Kiss My Knits!

A few weeks ago, I mentioned on the Joss’d podcast that I had something new in the works for WearWithStyle that I hadn’t shown yet – Firefly stitch markers. Well, here they are!

These are displayed on a size 5 needle. I can vary the size of the jump rings to fit different sized needles. The materials are ink on clear plastic, with silver. I’m still experimenting with what looks best and which designs I want to include. However, I’ve worked out some kinks, like the neatest way to round the corners and which sealer looks and works the best. You don’t want your stitch marker to smudge, after all.



The sets pictured are beta, combining sealers and techniques as I learn. And what did I learn today? When you spray acrylic sealer on Shrinky Dinks in 45 degree weather, they crack. But not right away, when you’d notice, no they wait to crack until you’ve walked back into the house and are merrily working on more, unaware that it’s pointless to continue. The ones from the set that I did today, I consider useless. Pressing on the crack in the leaf caused it to break almost in half. Bleah. Well, live and learn.

I’m doing other sets besides Firefly. For instance, I like the inspirational set at left. And there are some cute Christmas ones, pictured at right before and after shrinking. Unfortunately, after they were put out to be sealed, they cracked, as you can see in this picture. Le sigh.


Lest you think it’s all sweetness and light and puppies and rainbows here at WearWithStyle, here are some naughty ones I experimented with. When you look at the pic, remember, they may be small but it’s not the size, it’s how you use it. (Actual size pic here.)

Aaaaanywho, that’s what’s going on in the non-knitting crafting world over here. In knitting news, Emily’s doll has its head and one leg completed. Jayne hats continue. Two more kits are ready to go out today. And that’s my day!

ETA:Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. The Office fans among you will get this. The prank referenced is about 7:20 in. Unfortunately, I don’t get Sci-Fi, so I don’t watch Battlestar Galactica, so I have to rely upon my memories of the old show, which I didn’t really watch. That graphic’s probably pretty weak. What else could I do to represent Battlestar Galactica?

So the one be-all end-all toy that my daughter wants for Christmas is a Ty Girl. Actually, she wants two Ty Girlz (yes, with a Z) so that they can play with each other. She talks about it daily. I think the main thing about these is that they come with a code she can redeem on the Ty Girlz website. She loves toy websites and this one looks like a doozy.

Now, on a skankiness scale of 1-10, with 1 being Raggedy Ann and 10 being Bratz, I think these clock in at about an 8. I think they wear too much makeup, look too grownup, have heels that are too high, and wear clothes that are too adult for an eight-year-old girl to play with. Some dolls are better than others. In looking for pics, they look more respectable online than they do when I see them hanging from the display rack at the toy store, for some reason.

Lately, I’ve been trying to not underestimate Emily. Interacting with kids is like hitting a moving target. By the time you get used to them at their current age, they’ve moved along and you’re treating them like they’re younger than they are. So when Emily asked me what my favorite thing about Ty Girlz was, rather than give Emily a non-committal answer or agreeing that they’re awesome, I told her that I didn’t really like the Ty Girlz. She asked me what I didn’t like about them, and I mentioned their high heels, and that I thought they wore too much makeup. I had no idea what to expect in response to this.

She handled it with good grace, standing her ground but not getting upset. “I really like them. I don’t think they wear too much makeup. I like their pretty hair.” Good girl! I may question your taste, but I’m proud of you for not buckling! I also allowed that their hair was, indeed, pretty.

Periodically since then, she’s said, “I don’t think they wear too much makeup.” She’s still angling for a Ty Girl or two. I think she’s decided Santa’s her best shot. I’m undecided as to what to recommend to Santa. But I like that our conversations can be more complex now.