Craft Show

You may have noticed that it's gotten eerily quiet around here.  That's because I have the opportunity to participate in a last minute craft show.  This is my first craft show, so not only have I been busy trying to make items for my table, but I've had to find and buy all of the other necessities required such as tablecloths, a banner, etc.  This will probably be a pretty small show since it was only announced a couple of weeks ago, so I hope it's worth all the time, effort, and money that I've had to put into it.  Sadly, I've also had to pretty much neglect my etsy store over the last couple of weeks, because I don't have enough time to create stock for both, which also means that I've had to turn away some custom orders.  Any fingerless mitts that don't sell at the craft show will make it into my etsy store when I get home, and if I happen to sell them all, I'll restock as soon as I can, but I do have to take some time to get some Christmas gifts finished (or started).  So far I've made 6 pairs of owl mitts and 6 pairs of bear mitts (if you count the two pairs that are currently listed in my etsy store).  Now I'm working on a couple pairs of sock monkey mitts, and I'd like to make some lions if I have time.

I had to change the way that I'm making them after I discovered noticeable ladders in some of the pairs.  I tried everything I could think of to get rid of them, but nothing worked, so now I'm making my mitts on two circular needles rather than on double pointed needles.  I'm not sure why I had so much trouble.  I use DPN's all the time when I knit toys, and I've never had a problem with ladders before.  The craft show is on Dec. 3rd, so I have just over a week left to prepare.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!