Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky

My name is Lauren. I am a book hoarder and a cranky sleepyhead. This blog contains: Book reviews, art, ramblings, the occasional self-indulgent outfit post, and lots of inspiration and quotes. http://www.etsy.com/shop/laurencreatesthings http://redbird7.deviantart.com/ - My most often updated art website. http://laurenfishart.tumblr.com/ - Tumblr for my art https://twitter.com/gutterstarss "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" ~ Oscar Wilde

Thursday, November 28, 2013

ETSY WISHLIST - BLACK + LINEAR

There's something about the sparseness and darkness of winter that makes me really appreciate a more bold asthetitic.

Hair stick with small curl and soft spikes - made to order - you pick the color

As soon as I have long hair again, I want lots of elegant hairsticks! This one has a simple linear quality that's really beautiful.

70s crochet halter maxi dress / hippie boho backless slinky dress

Personally I've got too much up top for this exact cut to work on me, but I love it here.

I thought this piece was mesh fabric and jersey, but its actually all yarn in varying transparencies!

LACE

LACEEEE

LACEEEEEEEE

I love harness-style stuff.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

198 Yards of Blue

There's something about lace knitting that loosens up my mind. I like getting lost in a complicated chart: it's so straightforward to follow, and I love seeing the pattern slowly develop.

Pattern I used is 198 Yards of Heaven, on Ravelry as a free download.

I ordered some yarn off the internet, and wound up getting two different dye lots that were quite different... but it turned out making a really beautiful trimming effect, like seafoam at the edge of a wave. Yay for serendipity?