And We're Off!

Having recently opened my Etsy shop, KnitsyBitsySpiders, after what seems like ages of planning, I've decided to go into it full force and add a blog to my list of KBS-themed Internet goodies.  I've had a Facebook page as well as a Twitter account focused on KBS for months (ever since I started putting my shop together) and I figure the next step I should take is blogging.

So I guess an introduction would be a good place to start, right?  I'm terrible at talking about myself, but I'll give it a go!

First off, my name is Kayla.  I work as a receptionist at a printing company, which leaves me a fair amount of time to screw around on the Internet (while still doing my job, of course).  I worked in retail for years, and finally managed to get out of that and into this three months ago - and let me just say, thank god.  Quite frankly, I was a mess when I was in retail.  Schedules that are never the same, dealing with jerks all the time (customers and coworkers alike)... that puts a lot of stress on a person, even if the job itself was never stressful!  Now I have a regular, normal schedule... I like the people I work with... and I'm pretty damn good at my job!

Aside from that, obviously I love to knit.  That started when I was pregnant with my son, and just kind of took off from there.  I didn't get really into it until he was a little bit older, but I just kind of took to it like I had been doing it my whole life, and selling what I make just eventually became the next step.  Honestly, if I could not work (even though I love my job) and just spend all of my time knitting, I would be a very happy girl!

I'm a bit of a TV addict too, I'll be the first to admit... but hey, there is really nothing better than sitting in front of a good show and getting some knitting done!  (On a related note... I can't wait for the fall shows to start tonight!)

I'm also a little bit of a comic book geek.  I'm fairly new to it, but I'm getting pulled in more and more as time goes on!

As you may have guessed, I am also a mom.  I have a five year old son, Aden, who just started kindergarten this month!  He's a smart kid, with a super creative imagination, and like most five year old boys, a love for superheroes.  He absolutely loves knitted things from me (we'll see how long that lasts), including the Batman hat and Spider-man mittens I made for him last year.  I'm currently working on a Jake the Dog hat, which I had planned on selling but he seems to have claimed for himself - I might just have to make another one for the shop!

I'm not with Aden's dad, and Aden's time is split between both of our houses - but I am with a wonderful man, Tyler, and we're getting married in just less than a year!  We're planning an awesome comic-book-themed geek fest, complete with deep-fried pickles (basically the entire reason I wanted the venue we chose) and hopefully as little stress as possible!  We live in a tiny apartment with a black cat named Hailstorm (Aden named her when he was three) and walls covered in geek art.

And, I think that's pretty much it!

Here is where you can find KnitsyBitsySpiders on Etsy!  In the future I'll be posting pictures of my creations as they come together, as well as (maybe) some knitting tutorials and things like that.  I know a few people have asked how I make my bear ears, so I may share that here fairly soon.  And, so I don't bore you all to tears, I'll talk about other stuff here too - life, wedding, etc, etc, etc.

For more pictures and other related stuff, you can also check out my KBS Facebook page and my Twitter account!

Knitting requests are something I've always done as well, so please feel free to get in touch with me if there is something you'd like to see!  I always have an ongoing list of projects, so I can't guarantee you'll get anything right away, but keep me in mind! :)