Happy Easter (Gabi does it again)
Thanks Gabi!
Your Knits + My Yarns = Happy Good Times
On the Road Again
I love, love, love taking the bus to Whistler for meetings. I’m heading home on the bus after 9PM, using the time to update the blog. Seriously cool.
This is pretty much how it’s going to be starting next month right up until the end of the year. On the road, on the way to a show, home from a show, packing for a show…..EEK. This is officially the most number of shows I have attempted in a year. Why, I’m not sure exactly……I mean really, I know I haven’t grown extra arms, I didn’t hire an army of assistants,…..so what makes me think I can do this?
It’s all for the love of the craft, baby. I cannot deny that if I am not in a permanent state of busy, semi-panic, I am not happy. I apologize to my loved ones for this constant heightened state of freakiness, but at least I am finally admitting that this is how I roll.
My meeting with Gabi went well. Here’s a sneak peek at the new little topper, but for a better photo, well I’ll leave that to the pro.
Unrestrained Knitting
Oops. I could not and did not contain myself. I knit one of my 355 yarns for my own guilty pleasure. I blended it with a hand dyed bulky merino just to extend the experience.
It was a ridiculous afternoon in the studio with Kristin, Joan and Toni, all coming over to fondle the fibre that was inspiring such a insane reaction from me….Half pure decadent knit pleasure and half knit coma.
There’s a matching hat for this scarf and a new scarf on the needles with the 355 yarn of today “Victorian Rose Garden”. I would have taken a picture of the yarn, but I can’t seem to put my needles down.
If You Don’t Have the time to Knit it….
Just wear it. Kristin is sporting the lastest “Mintage” bf sweater and a MelonHead KnitWear skein. What a great look! Thanks Kristin.
If you in the mood for a serious knit…..One skein of Guns and Roses makes these awesome wrist warmers…
Thanks Mariegold.
These warmers are hard core. Great knitting.
Cashmere
What else needs to be said?. It is a fibre that I don’t often work with. I managed to order some online last year and gleefully add it to my stash (with no plan for it whatsoever). I think it works perfectly for this new prop for Gabi. It is also beautiful to knit.
I was out of the coordinating hand spun and had to go to the studio today to whip up a bit more. It also gave me a chance to spend some time with the new studio acquisition. The Majacraft Suzie Pro is a wheel that I have been coveting for some time. It doesn’t just spin, it soars. The coordinating hand spun is kettle dyed BFL, not as soft as the cashmere, but I wouldn’t kick it out of bed for eating crackers either.
When did I become such a yarn snob?