http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:34:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last year, someone at Lark Books saw the pillowcase pinafores in my Etsy shop. (I've haven't made them in a while, they were really cute but not big sellers.) Anyhoodle, they asked me to submit the pattern for a book about using pillowcases to make various things. I sent the ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2009/03/275/ I'll be doing an embroidery even for the opening of the new Madewell store on Newbury Street in Boston on Thursday, 2/19 (today)! The address is 329 Newbury St. I'll be there from 6 to 8pm, embroidering jeans for customers. Usually people stick to names or initials, but I can ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2009/02/goings-on/     Today I’m going to share a bit of my fabric stash. It's like my coming out party! I recently got a few new pieces that I can’t wait to play with!     Can you stand it? Mice-A-Roni fabric! I mentioned briefly in the last post, it’s from the 70’s and based on those ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2009/01/a-dip-into-the-fabric-stash/     Check it out, I changed my blog header! I’m kind of giving the place a little facelift and a new focus. It’s languished for too long, and I’ve let it fall out of my routine. As you can see, the new header doesn’t have knitting in it. It’s just got a ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2009/01/nip-and-tuck/     I’ve been a whirling dervish of craftiness lately. It’s Bazaar Bizarre season once again and this year, I’m splitting a table with Miss Splityarn! I couldn’t be more delighted to be in such good company. She’s really going to class up my act, I think. Make me look good, y’know? ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/12/bazbiz-sneak-preview/       In the final installment of “As the Drag Queen Turns”, I have video of Shelby’s performances. I had to fumble around with the YouTube, but I finally got it working. (I’m not a kid any more and my techno-savvy pretty much ended with the VCR, so now every time I ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/11/video-proof-of-awesomeness/     The winner of the 2008 Best in Drag show is . . . SHELBY FREEEEEEE!!!!! How cool is that? I'll tell you. Totally and completely. It is totally and completely cool. Stacy did such a great job as Shelby, he had the audience whoopin' and a-hollarin' from the moment he ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/10/full-of-win/       It is my distinct pleasure to present to you a Crocheted Beer Can Gown in it’s entirety. (You’re really going to want to click these photos for a better look.) It’s taken a lot of work, a few band-aids and dozens of cans, but I am finally finished! And I couldn’t ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/10/and-so-it-has-been-done/     Ze top, she eez done! Voila! (Click peectures for zee big) With the lining in and the back laced up, the shape has really come together. If you compare the front and side to the last update, it's a lot smoother.     And here is why the shaping works! I am so happy ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/08/project-dragway/     After doing some research, I was shocked to learn that Stitchy McYarnpants does not appear on the list of fashion designers allowed to use the term “Haute Couture” in an official sense. I guess it’s my own fault for embracing Freedom Fries. C’est la guerre du mode. So I have coined ... http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/knit06/2008/08/the-house-of-stitchy/