Wednesday, May 25, 2005  

just noticed the previous post has now only become one copy....dang blogger...confusing me more and more...oh well....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:56 PM ]
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okay...so the last post I was happy but why it published three times is beyond me and it only lists it once in the "edit posts" setting so i am at a loss...ugh...

things that were delightful today*
the girlie who said she would clean showed up and will come every wednesday!
dh is going running at 8 pm so I should have a minute to prepare some sewing
I got the snack mixes bagged and priced so I WILL have a chance to sew tomorrowart from miss boo...

things that are horrid*
day three without sugar!!!! I am trying to get rid of my addiction to the "white devil" and the dang sugar keeps tempting me.....pammy made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and brownies with toasted pecans....ugh......(fyi...incase you don't know...we own a general store and I have access to oodles of sugary delights that I can get any time of day or night...not good!)

okay...off to set up the ir0ning board and get cracking!

night!

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:50 PM ]
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today it started out in the high 30's....and it only got to the low 40's...dang cold...so luckily I finished miss boo's socks



she is sooo happy and is wearing them in bed as I type this....I also got a chance to make a pattern of one of the things from my zakka-handmade book....so I will hoepfully get a chance to sew it tomorrow....

and the girlie who said she would clean for me this summer will be here tomorrow!!!!!wooo hoooo.....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:43 PM ]
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hee hee....my yesaisa order arrived


I am a happy girl...first I am going to start with some aprons and then from there....work on some christmas gifts...speaking of which....I did finish part one of Miss Sharon's yesterday....wooo hoo....lots to do...lots of stuff to get (fabric, hooks....ribbons....) I am excited, though.....I also set up a workspace in the office so I can have my sewing machine out. I am also going to make some "cheater dresses" for miss boo....tank tops and tees with fabric attached to be skirts...did it a few years ago and it worked out so well, why I haven't done it since is beyond me...oh well...


and the big decision not to breed ralphie has been made...he will visit the vet on thursday....I didn't want to breed him til renovations on upstairs will be done (now it looks like that will be a year or so off), so I don't want to deal with a male cat's "antics" for that long...so off to the vet....

and that is life here...busy...crazy and WET!

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:35 PM ]
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so....a friend of mine visited a store on newbury street in boston...the woman was selling pima cotton clothing and saying she got the pima from an alpaca farm in Hollis,NH......now, last I knew you could not get cotton from an alpaca and our weather in this area is not conducive for growing cotton....what scares me is she was telling people this over and over....

and on a good note....I did the test...I spun up two bobbins of yarn both with the same weight of fiber....when I got done plying I was only off by 13 inches....I was surprised to say the least...will this luck ever happen again...really I doubt it...

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 8:20 AM ]
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Here is the sock yarn I finally finished plying...it is a christmas gift as is or if I have time...as a pair of socks...


and here is a wonderful gift I recieved....a customer just came back from a trip to thailand and got this for me...silk...mmmm....the color is wonderful...and it is thin as ever (two plys make a good embroidery floss)...


tomorrow I am going to pull out the country spinner and make some bulky yarn (i have a bit of a cashmere merino blend to play with).....and I am trying to decide whether I really do need this big wheel anymore.....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:45 PM ]
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okay...so it was a sort of grumpy turned a bit happy day....
it was COLD....(29 to start).....

but I got yummy chocolates from burdicks (truthfully...yum with great flavors like earl grey and coconut with ginger...and who could not love the mice....miss boo sure does...and nice not too large but so full of flavor pieces) ....thank you, John who like a crazy man he is drove his motorcycle out there today and brought me back thse much needed treats!

and then the puppet order from folkmanis arrived....truthfully having a wholesale account with them is just horrid...I could buy them all (and I am sure over the next year or two I will have)...but the sheep is a big seller and so are all the finger puppets...but I need the mouse in the vest for sure...and the cheshire cat....and did I mention the llama...and the.....

and finally...I won (if you can call it winning....I was the only one that bid)....the japanese book with wonderful aprons and pinneys!....woo hoo....watch out!

so now I am off to sit on the back deck with the mister and enjoy a beer because it is closing time! (and hopefully this weekend I will have pictures of progress....paint color for the store...etc).....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:37 PM ]
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I have been a wee bit motivated lately...



doesn't it look hysterical...but it fits her so well and she is delighted...the second one has been cast on...

and behind it is the "neverending shawl"....I decided to dig that out and work on it a bit...it is delightful when you need mindless knitting....I have also decided to donate it to the "sheila shawls" project

I have also cast on this funky hoodie for miss boo


I am knitting it in some of the ryclassic yarns...a wee border of a bright pink, then another wee bit of limey green/ and the body in a plum. I think it will be delightful for the girlie..

I am also thinking I should finish the way over due scarf I have been working on....I have this urge to have oodles of projects going....maybe it is the NEVERENDING rain around here...yikes...and I do have a pair of socks to frog (just don't like them)....

and part of me wants to make oodles of pinafores and aprons...go figure!

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 6:34 PM ]
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Happy May Day!

Guess what? It is fiddlehead season! woo hoo! Here is a bit of my bounty from a wonderful customer who supplies me with my personal stash yearly! mmmm fiddleheads!


and now on to the wee bit of stuff I have been working on....


Some sock yarn on the bobbin (of course)....a set of baby socks...begginning of a monster sock for miss boo (the shades of purples) and then a pair of blueberry explosion socks for miss boo too...She chose the dyes and told me how to put them on the yarn...so these are HER socks...she wanted short tops so when they are done it will look like she has huge feet....but she is thrilled...

other than that...constuction is moving forward...I am working downstairs non stop (still)....but all is fine...hoepfully soon will be an update with the journal I am working on for lulu with stuff from florida and then I will be putting some stuff up for swap...so keep the eyes peeled:)

Happy May!

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 4:55 PM ]
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