A Month for Repair

The show madness is over, probably until next summer. I just have to work a few hours at the Evanston Art Center this week. They used one of my book photos for their poster, postcard, and in advertising, which is very exciting for me. This fall, I learned that taking the long vacation from dog sweaters that I did this year was not the best idea. I found myself short on inventory, and had to pull sweaters out of Streeterville for the last two shows. I need to make a few things for Lucky Penny every month to keep my stock up. I should first start with replacing for the items that have been sold. The other side of Lucky Penny is that at the same time my show schedule was ramped up, I have been working on some custom order for bigger dogs. This one is for a Bull Terrier. I'm using a discontinued Briar Rose wool, Beth Ann, which knits up at chunky. The bands are Malabrigo Chunky, color Rhodesian, and the tips are a wool that I purchased from Aisha Celia at the last Renegade. I thought a bigger dog could carry a chunky weight yarn, and of course, I could finish the sweater quicker, and save my hands.
I saw the house yesterday, and sadly, the only thing that I really liked about it was the idea of it, having my own space. I'm sorry for all involved that I won't be living there. I am determined to find a new place for us. The truth is, this place has been too small for us ever since the Man moved back in (I only lived here a few weeks when that happened). Up until October, there was no real urgency to look. For the last two months, things have gotten smaller. We don't use the back yard any more, it's become a big old ashtray. I don't use my work space for blocking in the basement. I get very little access to the laundry facilities, and I don't want to risk my wool things being exposed to second hand smoke. So the search continues.