Jan 2, 2010
Hello Doves,
Two days into the new year and I am already wrestling with the new website. For the most part it is up and functional. I’m collecting better pictures of current stock to post to the catalogue before letting that particular link go live. I am also having some issues creating a comment form for the website. Other than that everything is up and ready. Other than these issues I am really pleased with how it’s turning out.
Dec 29, 2009
The holidays are almost over. Just a few more days until the new year starts and things get back to normal or as normal as they can be around here.
I’ve started working on the new website and I think I like what is developing. There’s lots more for me to do still before I can reveal it to my lovelies.
In the mean time I am whipping up some new things. But I’ll let you know more about that later. The Etsy store is once again open for business and there are still some wonderful items available.
Dec 14, 2009
‘Ello Poppets!
Starting today and continuing until Dec. 27th 2009 Picklesnot Design will be on Holiday! I wish you and yours the best of the holiday season and look forward to seeing you all again in the new year.
Dec 10, 2009
Hello dearies!
Yes, yes, I know. Things have been very quiet on the blog front for Picklesnot Design. Six months have passed without a word. And it is entirely my fault. So I won’t give any excuses, for there really are none.
With Christmas just around the corner, I’ve been busy with custom orders for a plethora of gloves. Seems the little buggers are in high demand with the cold weather setting in. Which is perfectly fine with me! By the time Christmas gets here I will have made almost a dozen pairs.
There are some exciting things coming in 2010 for Picklesnot Design. For one, there will be a brand new relaunch of the website! (Including a new domain!) For now you can still find Picklesnot Design @ www.picklesnotdesign.webs.com
the new site will be located @ www.picklesnotdesign.com
I’m looking forward in the next couple of weeks to sharing all of the exciting ideas that I have planned for 2010. In the mean time though it’s back to the grind stone. While the gloves practically crochet themselves, I still need to do the work. 
Happy holidays everyone!
Jun 30, 2009
In the two months there has been a flurry of activity. Primarily of the teaching/learning sort. Added to the repetoir : Spindle spinning, crochet bead-making, and some minor jewelry design.
Spinning is soo much fun! It is as addictive as they say. (They being other spinners) And learning the art of making crochet beads through the use of wire and yarn (also known as wiber) is a rather challenging experience, but no less fun.
I am planning on having a line of crochet jewelry available once I get the hang of the techniques. I’ve even come up with a name for the line, but that’s for another post.
The design for ravelry is finished. At the end of the month I will be adding the pattern in some form either here or on the actual website.
Apr 9, 2009
It’s been quiet on the blog front for Picklesnot Design. A lot of things have been going on in the background that aren’t all that thrilling to write about.
I promise though that you will like what I have in the works. I’ll be writing more about it next week.
Mar 9, 2009
We haven’t disappeared. I promise. It’s just been very very slow the last couple of months. With the holidays finally over and things getting back to normal, Picklesnot Design has a lot planned for this year. Some of those things include: Gift certificates, a more selective but pared down choices for yarn, more hats and gloves…
Dec 29, 2008
The final piece of paperwork has been filed! No more worrying about not having the DBA filed.
Things have been quiet here at Picklesnot Design. Santa was sweet enough to bring us some new toys to play/experiment with. More information on that to come in a later post.
Wishing everyone happy holidays and a wonderful New Year.
Look for new and exciting things at the beginning of the year.
Dec 14, 2008
Not so much in the way of designing or creating at the moment. The last few days have found me organizing everything in such a way that I will be able to do more over the coming year. (It’s also helping me find everything I need to file my taxes)
The collection for Spring is coming along nicely. I will start prototyping them in January once the holiday season is over.
Dec 6, 2008
It’s already December! Wow! So The first week of December found me to be quite industrious. Picklesnot Design is participating in a Ravelry CAL Design for Fingerless Gloves. This is a long term project in which the pattern will be availabe in May. I am delving into some interesting techniques with this one. Here’s a sneak peek at a sample:
I also made some neckwarmers. One is made from the same yarn at the Driving Cloche and would make an excellent set to give for Christmas. Here is a close-up of it. I really like the little flower that I made to attach to it :
I am having some difficulties locating buttons for the second neckwarmer though. The green is really hard to match apparently. But once I find those buttons…this has to be the softest neck warmer ever! It’s made with an alpaca/silk blended yarn :
Both neckwarmers feature ruffles. The Grey one has a bottom ruffle while the green one has both top and bottom ruffles. I think the ruffles give the neckwarmer a more romantic feel to them. What I like most about them though is that they aren’t as bulky as a regular scarf would be when you wrap it around your neck. And it stays in place.
I also altered the driving cloche design to create a Banded Cloche. Here’s a side view :
The tweed stitch design of the band is accentuated nicely by the button detailing. For this particular hat I used the same type of yarn as I did for the Driving Cloche, just in a different color.
Naturally all of these are available for purchase. If it’s not listed in the shop you can place a custom order request either at the website or at the shop itself.
