inch strips. With knife, cut off all white membrane, or pith, from peeled lemons.<br />
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Cut peeled lemons crosswise into 1/4- inch thick slices. In heavy non-aluminum 5-quart kettle combine lemon peel, sliced fruit and water. Cover and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours.<br />
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Heat lemon mixture to boiling over high heat, stirring frequently.<br />
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Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lemon mixture is very soft, about 1 hour.<br />
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Add sugar to lemon mixture and increase heat to medium-high. Stir until sugar dissolves. Heat to boiling and reduce heat just so mixture boils gently. Boil uncovered, stirring frequently, until candy thermometer registers 220 degrees F., 45 to 60 minutes.<br />
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Meanwhile, prepare three 1-pint canning jars with their lids and bands for processing following manufacturer's directions. Spoon marmalade into hot jars, leaving 1/4- inch space at top of jars.<br />
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Wipe jar rims clean. Seal with lids and bands. Process jars in boiling water bath 15 minutes. Cool jars on wire rack. Store in cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening.<br />
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Let me share some notes and observations I made while making this.<br />
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<li><b>25 minute prep time my butt! Peeling and slicing all those lemons took at least an hour to do.</b></li>
<li><b>I used 9 lemons and one orange. No reason, just because I felt like it.</b></li>
<li><b>I didn't refrigerate my lemons in the water bath (no room!). Just used cold water and kept it on the counter for 3 hours.</b></li>
<li><b>After I added the sugar, my marmalade never reached 220 degrees. It stayed at 210 for an hour. Around that time, the consistency was jelly-like so I called it good and ladled it into the jars regardless. Turns out it was fine. My marmalade is the perfect thickness.</b></li>
<li><b>This yielded slightly more than 2 pints for me not 3.</b></li>
<li><b>This is an awesome marmalade! My husband used the word 'rich' to describe it. It's definitely not a marmalade for the weak-hearted.</b></li>
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I got my package today! My favorite Ravelry group Knit Knack had a swap! We picked a movie or TV show that we wanted our package to be themed about. You can read about the Hedwig and the Angry Inch package I made for Amber <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2012/03/hedwig-and-angry-inch-swap.html">here</a>. I chose the movie Valley Girl!<br />
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Georgia got me and did an awesome job with my theme! She included two packages with movie quotes on them. "Gag me with a spoon!" and "It's like sushi, ya know?" Inside was a sewn spoon and a sushi toilet paper cozy!! Hilarious!<br />
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She sent hot pink neon yarn and knit me a fabulous 80s inspired cowl. Also she sent some jelly bracelets and a friendship bracelet. So great!<br />
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And a temporary tattoo!<br />
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She also sent some nail polish from Zoya!! Midori and Kissy! You all know how much I love my nail polish! She included emery boards in a matchbook! So cool! I've never seen anything like that before.<br />
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Dark chocolate!<br />
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And she sent some things from her <a href="http://shop.mexicanfolkart.com/">Dio de los Muertos shop</a>! A chicken toy for my kids. My son Bailey is totally mesmerized by it.<br />
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And a Day of the Dead candle boat! So cool! I can't wait to try it out with the kids. <a href="http://shop.mexicanfolkart.com/products/Day-of-the-Dead-Candle-Boat.html">Click this link</a> to see a video on how it works.<br />
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Thanks so much Georgia for everything! I love it all! Totally! Like for sure!MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-77658199241824295352012-03-04T07:42:00.000-08:002012-03-04T07:45:25.308-08:00Hedwig and the Angry Inch Swap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once again, my favorite Ravelry group had a knitting swap. This time, it was movie themed. We all picked what movie we wanted our package to be created around. I got Amber and she chose Hedwig and the Angry Inch. What a great movie to pull inspiration from!<br />
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I knit her the Charlize shawl. I've knit it before and it's a great pattern! I saw at one point during the movie Hedwig wore a black shawl that was lacy. Perfect! The yarn I chose has actual silver spun into it. The best part of this shawl? When you lay it flat it looks like Hedwig's hair!<br />
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Name: Hedwig Hair<br />
Pattern: Charlize by Vanessa Smith<br />
Yarn: Kraemer Yarns Sterling Silk & Silver<br />
Colorway: Black<br />
Yards: 420<br />
See more photos and notes on <a href="http://ravel.me/MaiyaMayhem/oacm8">my Ravelry page</a>.<br />
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Knit Knack's mascot is Helen, an owl. I borrowed some felt from my friend Katie and made Amber a Hedwig Owl!<br />
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I also crocheted her a flower brooch with cassette tape. So rock and roll!<br />
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I made her crazy glittery fingernail polish inspired by Hedwig's amazing make-up.<br />
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I dyed her yarn inspired by Hedwig's hair.<br />
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Lastly, I sent some candy. If you've seen the movie then you know the significance of gummy bears, sugar daddy and German chocolate- with nuts!<br />
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Stay tuned to see what my buddy sent me! My theme was the movie Valley Girl. Can't wait!MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-64182540625224564272012-02-12T12:52:00.000-08:002012-02-12T12:52:02.190-08:00T Shirt Dress- A Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this super comfy, super flattering awesome dress with only 4 t-shirts and under an hour. I had these shirts and I never wore them. A great way of upcycling them!<br />
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Take a shirt that you want to be your top and try it on. How long do you want it? Mark it with a safety pin, take it off and cut off the bottom at where you marked it. (I was going to use the bottom of the shirt for ruffles but decided against it but that's why there are two other cut pieces.)<br />
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Take a second shirt and decide how wide you want the middle band of your dress to be. Mine is about 6-7 inches. Cut the shirt from right under the sleeves and then cut your band width. (Again, I was going to use the extra for ruffles so I cut more bands. Also, decided against.)<br />
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Now take a shirt that will fit comfortably around your hips. Cut the shirt right under the sleeves. If you stop here with 3 shirts, you've made yourself a mini dress. AWESOME! If you want it longer, grab another shirt.<br />
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Again, cut the fourth shirt right under the sleeves and then cut the bottom part in half. Then cut along the edge on both sides. So now you have two long strips. Sew the sides together so you have one very long loop.<br />
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Here's how you put the pieces together. Sew the top to your middle band. The circumferences should be about the same but you can stretch and pull and ease the shirts together while sewing. T-shirt jersey fabric is awesome for this.<br />
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Then sew the third shirt- the bottom to your middle. Again, they should be the same size. Try on. Mini dress success! Want more coverage? Let's keep going!<br />
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Now you can either take the super long loop from the fourth shirt and bunch it into ruffles (look up the thousand of tutorials online to see how to make gathered fabric/ruffles) or you can pleat it onto your dress- which is what I did. Evenly pin the loop to the bottom of the dress in four spots- front, back and two sides. From there pleat and pin until all the loose fabric is used up. Sew. Viola! A t-shirt dress! I didn't hem my dress since jersey knit fabric doesn't unravel. It'll just roll a little. You can use the extra shirt fabric scraps to make more ruffles, fabric flowers, rosettes, appliques. Go wild and look fabulous!<br />
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I came across this YouTube video <i>Shit Nail Polish Addicts Say</i>. There's a bunch of videos of this genre going around but this one definitely spoke to me. I could relate to several of the stereotypes in the video.<br />
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One particular part in the video caught me off guard. She holds up a foam board and mentions having to make another nail polish rack. WHAT?? I have never heard of making your own rack. I looked into buying some in the past but they're so expensive or the shipping is. Or they don't hold very many bottles of polish. So I Googled this rack making business and found this YouTube tutorial.<br />
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I went to work! I wanted to make racks that fit 50 bottles so my racks have 5 tiers and holds 10 bottles each tier. So my measurements are much different than hers on the tutorial. I picked up 4 foam boards at $3.49 apiece. The foam boards I got were 22x28 inches big and each rack took slightly over 1 board. The math is by far the most time consuming aspect of this project. Triple check your measurements!! I have a bunch of different shaped bottles so when I laid out my 50 bottles for the original measurement I made sure to include a variety to get a truer size. <br />
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I don't really have any place to put these so I bought two shelves from the hardware store. The shelves and hardware came to about $21. If you're also buying shelves, make sure to get ones that will support the weight of all your polish! The shelves I got are long enough to hold 2 racks or 100 bottles of polish and support up to 100 pounds.<br />
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Since the only wall space I really have for the shelves is in my living room, I knew I wanted my DIY racks to be pretty. I was given some fabric from a friend who was destashing her craft room. I cut the fabric as the same size as my side walls and the front "lip." I used Tacky Glue to glue them on. So easy!<br />
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From the 4 foam boards I was able to make 3 racks to hold approximately 150 bottles of nail polish for only $14. Yay! I organized my polish by color since I'm not particularly loyal to a brand or collection. Isn't my polish pretty? So much nicer than being shoved in several shoe boxes.<br />
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For every birthday, Mother's Day and Christmas, my husband takes our two boys and heads them down the <a href="http://www.knit-shop.com/">The Knit Shop</a> to pick out a skein of Malabrigo worsted each. It's great fun for them and I know I'll absolutely love whatever they pick out.<br />
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For this past Christmas, Bailey chose colorway Purple Mystery and Silas chose Bergamota. Instantly, I knew that I had to knit a project that used the both yarns together. What a great combo! My kids apparently have an awesome eye for color.<br />
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The pattern Love Bytes has been in my Ravelry queue for nearly a year. I first fell in love with it when my friend <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/amtours/love-bytes-robot-mittens">Angie finished hers</a>. Robot mittens??!! Are you kidding me? Greatest thing ever. I need them! And now I finally had the right yarn to knit them.<br />
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Pattern: Love Bytes by Grace Schnebly<br />
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted<br />
Colorway: Purple Mystery and Bergamota and scrap blue yarn<br />
Yardage: Approx 220 yards total<br />
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After I updated my Ravelry project page, I noticed that I had cranked out 4 shawls in 35 days. Whoa!<br />
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Name: Slugasana Scarf</div>
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Pattern: Effin Scarf by Loretta McCollough</div>
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Yarn: Feza Yarns Alp Natural</div>
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Colorway: 714</div>
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Yardage: 231 yards</div>
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Days it took to knit: 2</div>
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<br /></div>MaiyaMayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894405666319405652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3391643844493396120.post-90853123305767090252011-11-01T09:51:00.000-07:002011-11-01T09:54:42.191-07:00Halloween 2011 Another Halloween! Most people think of their year in terms of January through December. I measure mine from Halloween to Halloween. You can see last years post <a href="http://maiyamayhem.blogspot.com/2010/11/halloween-superstars.html">here</a>.<br />
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This year I had two costumes. My sister in law, Shelsea had her birthday earlier this week so we went out dancing. I went as Pippi Longstocking and she was Batgirl!<br />
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For trick or treating, I went as Raggedy Anne, my husband went as Waldo's doppelganger, Bailey wanted to be "a vampire so scary it scares me" (his words, not mine) and Silas was Yoda.<br />
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I got my Raggedy Anne costume from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nobodysbabyfanpage?sk=wall">Nobody's Baby </a>(Facebook link). They're a local vintage shop that also rents costumes. They're amazing. I found the Waldo shirt at Old Navy on clearance. Since it's grey and red we thought he would be one of the many Waldo doppelgangers that you find in the book. Close, but no cigar sort of thing. I knit his hat with some worsted wool yarn I had in just a couple of hours. Glasses and cane came from Nobody's Baby.<br />
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Bailey's vampire costume was easy. We had the suit and he borrowed the cape from a friend. We gave him some scary make-up.<br />
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Silas' Yoda costume was a lot of fun. I used the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-baby-yoda-hat">Felted Baby Yoda Hat</a> by Sunshyne Leland. I made his robe out of fleece just sort of making it up as I went along.<br />
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Happy Halloween! See you next year!</div>
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