Mail Bag
I absolutely love getting packages in the mail. Look at some of my new goodies!
First of all, the guys at
Threadbear Fiber Arts put together a great color combo for me to knit the Charlotte's Web shawl. I told them to go for violets and blues, and look at the gorgeous Koigu they sent me!
I have actually been knitting this rather quickly. I love the yarn, the colors, the pattern - oh, just all of it!! I will post a picture soon.
Scrapbooking is one of my other hobbies, and one of the big reasons I don't get as much knitting done as some of the rest of you (did you think I was just a bit lazy? Not so, not so!).
Croppin' Paradise sent me these lovely scrapping treats - paper, charms, all kinds of lumpy stuff - wowza!
Last, take a peek at my new birkies. I love the red!
That is it for now. I am off to do my "real" job. Oh how I wish I could stay home and play with all my new stuff!
Knit Lust
Is it possible to be in knit lust? Having taken a peek at
Joanna's gorgeous shell, I have been thinking of nothing else. I have to have this shell! The design is by Kirsten Cowan and is No. 12 in the Spring/Summer 2004
Vogue Knitting. The yarn used in the Vogue version is Skacel
Hillary, a very pretty ribbon yarn in lovely colors. However, I am presently knitting a vest in a ribbon yarn, and it is driving me crazy. I have to stop and untwist the yarn about every 5 stitches. So I am looking for alternative yarns to use. Joanna used Lana Grosso Brillo (take a peek at
Threadbear's), and her top is so beautiful. However, I was thinking of something in pink. I love pink! When I find just the right yarn, I'll let you know.
Another project?!! Yee-gads!
Checking In
I have been a very bad blogger the last few months. So many things have been going on in my life that I have had very little free time. Even my knitting has been in stall mode. I have not completed a project in ages. I have been dream knitting, though, and actually visited my favorite LYS (Black Sheep Wool) last Saturday.
I came home with several purchases:
1.
Berroco Pattern booklet No. 224 to knit Charmaine:
2. Berroco
Echo yarn in Sangria, gorgeous plum colors, to knit Charmaine.
3. Three balls of
Dale of Norway Stork yarn in a dark blue to knit the Oat Couture Baby Fisherman T-Shirt (more on this tomorrow).
4. Two of Miss Bea's books:
Miss Bea's Colours and
Miss Bea's Band. If you knit for children, you have got to check Miss Bea's books out. The patterns are sooooo cute! I have already put two on my list of must-knits for my two darling granddaughters (ages 4 and 3).
Okay, so now it has taken me almost 2 hours to update my blog and post this entry. As a reward, I am going to pour a Diet Coke with Lime in a large glass of ice and go sit on my porch bench and knit.
Ta for now!!
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