February 7, 2011 by sunrisesister
Well, I am pleased to report that my arm is healing well, and just two weeks after surgery, I am itching to knit! I have done a small amount of spinning, but no knitting or crochet yet, and no blogging!
Meanwhile, my February sock yarn has been selected, but it is taunting me from the stash shelf until I have the go-ahead to knit 
My ravelry queue has exploded, and I am sending myself crazy by looking at patterns… gah!
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January 18, 2011 by sunrisesister
Post-surgery 
Back knitting/spinning/blogging soon, I hope!
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January 3, 2011 by sunrisesister
My first Personal Sock Club instalment is….. *drumroll please*
A gorgeous skein of EGMTK sock yarn! They are becoming a great pair of Monkey Socks, by Cookie A.
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January 3, 2011 by sunrisesister
So among many many other amazing gifts that I received at Christmas, this has to be the biggie.. mainly because it was such a huge surprise! I was planning to buy a wheel soon, but probably after the new year. It’s a pricey item, and there were other priorities! N was very sneaky and liased with the lovely Mandie from Ewe Give Me The Knits, and this is what I opened on Christmas morning..
Yep, my very own Majacraft Pioneer! I am totally in love with it – the smoothness, the double treadle, the delta flyer, everything. I did a test spin that night, and straight off, it was a dream.
The best bit is that it’s SO light, and I can pick it up and put it on top of my stash shelves, out of the way of toddling babies and curious children. And it’s transportable to spin meets! woo!
My fibre stash has grown a little lately; some has been purchased in sales, some was gifts, and some swaps, and some samples..
So many lovelies to spin I am currently spinning some beautiful Southern Cross Fibre in Polwarth, a first for me!
A big thank you to N, and to Mandie for making it happen. What a wonderful surprise
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January 2, 2011 by sunrisesister
So it has been um.. brought to my attention that I own a bit of sock yarn. Ok, quite a bit of sock yarn. Perhaps around *whispers* 40 skeins of sock yarn. Ahem.
So I am declaring 2011 to be the year of stash busting! To help this along, I have created a personal sock club. 12 skeins of yarn, bagged up for a lucky dip, one for each month. I have chosen not to include patterns in with the yarn, because 1) I fall in and out of love with patterns on an hourly basis, and 2) I felt it a bit restrictive.
So much loveliness. EGMTK, Ixchel, Wollmeise, Patonyle 8ply, Regia, ms gusset, and Colinette Jitterbug. All delicious yarns!
Here they are, all bagged up, and even stapled shut! I may or may not be great when it comes to surprises.. heh.
And already, I have picked out my first instalment! A blue/green skein of EGMTK superwash merino/nylon, which are becoming Monkey socks. More on that another time, when they look interesting.
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