Preparing for the Winter Season (or Christmas)

This year I am pairing the hats and scarves together as a single item. The only real problem is getting the website up to speed. I hired in 2006, a consultant to set-up a shopping cart on the advice that it was more professional than a yahoo shopping cart. Still 3 years later I can't run the click cart pro application by myself and of course the consultant is long gone. Currently I am reading everything I can to understand the application.

Current projects are dog sweaters. Many of my friends and customers have asked for colorful and fun dog sweaters. Will be posting pictures of them as I finish them. Then will get posted to the website (hopefully by then I will understand the application better).

As always the shipping is free (USPS Priority mail) but, if you need UPS or FED EX overnight shipping is your cost. Paypal is the only option for payment.

If you have a particular style or color you want for yourself this year please send me and email.

Update and beginning the Christmas rush

First, busy summer and fall. I have made the following items:


This is an oversized, front zipper opening with hood for a four year old. Made with my leftover koigu yarns.



this is a design published in Vogue Magazine in 2005 that my girlfriend just loved. Only she wanted it to her ankles and with a hood. It was a challenge but lots of fun.

Now I am working on a size 4 boys sweater, size 2 boys sweater, newborn hooded sweater, 3 scarves and 1 shawl. As soon as I finish that order will move on to a large vest.

In March is will be working on lots and lots of newborn outfits Since that is when grandbaby is due.

For my friends..... lots of hugs and prayers

EPIAA, Blessingsbe say hello to WoW friends

Climbing ladders

The addition to shop is coming along nicely. The only problem is that I have to climb up the unto the roof to help. So, I have been working on socks for an hour, then climbing up the roof, repeat as needed.

It will be a wonderful shop for husband. He can work on his stained glass windows, and hot rods.

Only a few days left for free shipping on winter scarves, beanies, socks, shawls, and stoles. Be sure to find a great Christmas Gift.

Karen Austin
Scarves For All Reasons

Busy, Busy, Busy

Been busy on an order for basic socks (4 pairs) that is about 8 days work. But, everyone says it is worth it as the socks are great to wear and always make great Christmas gifts.

If you are interested please email me basic adult socks are 35.00 a/pair.

Have a great time getting ready for the Holidays

Karen
Scarves For All Reasons

Christmas is Coming (Or the Sky is Falling I Have NO GIFTS)

Christmas is coming with the required shipping days, you have from today to December 15Th to buy at Scarvesforallreasons.com and receive free shipping for ground or USPS Priority Mail. What could be a nicer Christmas present than a wonderfully hand-made scarf, or socks.

Anything special you would like made up for a christmas present leave us a message or phone us (contact page on website).

Karen Austin
Technorati Profile
Scarves For All Reasons

Candlelight Scarf

Finally, we are home again. Spent the last two weeks driving to Carson City Nevada, and Sebastopol, California. Saw family, and said good bye to Granny Varner. Started working on the Mystical Creation Yarns replacement scarves for the website www.scarvesforallreasons.com. Finished listing again, Turtle, Enchantment Scarf, Eclipse Scarf, Juicy Scarf, and Peaceful Scarf. Finished a new color Candlelight Scarf, such a cheerful color combination. Just what you need for the long winter nights.

Hope everything is well with you
Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Scarf pictures from Mystical Creation Yarns

Mystical Creation Yarns has begun posting on Etsy.com search for Mystical Creation Yarns. Several of the yarns have a picture of the scarf I knitted so you can see how beautiful the yarn is made up. The listings for Turtle Scarf, Enchantment Scarf, Eclipse Scarf, Juicy Scarf, and Peaceful Scarf are already back on the Scarves For All Reasons site. They were removed while MYC was getting photographs and scarves for pictures now that I have re made these scarves they are being re listed on the site. As each colorway is done I will list.

Meanwhile, November starts with another long drive. Hopefully this will be the last long drive until the end of the year. Although, we need to drive to LA but, that is only a day drive.

Still working on the christmas vest from Fearless Fibers Yarns. Coming out big enough for me (Juno sized).

Have a great week!

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

I am glad October is done

What a month! I am glad I started a christmas vest as Wednesday evening my husband and I received notice that "Granny Varner" was dying and we needed to see her. SO, we started driving thursday and arrived friday mid morning. My husband got to see Granny and tell her good bye and she passed Friday in her sleep. We left Saturday late morning and just arrived home today. Friday we will leave for northern california for the service and burial and drive home so another 26 hours worth of knitting in truck.

Please, post a note or something regarding christmas projects. I am interested in knowing if other people are doing special articles of clothing for the holidays.

Best wishes for a good November

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Getting ready for Christmas 2006

Nice Christmas socks. 8" of ribbing and size 8 1/2 to 10 women's shoe. Cheerful, warm (superwash wool 75%).

Starting all the fun things that are Christmas. Please visit www.scarvesforallreasons.com for other Christmas gifts.

Karen Austin

Snow Storms

Wow! Snow this early and so much oh dear. If you need a nice warm scarf and hat check out the Galaxy line at www.scarvesforallreasons.com. We also have nice wool beanies and wool and silk scarves in lovely fall colors. We have nice merino wool cabled scarves and a lovely dark forest green cabled scarf.

Halloween is coming and we have pumpkin faux fur scarves, and several nice brown or black faux fur stoles.

Need warm socks? Try our sock section for a purple, or red socks.

We are at 3900 feet above sea level so we didn't get snow but, it rained here which is a very big deal as we have been in a drought for 7 to 10 years. Hopefully, this year will change that ... but, we haven't need airconditioning for 1 month, and my husband has the heater on already. We live in Arizona....but, not the Phoenix area.

Have a great weekend
Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Kingman Air Show 2006

What a lot of fun the Kingman Airshow was a kick. about 175 cars were there on Saturday for the show & shine. There was drag racing, jet truck, RC planes and jets, wing walker, precision sky jumpers, WWII airplanes and of course the 1960 Starliner. The car has been modified a lot and was done on the east coast about 20 years ago. We got it in April 2006 from and friend and have taken it on several hot rod runs. I made the fuzzy dice in the car from 100% mohair with crystal beads.

We were at the airshow all weekend so I finished making a pair of socks for My Granddaughter. I also finished at home 5 more colors of Mystical-Creation-Yarns scarves. Peaceful, Turtle, Temple, Bay Breeze, Russian Olive. I will be listing them later today.... I need to get mail and groceries today first.

Have a lovely week

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Sunsets in Arizona

Working on another scarf. The sunset last night was so beautiful that I attempted to get a picture to share on blog. The mountain top from our back yard is 13 miles away.

Now, for back to work on scarves, knitting, wrapping yarn, and socks.

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Home again Home again jig a jig

It is so nice to be home again. This week should be a little quieter. Getting our 1960 Ford Starliner ready for the Kingman Air Show. I will be attending with my husband and knitting away in the corner. It is nice to be able to do something while he is busy with his cars.

We went to LA last week to view his 1951 Ford four door, and he has put the clip on the 53 kaiser manhattan. Yes, he is really car crazy. I make him making fuzzy dice for each of his vehicles from angora with semi precious gems as the dice spots. Expensive but, he is worth it.

Working still on more great colors from Mystical Creation Yarns. That will keep me busy for another 2 weeks. I hope you all have a nice October karen austin www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Traveling fools

Just when I think that we are going to stay home for a long while..... we up and travel. Now, most people don't get up at 3 a.m. and drive from Kingman AZ to Newport Beach California for a meeting regarding a hot rod, and then drive home again that day... but that's what my husband and I do regularly. So this week we have gone to Prescott AZ (2 hour drive one way) LA (16 hours round trip) into Kingman 2 times, and again to Prescott today. Next week is just as busy with several trips to Prescott, and Oct 7 thru 8th we will have our 1960 Starliner at the KIngman Airshow. That's where my husband shows his cars and I knit all the way there and back and during.

Finished a beautiful triangular shawl in silk, rayon and cotton called Pinata from Spin City and have started working again on the yarns from Mystical Creations Yarn. Have a wonderful weekend and October.

karen austin
scarvesforallreasons

1635 Cannon Law

Being busy knitting I picked up the mail on Wednesday where much to my delight lots of yarn and ERIC FLINT's novel 1635 Cannon Law written with Andrew Dennis.

No spoilers allowed ... one disappointment is that the book with David Weber 1634 The Baltic War has not been published yet and this book makes reference to it. Bummer.... so we don't know how/when Rita, Tom, Melissa, etc. escaped from London 1634.

The book was in places difficult in the same way as 1634 Gallielo Affairs was but, again the characters starting arriving and reacting in their alotted ways and the fun/story began to really move. This is a wake up and think wow that really changes history.

I really like Eric Flint's books... of course if you like David Weber.... comments about 1635 or any of the books would be great.

So, I finished the book and of course finished Black Forest Scarf, and am working Cappucino scarf these are the yarns by Mystical-Creation-Yarns.

Christmas Gifts

Are you looking for the perfect christmas gift? If so check out our website http://www.scarvesforallreasons.com/ Where you can find warm soft scarves, beanies, shawls, stoles, and socks. Everything is shipped in a nice box and the individual items are wrapped in colored tissue paper making a nice presentation.

There is even a sock knitting kit available with everything needed to knit a pair of socks. The pattern, yarn, knitting needles, addi bears for the tips of the needles, stitchmarkers, tapestry needle, blunt nose scissors, and a cool looking tape measure.

Come and explore the site for ideas, and gifts for your loved ones.

Everything knitted is hand made by a local Arizona Artistian.

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons

Anne McCaffrey and searching blogs

I have a thought that has been rambling around in my brain for the last few weeks. A short story written by Anne McCaffrey in the mid 80's (?) in which the heroine figures out the class assignment regarding old computer files. As I wander from blog to blog the memory of this short story sticks with me the problem is although I have a great deal of her books for some reasons I am missing this anthology. If you can remember the title of the story or book and tell me I would appreciate it great.

On to other stuff. Finished another mohair/wool sparkly shawl for the website. It is a dark red, and start a triangluar shawl in cotton and silk yarn in bright and happy colors. Then finish the dog sweater from a nice wool.

The only other item of note here is that it is cold in the am (54 degrees) which for september 18th in Northern Arizona that's cold. Husband is wearing his sweats.

Have a wonderful day
karen austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Traveling earth

Good Morning. Spent yesterday morning running into Kingman for groceries and mail, but prior to leaving I was emailing Astrid from Astrids Dutch Obsessions about life in general and she sent me a placemark for a google earth program. So of course I had to try it out. Well, I could send her a placemark in the general area of our house but, the satellite pictures in my area haven't been updated since 1994. But, before I knew they had not been updated I told her to look for the gazebo on the left. My husband built that entirely The stained glass roof and sides are protected with Lexan as we get wind gushes up to 75+ miles a hour. We have lost the leading edge of our roof 3 times. The program earth. google is really cool I "flew" around earth a bit trying to find things I have read about and friends homes.

Finished the commissioned vest yesterday. I am very pleased with it and will post some pictures as soon as it is light out. Have a wonderful day where ever you are....Karen Austin ScarvesForAllReasons

More yarns to knit

Started receiving the new silk/wool yarns from Mystical-creation-yarns this week and can't wait to start listing them on site. She has a great 76% cotton 25% rayon yarn that makes a long dense color scarf. Faith and Orient are the ones from the cotton rayon mix. Plus the newest colors in the silk/wool; Waylon is pictured isn't it incredible I think it looks like embers, sonnet, cappacino, turtle, victoria, camo just to name a few arriving over the next few days.

I have also been asked several times to knit a small dog sweater with matching scarf, beanie, and mittens for owner/walker. If you are interested please leave me a note so, that I can tell if there is real interest or not.

Danielle's site is www.mystical-creation-yarns.com
Astrids's site is www.astridsdutchobsessions.com

Anyways, back to work on the Turtle scarf.

Karen
ScarvesForAllReasons.com

Hand winding yarn

September 8th, what a beautiful day outside. We have had thunderstorms every evening this week and some rain which we very badly needed. The down side is that the Satellite dish for TV got fried. Not the Satellite dish for the computer, just the TV one. So yesterday, my husband spent time trying to figure out what was wrong, while I ran into town for the mail (town is 30 miles one way). I received some new yarns from Mystical Creation Yarns, so last night watching a DVD I wound the yarn into balls to work from while knitting.

What is so beautiful here in Northern Arizona is the wide variety of winged life that flies. We had a large black and yellow butterfly flitting over the yard and I heard hawks so got up to see them and saw three Red Tail Hawks in the sky. Sometimes we see military helicopters, and other people made planes but, mostly lovely birds.

I am almost done with a commissioned piece a long vest in Woodlands by Prism Yarns, then I can start on the new colors from Mystrical Creation Yarns, and Trendsetter Dune Shawls.

Have a wonderful weekend enjoy life

Karen Austin
ScarvesForAllReasons.com