working on my fall line

On and off for the last few months, I've been living in my mom's attic in Toronto, trying to get work as a painter/wardrobe assistant in the film industry. The work has been sporadic at best, so I've had a lot of time to knit up a storm. 

I've been working on some new cowl designs....

and headbands...

and hats (although they don't look very much like hats when they're not on)...

This tote bag has been a work in progress for some time now...

And today's project was making a bunch of bird bodies...

My next project will be knitting some mini stuffed dogs from the book my mom bought for me yesterday, Knit Your Own Dog! 

the birds- hand needle felted ornaments

These bird ornaments, each based on a real species of North American bird, are all hand needle-felted by me. I've been adding copper-plated wire feet, which can wrap onto a branch or hook over a shelf ledge. 

 barn owl (Tyto alba)...

black capped chickadee (Poecile africapilla)...

baby northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)...

western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)...

North American robin (Turdus migratorius)...

red- winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)...

common seagull (Larus canus)...

the whole family...

 

 22- each

The plan today is to make more new species!

the last days of parc ave and on to the cookoo’s nest

 

breakfast

 

breakfast again

 

celebrating the new lease

 

smeyesing on the island

 

i heart…

 

white picket fence

 

mom

spring and summer designs!

breezy summer cowl in desert sand

hand knit with alpaca and pima cotton knit yarn, 55-

twisted lace headband in mustard

15-

bikini top in crimson

hand knit and crocheted with merino/ acrylic blend yarn, 30-

and it’s not just for tanning- you can wear it in the water as well

seasfarer fanny pack in cream and navy

hand knit in wool with knit acrylic belt loops, 35-

and stay tuned for more warm weather knits!