This has been a yarn I have had on order for 7 months now, a tell-tale sign that it is a yarn in high demand. I finally got the call that it was in and being shipped to Viroqua. Are you ready? This will go quickly! A blend of wool and nylon, a revolutionary strong single ply washable sock yarn, in a skein large enough for a pair! Of course it also has the amazing Noro striping effect just like its sister the regular Noro Kureyon.
My newest creations! Making little people has been so much fun and the creative urge seems much stronger with small projects! Check Audrey out on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12677287
“It was difficult, later, to think of a time when Betsy and Tacy had not been friends.” Have you ever read the Betsy-Tacy books by Maude Hart Lovelace? I grew up LIVING these books with my friend Amanda (I was Betsy and she was Tacy, if you must know). So, when Bounce had a ewe lamb and Twinkle also had a ewe lamb the next day, they of course had to be Betsy and Tacy! (the top picture is Betsy and the bottom is Tacy). Both are very lively little babes, so much that poor little Tacy has sprained her leg quite badly and is still hobbling about 5 days later, she is getting much better though and is still able to leap and frisk about!
The first of the 2008 lambs! He was born May 31st and has probably been the easiest lamb in the world. His mom (Magnolia - you may have seen her picture in the shop as "Our Founder") is a terrific first mom and had already nursed him and cleaned him off by the time I came down to the barn in the morning. He's strong, quiet, inquisitive and has the most beautiful face of any lamb we've had. Martin is a Border Leicester/ Merino cross and will live his life as a wether producing scrumptious wool in exchange for his care :) We're hoping the rest of the lambs are this easy this year... and keeping our fingers crossed for ewe lambs!
It's off the needles and onto the mannequin! The full picture is pre-blocking and the first picture is a detail of the picot bind off that i quite like. Thank you Elann.com Unfortunately as expected the dress grew in length after blocking and is now almost floor length, not quite the ankle length i was hoping for. I think i will investigate a hoop skirt at Bonnie's Bridal Center to see how that works with the crinoline over it and then the underskirt and lace over skirt (whew, glad its in September!). The idea is for it to be organic and not too wide, but make the heavy silk widen and allow the crinoline to do what its supposed to... give it some body for dancing! Which brings me to my next design decision. To make this outfit more fit for dancing than museum material, I'm planning to put the skirt on a drawstring so it can have just a bit of gathering, and will be removable for the dancing later that night, I just won't be able to think about anything else if I'm worried about snagging it! My friend said then next that that I looked lost without it always as a back up. After thinking about it, I am a bit lost I must admit, but i can now finish up the shrug and look at other aspects of the wedding planning... and designing... maybe flower crowns made from delicate felted i-cords and flowers? A veil? We will see what happens next and of course I'll keep you updated!
Meet Jessica - one of our most dedicated customers and loyal knitting loiterer showing off her beautiful first lace project, the Clementine Shawlette, by Michele Rose Orne, Interweave Knits, Spring 2007 issue. Jessica knitted this out of the versatile Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy a Hemp/Cotton/Modal blend.
Dress up any outfit with this sexy lace shrug, which is actually incredibly simple and knits up super fast! For those lace fanatics we have the pattern here as a free pattern with the purchase of Berroco Seduce (our 20% off featured yarn now until 5/31/08), but for those who would like to learn about lace, but are too afraid to try alone, we will be having a class making this shrug on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30pm on 5/28, 6/4 & 6/11
