by carmen | Jun 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Dear Niddy Noddy:
I love you and I want to marry you. I love you as much as my new ball band and the feel of camel down(once it’s off the camel and plied with silk).
Your 5 yards of winding goodness have changed my life. Finally, measurements rather than guesses. In combination with an actual scale I have salable yarns. I worship you in all your glory and I promise to love, honour, varnish and hang you on a proper shelf.
Here are a few pics of wool mountain. Whistler mountains are only a week away. I am a bit overwhelmed by how quickly this has all come together, but it’s what I’ve claimed to always want so I better get busy…
Niddy Noddy work your magic!
by carmen | Jun 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
Is it June 1st already?
Well, we did it. A trio of judges and a bottle (or so) of wine later and the results are in. Since there were so many amazing entries, I could not leave it to just one winner (although one clearly stuck out for me) . Thanks to everyone —special thanks to Kim for helping me with the contest and LimenViolet (adminnie) for chumming about it.
So here we have it…..
Exit, pursued by bears
submitted by Harper.
I have no idea when or how this will be created, but it will happen. Harper, please forward your mailing address and your colour preference for your special MelonHead KnitWear hand spun goodie.
Now, for the 4 other posts I absolutely have to knit or spin….(in no particular order)
Asleep on a Marshmallow – Sandra
The Air Hung Shiny as Candy – Jessica Marie
I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool – Nettie
As a Matter of Fract – Rich
Now you four folks will get a special thank you, 50g of my hand spun. I know it wasn’t in the original contest, but your entries were fantastic and I couldn’t say no. I need your mailing address and colour choice and your little thanks will be on it’s way.
I want to let everyone know that the minute any of your titles is incorporated into a design, it will be posted, you will be notified and I will send you a little thank you. It is my goal to eventually work my way through the list.
Starting next Friday, each Friday will be reserved for design posts so that you can see what happened. Since Kim helped with the contest, she withdrew her ideas from the contest…
Her idea, Slugs on the Run was knit a few weeks ago ( I couldn’t contain myself) and sold at the Farmer’s Market at Trout Lake yesterday.
Thanks to Mike, John and Joan for a smooth market setup yesterday. I couldn’t have done it without you!
by carmen | May 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
As a two legged creature, I would not be able to get away with this. Here is Asia in her new location, on newly hand spun yarn, lying in a patch of sun. I considered joining her, but the neighbours already think I’m a bit odd.
I expect to enjoy a fun filled day of labeling today (and looking for a nice patch of sun) !
UPDATE……
Mike is picking me up and we are on a road trip to Maple Ridge….I LOVE car knitting and resale/antique shopping on the road………
by carmen | May 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
This weekend is the beginning of the Farmer’s Market season for me. So what does that mean exactly?
These are the exciting bits:
- Fresh baked goods
- All the organic fruits and veggies for the week—-heirloom tomatoes, shitake mushrooms!
- All my artisan, farm friend neighbours
- Awesome customers.
- Sunshine (sometimes – this is Vancouver)
- Sharing a tent with Joan this season.
This is less exciting:
- Loading the car at 7:00am
- Not having time to make a pot of coffee before leaving the house
- Trying to remember everything when you haven’t had any coffee
- Unloading the car at 7:30 and putting up the tent.
- Long lines at the coffee truck on site.
In order to prep for my first time sharing space, Joan and I did a dry run today. Oddly enough it took us 6 hours to decide how to do our set up in 90 minutes on market day. We have photographs to not have to make any more display decisions for the season. Yippee.
Special thanks to Judy and Toni for coming over to help tear it all down and put it away!!!
Here are some sneak peeks.
The big picture.
The Kid’s Lids
Scarf Corner
Hand spun hats and scarves
Merino Felts
As well as unique polymer clay jewelry, Joan is also making button (for all your knit projects, or mine) and even better. She has just introduced a line of knitting needles with gorgeous polymer clay tips on colourful aluminum needles.
We will be at Trout Lake this Saturday from 9:00am until 2:00pm. See you all there!
If it’s before 9am, I’ll be in the coffee line.
by carmen | May 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
After acquiring pounds of fleece, 3 spinning wheels, assorted sundry repair kits and multiple bobbins, I am finally ready to consider myself a spinner.
In order to celebrate this momentous occasional, I designed a ball band to hug each and every spun ball of wool!
I’ve printed a small test run, so I don’t know if this will be the final design, but I think it’s a good start.
Just spun up today…Circus, circus…….just waiting for its ball band hug…..I have paid for my September workshop with PLUCKY FLUFF now, so it’s a done deal. I think it’s time to knit something now.
by carmen | May 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was able to turn my handspun variations of greens and blues into something that I would love to wear (or see someone else wear). I took the hand spun into combinations of the greens and blues with a bit of mustard as well as was able to achieve the drape and float that I wanted.
Approximately 7ft long in a free form knit, the hand spun played well off of the hand dyed kid mohair. This design is called “Oceanic”. I want to knit it again.
Available for purchase 130.00 plus applicable taxes.
My heaviest hand spun yet……Because I am up for a challenge…However thanks to Pearl, I will soon have two new bobbins as I have splintered the current jumbo. No, I do not know how I did it.
200g of hand dyed merino-corriedale blend…super soft…
Just a wash and set and it will be ready to leave the nest.
Your 5 yards of winding goodness have changed my life. Finally, measurements rather than guesses. In combination with an actual scale I have salable yarns. I worship you in all your glory and I promise to love, honour, varnish and hang you on a proper shelf.
