you heard right!

Sorry for the absence, I've been busily knitting away in the anticipation of opening my shop!

Yes, you heard right. I've been scheming and stalling long enough - barring extraneous circumstances, the felicitous shop should be up and running by the holidays! The shop will open with some of my immensely popular cabled bags. I've been working on some new designs to release, while at the same time considering the possibility of offering patterns of these designs, sometime after the new year (thanks for the idea, Casey!). Here's a not-so-sneaky sneak peek:

In the meantime, I have a question for you all. (Nothing like multi-tasking and using your blog for a little market research.) In an ideal world, where you could purchase as many cabled bags as you would like, which would you be more inclined to buy?

• A cabled purse, approx. 10" wide by 11" deep (handles included, bag portion measuring 7 1/2" deep)
• A cabled tote , approx. 10" wide by 16" deep (handles included, bag portion measuring 12 1/2" deep), for a slightly higher price

You can participate either through the poll in the sidebar or by elaborating in the comments section of this post. Thanks everyone, and have a great Friday!

anticipating fall knits

Why, why, oh WHY did I flip through a copy of Vogue Knitting while waiting in line yesterday? Why didn't I content myself with the 10 free patterns they had released online? But no, I had to look, and I had to see the seriously gorgeous cabled capelet from Michael Kors, which calls for ONLY 10 skeins of cashmere yarn. *sigh*

But seriously, this is a fabulous issue. All those gorgeous cabled knits? Definitely puts me in the mood for fall.

Hmm. Makes me wish I had started on a cabled wrap when first I spotted it. Ah well, perhaps I can content my itching fingers with more cabled bags. Or a crocheted cloche. Hmmm . . .