One year, one tree.Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Yarn Colour Zeitgeist?
I thought this was weird enough to blog:
On the left - yarn received from my lovely UK Swap pal (Sock yarn and Drops Alpaca). On the right, yarn I sent to my lovely UK Swap pal (well, some of, including Artesano Alpaca, and Rowan Calmer knit into Fetchings). Notice anything similar?!
I think this is hilarious! Either my pal got me down to a T on colours, or there is some weird spring greens/dark blues thing going in the yarn business at the moment! (sorry about the dismal photo - I left it too late to catch the sunshine on the weekend).
Monday, March 03, 2008
Parcels ahoy...and away
As promised, pics of my UK Swap parcel from Monica (yes, swap host Monica!): 
Yummy green regia silk sock yarn, and lovely blue (blue-er than in the pic) Drops alpaca. Mmmm.
I left it a bit late in the day for taking pics in the sun, so this one isn't great, but there are coffee-flavoured chocolate 'beans', lovely 'afternoon' tea from Whittards, Divine dark chocolate (which someone seems to have eaten some of), body wash, a gardening mug, and stitch markers (my very first!)
and a fold of knitting patterns, with lots of patterns from my Ravelry queue printed out ready to go! And a lovely notebook. 
A book bag, complete with books! I am really quite proud of this - I made it up in my head, and it came out pretty good. The handles aren't attached very neatly (don't look too hard) - they should have been sewn in between the outside & the lining, but my brain switched off, so I sewed them on later (I figure a three year old won't notice too much!). And I love this fabric (its from Moda, an Ebay purchase) - it used all of a fat quarter.
Yummy green regia silk sock yarn, and lovely blue (blue-er than in the pic) Drops alpaca. Mmmm.I left it a bit late in the day for taking pics in the sun, so this one isn't great, but there are coffee-flavoured chocolate 'beans', lovely 'afternoon' tea from Whittards, Divine dark chocolate (which someone seems to have eaten some of), body wash, a gardening mug, and stitch markers (my very first!) and a fold of knitting patterns, with lots of patterns from my Ravelry queue printed out ready to go! And a lovely notebook. What a cool parcel - thanks Monica!
Also, this weekend I finally made my nephews birthday present (only about 3 weeks too late - and it still has to get to Australia, but you know, good intentions etc etc). Janelle, look away now if you want a surprise!
A book bag, complete with books! I am really quite proud of this - I made it up in my head, and it came out pretty good. The handles aren't attached very neatly (don't look too hard) - they should have been sewn in between the outside & the lining, but my brain switched off, so I sewed them on later (I figure a three year old won't notice too much!). And I love this fabric (its from Moda, an Ebay purchase) - it used all of a fat quarter. And as a reminder to myself, there are some unfinished objects to blog about next time!
UK Swap Weekly Questions 6
Q: Have you done a swap before (doesn't have to be a knitting swap)? What do you like best about swapping? Are there any personal "requirements" that a swap has to have before you will join?
I have done two swaps before - Secret Pal 10 (I think?) and Sound Swap (small music/knitting swap). Both times I have had fantastic parcels from fantastic people, enjoyed sending to very interesting folk, and have made new friends. During the swap I enjoy getting the parcel together most, but in retrospect, I most enjoy meeting new people.
I have done two swaps before - Secret Pal 10 (I think?) and Sound Swap (small music/knitting swap). Both times I have had fantastic parcels from fantastic people, enjoyed sending to very interesting folk, and have made new friends. During the swap I enjoy getting the parcel together most, but in retrospect, I most enjoy meeting new people.
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