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Visitors and Visiting....
Daisy had a visitor this morning........what you can't see is her tail wagging like crazy! I visited Lorraine and Zelda this afternoon (after a dentist appointment). Zelda is pretty darn cute, for a dragon! and, I also got a private viewing of Lorraine's new design.....the Tamarind Tunic....here's a photo with the designer herself! A photograph just can't do this tunic justice - the shades are gorgeous, and I love the great hats Lorraine finds to photograph with her designs....that's another bit of "twist" she brings to her designs.
Swatching, Swatching....I love Swatching!
Who knew? At one time I DETESTED swatching.....but now I'm finding it rather enjoyable...... whether it is my own colorway of a published design or my own design I'm finding that I'm really enjoying swatching! Go figure!
Atonement
I don't read Ian McEwan.......so while I was enjoying this movie last night I had no idea what was coming! 4 out of 5 knitting needles! I've just finished some "invisibility cloak" knitting....so I'm hoping to get back to some blog-worthy knitting soon!
Fair Isle Knitting Patterns
Fair Isle Knitting Patterns Reproducing the known work of Robert Williamson by Mary Macgregor ISBN 978 I 904746 49 9 published by The Shetland Times Ltd. Gremista, Lerwick Shetland Tel: 011 44 1595 695531 E-mail: bookshop@shetland-times.co.uk They list a web site, but it isn't valid!!! There is a warning in this book....it's not about technique or the history of fair isle knitting. It's strictly a black/white reproduction of some typical motifs used for fair isle knitting in Shetland. I got mine direct from the Shetland Times -- it's hot off the presses - and not shown in the 2008 catalogue! If you are into designing your own you might want to add a copy to your personal library. As I said, you can never have too many motif references! Happy Knitting!
It's like Christmas around here!
Today felt like Christmas....... The post man brought me this...... You can see that Daisy approves! I went to my LYS to pick up this........ It's Cascade 220 -- A chat on Ravelry showed that some of us have never knit with Cascade 220 - imagine! Well, it is THE MOST POPULAR yarn on Ravelry.....ranked no. 1 with 28,271 projects! So, I took it upon myself to get a skein from my LYS, Main St. Yarns in Milton Ontario where Carolyn has a wall of this stuff - 100 shades of solids and gorgeous heathers!!! and surprise, surprise, Carolyn had this for me too...... My AddiTurbo click system....complete with little gold heart pin!!! (I'd ordered it a long time ago!) Life is good...... Happy Knitting