Merry Christmas!!

Santa brought me a big pile of O'Wool!

What did he bring you?

A Great 2007 Craft Fair Year

I had a great holiday craft fair season. I will be doing a large shop update tomorrow. So... if you still need a gift for a knitter/crocheter/fiber lover get your order in. I can't guarantee shipping after the 10th of December. But remember if your local (Twin Cities) we can arrange a pick up.

Thank you so so much for those of you who made it out to No Coast or Handmaiden Craftmas, I had a great time!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who came out for No Coast 2007. It was a great weekend of crafts and friends. I look forward to it next year!

-Aisha

4 Days until No Coast Craft-O-Rama!

Here are a few of the yarns I'll have at No Coast Craft-O-Rama! (I'm getting really excited)

Superwash merino handspun in amazing apple green blend


Corridale wool single


This one is a blend of all the little bits I save


The new line of hand-dyed commercially spun yarns


Now I have to get back to spin!

Not To Be Missed

First you're going to want to see this....


Then the following weekend you're not going to want to miss this



I'll be at both, so come by and say hi! i have tons of new stuff for these two shows.

Do I really need another spinning wheel?........YES!

Recently I decided that I NEED another wheel. Now, we all have this happen to us. We decide we NEED something and then get slightly obsessed with getting it. I already have two spinning wheels. But, I keep telling myself this would be the perfect traveling wheel. Oh, the things you tell yourself!

Here is what I NEED



Isn't it the cutest! This is the Hitchhiker. It is very small and can fit as my carry-on for my next trip to anywhere.

Do you have a Hitchhiker or know someone who does? Let me know what you think about it.

Happy Saturday

Sneak Peak!

These are 8 ounce skeins of 100% Merino wool. Dyed with high quality dyes, by me. They're huge skeins, over 500 yards a piece!


Here's a sneak peak of some of my latest handspun.


Hope to see you at No Coast!

No Coast Craft-O-Rama 2007

This years No Coast is going to be the best yet! Make sure to come and stop by my booth, I'll have lots of new stuff.

Today

I just got home from a good dye session, 5 hours, 15 skeins and 10 ounces of roving. Also washed a bit of fleece. Of course I forgot to take pictures. I always remind myself on my way out the door and then promptly forget. I have been getting ready for my next two shows. There is always a goal, a number, of skeins I want to have for any show. This "goal" is always very high and I work my butt off to reach it, and sometimes fall short. Tomorrow I will dye more!

I love spinning and dyeing yarn, that's why I still have a smile on my face after a long afternoon in a hot, steamy kitchen.

My next shows:

Hudson Christmas Tour of Homes and Craft Fair
November 17th
Hudson, Wisconsin

No Coast Craft-o-Rama
November 30 & December 1
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Just because

My Leafy Mitten

Here are a couple of photos. This mitten has been fun to do. I still need to seam the top, knit the thumb and block it. OH and then make it's mate!
Front

Back


The pattern is Arnhhild AH 105.m Leafy Mitten. I knit it using Frog Tree Alpaca, a total of 6 colors. I purchased all of my supplies at The Yarnery.

No Coast 2007 and Norweign Mitts

Yea! No Coast Craft-O-Rama is right around the corner. I will be very busy the next few months getting ready for this 1.5 day sale on November 30 and December 1st. I had a great time last year and am looking forward to it.


My friend Becky from Small Motor Designs and I are taking a Norweign Mitten class at one of our local yarn shops. Here's my cuff.

Renegade Wrap Up

Renegade, south side of the Division St. Look at all the fun being had!


Our booth


Saint Paul Craft Mafia members: Oona of Run Amok, Me, Rebecca of Hazel and Melvin's Room and Heather of Hezzamade.


Here are some of my favorites from Renegade Chicago:

Charlie and Sarah
Erica Weiner
Fernworks
The Small Object
Sublime Stitching
Super Maggie
Squid Fire
and last but definetly not least, the best booth neighbors
Daydream Silkscreen

We had a great time in Chicago. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

Renegade Craft Fair 2007

Come and visit me this weekend. I'll be with the Saint Paul Craft Mafia!

New Fiber Shop in Town!

The Fiber Studio opened last weekend. I'm so excited to post about this fantastic new fiber spot here in the Twin Cities. Located on Nicollet and 48th, this spot is a gem. Pam carries beads, antique parts, dyes, yarn and fiber. I'm sure I'll be a regular customer.







The goodies I picked up on Saturday!

Awesome gift

My mom kept talking about how she was making me something that was too large to have on her lap on a hot day. So, I thought she was making me a quilt. But, when it was done I received an awesome circular needle holder! It is two sided, one side for shorter needles and the other for long. It has pockets for all of my mini needles and accessories. It has all the things you would want from your dream circular needle holder.

Here it is!

The Saint Paul Craft Mafia Kitchen

Established in 2006, the St. Paul Craft Mafia (SPCM) is comprised of
10 independent, hard-core crafters in Minnesota's Twin Cities. We all
share DIY passion - from fashion to craft to beauty to art and
everywhere in between. Most members of the SPCM own and operate a
respected and established business, representing the DIY spirit.
Together, through our individual unique talents and crafts, we provide
mutual resources of support, promotion, information sharing and fun.
We assemble as a group to represent DIY at its finest, and spread the
love and splendor of hand-made craft!

The first Craft Mafia was founded in 2003 by nine crafty business
women in Austin, TX. Since it's development in Austin, other Mafias
have popped up across the globe, including but not limited to the US,
Canada, England, and Australia.

Lunch in the kitchen. Rebecca and Brooke enjoy a little yarn pasta.


My Pasta


Julia Child embroidered by Oona of Run Amok.


Blended Monkeys. Rebecca created this, they're being BLENDED!!


Grinder monkeys. If you look closely you can see that the monkey is gringing himself.


Hallway shot.


So Sad, That onion got cut.


Thanks to everyone at the Textile Center!


You can check out our website and blog for more info on familia.
Saint Paul Craft Mafia
Saint Paul Craft Mafia Blog

The Quilt is Done

Yes! The baby quilt is finished! This was my first quilt and I loved making it. This is for a friend who is having her first baby. I used Amy Butler, Heather Ross and Kaffe Fassett prints.





I took a class at Crafty Planet with the lovely Trish. It was a four week class and was very reasonably priced.

My Birthday and much more

Happy Birthday to me! This last Saturday was my 27th birthday. I had a great weekend away with all of my girlfriends. Last night my mom brought over my present, 11 knitting books and two gift certificate to my favorite local yarn shops! I will be glued to these books for the next few months.


I'm taking a quilting class at Crafty Planet! I love it! Here is a photo of what I have done so far. We're making a baby blanket. I'll post more photos as it takes shape.


MORE about my trip to northern California

Noe Knit!! is one of my new favorite yarn shops in San Francisco. This large yarn shop is in a quite neighborhood, and is a great place to find something special. I had already spent most of my yarn budget by the time I got there :( But, I picked up 3 balls of Dalegarn. I'm planning on making THIS with it.


You can check out Noe Knit's website HERE.

This is the beautiful Art Yarns Silk Rhapsody I purchased at Art Fibers in Saratoga, California. I'm planning on using one of the lace patterns in Arctic Lace to make myself a scarf.


Ahh, Santa Cruz beach. My sisters and I went down to the beach for a afternoon. I love the ocean.


On my needles:
My Cable sweater in Silky Wool. I have about 14 inches of the body done.
Lace Scarve in Louet Linen/Silk. I have one more lace repeat to go.
Finished Noro cable/button hat! I just have to sew on the button.

My favorite blog these days Brooklyn Tweed

My Fiber Vacation

I am currently in northern California visiting family. One of the best parts of coming here is the fiber shops. Yesterday I went to one of my favorite yarn shops, Knitting Arts in Saratoga. I gained 3 skeins of Blue Sky Alpace, Alpaca/Silk for the stash! Also two skeins of the most amazing hand-dyed pink silk/mohair with sparkle! I will post photos of both when I get home.
Photo of Knitting Arts.


On Monday I'll be driving to Kensington so I can visit Deep Color Studio. This place is a tiny gem. They carry a lot of fiber. Last time I went there I got Alpaca, Llama, Polworth and silk noil.
Picture of Deep Color Studio.


Between the fiber shops I am going to the beach, eating great food and just relaxing. I have also been getting some knitting done, that sweater is cruising right along.

I also found out today that Saint Paul Craft Mafia will be at Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago this September! As of now we have Aisha Celia Designs, Hazel and Melvin's Room, Hezzamade and RunAmok representing SPCM!

Happy Summer and I'll see you at Renegade Craft.

Aisha Celia Designs

Shop Update!

Hi! I updated my online shop this evening. I will have a lot of hand-dyed yarns posted soon.

Just "click" on the Shop link to the right ------------>

New gadgets!

I started knitting my first sweater. Yes, it's true I have never knit a whole sweater. I like knitting smaller projects (the kind I can finish). I found this beautiful pattern by Louisa Harding. I chose Silky Wool in a great brown color. The picture doesn't quite show the true color.


Here the picture of the sweater. I'm not going to do stripes, just simple and pretty brown.


I got a new swift, the old one needed to be retired. I really like this one!


Also a new ball winder. This ball winder will wind up to 1 pound of yarn.


I'll be posting pictures of new yarn very soon.