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I made a book. see?

Without Fear

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you can even buy it if you want. aren't you lucky?

it struck me as a good idea to make a portfolio

booksmart, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

for all of my prospective clients

(sigh)

because I have an unending source of wealth to support my endeavors

I mean! things are great!

three ologists and an msw in the next 36 hours. woo.

one year and counting

, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

last year, on the fourth of july, I started a project that has become somewhat definitive in my life: the sock yarn blanket.

I started with some scraps I had leftover from socks I had made.

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people started giving me yarn. supersupersuper amazingly nice.


and I joined a swap... or two.... or...


after about six weeks and a good amount of progress, I realized that I was doing it wrong.
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so I frogged it.


and I started over.


this time, I had more colors and so I was able to be a bit more random. I also was figuring out that I prefer solid to variegated and that there is a wide world of fibers and textures beyond superwash wool. the blanket grew and grew and grew.
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I learned about dyeing

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and the blanket grew and grew and grew.

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and the entire time I treated it as my pygmalion in my photography.

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the swaps were a bit disappointing, because I was throwing in stuff like interlacements and getting stuff like lion brand back. being the snob that I am, I decided to give myself one nice skein of sock yarn per month.

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I started a bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb (bouncing blanket ball box with extra b's because that is the fun way to do it) for the types of yarn that I use. it is successful.

and again with the overly dramatic photography

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now it is big. yesterday, people who sat next to me would use it as a blanket while I was working on it. on the bottom, I'm two squares shy of my 72" goal.

my stash is best described as intimidating.

it's likely I'll be knitting this for another two years.

banquet of my life

, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

this week has been pretty hard, largely because I'm starting to realize just how ridiculous it is to think that anything should be the way I want it to be. we Americans are so entitled!

I listed more things in my etsy shop. I want to actually sell some of my work. or at least have people enjoy it. or for it to collect dust on someone else's shelves instead of mine.

people are being awesome about the chickens.

click = ♥

I am looking for someone who can promote my work. I'm offering a sliding-scale commission based on net income. let me know if you are interested.

I've been making a lot of phone calls lately

while on hold, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

when something is wrong, a person tends to think that a fix will make everything perfect.

instead, a fix makes us human.

what about knitting now?

, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

I do knit a lot, but my time is mostly spent on the blanket. I'm currently carrying it in a briefcase.

Little Sister's baby on the way means I get to knit CUTE baby stuff. oh my god cute. my uterus is weeping so openly it's not even wiping its nose.

my barter system* has been working out very well. I'm getting some wonderful glazes. it's great.

bad news, though! water has gotten under a plate on my wheel! I've gotten in touch with the lovely people at Thomas Stuart, and hopefully they will be able to help me not destroy my favorite piece of furniture.


* give • receive

wonderfulness

, originally uploaded by nirbhao.

I've sold enough bobbin bowls to make a few more.

(swinging pocket watch)

you have an irresistible urge to buy my art and join the party of chickens.