happy halloween!!!

steve

thank you steve

back from japan

oh i have so much to share but above all, worth even the worst case of jet lag, it is worth going if ONLY for their shoe accessories. 

above snidel pumps

shoe belt (accessory from average shoe shop) used to YEAH keep those super high heels from slipping 

shoe belt flower clips. or you could get bows, ribbons, what ever you fancy!

truly a country full of shoe love.

a little knitting happiness with wool from woolybug

woolybug sent me this gorgeous rowan yarn romance.... given it was part of my tiny owl knits gift swap care package i chose to whip up a sweet tiny owl knits pattern with it (btw this one is for free!)

fairy star mat

2 skeins rowan romance

us size 10.5 needles

crochet hook 

2 matching buttons 

turned it into a pillow- love it and my little one loves it too. the only modifications i made was to add a single row of crochet scalloped edging to the finished border.

day dreaming.....

FO... free rapunzel

 my first tiny owl knits swap.

the gifter (me) is unknown to the spoilee (it's a secret, i cant tell). the gifter gets to stalk their spoilee by any means to make, buy or share something they will appreciate. A few simple questions were asked of everyone to get the gifter started such as: 

* what's your favorite/least favorite color?

* what's your favorite/least favorite fiber to wear or craft with?

* what's you favorite pattern?

* allergies?

 

you get the idea...

my spoilee is from canada, so i could not pass up the opportunity to knit something for the cooler weather that i currently long for.

(of course) i chose a tiny owl knits pattern.  

free rapunzel

the goods~ 

2 skeins rowan big wool in a burgundy color

us size 13 circular needles

bit of matching ribbon for the braids

hoot! hoot! i hope she likes it :)

a post about the lack of posting

a fellow blogger and dear friend of mine and i were talking the other day. both of us love to blog and both of us seriously behind. all of the prep had been done, the photos to share chosen and then we moved on to chronicle the next post. so on my computer sit many post of the forgotten (recent to not so recent) past.

and where do i pick up? do i show off my new handbag that i choose to sleep with every night? post my charity projects? gift knitting? swap projects? selfish knitting i have done for myself?

for now i will share my new handbag.... aka "pillow"

and i dedicate this post to...

16 years.

the lobster rolls were the best i have ever had...

the oysters~ even better

thank you for 16 wonderful years

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mask envy

**love**

black and white 

with a blue ribbon to match.
i hope she likes it. 

happy saturday part deux

 

see all these goodies? they came from the first ever yellow rose fiber producers fiesta.

yes i could have bought the place up and brought home an alpaca for a pet, who wouldn't? to add to my stash of to be projects yet to come is a hand painted (in golden yellow) 70% bamboo/ 30% cotton fine lace weight yarn from fiberlady, also from her i bought the hand painted spinning fiber in peach cobbler (more of a soft warm light rose color) which is 50% bamboo/ 50% natural fawm alpaca and soft as a feather.  the beautiful brown yarn is from bluebonnet hills alpaca ranch. it i 425 yards of 2ply 100% alpaca yarn with no dyes in it's natural color as a thank you for my english friend for her swap gift.

 i would love to take you home...

 

 beautiful handmade spindles from kcl woods 

i would love to take you home....

 

 i took you home... and you

i want it all....

happy saturday part 1

hoot! hoot! i received my tiny owl knits swap package from a wonderful english knitter, such a long journey for such a precious parcel to make....

the pattern is it is october glory by canerysanctuary. but wouldn't it make a great little sexy corset??? (and i think it is just my size)

a few more pics of the beautiful detail of her knitting...

 

2 skeins of rowan romance and see the knit sea urchin that also came with it?

really i have not even gotten to the best part. these are two original art works by her for ME! (yes i am getting them both framed!)

i know, right about now you (and I) am thinking 'stop the press' this is the coolest gift ever... and still in amazement there is more.....

there is this handy fairy notebook perfect for keeping my pattern notes (for my favorite tok pattern gnome home which was also sent to me early as part of the gift to tell me the package had been mailed, a beautiful necklace of leaves and beads and little tiny owl buttons.....

(so much love in such a small package)

thank you fellow blogger woolybug, thank you so much!