Bazaar Bizarre Winter Show 2009 – Dec 12-13

October 22, 2009 by Minnie

banner1small The Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco winter show has been announced! You can check out all the vendors here!

The 2009 Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco (BBSF) will
feature 100 of the best indie crafters and designers.
DJs will provide entertainment and food from local
eateries will be available. The event will also serve as
a networking opportunity for indie designers and
businesses. Past Bazaar Bizarre vendors have
included My Paper Crane, Craftster, My Favorite
Mirror, Fred Flare, and Etsy.

Workshops and Demonstrations
Every year we include interactive sessions and craft
demonstrations from local and national crafters and
companies. In addition we will host a two day long
Swap-O-Rama-Rama. Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a
clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in
which a community explores creative reuse through the
recycling of used clothing. Previous companies include
Get Crafty.com, CRAFTzine, Workman Press and Mrs.
Grossman’s

Website: http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/sanfrancisco/
Date: Dec 12-13 2009 12-6pm
Place: SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY FAIR BUILDING
9th Ave and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94122

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.