Life LackaDaisiCal

As if I didn't have enough yarn to keep me occupied for a lifetime...honestly.... I have been IN LOVE with the Earth Stripe Wrap from  +RowanYarns  Magazine 42 for ever!   Well, ever since Magazine 42 came out. Why didn't I buy the yarn for it then?  I don't know....but I've got it NOW!  My Knit Buddy Mrs. Tishell and I were doing our monthly visit to the Needle Emporium....where I spied...what is that....a yarn pack for the Earth Stripe Wrap!  Julie explained that two of the shades had been substituted, as they were long gone favourite shades used in Magazine 42....aha..... Mrs. Tishell and I BOTH bought one....and we have a pact to knit this up this winter - right Mrs. T? So today I was doing a bit of an inventory on my yarn pack....looking in my big bin of KSH....guess what I've got...yes, those long gone favourite shades are now safely in my yarn pack....with a ball of each shade for Mrs. T too! Rowan Yarns Magazine 42 is one of my all time favourite

This week's edition of Flock - lots of new and interesting things have been added...... The Cover is the "Earth Stripe Wrap", a Kaffe Fassett design from  +RowanYarns  Magazine 42 - one of my favourite Rowan magazines! Earth Stripe Wrap, Kaffe Fassett Kidsilk Haze Earth Stripe Tunic Dress, Kaffe Fassett Kidsilk Haze Fyne Slipover, Marie Wallin Felted Tweed Maree, Marie Wallin Kidsilk Haze and Wool/Cotton (I have the yarn for this in my stash - I'd have to do a bit of modification for it to suit me - lower the neckline, and change the sleeves - will I ever do it?  Who knows, I just love to open up the box and play with the yarns every once in a while!) #RowanYarns #knitting #magazine #flipboard #flock

I know, I know!  I thought I'd update Flock twice a month.... but right now I'm a Flipping Fool and I've added quite a bit to Flock...... so there's an update available......see the new cover? You can review it like an on-line magazine,  or if you have an ipad or an android tablet,  you can download the App and flip through it there! I'm loving searching the web for interesting knit/crochet related items  to gather together in a  "Flock"  for you.... I hope that if you enjoy it, you will Subscribe! The cover is Lorettaknits version of the Noel Shawl by Pauline Popiolek - knit in Rowan Fine Art yarn.  Isn't it just gorgeous! She used one skein of the Fine Art in the Waxwing shade. There is another absolutely drop dead gorgeous crocheted shawl in here, "Raven in Fine Art" by Viviane (Ravelry: vidertextil) who lives in Brussels, Belgium!  You must click through to her blog where she tells you that to her horror...

I love social media...but it can be a serious time gobbler! My blog is for big stuff....reports on knitting progress, vacations (I still have to blog about Switzerland...on the to do list!), things I want to actually talk a little bit about. I have a FB Community page Life Lackadaisical where I post quick links to things I find on Facebook that I think might be of interest to other knitters. A lot of people are not on Facebook - surprising but true!  They avoid social media....and I can't blame them.  You have to spend a bit of time getting to know how Facebook works, how to set your security settings, to be confident in knowing who can see what you share. How to marry the two....blog readers are blog readers....they don't want to be bothered with Facebook. Fans of Facebook like it's ability to bounce from one page to another reading updates, but yes, it can be a bit frantic. So......... May I present Flock ...a gathering of wooly friends... my on-line

When the +RowanYarns  "Tweed" collection was published, I immediately put "Merrion" in my queue... and I proceeded to acquire... Rowan Fine Tweed ! Unfortunately my LRS ( Local Rowan Stockist ) doesn't carry this particular Rowan yarn (although she does carry A LOT OF ROWAN!)  so I had to go to one of my favourite on-line stockists... Churchmouse Yarns & Teas ....with a few clicks of the computer....a few days later.... My yarn had arrived! Churchmouse packages their yarn so beautifully, and Susan included a thank you note..... "The colours are so beautiful - this looks like a lovely box of Candy" Susan said ....and I have to agree! Look at the gorgeous shades, the size and shape of the balls......yummy! This yarn has been safely stashed ever since.....then the unthinkable happened! The Nepal Wrap, Magazine 54 by Kate Davies... Kate wrote a wonderful blog post about this design...read it here .....

"Dionne" - a FREE to download pattern for Row@n members! It's an on-line pattern in conjunction with  +RowanYarns  Studio 32 which is scheduled for release August 15! I gave you a preview of Studio 32 here .... Did you guess all of the names of the great female singers that these designs were named for? Now we have "Dionne" to add to the group! Rumour has it that there is ANOTHER FREE PATTERN to be released!  - any guesses who? #RowanYarns, #Free, #Download, #DionneWarwick

Hey there - new videos on the RowanYarns You Tube Channel! I picked this one to highlight here - because I'm knitting Mary..... (These videos came and went......on the  RowanYarns You Tube channel !  ????) Not a Rowan subscriber ?  Why not? I love these little windows into the Rowan world...... Hope you all are having a great day! +RowanYarns  #knitting #Magazine54  +YouTube

I LOVE getting things in the mail! While wandering about in the huge virtual shopping mall know as the WWW, I came upon this .... it let me have a look at ALL of the patterns on Ravelry here ... and there was a Paypal button! I couldn't resist....and this fabulous book arrived today! 10 gorgeous, wearable sock designs all using  Rowan Yarns Fine Art Sock Yarn . The Charts are big, clear and easy to read! +RowanYarns  #RowanYarns #FineArt #knitting #sockknitting #RachelCoopey

New addition to the stash:   +RowanYarns   Alpaca Colour - in shade 134 Jasper I really want to try this new yarn - it is so soft and the colours are amazing! Jasper matches my new Radley bag...and it fits right in with my "Autumn" colours. (How many of you had your colours done back in the 80's?  I thought I'd lost my colour wallet, but I just found it again!) DESTASHING: 15 balls of Simply Shetland Lambswool and Cashmere see it on my Pinterest Destash page here or on my Ravelry Destash page here I'm going to be doing some serious destashing.....

From the first moment I saw these images, I knew that Studio 32 would be an amazing collection! With Twiggy and ? is this in a Vidal Sassoon haircut and dramatic Mary Quant makeup as inspiration, named in honour of the great female singers of the era, you know these designs are going to be stylish and and feminine, retro and current, all at the same time! Can you name the singers  from my hints? (I knew most of them, but had to ask the Hubby for help with one. Being a Brit he knew right away - he still amazes me!) born in Memphis, Tennessee the "Queen of Soul" she demands " Respect " born in West Hampstead, London credited for bringing "Motown" to the UK on her television show Favourite song?  " Up on the Roof " I also love it when James Taylor and Carol King sing this..... born in Los Angeles, California known for her vast range of styles....Blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel! although my fa