Bed time...

What?  Another dance type video on this blog?  Jeez... 2 in one day... how lucky are we?

Watch this and love it.

Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie

Dancer

So... stumbled upon this on facebook.

Maybe it's not funny to the "normal" world... but to the dancer world... hilarious.

Especially hilarious if you went to the University of Utah.  (There really is a small upstairs v. downstairs battle happening in that building.)  Made even more funny to me because my Dad lives in the same condo building this video begins in.... so I'm very aware of all the places this was filmed...


Hahaha.... love it so much.

Dance Dance... otherwise we are lost.

Did you guys know I studied dance in college?  So many people don't know what modern dance is... sad day.  My New Year's Resolution was to go to dance classes regularly... then I got sick.  Class is tonight and I still have a 5 minute long coughing fit each time I leave the couch.  Doubtful I would make it through a class without turning it into a germ fest.  I'm extra wanting to go after watching Pina on Netflix.  There are so few good films about modern dance out there, and this is one.  Put your stitching down, open your mind, and go watch it.



Makes me think back to my old modern dance home!  Miss this place...



And you can spot some of my old performances and classes in this one...

Insta - Sans Limites Crochet

Some instagram photos of life lately.  Still working on getting those darn knit hat patterns finished... soon!  Here are some pretty pictures of them in the mean time...

...Probably one reason I'm not getting them done?  The huge waste of time that is this site.  I'm laughing so hard I have tears...

Things

There are a lot of things going on over here... time for an update!

1. The pattern book is selling great so far!  Check out the side bar of the blog over here ------->
and buy a copy from Annie's Attic!    8 great patterns for only $9... that's a pretty awesome deal!

2.  In the process of getting Amanda's Dress, Diana's Dress, and the Weekender Bag available for downloads on the Annie's Attic website.  Amanda's Dress is in need of some serious higher quality photos... so... photo shoot this weekend! YAY!

3.  Also in the process of getting the Beach Sweater into a great online magazine for next summer!  Check out Inspired Crochet - a digital magazine!  Working on my graphic design skills today... they are somewhat lacking...

4. Still making lots of new exciting things for Renegade and a January feature in the boutique Kansas City Kitty!  In need of an epic stitch n b*tch!

5.  Yesterday was Nov 7, which means one month left of the clothing challenge!  I haven't bought a NEW piece of clothing since JUNE!  BOOM!  (Although I am in pretty desperate need of a new white tank top... which is hard to find thrifted...)

6. And unrelated to stitching... last night I returned to my modern dance roots and went and saw Ailey II!  Anyone seen them?  Revelations is still the most impressive and historically significant  dance piece I've seen in real life... fighting back tears the whole first half and the urge to get up and dance the whole second half.  Check 'em out...



Of course the actual piece is very long... these are just the highlights... really so amazing!

 7.  AND FINALLY...  OK!  I need some advice and honest feedback from my Etsy customers and fellow sellers.  I sell both patterns and finished items in my little online shop.  To distinguish between the two, I have them in different shop sections and all patterns have the word PATTERN in the title, picture, tag, and description.  Still, I have a lot of customers buying patterns and expecting a bag in the mail... yikes!  Anyone else have this problem?  Any creative solutions?

Ok... and that's it.  Still working on the two knit hat patterns I'm hoping to get out this week... I just got too distracted with Ailey excitement yesterday!  EEK!  So good!  Definitely go see them if they are coming to a city near you!