handmade by stefanie

I know I haven't been blogging as much as I used to, but I don't want to get out of the habit since it's something I've always enjoyed doing. I've been working on a lot of long-term projects (some of which are secret) and haven't had an FO in quite some time, so that made it easy to skip Friday posts...and then I didn't want to keep posting the same projects with very little noticeable progress each Wednesday - basically, it was a slippery slope. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to start sharing what's new/interesting/noteworthy, especially when I don't have a finished project to share. For example, here's what's been tickling my fancy lately: Enamel Pins Has anyone else noticed the enamel pin craze ? I've been following this trend for a while (mostly on Instgram) but only recently hopped on the bandwagon. I was super excited when one of my clients, Bijou Basin Ranch, came out with a cute Yak Knitting enamel pin earlier this month ...

Though I haven't embarked on any missions myself, I do enjoy seeing other Yarnbombers' handiwork. Last week, photos of the amazing yarnbombing of the Andy Warhol Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA made the rounds on Facebook/Twitter/Etc. Photo by KnittenJen - Creative Commons License The story has been picked up by countless newspapers and magazines, including Time Magazine . Photo by Artnoose - Creative Commons License Just in case you missed it, you can read more on the Knit The Bridge blog or check out these great photos from Pittsburgh Magazine . The above photos really don't do it justice!