how much should a hooker charge??

he-elp!

so i made some awesome bunting for my lovely friend salena's birthday today...

...yes, i know that i've gone a bit bunting mad lately! but i think it might be the novelty of not having had it back home. we get 'garland' but it's not like this. and there does seem to be a bit of a bunting resurgence, doesn't there?

which it looks like i can cash in on a bit if i want to.

as someone at the party has a shop that only stocks and sells limited edition hand-made items and they wanna sell my birthday bunting. which is awesome and i'm excited as i've been thinking about selling my crochet properly again for awhile.

but this is where i need the crafty handmade blogosphere's help...what do you all think that i should charge for a crocheted bunting of about 7 flags? it's not my usual granny triangle stylee - but something alot quirkier...and i have no idea how much they would retail or wholesale for - and i know that some of you crafters sell your wares, so i'd really appreciate your guidance.

revolting...

seriously - how did i not know about this site???
knitpro on microrevolt
other than probably the name put me off...it should be called chartpro so us hookers aren't put off, lol.

but seriously - look what it does!
knitPro is a free web application that translates digital images into knit, crochet, needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns. Simply upload jpeg, gif or png images and knitPro will generate a graph sizable for any fiber project. knitPro digitally mimics the tradition of pre-industrial craft circles who freely shared patterns and passed them down from generation to generation...

thanks so much to alethafaye for showing me this!

being a fucking feminist and hooker named cakemix...

...how could i not mention this rant about/love of knitted cakes?

the ranter/lover is none other than the amazing digital crafty vixen queen ele carpenter.

her and i have moved in the same circles for ages, and if i was to ever have a BFF to replace sonia5 (RIP) it should probably be ele.

i'm really on the fence on this argument - i feel dirty but also empowered.

do any of my feminist against censorship sisters have any comments?

more us/them nonsense

wow - the hooker vs knitters thing seems to be hotting up.

i'm still going along to the hunterian tonight, even though crochet still seems to be the red-headed stepchild of crafting in london. but we know that that the gingers really rule, there's nothing like the glow of orange pubes and freckles on the chest to get the juices flowing!

and the more the london stitch girls proclaim themselves a 'knitting community', the more i really want to do more to organise the hookers in london - our numbers are swelling, and thanks to the make lounge, new enthusiasts are made monthly. big props to them and their attitude...

because lately mine isn't that great lately - what is it with me that i even care bout this?

maybe i should get the Crochet Liberation Front logo tattooed on me...

hunters gatherers

so tomoro night is the museums at night night around europe, and even though i really really wanted to go to the sir john soames candlelight tour, i realised they do it every month - so will put that off for another time and go along to some organised night at the hunterian instead that i'm now referring to as 'stitched up' because that is how they have it...

...and i'm really surprised as the site is crochet-inclusive and says to bring your hooks - yet when the 'stitchettes' had a shout out for teachers i was told that they only needed knitters. the night sounds good and my mister will probably tag along for the overall exhibit. it sounds great with a chance to 'learn the secrets of the operating theatre as surgeons lend you a helping hand with some basic surgical skills.'

fine. i'll go along, and i'll smile, and i'll hold my hook high, but really it is just another time that crochet is just too fucking good for the rest of them and they are lucky if hookers even bother to show up....which made me think...if i was to organise my ultimate hooker night in london, where would it be?

i think at the enchanted palace at kensington palace before it is all done up.

where would you choose???

hearts

think i have decided against the hearts and am now planning on making my daughter a heart-shaped box (not like mine) and chocs inside...i found this pattern online and have scoped out a few other projects by hookers so thinkit will be quite cute!

another weekend with hookrs

friday night with the joroach was lovely - she had the best dirty martini birthday drinks ever at the charlotte street hotel and her and i and the ravenisis all showed up with our bright coloured acrylic crochet...then we all spent saturday yarnbombing the tunnel down waterloo...photos to follow when i can get them from camera to lappie!