wool fairies

 made by amy

time shared with friends, drinking tea and knitting, i love when it happens! this week amy and i met at a local cafe (missed you karen!)  we try for once a week. today my camera was in the car, so happy to take photos of amy's newest knits, the adorable mustard colored baby sweater and hat. my sweater is slowing coming along, a pleasure to knit, mostly though, it's patiently waiting while i stitch instead...

yarn along project bags (this one just sold. there are not any in my shop at the moment, but if you'd like one, please send me an email, lorix5@hotmail.com, they can be made to order! thank you!)

these photos are a bit overexposed, it's been very foggy and grey here

wool fairies sent surprises through the mail (gifts and giveaways won!):

from andi at my sisters knitter

and from tina at peacefully knitting


and

from south africa, carle of nuturing fibres, handmade this photo book, with pictures she found on my blog, and used them for inspiration when custom dying the beautiful wool she also sent.  i love the wool, the colors glow, the variances and depth, divine. for this wool and book, i really don't have enough words, thank you from the bottom of my heart carle

and from linda of natural suburbia, more nurturing fibres in gorgeous greens, her daughter jenna made the  stitch markers! linda, another south african blogger,  is also a mama, knitter, designer, (these are only some of her many talents) a talented mother and daughter!


then, using the christmas gift card to amazon from my eldest son kyle, the gift card fairy, (thank you son!). these came

LOVE icelandic knits, i'd love to make everything Hélène Magnùsson designs, i've only briefly looked through, but i think this will be a favorite on my knitting book shelf. and hedgehogs in the fog! do you know the award -winning animated film directed by yuri norstein? the companion book, about the adventures of the philosophical little hedgehog is a treasure.

some links:
amy's baby sweater, a free pattern on ravelry : here
yarn along project bag : here
nurturing fibres wool from south africa : here (carle is offering a lovely free shawl pattern for the month of may, and a kal to go with it here) thank you carle!
(the portrait on the cover of the book carle made was painted by artist julie whitmore)
and icelandic knits here ~ little hedgehog book here ~ film here
thank you andi, tina, carle, linda and jenna!
yarn alonging here

thank you for coming by, have a wonderful day!