I’ve been working away on my secret project for One Planet. There has been a lot of knitting and reknitting going on around here. The yarn is very different from what I’ve been designing with lately so there’s a learning curve attached.
yarn
Mail on Sunday?
Yesterday Canada Post arrived with a parcel of yarn from One Planet Yarn and Fiber. I’m working on a secret project for them and it’s great to get the yarn in my hands so I can finalise the details.
Yes sir, yes sir
Three Bags Full, one of my LYSs is now carrying my patterns! Three Bags Full specializes in gorgeous natural fibres, often hand dyed. They don’t carry the conventional self-patterning yarns and therefore weren’t carrying my patterns to date.
Some LYSs in Calgary
As I mentioned before, my friend Marje took the morning off of work to drive me to a couple of yarn shops in Calgary. It sure beat taking the bus around town!
On Thursday morning we visited Knit One Chat Too which has renovated since the last time I was there.
Speedy delivery
On Tuesday evening I decided I wanted to knit a black lacy cardigan. There’s a pattern I like in the recent Spring/Summer 2007 Vogue Knitting and Elann had a rayon/cotton/linen blend called Callista on special.
Goodies
May 2007
I finally managed to make my way to a new LYS the other day called Three Bags Full. What a warm friendly little store. Look at what I bought!
TV Yarn
Just received a package in the mail containing yarn – yipee! It’s called tvyarn and is handpainted by Jana of White Oak Studio.
The colourways for her hand painted yarn are inspired by the shows she watches on television while she knits.
That was fast
I placed an order with Elann on Wednesday. This is the first time I’ve ordered with them although I’ve often looked. I’m looking for a standard DK weight yarn for a design and want to experiment with the Rowan Pure Wool DK.
Who me? Design a sock?
So I started a new computer sock the other day and after a good solid 2 inch ribbed cuff I took a good look at what I had so far. The striping pattern of the Regia self-patterning yarn seemed pretty uninspired.
Partly Cloudy
The weather is perfect for some photography today – cloudy and bright with a soft even light. I’m taking photos of Shelridge Farm’s beautiful Soft Touch DK weight wool for my website.
I’ve recently discovered the Shelridge Farm line of beautiful wools.
