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July, 2011

  1. Plans Afoot

    July 26, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Summer Fruit 50gm 4ply Gothic - 100gm Cashmerino Sock Yarn Citrus Splash 2 x 100gm Cashmerino Colourgasm 4ply Flower Garden 50gm

    So I have been plotting big things.. I have been wanting to sell yarn, fibre and supplies on my website on a more regular basis for a while. But lots of research has been needed – suppliers, costings, demand, availability of certain fibres as well as feasibility of time investment etc.

    But it’s happening! Very soon I will be expanding this site to include an online store, and I will be stocking a regular line of products, and adding one update per month. This is realistic for me, at the moment, but may be increased down the road.

     


  2. Spin: Little Speckled Hen

    July 26, 2011 by sunrisesister

    I think I left my knitting mojo in Bendigo. No idea why. Perhaps the over-abundance of yarn and pretties has just fried my brain, and I don’t know where to start! So a little spinning is in order…

    Laceweight

    Fibre: EGMTK Little Speckled Hen in Merino.

    Something is happening with my spinning. Either my hands have now fully recovered from the surgeries, or practice really does make perfect.. Or maybe it’s the new wheel, but my spinning has gotten MUCH finer! This is incredibly fine! If I knit this as a single, it would easily be a laceweight.

    The down side is….. it takes FOREVER to get thru a braid of fibre :) I need to learn to spin chunky!


  3. FO: PSC2011 July Jay

    July 26, 2011 by sunrisesister

    First sock done

    Not the best pic, but they are the BEST socks.

    Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug in Jay

    Pattern: Tadpoles (yes, again)

    Needle: 2.75mm

     


  4. Bendigo 2011

    July 26, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Another year, another sheep show, and another amazing (long) weekend away with amazing people! And again, I managed to take hardly any photos, because my hands were full of a wriggling toddler/fibre/yarn/shopping/hugging friends. Oh well!

    L-R: Mill yarn, show yarn, FIBRE.

    Three Bags Full..

    The house we were staying at this year was *amazing* – we have found our new Bendi home! Huge, many many rooms, and even a seperate retreat. Perfect for lots of families and kids of all ages. Kangaroo spotting and sunsets/sunrises was the order of the day, and we all enjoyed chilling by the fire in the evenings.

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    The best bit about going up a few days early, is the time we spent actually relaxing and enjoying Bendigo itself. Lake Weeroona is spectacular, and the weather was just fabulous to match.

    (But god, am I kicking myself for forgetting the pram/stroller until N drove up and joined us on the friday night! My arms were killing me!)

    We popped into the wonderful Bendigo Pottery, a destination which will be a regular for us!

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    The show was exhausting as usual, but what a day! I got to see lots of familiar faces, and as usual got to put some faces to rav names and blogs. There was much stash snaffling, and I really enjoyed seeing lots of new vendors as well as the favourites.

    On to the stash!

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    Finds from the BWM back room

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    Yarn from the show

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    Fibre from the show

    That’s my fibre and yarn spendings for the year :)


  5. My Happy

    July 21, 2011 by sunrisesister

     

    My happy. Tille's camelia is flowering for the first time.