Christmas in July

While it isn't quite Christmas in July, I have a new pattern for sale... because Winter is coming! ;)

The pattern is for colourwork mittens and is called Snowflakes in Starry Skies, for sale HERE on ravelry.

Night Fury

My good friend Jen (aka the yarn fairy) is a dyer of fabulous yarns and wool rovings! She is the force behind Holiday Yarns, and as a flair for coupling beautiful yarn and funky patterns into fun little kits (yarns and patterns paired together to make awesomer stuff)! While her steampunk socks, Romulan shawl, and stellar (literally) clubs are all glorious, I'd like to introduce you to the youngest member of the Holiday yarn kits.... The pairing of Jen's Nightfury yarn with my Hiccup sock pattern.

This colourway and pattern were inspired by the eye of the Nightfury dragon "Toothless" from the movie "How to Train your Dragon". I loved the brief flashes of color that this dyeing process produced and so I wanted to emphasize the color flash as much as possible without covering it up. I love this pattern because it is really easy to remember and it is a great “first sock” pattern even if you have never knitted a sock before, the photos and descriptions should make it a little easier. 

This pattern is free when you purchase a skein of the NightFury yarn. :D

Joshua Tree May 2011

Gratuitous photos of our weekend in Joshua Tree National Park, the hhikes, our cottage, and just us being silly.

Life imitating Art

So as Jason and I were trekking around Joshua Tree, I was knitting on my Margarita socks, (lime green socks with a Saguaro cactus, lime slices, and a salty rim. Well, as we were enjoying the weekend, life began imitating art!

Photos of the Joshua Tree trip coming soon!

Skwish da belly!

Scimi likes to squish Jason's belly... it's funny... I took photos!

But she still loves him

Whitie just loves to snuggle himself

Also my socks have limes on 'em :D Frozen Margarita socks designed by the Tsarina of Tsocks

Sponsor my Cousin!

I often feel like no one reads this blog.. but my stats say that  in the last month there have been over 460 pageviews! That said, if anyone is feeling quiet but generous...

My Awesome Cousin, Julia Shrubb, is doing a massive tour de UK cycle (from John O'Groats to Land's End) and she is attempting to raise £951 for Diabetes UK, that's a pound for every mile of the ride.
She would be very grateful for any sponsorship and has set up a JustGiving page so it is safe and easy to donate. Have a look!

Adam's Blanket

So way back in January/February my friend Adam commissioned a hand woven blanket for his king-sized bed. So, after ~3.5 months of work.... this is the result.
I wove 5 large (~20" wide and 3m long) panels with green weft and five different shade of brown to grey to white weft.

The panels before they were sewn together

3 out of 5 panels done!

All 5 panels (Jason is holding the blanket up for scale)!