For the Love of Knitting!

Now that Valentine's Day is upon us I have been turning my needles to projects outside of my Etsy store. Long promised cozies for patient family members and armwarmers for a friend in Durango to help keep her warm through their apparently endless and heavy winter (thanks Heather for the custom order!).
I am excited to needle felt some lovely spring related items soon. I keep having to remind myself that it is still only February and to have patience for the first signs of color sprouting from the earth. Meanwhile there is no reason I can't create gardens with fiber! Soon enough I will be placing seeds and starts in the soil and oohing and ahhing over the amazing beauty of Spring bulbs.
So here are a couple of treats for you The first is a picture of the arm warmers I knit for my friend stuck in eternal winter and the next is the Klean Kanteen Cozy I knit for Seamus (finally geez mom!) in his favorite colors : Green and orange.

For Your Sweeheart Revisited~

Here are 4 more bowls in my Valentine series. I like the non-conventional colors of the last 3!

For your Sweetheart~

Here are the "My Felted Valentine" Bowls I have listed this week in my Etsy Store.

For your Valentine

It is probably obvious to anyone who checks in regularly that I love all things small and these kit and felted pouches are no exception. These 2 pouches are just in time for Valentine's Day! The first one which I listed today in my Etsy store is a bright true red strung on a delicate shimmery silk organza embroidery ribbon and has two charms: a silver "love" charm and a bronze heart with the Chinese symbol for double happiness. The second pouch is knit in a yarn with the name of Merlot Heather and I believe the name describes the color perfectly. The silver charm on this one has an abstract flower sprig on it and hangs below a deep red coral bead that brings out the red tones of the fiber beautifully.

More New This Week

I am trying to get my Etsy store stocked up again with a nice variety to choose from. I will be getting back into my needle-felting very quickly now that I have some of the basics taken care of. Here are 2 new items:




































I have also re-listed some cuff bracelets and another bowl so please stop by and see what is new!

Cheers and have a super weekend!

Cozies!

Oh do I have to catch up: I have been posting items to my Etsy Store and not sharing here! So here they are, a parade of cozies~

The Closest I Come to Resolutions

We survived Christmas! Thanks to all who helped make this holiday season a fabulous one for Gretchen's Creations! I will be posting new items again soon in my Etsy store so check in every once and awhile if you get a chance.
2010 is stacking up to be one amazing year for my family and I. I am not a big one for New Year's resolutions but I am looking forward to a lot of big changes and learning lots of new and exciting things. My son turns 5 this spring and heads to Kindergarten in the fall, I will be returning to the garden in just a couple of months (winter permitting) and I am starting to mull the idea around of playing my folk music live again. It has been over 4 years now since I have set foot on a stage with my guitar! Here is my myspace music page if you want to hear the 1 song I have floating around in the ether. I did find a picture of me playing at Adam's Mountain Cafe for your viewing pleasure. I was a new mommy when this was taken. You can see how big my little guy has gotten.














I will also be able to post more in the next couple of months on hikes and snowshoeing expeditions, gardening articles and information and overall fun. Thanks so much for a great year!