Oh, Hi! October 19, 2009

It’s been awhile again.  I’ve been busy and distracted.

Exciting to me news is I am trying to wear contact lenses.  I have been wearing glasses for 18 years and always thought my eyes would be too sensitive for contacts.  I do feel them (it’s my first full day wearing them; I tried my first pair Friday night at work), but I think I can handle it; we’ll see how the day goes and I’ll bring my glasses just in case.  I don’t think they’ll become an every day occurrence because I like my glasses and my sunglasses are prescription, but it’s a fun change and I really like having peripheral vision when shoulder-checking.

Also, last week it snowed (it’s pretty much cleared off now though), and I made some snow people while I was at my parents’ farm.

Happy Birthday Gandhi October 2, 2009

He was a spinner too!

2 Awesome Things That are Completely Unrelated September 27, 2009

1. The wind storm yesterday.  Knocked two large limbs from one of the trees outside my building and neither landed on the cars beside the tree.

2. Fabric made from spider silk!  Thanks to my friend Kitty Black who shared this in Ravelry.

Red Hot Swap Schwag September 26, 2009

Red Hot Swap Schwag, originally uploaded by Adelable.

I took part in a swap on Ravelry (have I mentioned recently how much I love Ravelry?) and these items are what I received! That Zauberball yarn is the softest ever! And I can’t wait to get some time to start spinning that tussah silk in the opposite corner. Also, mittenettes are my favourite Autumn accessory.

How to Turn Yourself into a Pepsi ™ Ball September 25, 2009

1.  Wear blue jeans and a red t-shirt to visit your father who is waiting for a repair to the combine.

2.  Look at combine wheel well and wonder if you can fit inside.

3.  Insert self in said wheel well and have your father take photo (hence “Daddy Bean” since he took the picture).

2 Things September 24, 2009

1. If you’re a local and you love CJSR, it’s their annual FunDrive.  If you’re not a local, you can stream it online and come to love it and maybe you’ll want to donate too!  My favourite show these days is English Breakfast on Thursday mornings.

I took this photo and saved it to flickr, hence no name on it.  But it’s mine; if you want a copy, be sure to site me for it.  Thanks.

2. It’s Jim Henson’s Birthday!  Happy birthday Jim!  He would have been 73 today.

1905 Mourning Hat September 20, 2009

I built the structure out of buckram and wire, covered it with silk and it’s lined with navy viscose lining and striped grosgrain ribbon.  I made the flowers out of (sadly) polyester ribbon; there aren’t a lot of sources for silk ribbon in Edmonton.

I Win! September 17, 2009

I won a Naiad pattern from the Beebonnet Report!

Finished Socks! September 17, 2009

Kai-Mei by Cookie A. (Ravelry Link)

2 skeins of Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM) in colourway P802, purchased at Lettuce Knit for me by my dear friend Raura.  I used 2.5 mm needles.

I LOVED making these socks.  I did a little modification to the pattern because I wanted to carry on some sort of design rather than just leaving the lace end abruptly.  And I was fascinated by the difference between the pooling and the striping in the two different skeins.  I love hand-painted yarns.

Insert Title Here September 9, 2009

I couldn’t think of a title for this post.  Weird.

I was going to post a 1920s outfit I just constructed but I don’t like any of the photos.  So here are some flowers I’m constructing to put on a mourning hat for 1905 street.

And a scarf I made for work out of fisherman’s rib (there are no purls in the construction of this scarf).

And I’ve started another blog.  It’s going to be random photos without explanations, just titles.  Visit it or don’t, it’s just something I wanted to do.