I wish you could feel this!

Hi! I'm back with some crochet goodness to share with you. 

This I'm proud of and I'll show you why

It started out like this, a pretty little bundle of wool and silk. 

This is  hand dyed, Fleece Artist.

It sounds corny, when you tell someone that the fibre tells you what it wants to be. Not that it told me it wanted to be a skinny crochet scarf, but, that it wanted to be spun to a certain diameter. 

It was exciting to spin, seeing the colour changes, hitting that little bit of blue.

I took my spindle to the coffee shop every morning for a week or so. I may have spun, waiting for a bus here and there. OK, I may have spun on the bus once or twice, when it wasn't crowded. When the bus is crowded, I knit. or crochet. never sew.

Oooh, look, one full cop! I slide that cop onto a fat straw, which just fit on the end of the spindle. The fat straw was a good excuse to stop at Duffin's Doughnuts, who by the way have a really good chorizo/egg breakfast sandwich. (for you Vancouverites)

You see, I needed my spindle empty to fill it a second time, so I could move onto step #2. Plying! (I put the straw filled cops, onto my lazy kate) I plied using the same spindle too. 

Yay me! Then on to the niddy noddy, and a little soak. 

Look! So beautiful!  I'm not tooting my horn.

The fibre is just so wonderful, and the colour, I love it! Well, OK, toot toot!

And here comes the next transformation!

 Isn't that just magical? Simple, ancient technology, mixed with new. 

You can get the free skinny crochet scarf pattern here, which I found via one of my LYS,  Three Bags Full. 

Thanks so much for having a peek!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Happy Fall

Hello people!

I've had a sick day today and now I'm not so behind on Ravelry. I have plenty of knitting projects to show you soon!

 In the mean time enjoy a little colour!

It's a good time to be a knitter.

 It's fall, and if you live in Vancouver, we have two new Yarn Stores!

 Baaad Anna's and Gina Brown's. Ya-hoo!

Lovely Objects

As promised, some close ups of some of my objects that I find lovely.

I hope you do too.

A new (to me) blue saucer. The yellow I've had for ages. It's funny, one day it popped into my head that I had fabric that was similar, then rummaged around until I found the two of them.

What a pleasant surprise. Maybe that could become a new flickr group.

A little green, glass jar holding some hand spun (done on a drop spindle).

I have no idea what kind of brooch and earrings these are, but I love the colours. 

They look like enamel maybe?  Do you know? The picture frame is new, from Home Sense.

I love my polka dot tea cup and just got some fabric that's identical. 

I think I'll do a series of saucers and fabrics, like the first two shots.

I'm happy with simple unpretentious objects.

My newest apron, on the right. One day I plan to press and photograph all of them. 

I don't have all that many. Maybe I'll go count them now.

Thanks for popping by, and if you know about the jewelry, please fill me in. 

Nine Patch

Today I got a package in the mail. Nine hundred - 3 inch squares of fabric! One hundred and fifty different patterns! I laid out all the little stacks, and got all giddy.

Then I pulled out my quilting books. I knew I wanted to do something very simple, since I know I don't have the patience to do any thing complicated. Also, I was limited by the fact that there were six squares of each pattern.

So I decided to do a nine patch which will be interspersed with a plain white blocks, or maybe sashing. I guess that's something I have to play around with. It's really hard for me to plan something out in total. I like to have some sort or spontaneity. Then I just cross my fingers!

Oh my gosh, it was so much fun picking the pairs that went together, and with so many choices!

I'm very pleased that they're well cut, nice and square. I have to say, cutting is my least favorite activity when it comes to sewing or quilting. Choosing colour combinations is my favorite.

I've done about nine blocks so far. Only, oh... about one hundred and ten to go!

Studio Space

Hello and welcome!

Have a peek at the beautiful little lamb I got yesterday. 

Green happens to be my favorite colour and the bonus was that it was under 2 dollars. 

I did a lot of work today, playing in my new studio, arranging, re-arranging, taking lots of photos etc.

Then it was tea time. 

I don't usually post pictures of my interior space, because most of my apartment is just too dark. This is the only room that gets decent light, and it's only recently that I decided it could be my very first, official studio space. Before that, it's always been in my dining room, or corner of a bedroom, or a closet. 

So now you get to have a look. Please come in . . .

My new, favorite spot to sit and ponder and plan. 

That's part of my lovely fabric stash, which keeps getting arranged and re-arranged, into different, exciting colour combinations.

I have a closet full of stuff behind the curtain on the right. Yarn, fibre to spin, tools etc.

I can use this table to set up my sewing machine or to dye fibre for spinning.

A chair for every purpose.

Thank you for visiting. 

I have a lot of close ups of some of my favorite treasures for you to see next!

Hexagon Love

Hello folks!

 I hope every one's had a good, creative week. 

I'm happy to be back and show my progress on my newest blanket!

I've been good, weaving in my ends as I go.

It's been getting a little large to take with me on outings, so I've been adding the hexagons at home, where I get a better idea of colour placement. 

Really, it's been fairly random. 

Cool, warm, oops, too much green in one spot....

I'm loving this project, the colours, the speed. I've been very addicted!

I really want to figure out the edging. The sides are zig-zag, but see the ends?

My plan is to do a wide white border. 

Go ahead, get a little closer!

I may try and figure out a half hexagon, if that's possible.

If anyone has suggestions for the border, please let me know. 

I would really appreciate it. 

Thank you for coming to look!

Bright and Light

Wow, I didn't wait three months to post! 

Almost all of this wool (yes wool, not acrylic) is thrifted, and is the same label. The white I bought this morning from my LYS. I'm loving the way it's turning out so far.

Yeah, look what I've done in just a few days.

 

I've also decided to weave in the ends as I go. Smart move!

The colours look fairly accurate.

I really have to play with my camera though.... and read the manual... again.