So Facebook is an interesting medium, I joined, have not done too much with it. I pick up messages and write back, not interested in the games and quizzes really. I do not care if someone thinks I am stupid and wants me to take the IQ test, I have had them done a few times, they are rather relative and I test out about 130 or so. I do like the availability of non knitting friends that I cannot reach on Ravelry.
I have a new friend on Facebook K.B., I met her through my sister H.S., K.B. has asked if I could make her a prayer shawl, I could make that. I told her to get my number from my sister. Normally a prayer shawl is just something you give so karmically I do not think it would be a good thing to charge for, except I would ask for the cost of the yarn I use for it. I asked if she wanted a traditional one or this.
http://prayershawlministries.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-do-navdanya-shawl.html
I rather like this one, the navdanya shawl, I may want to make one for myself.
I finished a little hat for a three month old and toddler socks, something to try on a visiting baby later today and keep if they fit. Now that my batteries are recharged I can take those pictures and upload them to post here.
So I tried my hand at making stitch markers and decided I did not like it so much, I do not want to practice to get the wire end twisted tightly, so, yesterday at knit night, I asked S.D. who makes lovely stitch markers if she would finish them. She thankfully said yes and I gave her the paraphernalia to make them and a down payment. S is undercharging for her work and I don't know if she realizes how much I appreciate her bailing me out in this endeavor, I decided that I would give her double her asking price for her time.
Baking is something I have not done in quite some time, today finds me working on a rhubarb custard type of dessert. My bag of rhubarb is thawing and I am trying to fold flour, powdered sugar and butter together to make the crust. Hmmm, not so pretty, but I think doable. Good luck to me.
Happy Stitches to you.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Keeping busy and catching up
Monday, June 8, 2009
Keeping busy and catching up
More pictures to post and GREAT! news. The socks I entered in the XrX Thionk outside the sox contest are going to be in the book coming out later this year. I am so happy about that and I cannot wait to see the book.Here is a picture of my socks, modeled after southwestern pottery, I named them Aztec pottery.
My Severus socks are complete, I decided not to put the buttons on. The socks are a bit big and will make good bed socks for the winter. The socks were designed by Angela Tennent, who goes by H3Dakota on Ravelry.
These pink socks are a butterfly lace, designed by Evelyn A. Clark and supplied through Fiber Trends.
The last weekend of May was the yarn shop hop here in the metro area, seven shops were involved total and I, being the yarn fanatic that I can be, went to all seven shops both Friday and Saturday. I collected my charms and key chain on Friday, so that I could just focus on a good second look on Saturday.
the shops involved in the hop were; Zandy's in Burnsville, Three Kittens in Mendota Heights, The Yarnery in St. Paul, A Sheepy Yarn Shoppe in White Bear, Amazing Threads in Maple Grove, Cold Water Collaborative in Excelsior, and Needlework Unlimited in Minneapolis.
It was a blurry whirlwind two days and I had a great time, even with all the headache and allergy issues galore.
One of our knitting friends put her charms on a bracelet, but I am following an Idea Lisa had to make stitch markers. I visited The Bead hive in south Minneapolis and bought the accoutrement to make the markers. Below are a couploe of pictures of the charms and the key chain.
Just a small amount of yarn was purchased, a couple of skeins for bags, yarn for booties and hats for gifts, little bear pattern and yarn for gift as well as an adult and baby sock monkey hat kits for gifts. I completed the baby hat which I will be taking pictures of on a baby this Thursday for posting. Needlework Unlimited called me to say I had won their drawing and I picked up my prize which is a hand painted skein of Heritage sock yarn in Green with a pattern.
This is the Baby sock monkey hat.I completed a Caribbean Blue cable and eyelet scarf for a cousin, I sent it to her and she called very excite
d and happy, she totally loved the gift.Here is a picture of my Yellow cotton sweater, which took about a week/ week and a half to make.
Well for now, Happy Stitches to you all.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Thursday musings
Occasionally I wonder about the odd things like:
Isn't there a fine line between opinion, information and gossip, where is the line?
When individuals on programs spread propaganda, half truths and smoke, who holds them accountable? Is there an accountability?
Is news really news when there is repetitive hype involved?
Is downsizing and rightsizing really that, when the people left doing the jobs, are no longer able to do the jobs to a standard or efficient degree?
So many more things do I wonder about off and on, but if I know anything about anything I may know this; lines move, accountability can be rare, places such as politico, snopes, Libraries and others need to be advertised better, lack of services do not get fixed until the people who have influence are affected and, there is a part of society that is excited by hype.
The other night on the news, Don Shelby (I cannot quote verbatim) stated something to the effect of; the first amendment not only protects peoples right to speak, but it also assures that your opinion may be countered and objected to. This comment brought to mind something a co-worker once said, "you have a constitutional right to be offended".
I believe in our First Amendment rights, however, I am deeply concerned at times that we live in a society borne of highly intelligent and thoughtful men, and that too many in our society are not responsible to its constitutional rights and freedoms, in that they do not care to educate themselves, look into and find the truth that is overshadowed by the propaganda this world produces.
Children (at least a good share of them) are always worried about themselves, what they want and their needs. As adults, although we do need to have validation and needs met, we need to realize that we are responsible to help meet the needs of those people in our lives, especially the needs of our children and that we may and probably will not get all of our needs met. Yes, we need to take care of ourselves, but how many people consider others as they meet their wants and needs in life.
I feel that if I am a responsible adult in society, I will always keep my impact on others in mind, so that I do not interfere with the needs of others, but I do not go so far as to not stand up for myself. I am surrounding myself with people who I feel are like minded, we can be HONEST with each other and not be called abrasive or offend each other because, I think we are responsible adults of society who dialogue and make an effort to understand each other. I know, this is not the norm and to my dismay, this circle may only include one of my sisters. being lied to and manipulated is not in my list of things I want in a relationship, and I rest assured that removing someone who hurts you emotionally, physically, and tells you that they owe you nothing, from your life does NOT make yo a bad person and that it is not a conscionable thing that an adult would let their children believe that you are bad for that.
My mother NEVER even remotely fit the definition of mother (the reality was bad) and I finally had enough, she then had a severe degeneration into Alzheimer, this does not change the past or make any room to go forward. Sad? yes, but bad no. With the help and advice of my well educated professional friends, I am at peace and know I met my needs without infringing on her needs, because for one thing, I have several sisters who are close by and could be far more effective in looking after her.
My hope is this; that people become more considerate, investigate what they hear, even on the news or news programs, not propagate propaganda and think things through.
I do not believe that education is the only thing that makes you intelligent and there are well educated people without common sense, but this is across the board, and lack of education can and does hold people back in life, higher education should be promoted, it is important.
It is important that as we do not dwell on the past, we are mindful of it and bear in mind that it can and does repeat it's self and events of the past can be significant and influence the present. People can and do change, but their past behaviors, circles and events can be significantly important in the present.
Forgive, move on, but remembers in such a way as to keep yourself safe and events from reoccurring.
Enough of the thoughts, on to fiber fun.
I have been knitting and finished a pair of socks with Cascade Heritage sock yarn, (I need to post pictures of finished projects) this is great sock yarn and is a lower price point because it comes in solid colors, I was happy when Jan at Linden Hills decided to stock it. The yarn itself knits up smoothly, and is great yarn to work with, it looks great in lace or with cables, and delicate small cables in socks are rather lovely. I used the pink and made a lovely pair of socks with a butterfly lace pattern and I have been thinking about purchasing a skein of Gray to make a pair of Yarn Harlots Earl Grey socks, which have a lovely cable which pops nicely in the gray color. This would also be one less thing in my Ravelry queue.
I went through my stash of yarns and put kits together of yarns, patterns and books, so my queue of projects is set up and all I have to do now is to knit them. Yeah me.
In undertaking said task of putting stash into kits, I have unearthed a lot of sock yarn, I will need to find patterns and put sock kits together and just make a few pairs of basic socks one of which will be for a niece of mine using the Opal Harry Potter Yarn called Tonks.
I have been working on a ribbed cabled scarf for a gift, it has been my travel, I don't have to think about it and can talk while I am doing it project. Whew! Anyway I am getting a bit ready to be done with it, because it feels like it has been going on to long. i was thinking about giving it as a Christmas present, but as I have not traditionally exchanged Christmas gifts with it's recipient and I wanted to make it to cheer her up, I may just give it to her when it is completed. A happy Caribbean Blue scarf, I think it will be a cheerful gift.
Now to finish the shawls, sweaters and assorted other things in progress.
Happy knitting
Isn't there a fine line between opinion, information and gossip, where is the line?
When individuals on programs spread propaganda, half truths and smoke, who holds them accountable? Is there an accountability?
Is news really news when there is repetitive hype involved?
Is downsizing and rightsizing really that, when the people left doing the jobs, are no longer able to do the jobs to a standard or efficient degree?
So many more things do I wonder about off and on, but if I know anything about anything I may know this; lines move, accountability can be rare, places such as politico, snopes, Libraries and others need to be advertised better, lack of services do not get fixed until the people who have influence are affected and, there is a part of society that is excited by hype.
The other night on the news, Don Shelby (I cannot quote verbatim) stated something to the effect of; the first amendment not only protects peoples right to speak, but it also assures that your opinion may be countered and objected to. This comment brought to mind something a co-worker once said, "you have a constitutional right to be offended".
I believe in our First Amendment rights, however, I am deeply concerned at times that we live in a society borne of highly intelligent and thoughtful men, and that too many in our society are not responsible to its constitutional rights and freedoms, in that they do not care to educate themselves, look into and find the truth that is overshadowed by the propaganda this world produces.
Children (at least a good share of them) are always worried about themselves, what they want and their needs. As adults, although we do need to have validation and needs met, we need to realize that we are responsible to help meet the needs of those people in our lives, especially the needs of our children and that we may and probably will not get all of our needs met. Yes, we need to take care of ourselves, but how many people consider others as they meet their wants and needs in life.
I feel that if I am a responsible adult in society, I will always keep my impact on others in mind, so that I do not interfere with the needs of others, but I do not go so far as to not stand up for myself. I am surrounding myself with people who I feel are like minded, we can be HONEST with each other and not be called abrasive or offend each other because, I think we are responsible adults of society who dialogue and make an effort to understand each other. I know, this is not the norm and to my dismay, this circle may only include one of my sisters. being lied to and manipulated is not in my list of things I want in a relationship, and I rest assured that removing someone who hurts you emotionally, physically, and tells you that they owe you nothing, from your life does NOT make yo a bad person and that it is not a conscionable thing that an adult would let their children believe that you are bad for that.
My mother NEVER even remotely fit the definition of mother (the reality was bad) and I finally had enough, she then had a severe degeneration into Alzheimer, this does not change the past or make any room to go forward. Sad? yes, but bad no. With the help and advice of my well educated professional friends, I am at peace and know I met my needs without infringing on her needs, because for one thing, I have several sisters who are close by and could be far more effective in looking after her.
My hope is this; that people become more considerate, investigate what they hear, even on the news or news programs, not propagate propaganda and think things through.
I do not believe that education is the only thing that makes you intelligent and there are well educated people without common sense, but this is across the board, and lack of education can and does hold people back in life, higher education should be promoted, it is important.
It is important that as we do not dwell on the past, we are mindful of it and bear in mind that it can and does repeat it's self and events of the past can be significant and influence the present. People can and do change, but their past behaviors, circles and events can be significantly important in the present.
Forgive, move on, but remembers in such a way as to keep yourself safe and events from reoccurring.
Enough of the thoughts, on to fiber fun.
I have been knitting and finished a pair of socks with Cascade Heritage sock yarn, (I need to post pictures of finished projects) this is great sock yarn and is a lower price point because it comes in solid colors, I was happy when Jan at Linden Hills decided to stock it. The yarn itself knits up smoothly, and is great yarn to work with, it looks great in lace or with cables, and delicate small cables in socks are rather lovely. I used the pink and made a lovely pair of socks with a butterfly lace pattern and I have been thinking about purchasing a skein of Gray to make a pair of Yarn Harlots Earl Grey socks, which have a lovely cable which pops nicely in the gray color. This would also be one less thing in my Ravelry queue.
I went through my stash of yarns and put kits together of yarns, patterns and books, so my queue of projects is set up and all I have to do now is to knit them. Yeah me.
In undertaking said task of putting stash into kits, I have unearthed a lot of sock yarn, I will need to find patterns and put sock kits together and just make a few pairs of basic socks one of which will be for a niece of mine using the Opal Harry Potter Yarn called Tonks.
I have been working on a ribbed cabled scarf for a gift, it has been my travel, I don't have to think about it and can talk while I am doing it project. Whew! Anyway I am getting a bit ready to be done with it, because it feels like it has been going on to long. i was thinking about giving it as a Christmas present, but as I have not traditionally exchanged Christmas gifts with it's recipient and I wanted to make it to cheer her up, I may just give it to her when it is completed. A happy Caribbean Blue scarf, I think it will be a cheerful gift.
Now to finish the shawls, sweaters and assorted other things in progress.
Happy knitting
Saturday, April 18, 2009
A Great Day at Yarn Over 2009 and more
This morning KP, CF, JW and I went to Yarn Over 2009, which is being held at Hopkins Senior high School in Minnetonka. There were several vendors available, from local and not so local yarn shops. Some patterns were given away free, I purchased some clearance Louisa Harding yarn for a hat I want to make, (maybe as soon as I finish my summer lace tee); there was yarn from the March Hare, great stuff, one of our fellow knitters who used to go to sock club, maintains the Etsy store. My friend CF bout me a mug I had thought about buying, it says "knit one sip one" and "if I knit fast enough will I loose weight" a great coffee mug and a great friend. The scents of soap, cedar and perfumes were starting to get too be too much and I retreated to a seating area, where as I was getting ready to put on my whisper shawl, to combat the air conditioning, a woman came toward me and asked if I made the shawl, I did, and she recognized it as Suri Elegance yarn, for which she had created some designs, to my delight, I was meeting Sharon Winsauer, designer of among other things, The Dragon Shawl. She had just finished teaching a class on her snowflake shawl ( a pattern I have, but not the yarn), and would be soon teaching "Taming The Dragon", to go over the specialty stitches. Will have to give her a call when I finally purchase pattern and yarn for this, I have loved it from afar for a long time. Sharon has Alpacas and has an Etsy store, where she sells her wares. Lunch was at Fudruckers, CF and I split a meal, it was plenty of food. The burger was good, and it worked well, as it turns out, CF and I are kind of sympatical in our food likes and dislikes.
As posted prior to this date, I have finished my Fair Isle cardigan and have shown it over and over again to fellow knitters this past week, of course the real fianle was at knit knight when I was applauded for my efforts; a most proud momment in time. More detailed pictures were requested, so I am attempting to show just that in this post (Photography is not my forte). Happiness is a finished project or object, AKA FO. Last Saturday I began my summer project, a lace tee made with sprout cotton yarn from Classic Elite yarns, I am happy to say I am about two thirds the way to completion, my new goal is to be finished in about three days, Tuesday the 21st. Pics to come on completion of that project, of course I have a full queue of projects, so I will NOT die of boredom. Sweaters, cardigans, hats, oh my. I am working on a Blue cable and raglan Cardigan , I want to make the hat I bought the Louisa Harding yarn for, it will go fast. Socks are on my agenda, at least finishing a few pairs up that I have on needles, oh thngs to do, things to do, have to go knit now.
Happy stitches to all.
As posted prior to this date, I have finished my Fair Isle cardigan and have shown it over and over again to fellow knitters this past week, of course the real fianle was at knit knight when I was applauded for my efforts; a most proud momment in time. More detailed pictures were requested, so I am attempting to show just that in this post (Photography is not my forte). Happiness is a finished project or object, AKA FO. Last Saturday I began my summer project, a lace tee made with sprout cotton yarn from Classic Elite yarns, I am happy to say I am about two thirds the way to completion, my new goal is to be finished in about three days, Tuesday the 21st. Pics to come on completion of that project, of course I have a full queue of projects, so I will NOT die of boredom. Sweaters, cardigans, hats, oh my. I am working on a Blue cable and raglan Cardigan , I want to make the hat I bought the Louisa Harding yarn for, it will go fast. Socks are on my agenda, at least finishing a few pairs up that I have on needles, oh thngs to do, things to do, have to go knit now.
Happy stitches to all.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Fair Isle Winter Sunset Cardigan Completed
Here it is, I began My Fair Isle cardigan on December ninth and completed it last night, April 10th.
I am so proud of all my work and thankful for all the support and encouragement that I received during this endeavor.
Now I am on to a new project, using sprout, a cotton yarn. I began my summer sweater last night and hope to finish it soon.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Yarn Crawl, it's a day with the girls
With spring fever in the air and the lure of fabulous fiber filled day of decadent yarn porn, plans were made and a yarn shop crawl was in progress. Little did I know, one of our com padres would be a bit ambitious about it. I had put together a list of shops and with list and phone numbers in hand, JW played co-pilot to LS's adept piloting skills. LS seemed determined to make it to more than a couple of shops.
We made it to 5 shops and stopped for lunch in between them.
First was Amazing threads in Maple Grove
http://www.amazing-threads.com/home.htm
This was a lovely shop medium to large in size, neat and drawers for those balls of yarn that pop off the shelves. The women working were friendly and helpful, I found a great half priced hat pattern called "Arsenic and Old Hats" the hat is cute and the name cuter, so it was a must have. JW commented that I should knit it while watching the old Carey Grant Movie " Arsenic and Old Lace", have to find a rental.
there was a great Andes inspired hat kit that was perfectly priced, perfect for and purchased by CF. Other lovely yarns were purchased and w
e went on our way.
All about Yarn in Coon Rapids was our next stop.
http://www.allaboutyarn.com/
We were warmly greeted, there were bags and notions, small selection of sock yarns but a lovely little variety of yarns. The shop has tow seating areas, one near the front with a couple chairs and a couch by a fire place, in the back was a large table and what looked like a class was being held. This is an inviting store not as large a selection as the last one mentioned, but I could get cozy by that fire place.
CF had never been to the yarn garage in Rosemount which is where we went next.
http://www.yarngarage.com/
I had not been there since the commotion on Ravelry about it being reorganized, still claustrophobic I thought, one of our group wanted to buy a Namaste bag, had them get it down, really wanted the skein of yarn she had, but could not make it to her turn at the register, with the people and the confinement of the shop, time to put the stuff down and just make it to the exit. He does carry a nice variety of knitting and Namaste bags, a large selection of yarn and plenty of help.
Lunch was at Red Robin, always a great place to eat with the most savory strawberry lemonade, which is endless and your fries are endless too, I barely make it through the first serving of fries, have never been able to get more.
http://www.redrobin.com/
Knitter's Palette in Lakeville was our next stop.
http://www.knitterspalette.com/blog/
I locked onto a seductively delicious hank of roving for spinning from After The Sheep Fiber Arts. The fiber was right by the door and was in my hands before I knew it, it is called Butter Cream Panda, it is creamy whites and light yellows, is a blend of 60% Superwash Merino, 30% Bamboo and 10% Nylon. The roving is 4oz and I am hoping to spin it up for either socks or a hat (maybe Arsenic and Old Hats).
I purchased the roving as well as two skeins of a cascade superwash in a beautiful Caribbean Blue to make a scarf, a Christmas gift, thinking ahead and it is knitting up to be very pretty.
Our last stop was Three Kittens in Mendota heights.
http://www.3kittensneedlearts.com/
The front half of the shop has yarn and the back half is needlepoint, a moderate selection of yarn is available, there are three seating areas, two in the front with the yarn and one in the back for the needle point.
They have a few Namaste bags, a bit of sock yarn was purchased there. They offer a 10% discount on yarns to Knitters Guild members, so don't forget to take your member cards.
It was a great day. We were tired by the time it was over, but I think we could have worked in Zandy's and one other shop perhaps? Any way, my LYS is still Linden Hills Yarns, I enjoy loitering and knitting with everyone there.
Happy stitches and keep your sticks in the yarn.
We made it to 5 shops and stopped for lunch in between them.
First was Amazing threads in Maple Grove
http://www.amazing-threads.com/home.htm
This was a lovely shop medium to large in size, neat and drawers for those balls of yarn that pop off the shelves. The women working were friendly and helpful, I found a great half priced hat pattern called "Arsenic and Old Hats" the hat is cute and the name cuter, so it was a must have. JW commented that I should knit it while watching the old Carey Grant Movie " Arsenic and Old Lace", have to find a rental.
there was a great Andes inspired hat kit that was perfectly priced, perfect for and purchased by CF. Other lovely yarns were purchased and w
e went on our way.All about Yarn in Coon Rapids was our next stop.
http://www.allaboutyarn.com/
We were warmly greeted, there were bags and notions, small selection of sock yarns but a lovely little variety of yarns. The shop has tow seating areas, one near the front with a couple chairs and a couch by a fire place, in the back was a large table and what looked like a class was being held. This is an inviting store not as large a selection as the last one mentioned, but I could get cozy by that fire place.
CF had never been to the yarn garage in Rosemount which is where we went next.
http://www.yarngarage.com/
I had not been there since the commotion on Ravelry about it being reorganized, still claustrophobic I thought, one of our group wanted to buy a Namaste bag, had them get it down, really wanted the skein of yarn she had, but could not make it to her turn at the register, with the people and the confinement of the shop, time to put the stuff down and just make it to the exit. He does carry a nice variety of knitting and Namaste bags, a large selection of yarn and plenty of help.
Lunch was at Red Robin, always a great place to eat with the most savory strawberry lemonade, which is endless and your fries are endless too, I barely make it through the first serving of fries, have never been able to get more.
http://www.redrobin.com/
Knitter's Palette in Lakeville was our next stop.
http://www.knitterspalette.com/blog/
I locked onto a seductively delicious hank of roving for spinning from After The Sheep Fiber Arts. The fiber was right by the door and was in my hands before I knew it, it is called Butter Cream Panda, it is creamy whites and light yellows, is a blend of 60% Superwash Merino, 30% Bamboo and 10% Nylon. The roving is 4oz and I am hoping to spin it up for either socks or a hat (maybe Arsenic and Old Hats).I purchased the roving as well as two skeins of a cascade superwash in a beautiful Caribbean Blue to make a scarf, a Christmas gift, thinking ahead and it is knitting up to be very pretty.
Our last stop was Three Kittens in Mendota heights.
http://www.3kittensneedlearts.com/
The front half of the shop has yarn and the back half is needlepoint, a moderate selection of yarn is available, there are three seating areas, two in the front with the yarn and one in the back for the needle point.
They have a few Namaste bags, a bit of sock yarn was purchased there. They offer a 10% discount on yarns to Knitters Guild members, so don't forget to take your member cards.
It was a great day. We were tired by the time it was over, but I think we could have worked in Zandy's and one other shop perhaps? Any way, my LYS is still Linden Hills Yarns, I enjoy loitering and knitting with everyone there.
Happy stitches and keep your sticks in the yarn.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sim cards, Beautiful wool (aka Bella Lana) and Stuff
SIM and the mental collapse of a cell phone.
Like a few people I am still finding pot holes to fall in with technology. My phone began shutting itself down and giving me odd SIM messages, then just locked me down to calling 911. Not good. I called for technical assistance, my phone said it needed a SIM, where do I put that? Apparently, phones need to be turned off once in a while. I think the person helping me was a bit amused and helped me navigate, turning the phone off, taking off the battery, locating and removing the incumbent SIM card. While we waited the minute to let the phone reset with the network and put the card back I said it would be bad if i broke it in half. A bit of silence "well..........they are fragile he said." I did not break it. we put the phone back together and I was counseled on turning my phone off periodically to let it reset. The phone had one additional small mental meltdown, but has been good since then.
Beautiful Wool (aka Bella Lana) and Stitchville USA
On weekends, friends and I occasionally visit different yarn shops, or re-visit ones we have not been to in a while.
My friend Sheri had been looking forward to shopping at Stitchville USA, a crosstitch and needlework shop in Minnetonka. I had a full and a partial punch card and found the cutest little Hardanger Ornament kit, and a scissor and needle case, with my full punch card, $17.50 of my purchase was free. Sheri purchased some wonderful angora wool to crosstitch on a blanket with, which is what she went there for and she now has a full punch card to redeem the next time she goes.
You can visit their web site for more information, I always find something lovely there and if you like to crosstitch or needle point you may find things you like as well.
http://www.stitchville.com/
After this we decided to check out Bella Lana yarn shop in downtown Minneapolis; not such a huge hike if you hop on 394. The shop seemed a bit complicated to get to but it was worth the trouble. We had called first and since the ladies were re-doing thier front windows they waited for us Normally they close at 3pm on Sundays, but as long as we were there by four we could come.
We were greeted at Bella Lana by the sweetest little pug and miniature grey hound, they were so cute, the obnoxious attention seeking by these little guys reminded me of my own little Sadie and the way she thinks she should have everyones attention, she goes the extra mile to walk, hop and dance at your feet.
The shop itself is white, the walls the floors and the shelves which makes the colored yarns pop out at you. Over all it was a fun and pleasant experience, for yarn card lovers, they do not have one. Do check out thier web site for more information.
http://www.bellalanaminneapolis.com/
Stuff
After helping my friend Jenny with some of her knitting projects on Saturday (I know I was just writning about Sunday, working backward here) we went to Linden Hills Yarn and Textiles, Needles were needed and we sat to knit for a bit, it is always free to sit, knit and solve the worlds problems at Jan's table with the self proclaimed "Know it all knitting divas" Yup you got it, here is the link to the web site.
http://www.lindenhillsyarn.com/
The 43rd and Upton area of Minneapolis is a cute little neighborhood, not only is Linden Hills Yarn there, but as written about before, Wild Rumpus calls the area home as well. This as I have stated in past blog entries is a unique mostly child oriented book store, where you can read find little live animals and critters roaming about and in cages. I stopped in today and found a book that I have been looking for called The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book, which I plan on sending to one of my sisters for her children who have asked about learning to knit. This book by Jane Eayer Fryer was origionally published in 1918, so some of the yarn and needle information is out dated, not a big deal at all, There are at least two other books, one on cooking and one for sewing. Yes, here it is.
http://www.wildrumpusbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
Also in Linden Hills area near 43rd and Upton, you can find a Coffee & Tea Ltd, an aray of ecclectic little shops as well as a rather wonderful and understated little resteraunt called Cafe twenty eight.
The food at this restraunt is perfect, great sandwiches, home made chips, simply wonderful, the staff is freindly, service is great, definitely a pleasant dining and take out experience.
I would totally recomend cafe twenty eight, definitely worth checking out.
http://www.cafetwentyeight.com/
I am working around the neck of My Fair Isle sweater, closer to finishing the shoulders and picking up for the sleeves. Yeah for me.
The sock contest is over, I did not win in the Fair Isle caregory, but will publish the pattern myself. Knitting freinds were sure I had a winner, but ther were lots of great entries, we all could not win and there wil be other design opportunities.
I do believe I have rambled quite enough.
Happy stitches
Like a few people I am still finding pot holes to fall in with technology. My phone began shutting itself down and giving me odd SIM messages, then just locked me down to calling 911. Not good. I called for technical assistance, my phone said it needed a SIM, where do I put that? Apparently, phones need to be turned off once in a while. I think the person helping me was a bit amused and helped me navigate, turning the phone off, taking off the battery, locating and removing the incumbent SIM card. While we waited the minute to let the phone reset with the network and put the card back I said it would be bad if i broke it in half. A bit of silence "well..........they are fragile he said." I did not break it. we put the phone back together and I was counseled on turning my phone off periodically to let it reset. The phone had one additional small mental meltdown, but has been good since then.
Beautiful Wool (aka Bella Lana) and Stitchville USA
On weekends, friends and I occasionally visit different yarn shops, or re-visit ones we have not been to in a while.
My friend Sheri had been looking forward to shopping at Stitchville USA, a crosstitch and needlework shop in Minnetonka. I had a full and a partial punch card and found the cutest little Hardanger Ornament kit, and a scissor and needle case, with my full punch card, $17.50 of my purchase was free. Sheri purchased some wonderful angora wool to crosstitch on a blanket with, which is what she went there for and she now has a full punch card to redeem the next time she goes.
You can visit their web site for more information, I always find something lovely there and if you like to crosstitch or needle point you may find things you like as well.
http://www.stitchville.com/
After this we decided to check out Bella Lana yarn shop in downtown Minneapolis; not such a huge hike if you hop on 394. The shop seemed a bit complicated to get to but it was worth the trouble. We had called first and since the ladies were re-doing thier front windows they waited for us Normally they close at 3pm on Sundays, but as long as we were there by four we could come.
We were greeted at Bella Lana by the sweetest little pug and miniature grey hound, they were so cute, the obnoxious attention seeking by these little guys reminded me of my own little Sadie and the way she thinks she should have everyones attention, she goes the extra mile to walk, hop and dance at your feet.
The shop itself is white, the walls the floors and the shelves which makes the colored yarns pop out at you. Over all it was a fun and pleasant experience, for yarn card lovers, they do not have one. Do check out thier web site for more information.
http://www.bellalanaminneapolis.com/
Stuff
After helping my friend Jenny with some of her knitting projects on Saturday (I know I was just writning about Sunday, working backward here) we went to Linden Hills Yarn and Textiles, Needles were needed and we sat to knit for a bit, it is always free to sit, knit and solve the worlds problems at Jan's table with the self proclaimed "Know it all knitting divas" Yup you got it, here is the link to the web site.
http://www.lindenhillsyarn.com/
The 43rd and Upton area of Minneapolis is a cute little neighborhood, not only is Linden Hills Yarn there, but as written about before, Wild Rumpus calls the area home as well. This as I have stated in past blog entries is a unique mostly child oriented book store, where you can read find little live animals and critters roaming about and in cages. I stopped in today and found a book that I have been looking for called The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book, which I plan on sending to one of my sisters for her children who have asked about learning to knit. This book by Jane Eayer Fryer was origionally published in 1918, so some of the yarn and needle information is out dated, not a big deal at all, There are at least two other books, one on cooking and one for sewing. Yes, here it is.
http://www.wildrumpusbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
Also in Linden Hills area near 43rd and Upton, you can find a Coffee & Tea Ltd, an aray of ecclectic little shops as well as a rather wonderful and understated little resteraunt called Cafe twenty eight.
The food at this restraunt is perfect, great sandwiches, home made chips, simply wonderful, the staff is freindly, service is great, definitely a pleasant dining and take out experience.
I would totally recomend cafe twenty eight, definitely worth checking out.
http://www.cafetwentyeight.com/
I am working around the neck of My Fair Isle sweater, closer to finishing the shoulders and picking up for the sleeves. Yeah for me.
The sock contest is over, I did not win in the Fair Isle caregory, but will publish the pattern myself. Knitting freinds were sure I had a winner, but ther were lots of great entries, we all could not win and there wil be other design opportunities.
I do believe I have rambled quite enough.
Happy stitches
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