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June 14, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized |
I’ve always loved the Petite Purls home page, but after we made the site a bit wider back 2 issues ago I felt a bit frustrated with the “plain-ness” of the inner pages, and how I could only use horizontal images for the home page. I wanted to have more fun with the site. About a year ago I discovered an fantastic photographer named Jasmine Star, who is just amazingly brilliant. She was in school studying to be a lawyer when the took a 180 degree turn and decided to take up photography, before she even knew how to use a camera. She jumped right in and rocked it hard. She is incredibly intelligent about all things social networking and how to leverage your brand online. I find her to be a total inspiration. Her photography is amazing.
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April 19, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized |
For anyone who has read my blog for a *very* long time, you may remember that back when I used to spin (pre-kids) I adored spinning with Shetland Combed Top. I have loads of it in my closet (if the moths don’t find it that is). I adore Shetland sheep, I also have a Shetland sheepdog. I’ve never actually met one of these sheep in person though, and I always imagined I would like them. I went to a petting zoo a little while ago, and they had some sheep. They bleated very loudly and often, they were sweet but didn’t win me over.
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April 4, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized |
I was wandering around Raverly the other day and decided to check out the recent FO’s for my Milk pattern, and I was just about blown over by newborn sweetness. Click any of the images below to go to the ravelry project page for that person!
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March 28, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized |
I thought I would share this very cool little epiphany I had recently. I have curly hair. Curly haired girls know you never brush your hair when its dry. Some straight haired people have no idea about this. If you brush your hair when its dry, the curls separate and turn into a 1980′s nightmare. It’s not pretty. I only ever brush my hair when it’s wet. It was a bit of an adjustment as BG’s hair got longer, I realized WOW I can comb it when its dry and it will actually make it look BETTER! Shocking…
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I’ve been hiding, hiding and hibernating because I finished two big sweaters for a yarn company and anytime I finish something “big” I take a mental break. The luxury of being at home with the kids is I can put the world aside and just be home with them and stop thinking about anything else but them or trying to set my mind to other things. We’ve re-orgnized stuff and I’ve been busy moving my yarn and sewing stuff to a new location (aka out of the bedroom where it did not belong) and having more of a space to work on the book and keep things organized. I am hurriedly working away on sketches and swatches. In-between that I scour internet forums reading about photography which is honestly a nice little escape for me. I love to read, I love to learn and I love learning new things. So I devour it all and just enjoy myself, viewing it as an escape from being a SAHM and an escape from my other “work” of knitting and petite purls. Speaking of the latter, I’m knee deep in the code for the spring issue. Wish me luck!
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My name is Brandy Fortune, and I design knit-wear for kids. I love Crème Brulée, Sci-Fi, 70 degree weather and reading a good book in bed. I spend my time knitting, sewing, taking pictures, co-editing the web-zine 
