Monthly Archives: March 2010

While I was away

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This is what happens when I’m gone for a week ….

New Opal

This is the new Opal sock yarn that came in while I was on vacation.  Notice anything odd about it?  Like that it has already been opened and very obviously ooohed and aaahed over? :)   Seems that when I miss UFO night everyone goes crazy!  Honestly, I can’t really blame them.  Who doesn’t like to check out the freshly arrived new stuff  just begging to be cast on?  For those of you who weren’t lucky enough to be here when Lea-Ann opened the box, I will have it online and ready for purchase as quickly as I can. 

Here’s a bonus sneak peek for you…

Serendipity Tweed and Wildfoote

 

Also arriving at my desk while I was sunning my toes was Serendipity Tweed and Wildfoote from Brown Sheep.    I really like the looks of the Serendipity Tweed- sort of a heathery look more than a tweedy look.  Love the colors, too.  Check back frequently over the next few weeks, as this will also be available online as quickly as humanly possible.
 

A few days before I started packing I decided that I needed a way to protect my Kindle in my suitcase and this is what I came up with:

Felted Kindle Sleeve

Kinle Sleeve open

I used double stranded Noro and eyeballed the size it would need to be before felting (measured my kindle and added 30% for the felting process).  I knit it one night at my daughter’s Math Bowl competition and felted it a few days later.  My favorite thing about it is the funky chunky button I found in my Grandma’s button jar.  I love the texture it adds and the way it pops off the front.  I am happy to say that it worked like a charm and my Kindle sustained no damage at all.

Recycled Silk Shawl

I needed an ultra simple project to knit while traveling that needed no counting or really even looking at as I cannot do anything requiring the slightest concentration or I get car sick (no reading in the car for me).  I dug through my stash and found several skeins of recycled silk that I have had for nearly forever so I threw some of them in a bag and made this shawl.  It was quick, very simple and almost finished when we arrived- which turned out to be a good thing because it was a bit chilly the first day so I threw it across my lap and finished it.  I actually wore it when we went out to eat one evening even though it hasn’t been blocked.  The bad thing is that I took nothing to knit on the way home!  Yeah, I know…. what a doofus.

Stay tuned for a few vacation pics and another sneak peek (maybe the best one yet?) tomorrow. I am so excited!

Cotton Classic Lite

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Cotton Classic Lite

I was on vacation all last week (more on that tomorrow) and when I left the Cotton Classic Lite had been checked in but was in boxes.  How pretty to see it out of the boxes and on the wall when I returned.  Doesn’t it look all springy-like?  We still have several colors to come… you’ll have to check back to see them as they arrive.  The books that you see displayed beside it are Tahki City Crochet and Tahki Garden Variety.   Click on the links to see a few of the projects in the books.  I really like the romantic looks in the Garden Variety (I know, not like me at all but there you have it)- some very, very cute tops.

I am loving the sunshine today- and the fact that it is supposed to be in the upper 70′s by Friday makes me want to kick off my shoes.  My crocuses are blooming and the daffodils aren’t far behind.  Dontcha just love spring? :)

Hippie Penguin Fibers, as promised

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I promised them by Monday, and here they are!  Each yarn is pictured below, with the colors listed (from left to right) beside each picture.  We have only what is pictured, so this is how it’s going to work.  Check here for color availability, order online and then reply to the confirmation email letting us know what color you would like.  We will update as each color is sold so you will know which yarns are still available.

Hippie Penguin Fibers - Roving

Roving:

  • Color 1 – bright pink,orange,blue
  • Color 2 – light pink,orange,purple
  • Color 3 – turquoise,purple,blue - SOLD
  • Color 4 – red,pink,purple,green
  • Color 5 – purples,greens
  • Color 6 – turquoise,blue

 

Hippie Penguin Fibers Sock Yarn

Sock Yarn:

  3.5 oz/ 360 yards;  

75%Superwash wool/25% Nylon

  • Color 1 - blue,orange,violet,greens- SOLD
  • Color 2 – reds,purples – SOLD
  • Color 3 - orange,dark purple,teal 
  • Color 4 – purples,blue,orange
  • Color 5 – gold,greens,white- SOLD

 

Hippie Penguins Fibers Cashmere

Cashmere: 1.75 oz./200yards; 100% Cashmere

  • Color 1 – mostly purple,little green 
  • Color 2 – mostly purple,very little green
  • Color 3 – green,purple mix
  • Color 4 – green,purple mix
  • Color 5 – mostly green,very little purple

New March category- finally

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Wow, it’s been a very long time since my last post.  Not because I’ve been slacking, though.  And, since we DID get the big snow and I DID get to snuggle in for a few days I haven’t been pouting, either.  Just been incredibly busy.   No Penny means that I am stocking and working the floor and doing a few other little things that she used to do and I tell you what- that takes away a whole lot of desk time!

I have finally gotten a New March category on the website. In it you’ll find the 1/2 Crepe that Lea-Ann introduced a few posts ago, as well as new patterns from Jojoland. By the end of next week you’ll also find Classic Elite Lite- barring a desk full of odds and ends and whatnots.

Keep your eyes open on the blog for new sock yarn, cashmere, and roving from Hippie Penguin Fibers. This is a very limited stock of hand dyed yarns from our very own Hilary Lash. I have every intention of having all the Hippie Penguin Fibers products available for purchase by Monday at the absolute latest. 

Hippie Penguin Fibers roving

Here is a sneak peek at the roving.  Isn’t it beautiful? The colors are so vibrant- I wish I could transmit that through the computer, but the image cannot capture the color to the fullest. I have never spun before but have always wanted to learn.  It is killing me to have this in the shop and not  know how to spin.  I’ve been telling myself that I do not need another hobby, but I am having more and more of a difficult time convincing myself.  I mean really, what’s one more hobby, right?  :)

spring fever? summer tops?

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its coming, spring that is, and i am itching to clean and organize and start more new projects. not a good thing for someone who has 26 projects on their list! can we say overwhelmed? i know, its time for another to ten list….I’ll get to that as I organize later.   Right now, though, a sneak peak at what susan will be doing during the week ….

Cotton Classic Lite

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