“I'm thinking balls are to men what purses are to women."

Out of the night, when the full moon is bright....rides the pursestress known as ME! **pursestress is a made up term, used to express that one is a maker of purses. A seamstress of purses, if you will.**


Busy, busy, busy! That's what I have been lately. Last minute Christmas gift crafting is common in my world of procrastination and unpredictable hours, but this year has been especially crazy. So many things to crochet/sew/design/glue/whatever else! Not to mention, these gifts need to be WRAPPED. As it turns out, my level of crafting expertise really does not influence my ability(or lack there of) to wrap...anything. Who knew that wrapping is a craft unto its damn self.

I spent a good hour ruining Christmas the other day by somehow making my once adorable penguin paper, ugly and horrible looking. Honestly, I now completely agree with those stands at the mall filled with people who fancy themselves professional gift wrappers. I wish I could say I've never mocked this service, but that would certainly be a lie. My most sincere apologies for not recognizing the skill behind tactfully wrapping a present.  

Now that I've successfully insulted and applauded gift wrapping in one blog entry (I'm a confusing individual, it seems) I would like to share with all who take interest,  a few pictures of a recently finished purse. Although this resembles a yellow purse from my blog entry months ago, it is in fact GREEN! Can you believe it? Vanna's Choice Olive to be precise. I would love to start slangin' these bad boys places other than over my own shoulder right after the holidays. The contrasting liners combined with a fun/unique yarn color really please me. Can't wait to make more!

Hobo Baggins

Thanks to Ravelry, I was able to track down a pattern for an adorable hobo bag! I added my own little twist to the pattern by weaving ribbon through the front side and tying the ends into a bow at the top. This particular purse shown is going to be a gift, so I chose a purple liner that was sewn into the purse and the strap. Finally, I added a snap closure so it doesn't have to be just an open bag. So much fun to make and a nice alternative to the longer strap styles I've been making.

Looking out the window with a blue hat on

Last winter I was on a slouchy hat kick for months. I probably lost sleep and friends during this bit. There were quite a few different styles that turned out pretty well, but my favorite of all is this bubbly looking stitch. These are extremely fun and fairly simple to make. I made a few of these bad boys for friends, who seem to enjoy them greatly.

I am hoping to post these in my (sadly/currently empty) Etsy shop very soon. I just need to get through my holiday gift projects before I can focus on promoting the slouchyness.

The yarn I use is Vanna's Choice, and the color of this blue hat shown is using Sapphire. (LOVE!)



So tell your friends, tell your kids, tell your wife...a whole new world of slouch will be available soon. I am willing to provide these hats to anyone and everyone who chooses the color and hooks me up with $25.(get it, 'hooks' me up...because I crochet them, with a hook..)

My goal is to crochet a few randomly colored hats to have in stock to post/sell, but also give customers the option of choosing their own specific color.

I will post more pics in various shades at a later date. Perhaps plop one on my own head to give a better idea of how one should look on a person! In the mean time, do me a solid and spread the word! Uniquely and custom made hats for your head wearing pleasure, sold by yours truly!