by carmen | Jul 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
….okay only a joke that only spinners may enjoy…..but when this….
becomes this……
then the weather doesn’t really matter.
This is a blend of merino, silver glitz, mohair locks, corriedale and silk thread.
2 skeins available
100 grams
72 yards
thick and thin spin
$40.00 ——-SOLD
100 grams
58 yards, more puffy clouds
super thick and thin spin
$40.00 ——–SOLD
Skeined up and Asia approved. She’s really taken quite an interest in my spinning lately?
by carmen | Jul 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
With less than 0 hours to go, I just had to fart around with some mohair locks I received in the mail….
I managed to scrounge up a bit of white merino and a pale blue silk thread to create something of reasonable interest to the cat.
I call it Cotton Candy and by the way it floated through the air and stuck to everything while I was spinning it, I’d say the name was spot on….Oh and completed……
Candy Floss Hat
Did I say 0 hours to Filberg and counting……????
by carmen | Jul 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
At the end of every Whistler weekend, I come home and plug in the camera to download my pics and the same message comes up on the camera display….
“establishing a connection”
I have done this hundreds of times and this is the first time I ever really noticed the message, or that electronic equipment has spoken to me……Quick, prepare my tinfoil hat!
Yesterday was outstanding, not sales per se, but connections. The rain forced people into the tent, not just milling around the perimeter. It made people have conversations. It also got me tongued by a large Golden Retriever—-more dogs stories later, I lost a well toasted Reuben panini as well…….
People are more vulnerable and open when their terrific hairdo has been vanquished, when they lose a bit of the extra personal space….
Hats off to all the folks big and little folks who took that risk yesterday.
I went up with my friend Mike yesterday. He rescued me and did the trip in one day. I had the chance to meet some of his family— Voices and personalities to what was only a photo album recognition…They were lovely.
I’m still thinking about the rain, how cold, how cleansing, and how quickly it evaporated at the first glimmer of sunshine. Also the way the clouds painted so intensely through the sky. It made the mountains seem almost unreal. The sky was a wild, crazy blue behind them…
I will be in Filberg next weekend, and missing Whistler terribly. Another adventure as the “girls” keep me from tripping over myself, leaving half my stock behind and last minute emergency label sewing. This is generally done with a good view and a few nice bottles of wine.
Now, all I can think about is the inventory that did not get finished. So what’s new?
by carmen | Jul 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
So much white merino and so little time. There’s something to be said for a bin of bad colour choices left to the side. Dead Clown is my way of celebrating neon and all other colours best left to a clown costume. The ply yarn is a lime green silk thread….even this deceased fellow deserves a bit of glamour.
My favourite add on to the yarn was some electric coloured Lincoln Locks I bought on an Etsy Shop. They reminded me of the typical clown wig which sort of got the whole thing started. I will have this yarn with me in Whistler tomorrow, drop by and have a peek.
Yarn stats
74 yards
100 grams
$40.00 ——SOLD
Due to the Pemberton Festival this weekend, there was no hotel available under $300 in Whistler. I’m all for spreading a bit of money around the local economy, but seriously….no can do. Mike and I will be leaving at dawn and trekking down 99. Hopefully it will be just us, a few eagles, and that the Tim Horton’s at the north end of Squamish will be open when we pass.
A caffeine addicted girl can hope, can’t she?
by carmen | Jul 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
In glorious yarn form.
How do I love thee yarn, let me count the ways… I love your crisp white merino goodness. I love your big blobs of ketchup, needle felted free range eggs and crispy bacon….. and your orange yolk, silk ply thread…. I just love you, love you love you.
There are a full carton of eggs here and six bacon strips (Canadian). Spindling the ply was a two person job, but it was definitely worth a laugh and yes, I hung out at the yarn store to do it…I have a whole new level of inspiration there.
The ketchup was an afterthought to help fill the long gaps of white in between the deliciousness and the way I eat my eggs.
I did manage to cross a few things off my to do list…but this was the highlight….and this one is for sale. Yarn stats as follows:
Merino Baby
120 yards
136 grams
More than enough yarn for a complete hat and scarf project, and if you’re looking for a bigger project, might I suggest a sexy egg yolk yellow compliment yarn.
——$80.00. —-SOLD
I had an inspiration today which has already been titled. Please stay tuned for Dead Clown — the new yarn. I think I will try to utilize Fridays for new yarn day.
Enjoy the weekend all.
by carmen | Jul 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
On the water in False Creek, looking towards the park, Judy enjoys her raspberry treat…shared all round. Hot weather, wool, beach and ice cream…Perfect.
My friends live for the moment and our plans are always on the fly. This week’s destination decided by none of us having access to a car…Except Pearl who traveled the furthest. Our picnic was light, little sandwiches, cheese, flatbread, carrots and some awesome black olive hummus.
Due to the wind, I think I inadvertently consumed a fair amount of fibre as well.
The monkey yarn was such a hit (thanks for the words of encouragement) I have opted for a newer, faster, better yarn which involves the following:
Felted bacon and eggs, including two green eggs. An homage to Dr. Suess. The base yarn will be a blend of naturals…seriously, with a dozen eggs and strips of bacon on the ply, what colour should it be…Time to step back and show a slight bit of restraint, right?
While Pearl was deciding on the perfect colour for the free range yolks, I was busy felting peas in a pod for Filberg..
These are the days that I treasure, a destination, a project and friends to share it with. Aside from the morning errands (which I did not enjoy because it involved actual thinking, math, and diagrams) Pearl, you talked me off the ledge! the day was exquisite.
A quiet moment for Toni. No chevrons, no crochet hook, just soaking up the breeze and sunshine.
Today’s project list is enormous…
- Finish neckwraps
- Source out pin backings
- Finishing with Pearl
- Labels for Birkeland
- Lunch with Claire
- More finishing.
- Spin “Best Meal of the Day”
Yikes…
then the weather doesn’t really matter.
