Kathryn Ivy

May 17, 2008 - Posted by Grace Schnebly

Smitty the International Superstar

It feels like ages since I last posted, well actually it has been ages! I haven’t been able to find the time to knit for weeks now. It’s pretty sad, but I have something else going on that’s been keeping me super busy… Si and I bought a house! We’re moving from Boston to Quincy, and I think that it will be a nice change for us. I’m going to even have my own sewing/knitting/craft room! For the last two weeks we’ve been stripping wallpaper, cleaning off the walls, priming, painting, meeting with all sorts of people so we can get the place ready to move into by the end of the month. I still have a ton of packing to do, so I may continue to be pretty quiet on here until after the end of the month. I am so excited to get back to knitting though! I’ve have a ton of different projects lined up and my Lady Eleanor is ALMOST finished. I just need to add the fringe. Hopefully I’ll find the time to do that this weekend between packing my never ending pile of junk! BTW if you’re looking for a single bedroom apartment in Boston, I know one coming up on the market. :)

I’ve been thinking about starting a group on Ravelry for people who want to talk about home design, DIY home projects, as well as ask about questions or problems you encounter while fixing up your house. Would any of you be interested in joining a group like this? It wouldn’t be limited to first time home buyers or to people who are particularly handy, just anyone who is interested in fixing up their place. If you’d like to be invited when I start the group, you can leave a comment with your Ravelry name on this post!

Other than getting a house, I’ve had something else exciting happen too! Back in March I was contacted by Woodmansterne, a card company from the UK, about using one of my photos from this site on a card! Now my Spherey photo with the three apples is on a a “Thank You Teacher” greeting card. Pretty crazy huh! The cards are printed by cardMIX, Woodmansterne’s sister company, although I haven’t seen the cards up for sale online yet. Smitty’s totally digging the cards too and he feels like an international superstar!

Smitty... International Ball of Mystery


 

Comments

  • June 12, 2008, 1:20 pm - christie (christieatthecape.blogspot.com)

    I want to join! -rockcozy

  • June 5, 2008, 5:30 am - mrspilkington (http://mrspilkington.typepad.com)

    I'd love to join you Ravelry group (mrspilkington) -- your work is always lovely!

  • June 5, 2008, 12:13 am - Octopus Knits (http://octopusknitting.blogspot.com/)

    Good luck with the move, and congratulations on the card! Very cool : )

  • May 20, 2008, 7:19 am - Leslie (www.whatastitch.blogspot.com)

    A new house will definitely keep you busy...but how exciting! And the cards are just TOO cute.

  • May 19, 2008, 11:56 am - Meg (http://bloglessnomore.blogspot.com)

    Congrats to you on the new house and to Smitty on the move to international superstardom! The card is really cute.

  • May 19, 2008, 8:14 am - Biscotte (biscotte.quebecblogue.com)

    Ohhhh... That is so cute !!!!! You always have good ideas !!!

  • May 18, 2008, 4:37 pm - Melissa

    I live in Quincy, so welcome to the 'hood. If you hear of any good knitting groups, please let me know!

  • May 18, 2008, 11:59 am - Jodi (www.caffeinatedyarn.blogspot.com)

    How exciting! Good luck with the move. Spherey's just too cute.

  • May 18, 2008, 11:45 am - Shannon (www.minervaturkey.com)

    That is so cool. Congrats on the new house, and congrats on your famous Spherey photo.

  • May 18, 2008, 11:11 am - Oiyi (www.oiyi.blogspot.com)

    Congrats! That is so exciting and cool that your pic is a card! Smitty is famous now.

  • May 18, 2008, 9:49 am - Hannah (http://lifeonthedoublepoint.blogspot.com)

    Hey, you know I'd be up for the DIY group, certainly! And I'm so happy for you and your new house - much more room for Camdyn to play, I'm sure!

    Of course, my Ravelry username is Hannahbelle :) Send me an invite!

  • May 18, 2008, 9:44 am - Jennifer (nuttyirishmanknits.typepad.com)

    You are officially all that and a bag of chips... congratulations on the card! That's just awesome!

    I'm loving the Ravelry group idea. Sing me up! Good luck with the move! :-)

  • May 18, 2008, 9:42 am - Monika (http://www.yarnloopie.blogspot.com)

    Wow- very exciting news! Congratulations on your new house, AND the cards! :o)

  • May 18, 2008, 3:13 am - Heather (http://theaddknitter.blogspot.com)

    Oh, he IS a superstar!! Good luck with your move to 'Quin-zee' (Mass. pronunciations just crack me up--'Pee-bdy', etc.).

  • May 18, 2008, 2:46 am - theLady (www.theladyknits.blogspot.com)

    Congratulations on the card and the house!

  • May 17, 2008, 9:54 pm - rohanknitter

    I think a Rav group like that would be great - my user name is Rohanknitter.
    Good luck with your move!

  • May 17, 2008, 9:14 pm - Zonda (http://zknitter.blogspot.com)

    Oh wow! How cool is that! Congrats on the house and your new craft/sewing/knitting room!

  • May 17, 2008, 9:04 pm - Stacey_CrimsonPurl (crimsonpurl.blogspot.com)

    Super cute!! And very thoughtful!

  • May 17, 2008, 7:58 pm - sue (mcintyreknits.blogspot.com)

    Oh how great is that card, and Spherey is so cute too. Good luck with moving and unpacking too, I know how long it takes to do.

  • May 17, 2008, 6:40 pm - Sweetp (www.sweetpdesigns.blogspot.com)

    Wow congrats on your upcoming move. HOW cool is that card?

  • May 17, 2008, 4:56 pm - Smellyann (http://smellyann.typepad.com)

    Congratulations on the new house! Good luck with the move. And how fun about the card, that's great!

  • May 17, 2008, 4:51 pm - mari (http://mariknits.blogspot.com)

    So cool! Smitty will be famous! :)

  • May 17, 2008, 4:41 pm - adrienne (www.adriennenixon.com)

    That is so neat!!!! Good luck to you!


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