Holiday Vending Events Confirmed!

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Here are some updated details on my upcoming holiday shows!

SF Etsy Indie Holiday Emporium
Saturday & Sunday, November 29th & 30th, 2014
11:00am – 5:00pm both days
Pier 35 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco
Head on over to any of the links below to get details on this FREE event!
Etsy Event Details
Facebook Event
Yelp Event Page
Evenbrite Event Page

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Triton Museum Holiday Gift Fair/Family Art Day
Friday, December 5th from 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, December 6th from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Triton Museum: 1505 Warburton Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050

My Organic Cotton Yarn Obsession

I have recently become familiar with a line of 100% organic cotton yarn by a company called Galler Yarns – Inca Eco. I cannot get enough of this yarn, I love it. The feel of it is so soft and I love that it is 100% cotton too, which means many people who do not like, or cannot wear wool (like my good friend over at This is Sesame) could wear it and get the feel and look of wool without the super warmth or allergy risk.

While traveling in NY over the 4th of July holiday I picked up a few skeins of it and wanted to find some patterns that would make the yarn resemble a wool look but not be too bulky.

So far I have found a hat pattern and a chunky cowl pattern that I have used and really like with this yarn.

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