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Naptress

all about me

Yarn obsessed
Urban Fashionista
Bead lovin'
Fro Wearin'
SCORPIO
Mad about Puma's
Addicted to cool eyewear
And Foreign Fashion Mags
Fabric Fiend
My religion is the church of being creative
Indivuality reigns supreme so I design my own clothes
Self employed loctitian
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- Faithful sidekick

Yohji the oh so stylish Maltese....




What I'm vibin' to
Dwele
Madlib
Ms.Dynamite
Best of Barry White
Lisa Stansfield
Anastascia
Floerty
Goapele
India arie
Funky house mix tapes
Sex in the City DVD's
La Femme Nikita reruns
Women's Basketball




on the nightstand
all the cool knitting mags and books
Sacred Woman-Queen Afua
Raw Foods
Business plan for new gig


works in progress
FreeForm shawl
ramblin' rows afghan
fiberARTS
Cashmere fingerless gloves
Koigu Wrap(on Hold)
Black sweater4me
beaded cuffs
Good Times sweater for Yohji


Happening Now
Knitting Wire and leather

da Passionately Creative

Wild_Deer
my fashion life
Glampyre
No Good for Me
hollyweird knits
craftydiva
moonwork
confessions of a yarn whore
Someone keeps moving by chair
Jackie-blue
styleholics
Groovy Knits
Crowing Ram
through the back loop
redlipstick
earthaknits
Judith Star
PRIMP
KnitFemme
Fibernista
modeknits
Knit Japan
Justine Bateman

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Issey Miyake
Fierce
big boutique
Knitpicks
Luxury Fashion
The Funky and the Essential
Go down under
cheap and funky
more yarn
Fashionistas indulge here
Fashion industry Gossip
Knitty
Artfibers
fashion blog Daily fashion report

What I'm rockin'

Knitting Outfit Du Jour Ragged denim knee lenght skirt Black gap v-neck t-shirt with funky gold sneakers(from Europe)





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Yesterday I DYED...TAADAAH!!!Here the results from my first foray into yarn dyeing,the process was really fun and here is the final outcome
....my inspiration were pics of these african baskets, it may be hard to see in the pics, my colorations are shades of brown,tan ,orange,wine(fuschia) and black(that came out steel grey) ...I dyed mohair,alpaca,wool,and two funky textured yarns..I have enough to complete a throw or shawl..I purchased from the fellas at Threadbearfiber arts the Twisted sisters sock book... so I think for my first pair of socks I want to dye the yarn for it....so Rob or Matt if u are reading this email me the total for yarn for socks....they also demonstrated the drop spindle technique...I feel a new obsession coming on...lol...I'm creatively rejuvenated.... Thanks Rob and Matt!!!...I see many more drives in Indy...yall have to know I dig yall cause a sista hates to drive...and don't forget to put me on the schedule to work on mondays and tuesdays in your new shop,lol

Dropped by Locqueen at 8:48 PM

Here is the progress on the shaggy throw I'm knitting for a friend......I'm finally motivated to hurry up and complete this...I have decided that I need to at least spend two hours a day knitting only this,lol...I feel that as long as this is hanging over my head I can't really jump off into new projects....ooohhhh the pressure of it all,lol....this is why I don't like "special orders",lol...I need to be FREE...FREE...FREE...to go where my creative mind takes me.....don't get me wrong the lady that I'm creating this for is mad cool....and will be tons of help in helping me shape my business....but I guess in my soul I'm an artist....and it is about the creative process not the nuts and bolts of business....lol

Dropped by Locqueen at 11:59 AM

OK the verdict is in for my koigu camo wrap(not shawl)....using a single strand...vertical drop stitch..sixe 5 needle...I swatched a few different stitches and this was the winner....lil"t" from one more row blog chimed in her two cents...and I agreeded...the rice stitch, seed stitch,garter stitch was just too blah...the vertical drop stitch has a wonderful undulating rib combined with the openess of long rows of dropped stitches...I think the end result will look rather artful and distinct,lol...my latest fixation has been the book Handpainted Country(don't sleep on this one...buy it!!)t) which has inspired me to step even further out the box with my thinking....just because a yarn is handpainted,muti-colored doesn't mean that you must stick with a "simple" stitch...the book suggest swatching many stitches to see how the colors in the yarn will react...now it would just be plain goofy to do complicated cable work(ala the wonderful Antonio!!) with handpainted yarn..because I that wonderful work would be lost....but know that there is a whole world of wonderful stitches out there begging to be knit...not that I'm hatin' on stockinette and garter,lol...because they have firmly cemented there place in our hearts....but sometimes one needs to step outside the box and knit a bit wicked...(Glampyre U rock!!!)

Dropped by Locqueen at 11:43 AM

ok..I'm obsessed with the camo koigu,lol....I have swatch it using the vertical slip stitch...I doubled the yarn and used a size 8 needle...but I think if I do that I wont have enough yarn to get the dimensions I want...it needs to be GRAND..lol..so far this is the swatch..I like the stitch..actually it comes across more texturally... here's another pic.........I may need to drop down to a size 4 or 5 needle and use a single strand...I need to make a run to yarn shop this morning for needles....

Dropped by Locqueen at 9:02 AM

My box(20 skeins) of custom dyed koigu in camouflage colors arrived today from threadbearfiberarts.com......now I need to research the perfect stitch for my shawl!!..any suggestions?

Dropped by Locqueen at 2:37 PM

This test was right on point...very interesting...it matches my new ring (lapis lazuli) I purchased a month or so ago...lately I have been very drawn to the color blue....

BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive. Find out your color at Stvlive.com!

Dropped by Locqueen at 10:37 PM