Mooshie takes over!

BIG NEWS! The shop formerly known as "Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace" has a new name..."Mooshie's Knit Palace". Same owner, same inventory, same fun - just a new name to honor Mooshie, who is my "mascot" doll.

If you are currently followinghttps://www.facebook.com/socksknitpalace, please "Like" this page instead. Temporarily, I will be posting to both pages until everyone has had a chance to make the switch to the new page. Thank you for your continued support! 

ElaynaBKnits is remaining the same. 

So what's with all the knitting lately, D.A,M Knits?!?

So September is upon us…which means a very busy pre-holiday season for both halves of D.A.M Knits!  Here is the info about upcoming events where both ElaynaB Knits and Sock the Puppet’s Knitted Palace will have goodies for sale:

* ElaynaB Knits @ Wasabi Con 2013

   Date: November 2, 2013 from 12pm-6pm ; November 3, 2013 from 12pm-6pm

   Location: Marriott Jacksonville,  4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32256

ElaynaB Knits has an artist/vendor booth in Artist’s Alley at WasabiCon 2013.  Sock the Puppet’s Knitted Palace is providing transportation to and from this event and will also be selling some select knitted goodies there too.

For the second consecutive year, WasabiCon is a fan convention designed to celebrate anime, gaming and all things “geek.”    Looking forward to the fun!

* Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace & ElaynaB Knits @ Watchung PTO- Valley View Holiday 

  Boutique

  Date: November 21, 2013, 8:10am-3:30pm, 6:00pm-8:00pm; November 22, 2013, 8:10 am-

  3:30pm 

  Location: Valley View School, Watchung, NJ

* Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace @ St. Pete Shopapalooza

   Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013

   Location: South Straub Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Sock the Puppet’s Knitted Palace will be a vendor along with a small community of other Tampa Bay Etsy artists at this awesome pre-Black Friday shopping event in Straub Park in St. Pete, FL. According to the website for Shopapalooza, "LocalShops1’s biggest event of the year lets you tap into the community’s energy and shows your commitment to small business. Shopapalooza brings together locally owned shops, restaurants, art galleries and service providers offering special Black Friday-type deals.This family-friendly event features giveaways, raffles, local entertainment, a children’s area, gift-wrapping station, a beer garden and plenty of shopping at locally owned businesses." (http://www.localshops1.com/?page=shopapalooza)

Although Elayna of ElaynaB Knits will be busy studying at the University of Florida (and getting ready for the 50^th Doctor Who Anniversary episode which, by the way, is the very evening of this event!), I will also be featuring some really neat items from her shop as well.

* Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace @ Big Bang Holiday Bazaar

   Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013

   Location: Maitland Civic Center Inc, 641 S Maitland Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751-5623

Sock the Puppet’s Knitted Palace will be a vendor holiday indie craft bazaar at the Maitland Civic Center in Maitland, FL. (http://www.bigbangbazaar.net/)

Although Elayna of ElaynaB Knits will be busy studying at the University of Florida for final exams, I will also be featuring some really neat items from her shop as well.

A Brief Poll from ElaynaB Knits.

Hey everyone,

I am getting ready to start WasabiCon knitting and I was wondering if people could take a look and answer a brief poll I created (it's only three questions). It will help me get my bearings as to what type of items to knit for the con.

So here's the link:

Pre-WasabiCon Survey

Thanks in advance!

-Elayna

Mother-Daughter Knitters Unite!

Greetings from Mooshie's Knit Palace!

Crafts have been a part of my life since...well, since forever!  As a young adult I enjoyed embroidery and some quilting - crewel, cross stitch and Japanese Bunka, in particular.  My mother and my grandmother knitted and crocheted lovely blankets and clothing, and I picked up some basic techniques from them, although it really took my daughter, Elayna of ElaynaB Knits, to reawaken an interest in honing my knitting skills when she initially took up knitting as part of an independent high school project.  Thanks to her, I am now a total yarn-o-holic and I love being able to join forces with her at some shows and fairs as a partner in these D.a.MKnits!

Mooshie's Knit Palace was first established on Etsy on August 27, 2012 and the original name was "Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace." The primary focus includes the following:

* Les Miserables Dolls
* Custom-Made Geocaching Dolls & Other Geocaching Knits
* Custom-Made Minions
* Fantasy Knits such as Gandalf & a George R.R. Martin doll

I also have oodles of plans for future projects, including:

* Game of Thrones Dolls & Accessories
* Walking Dead Dolls & Accessories
* Scooby Doo Characters & Accessories
* Retro TV Dolls, such as Happy Days, Welcome Back Kotter & Laverne & Shirley
* Dolls from more Broadway Musicals, such as Wicked, Phantom of the Opera & Man of La Mancha

Custom orders are also accepted.

Although my shop was originally a virtual Etsy endeavor only, in the past year business has expanded. For instance, Sock the Puppet's Knitted Palace's Geocaching items can now be purchased live and in person at the Space Coast Geocaching Store, located in Merritt Island, FL (http://shop.spacecoastgeocachers.com/). I also had a vendor's table at Pink Cheetah's Vintage's Endless Summer Mini-Mart 2013 in Seminole Heights, FL.  Many of my items were also available at Metrocon 2013, courtesy of ElaynaB Knits.

Mooshie's Knit Palace has also been featured in the following articles, under it's original shop name, "Sock the Puppet's Knit Palace:

Giveaway: Knitting Her Two Hobbies Together - http://www.notaboutthenumbers.com/2013/01/06/giveaway-knitting-her-two-hobbies-together/

Caching Out Heroines All Dolled Up - http://www.notaboutthenumbers.com/2013/02/04/caching-out-heroines-all-dolled-up/

Hello from ElaynaB Knits!

Hi everyone!

My mother and I have decided to start a blog together to combine the creative masterpieces of our two shops...that way, if we decide to complete an event together, we can register as one unit.

My name's Elayna...and I am the founder and creative mastermind behind the shop ElaynaB Knits. I currently have experience of running a booth at three separate events (Swampcon, Pink Cheetah Village, and Metrocon), and plan to hopefully do at least one event every season. My next convention will be in Jacksonville, FL at Wasabicon, while I'm also looking to do other conventions in the future as well.

Currently, I am accepting custom orders while I am also listing new items on my shop's website...so stay up to date with all of that! In my shop, I accept paypal and credit card.

Now, to finish off my first post, here's a list of items that I am thinking of producing in up and coming conventions. Take a look and let me know if you like any of these ideas, okay? Okay.

New Potential Items: 

• Adventure Time
• Castiel (Supernatural) Chibis
• Super Mario Bros
• Legend of Zelda
• Attack on Titan
• Avatar: Legend of Korra
• Animal Crossing 
• Large Doll Collection

Of course I have many items already listed in my shop...so feel free to check those out as well!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Elayna