Travel Around The World Socks
Materials
*Set of 5 size 2.25mm DPNs(double pointed needles)
*One skein( of Vintage Purls Sock yarn (75/25 superwash merino/nylon, 100g approx 420 yards)
*Cable needle
*Darning needle
*Row counter(optional)
*Stitch markers(optional)
About Me
Brooklynne is a Potawatomi girl-shaped-thing, living in Wellington, calls home San Francisco. but hails from Michigan in the US. She has been active in the trans community in all three regions for the past 9 or more years, including working for the only trans youth Non-Profit that was run by trans youth(under 26). Brooklynne Is also a Fashion designer and avid(or is that rabid) knitter. Sha has been knitting for over half her life having started when she was 12 years old. She likes singing loudly in the shower when no one is home and dancing in her underwear to cheesy music.
Made Monday
Made Monday: Owl BinderyHand Leather Bound Journals
Made Monday: ArtemisArtemisHand blended batts, dyed roving and gifts
Made Monday: Amy’s RainbowOne of a kind yarns, fibres and notions
Made monday: Lotus YarnsHand Dyed Sock Yarn
Books I've Read
Book 5. Uncle Montague’s Tales Of TerrorBy: Chris Priestley
Book 4. InkheartBy Cornelia Funke
Book 3. A Lion Among MenBy: Gregory Maguire
Book 2. The Bell JarBy: Sylvia Plath
Knitting
My Knitting List for 2010So as I mentioned in the previous post I want to finish 12 things this year, they don’t all have to be UFO’s, some are things I have planned on knitting for years now. I was talking to My dear friend Toshi the other day that one of the shawls she liked was also on [...]
Spinning
Tour De FleeceWell I did it I signed up for this years Tour de Fleece which starts on Saturday, all I can say now is i’m both full of dread and excitment at the same time. You’d think I actually have to cyle the thing with them the why I have been feeling. Here’s the basic premise [...]
My Knitting List for 2010
So as I mentioned in the previous post I want to finish 12 things this year, they don’t all have to be UFO’s, some are things I have planned on knitting for years now. I was talking to My dear friend Toshi the other day that one of the shawls she liked was also on my “To Knit” list and she expressed interest in actually seeing the list so I thought I would post the list here for you all to read. I won’t hate myself if I don’t finish all of these but i would like to do some of them at least!
1. To finish my wedding shawl! DONE!!!!
2. Finish my Baudelaire socks (sock one complete toe of sock two complete)
3. Finish secret socks for special someone (sock one done halfway up the foot of sock two)
4. knit at least 2 pairs of socks for Ryan
5. Knit one pair of knee highs for myself!
6. This will be the year I start my Rogue
7. Knit Sprossling
8. Knit another Rose Of England Shawl(this one for myself)
9. Try to work out a few of the patterns that are floating around inside my head!
10. have fun!
The Post That Should Have Been Written Two Months Ago!!!
Wow I have been BUSY! let’s see what has happened since I last posted here, well I got married and went on a fabulous honeymoon(I have pictures somehwere!!!) I’ve been knitting a lot… and oh yeah I started a yarn dyeing business Grrrl Shaped Yarns overall life has been good to me.
It’s weird looking back now it seems like so much has been happening i don’t know where to begin or what I should talk about, maybe I’ve gotten a bit rusty as blogger, I feel rusty.
I can’t believe it’s 2010, 10 years since I was in high school come thus June, 8 years since I transitioned come this July, 2.5 years since I moved to New Zealand to live with my husband. I still remember the feeling of being unsure of where I was going, getting lost often, and in general being confused about my surroundings. Wellington is so big that there are still parts of it I have never seen and parts that confuse me, unlike the relatively small San Francisco I used to live in. Still doesn’t feel like home, and I still miss San Francisco at times, but things will change. A New year, a new decade, it seems like just last year we were all panicking about Y2K, or in shock over 9-11. It’s amazing looking back at how much I have changed in these past 10 years.
One thing that new years always bring along with them are resolutions, I haven’t made any resolutions so much as a few goals. and in the effort to help me stick to them I guess I shall share them with you.
1. become a bit more fit and healthy(if this helps me lose weight than so be it)
2. Expand my business to the best of my potential
3. Finish at least 12 items this year(after realizing last year I completed one super simple scarf and shawl and that’s it ALL year)
That’s it just a few simple goals, nothing to earth shattering. I like to think I’m doing good I’m eating healthier and participating in the Couch 2 5k challenge even though i am a bit stuck right now… I’m plotting and scheming business plans. I have finished one item already this year that’s my wedding shawl( yes it was 3.5 months late what you wanna make of it?)
In general I think life is good, and although I am busy it’s a good busy I’m enjoying it! I have so many plans for the next year I hope some of them pan out. and with those thoughts I would like at say, I’m thinking of starting an online crafting magazine, if you are at all interested in submitting a project or article or review please let me know via email Zine AT brooklynnemichelle DOT com
Wedding Update
Sorry I have been gone for so long, this wedding has been taking a lot of my physical time and energy. It’s 3 weeks away and I’m excited! Although it’s just ripped right through my budget and I find myself close to broke now… It’s hard to believe how people can afford this considering how much we aren’t doing. I think it’s going to be okay, I hope it’s going to be okay. actually I’m almost completely out of money and have a lot of things that still need paid off. But I guess it will be worth it.
Some History:
Ryan and I met 5 years ago online. I was in a trans community that was about loveing trans bodies and as such we posted some risqué photo’s. A few days later my friend told me there was this transguy who was blogging about loving my photos, so I popped over and read what he had to say and was deeply flattered. That was a beginning that I wasn’t expecting (Ryan says he knew all along). We started with commenting on each others blogs and then those lead to emails. We became close friends and Ryan was there when no one else was. Through the internet and phone I watch Ryan become more of the man he is today and he watch my constant struggles trying to live on my own in San Francisco. After three and a half years of emails and what became daily phone calls I decided it was time to take the plunge. Bush was till in office, I was fed up with everything and Ryan loved me and I loved him, I packed all my possessions into two suitcases(one of which Ryan can report was nearly full of yarn) and a two medium sized boxes and I left America without looking back. On October 15th, our wedding day, it will be two years since I stepped off that plane and I am incredibly happy that in little over three weeks I will become his wife and he my husband.
I should state that that I’m lucky because while Ryan has been able to legally change his gender to male, transwomen have it harder when it comes to legal gender change thus I’m still legally male, but we are able to express our love and commitment to each other legally. My heart goes out to those everywhere that cannot.
People have asked if they can donate to help my wedding costs, yes they can through paypal (any excess funds will be donated to Marriage Equality We would like to provide Marriage Equality a rather nice donation(in my head I’m hoping for 5,000)
