I Think My Yarn Is Breeding!

Yes that's right! I bought some beautiful Tilli Thomas yarn the other week in luxurious purple chenille. Was a bit slow as I only bought one skein and the lady had 4. She sold the rest pretty quickly and I was kicking myself! I went back to her yesterday and bought 2 beautiful skeins of pink silk chenille with a silver fleck through it. They were the only 2 she had and another white silk with some sequins dotted through. I also bought some green ribbony yarn for freeforming.

So much for paying off my Visa card. I sold 2 pairs of jeans on ebay and spent half the funds on yarn. Not too bad really coz I did pay off some of the card with the other half.

Last week was spent doing my crewel embroidery of Margaret Light's Tree of Life. It's coming along well and it is another project which I am determined to have finished before the end of the year.

Also this week I have continued on with Debbie Abrahams Mystery Blanket and I am almost up to date. She has said that August' parcel will be a week late so that suits me as I only have 2 squares of July to finish. When I am up to date I can't wait to get back to some freforming!

Had time on my hands this week as I had planned to spend the week with mum and dad as dad was to have had an operation but it has been postponed. Love a quiet week as I don't have to make up excuses to do my crafts!!

James Birthday

Last Wednesday 21st July it was James 26th birthday. We usually go out for dinner but because James doesn't live at home now he just wanted to have a home cooked meal and was definate about lasagne and pavlova for desert. That suited me just fine. We had a lovely evening at home just the 5 of us.

My Yarn Addiction!

When I finished Prudence Mapstones' workshop at Koala I realized that I have a serious addiction to yarn. Not the usual yarn to construct garments, although they are lovely too, but the different and unusual yarn used for freeforming. I had a browse on ebay and found some really yummy yarns and bought them. The lady selling them only lived 20 minutes away at Ashgrove. She has a serious stash and is selling it off to buy more yarn. I don't know if she ever makes anything with the yarn that she buys but is is gorgeous and I will buy some more when I have some cash. I also bought some yarn at Threads and More. The new owners aren't really into freeform work and are selling off most of Danielles' beautiful yarns which she sold at the shop, before she sold the shop. It's a shame because the yarn that they sell now is lovely but a bit boring!

I have been catching up on the Debbie Abrahams Myster Blanket this week as I was 3 months behind since my trip to Hong Kong. I am now only 2 months behind so will keep knitting until I catch up!

So much to do and so little time!!

Another Project Finished!

Before Koala Conventions I was madly trying to finish a couple of projects and dada! I did.
This is the Helan Pearce Christmas Stocking which I began last October and finally finished last month. It compliments the Woodland Santa which I made several years ago and is in the same gorgeous creams and greens and swathed in gold beads and pearls. I love it!

Koala Conventions

I have just spent another truly fantastic week at the Koala Conventions in Brisbane. It began on Saturday 3rd of July and finished yesterday the 11th. Four 2 day workshops with only Wednesday off. Lots of wonderful tallented and funny ladies. Too much food to eat and too many gorgeous things to buy in the Koala shop! With my credit card maxed out and my bank account empty I have plenty of projects to keep me going until the next century at least!
I began on Saturday with Robyn Alexander from Mullumbimby, NSW. Robyn is a textile artist and this year we made a gorgeous bag which we needle felted and then beaded and embroidered. I am happy to say that I have nearly finished and given a couple of quiet days at home I will complete this bag and maybe last years wet felted bag as well.
Monday and Tuesday I did a class with the fabulous Prudence Mapstone and began a freeform knitted and crocheted shawl. This will be an ongoing project and I have ordered some more yarn for my stash over ebay. I met a couple of lovely ladies in this class and we had an hilarious time with Prudence. Prudence offered me a job too at the next Craft expo which I am pretty excited about!
Day off on Wednesday to catch up on all chores and the back into the classes on Thursday and Friday again with Prudence. This time a freeform necklace in Japanese linen fibre yarn. Great to work with and I actually completed a broach as well as 3/4 of the necklace. I hope to finish that one as well next week.
Saturday and Sunday was quite an intense class with Annie Huntley. Intense because I didn't realise that her project "Wishful Thinking" had so much needlelace in it. It is a gorgeous art work of 2 children on the beach looking out to the horizon and so detailed! I did enjoy it though but by the time we did this class I was feeling tired and it would have been better done as a 4 day class. Thank goodness I can go to Annies on the Gold Coast to keep going on with the project. It is going to take awhile to complete this one.
I caught up with most of my lovely friends that I went on the Textile Tour to Hong Kong with and also caught up with Nikki and her mum Lesley who were tutoring again. I love Koala and have booked in for 3 workshops next year. The amazing Di Van Neikerk is coming over from Cape Town, South Africa next year. Can't wait!!