BLACKPURL Updates / Upcoming Show Information

Our hands have been busy this Spring creating new scarfs, shawls and small knitted bags.

BLACKPURL will be participating in Art Fair Jackson Hole 2009 in Jackson, Wyoming on

July 17-19. We're really looking forward to being out West enjoying the beauty of Yellowstone and the Tetons. We will have pictures of the Art Fair in a future update.

After returning from Wyoming our next show is the Schlafly Art Outside Fair in St. Louis on September 11-13.

Here are some examples of some of our recent work:

HUGE SUMMER CLEARANCE!!

I am back from vacation and so motivated knit!! 

I found great yarn shops in and around Seattle and started way too many new projects. I will post some of the works-in-progress soon.

Soooo.....let's move out some of the in-stock scarves to make room on the rack for the new ones. Everything at my Etsy site is marked over 50% OFF the normal price. Now is the time to get a head-start on holiday shopping and take advantage of the great deals. Once the scarf is gone, it's gone...they are all one-of-a-kind. BUT, of course we always take special orders.

DON'T WAIT TILL THE HOLIDAY RUSH...GET YOUR SCARVES NOW!

Sunday rain

What a great day for knitting! I was praying for rain yesterday, so I wouldn't feel guilty about knitting all day and watching movies...and we got it! I had one of those great days when I finished projects that weren't quite done...fringing, edging, binding off. I really feel like I accomplished something. Then, I was free to start a new project, and what do you know, I finished that too! (But, I forgot to take a picture of that one, so you will see it later).

I am working with one of my all-time favorite yarns. It is so pretty by itself and lends itself so well to this pattern. It is a cotton ribbon/tape that is slightly variegated, which adds wonderful texture to the piece. I will let you know when I am finished and post an "after" photo.  I also have this yarn in celery.

Knitting and beading

For the past year, we have been creating new designs incorporating beads into our knitting. It definitely sets our scarves apart and expands the whole creative process. 

If you are interested in buying one of them, go to 

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5515166

Opening Day

People often ask us, "Just what are you working on now?" So, we decided to show you! Each time we start a new project (and we think it may be a winner!), we will post the progress on blackpurlknitters.blogspot.com.