Recap for 2006: Whew, what a busy year! Just for the curious, I landed a big 46 scarf order from WinStanley in Mass. just before Christmas. Between that and my previous orders, I made 87 scarves in 2006. Here's a pic of the big order ready to ship....that's a BIG box!!

Other special orders included this rugby hat with a secret message inside (I'm not telling, but it was romantic!!), and this more managable version of a Dr. Who scarf that went to a fan in Italy.

Buried under scarves! Been knitting and knitting away! 29 and counting since September. Order here: http://www.thepaintedtiger.ecrater.com/category.php?cid=17484 by December 15 for Christmas delivery. Regular sized scarves are $20, and the Super Scarf is $27 (Shown together in the picture). Or I have this Christmas Braided Scarf, you can request it in other colors, also. http://ThePaintedTiger.etsy.com.

It's fall, it is supposed to snow here on Thursday, so here's a great line of wool yarn in yummy colors. Mix and match to make your own striping or fairisle patterns! Available at http://thepaintedtiger.etsy.com.

Here are my latest projects, a custom knit scarf with rower paddles knit in double jacquard, and a pair of legwarmers, custom sized for the recipient.

If you would like your own custom knit items, please visit http://thepaintedtiger.etsy.com .

One cool custom hat!

It's finished! Here's the raw photo's of the maternity sweater I just knit as an Alchemy for a gal on Etsy. She sent the yarn, pattern, and measurements; I modified the pattern to fit her and knit the yarn and crocheted the edging.

Still plugging away at the maternity sweater! In the meantime, I have joined a Theme Blog that has a Challenge of the Month. This month is fall items. You can see my post, among other fantastic posts here: http://etsythemeshop.blogspot.com/

Things have been bustling around here! I received the first scarf order of the season, a navy and white number! I'm also possibly getting a contract to make scarves as a fundraiser for the high school band. They will have the school initials in double jaquard on one end of a solid color scarf. I'm pretty excited about it!

My big project right now is a maternity sweater I was commissioned to make. The mom sent me the yarn, and I am nearing completion. Here is a pic of one sleeve. The body is a deep purple chenille like yarn with a metallic thread in it, and the edging is a violet, lavender, and silver ribbon yarn. It is really pretty.

It's back to school time! Here are some examples of my custom knit School Color Scarves. Each scarf is about 60 inches long and 5-6 inches wide. Each stripe of the School Color Scarf is about 3 inches long. I can custom knit and get your scarf to you in about 7 days from purchase. Discounts for bulk orders. Of course, you needn't order school or sports team colors...just something that you like or that will match your coat! One of my best sellers is grey and black. You may also choose to have tassels or a finished edge. You may purchase scarves here: www.thepaintedtiger.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=69608 , hat ( stocking cap ) and scarf combos are also available.

I LUV Etsy Swap! I recently participated in the Etsy Swap (http://www.etsy.com/forums_topic.php?thread_id=14000). The person I created for loved gardening, natural materials, and has 4 children, so I created this monogrammed knit throw pillow in natural cotton for her, and hand painted on the dyes.
















I received a couple of skeins of hand spun yarn from Hobbledehoy similar to this: http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=305629, plus a couple of her button pins with flowers on them.

It was a fun experience, and I got to try out the filet-knit technique!