more FO's, yarn p0rn

specs:

fiber trends felted flock (sheep) and Huggable hedgehog.

(sheep) patons merino, (hedgie) cascade 220 and online smash. both done on 10.5 US.

and for all you lucky readers, yarn p0rn! in case you lived in a cave, knit2purl2.com is/went out of business, and i scored some great Lorna's Laces Sheperd sock yarn. see here (also, that's my new, favourite coffee mug! so cute) colors cool(blues), pioneer(browns), and sassy stripes!

and here is my second summer swap package! my secret swap sender was......
jmp3775! and she sent wonderful stuff! very pretty stitch markers, yummy wool wash, a cute sheep tape measure, chalk(!!) for my dd, and 3 books : 'Knit 2 Together', 'The Knitting Answer Book', and 'Knitting for Peace'.

I haven't had a chance to read through any of the books, but i did flip through them. I like them. A LOT. *heart*

I also have recently bought 'The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook', great book! again, i was able to glance through it, and read bits of it. YAY!!!

summer swap yarn p0rn

everybody cheer!!! i got yarn in the mail! my swapper totally spoiled me.

three wonderful yarns, two patterns, and dark chocolate, and a sweet note too!

nashua handknits brushed 100% alpaca, color 'rose'

fleece artist sea wool!!!!!!!!!! colorway 'amethyst', bordello sock pattern

handmaiden sea silk!!!!!!!! colorway 'lilypond', and storm water scarf pattern

and this is dd. see how excited she is? that was me opening my mystery swap box today! THANK YOU SWAPPER!! COMPLETELY AWESOME!

just a quickie

it's been a long time (not really) since my last post. i have more pictures to share! dd outside in the lovely weather we have been having and some yarn p0rn! its noro 154 (for a booga) and 4 balls of hempathy in chocolate. i think i need more hempathy for a top, but i am going to use a contrast color (like a turqoise color or tan ?? ) to finish it off. interweaves summertime tank has become my new obsession! i am knitting one in black microspun (lionbrand), plan on another with the hempathy, and i think i want to knit another in a summery blue.... there is a KAL for this!

playing outside in our front yard, she loves her giant rubber ball!

at the park, headed for the refreshing water....

helping daddy and papa fix our boat!

yarn p0rn

ok, first, here is my yarn swift i made! its big, but is works great! mmmmmmalabrigo, peach tree colorway, 2 X 215

artyarns regal silk, sunburst colorway, #135, four hanks. i plan on making a picovoli with this, and using colourmart silk in a canary yellow ( i will probably over dye the colourmart silk with some pink to make it more salmon colored to look better with the regal silk) to add a bit to the bottom of the tee and edging along the neck and sleeves.

some lion brand wool i handdyed using wiltons (of course) violet, royal blue and leaf green. two cakes, 158 yrds each 'lizzy's yarn'

more yummy mmmmmalabrigo, cuarenta colorway, one cake

mmmmalabrigo, alpine pearl colorway, one, 215 yrds

all that yummy goodness! i think the tie-off bits would be great to use to make felted buttons. i just can't bring myself to toss them away!

enjoy the p0rn! i love how soft the malabrigo is, and how supple the silk is. i can't wait to work with both. malabrigo mittens...malabrigo hat and scarf.... silk tee! oh heaven help me!