Great stuff this week.........a bit of fun and love is in the air. Stay tuned.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Shop update schedule for this week
This weeks shop update will be Friday February 1 at 12noon eastern standard time!
Great stuff this week.........a bit of fun and love is in the air. Stay tuned.
Great stuff this week.........a bit of fun and love is in the air. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Random Act of Pattern Tuesday 1-29
Well every Tuesday on Plurk we all celebrate Tuesdays by randomly gifting patterns to either folks you know or better yet the ones you don't know!
We go to Ravelry.com and search out people then see what patterns might be on their wish list...........then purchase as a gift and it is sent right to them!
Awesome fun!
Sometimes people don't have anything on their wish list so if you want to be extra evil or kind you search the types, kinds or designers they seem to favor and gift something new!
I am on my way over to start the search for the lucky recipeient!
Update on my KAL shawl called.............TGV (which can be found by searching patterns in Ravelry.com)
Is working up as a quick simple knit to showcase different types of yarn. Can be made from any weight of yarn I am using fingering/sock yarn. With this yarn I will get pretty much a shawlette or glorified scarf. Ok with me as I don't wear big shawls much.
This is my progress as of yesterday.
We go to Ravelry.com and search out people then see what patterns might be on their wish list...........then purchase as a gift and it is sent right to them!
Awesome fun!
Sometimes people don't have anything on their wish list so if you want to be extra evil or kind you search the types, kinds or designers they seem to favor and gift something new!
I am on my way over to start the search for the lucky recipeient!
Update on my KAL shawl called.............TGV (which can be found by searching patterns in Ravelry.com)
Is working up as a quick simple knit to showcase different types of yarn. Can be made from any weight of yarn I am using fingering/sock yarn. With this yarn I will get pretty much a shawlette or glorified scarf. Ok with me as I don't wear big shawls much.
This is my progress as of yesterday.
Here are two examples of others finished ones
Monday, January 28, 2013
Happy Monday!
Well another successful weekend past! Tiny shop update went live on Saturday.....with only a tiny hitch! I was late.
Just couldn't get all the colors in the photo's just right and then there was problems with uploading it all in time!
Spent Saturday night with the girls Tiffany and Roxann and baby Karlee! She is such a joy.
I am currently in a Knit a Long on the Ravelry group C J Kopec Creations. She gifted us all that will be attending her retreat in May a Shawl pattern called TGV
I have elected to use one of my hand dyed sock weight yarns to make this up as a shop sample. So far So good!
I will have a new shop update this Friday Feb 1. The time is yet to be determined but I will also post teasers as the week goes on.
Have a great day all!
Alaska project update: we have found a couple of boat options........now to figure out how to do it!
Just couldn't get all the colors in the photo's just right and then there was problems with uploading it all in time!
Spent Saturday night with the girls Tiffany and Roxann and baby Karlee! She is such a joy.
I am currently in a Knit a Long on the Ravelry group C J Kopec Creations. She gifted us all that will be attending her retreat in May a Shawl pattern called TGV
I have elected to use one of my hand dyed sock weight yarns to make this up as a shop sample. So far So good!
Have a great day all!
Alaska project update: we have found a couple of boat options........now to figure out how to do it!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Frozen, unfrozen.......make up my mind
I was sooo happy last night! Got home from 9-5 and the kitchen faucet worked! Yippee, put everything back in the cabinets, remove space heater, dishes, clean up, and mop floors! Woot!
Rinsed tiny shop update for this week, hanging to dry.........Might not make it in time for Friday update......Saturday looks like the day!
This morning on this fine Thursday.......frozen again! Glad to have the majority of the house work that included kitchen water complete though.
This evening will require the printing of labels, descriptions written for etsy shop and me pacing back and forth hurry and dry, hurry and dry!
Excited that Valentines Day is just around the corner? My tiny shop updates will have you contemplating some quick VD knits or spins for sure.
Other news and Alaska prep? He is out there setting traps.........nothing in them for the past several days. Coyote tracks everywhere, they are very clever creatures! He is out again in the frigid temps checking traps this morning.
Boat shopping? This is the type we are looking for.........
Rinsed tiny shop update for this week, hanging to dry.........Might not make it in time for Friday update......Saturday looks like the day!
This morning on this fine Thursday.......frozen again! Glad to have the majority of the house work that included kitchen water complete though.
This evening will require the printing of labels, descriptions written for etsy shop and me pacing back and forth hurry and dry, hurry and dry!
Excited that Valentines Day is just around the corner? My tiny shop updates will have you contemplating some quick VD knits or spins for sure.
Other news and Alaska prep? He is out there setting traps.........nothing in them for the past several days. Coyote tracks everywhere, they are very clever creatures! He is out again in the frigid temps checking traps this morning.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Trying week.......
Well it has been a trying week! First high winds on Saturday night/Sunday morning knocked out power. Generator connected kept the furnace, fridge and a few lights going...But no running water. That darn well pump takes 220v to run!
Finally Monday 6pm we got power back......only to have kitchen faucet frozen. It is now Wednesday and it is still frozen! I need to get to the dishes and most importantly dyeing for my shop update this week! EEEeek!
Needless to say it will be a tiny update on Friday providing the fiber and yarn that I dyed on Saturday dry, get photographed and posted in time!
I did however get great responses to the purchases made to date. Everyone over the moon with happiness and joy at the colors and quality!
I know that I put the effort and joy into a product I can stand behind........something that I too would love to have as my own.
News on Alaska part of the project.........darnit! missed out on a boat! Found the perfect one! Of course it was so perfect that someone else got to it first LOL! Still boat shopping long distance.
Jon is still working on the windmill.......that is a process.
Alaska inspiration
This fish is called a Dolly Varden:
Though similar to, and often confused with, trout, Dolly Varden are actually a char (Salvelinus sp). To tell a char from a trout, look at their spots—char have light spots (white or yellow to red) on a dark body, while trout have dark spots (brown to black) on a light body.
There are two forms of Dolly Varden in Alaska, which differ in number of vertebrae (62–65 for southern form and 66–70 for northern form) and in number of chromosomes (82 for southern form and 78 for northern form). In addition, northern form Dolly Varden can attain a much larger size (up to 27 pounds) than southern-form fish. The southern form ranges from Southeast Alaska throughout the Gulf of Alaska to the south side of the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian and Kodiak islands. The northern form ranges from the north side of the Alaska Peninsula northward to the Mackenzie River in Canada, and in the Susitna drainage in Southcentral Alaska. Both freshwater-resident and sea-run populations occur in both the northern and southern forms. Freshwater-resident Dolly Varden are often dwarfed (maturing at 3–6 inches), and are most-commonly found in small headwater streams without easy access to the ocean, or in land-locked lakes and ponds. Dolly Varden may also choose to remain in fresh water if they have access to a large, productive lake or river, in which they may grow to a similar size as sea-run Dolly Varden.
Finally Monday 6pm we got power back......only to have kitchen faucet frozen. It is now Wednesday and it is still frozen! I need to get to the dishes and most importantly dyeing for my shop update this week! EEEeek!
Needless to say it will be a tiny update on Friday providing the fiber and yarn that I dyed on Saturday dry, get photographed and posted in time!
I did however get great responses to the purchases made to date. Everyone over the moon with happiness and joy at the colors and quality!
I know that I put the effort and joy into a product I can stand behind........something that I too would love to have as my own.
News on Alaska part of the project.........darnit! missed out on a boat! Found the perfect one! Of course it was so perfect that someone else got to it first LOL! Still boat shopping long distance.
Jon is still working on the windmill.......that is a process.
Alaska inspiration
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Though similar to, and often confused with, trout, Dolly Varden are actually a char (Salvelinus sp). To tell a char from a trout, look at their spots—char have light spots (white or yellow to red) on a dark body, while trout have dark spots (brown to black) on a light body.
There are two forms of Dolly Varden in Alaska, which differ in number of vertebrae (62–65 for southern form and 66–70 for northern form) and in number of chromosomes (82 for southern form and 78 for northern form). In addition, northern form Dolly Varden can attain a much larger size (up to 27 pounds) than southern-form fish. The southern form ranges from Southeast Alaska throughout the Gulf of Alaska to the south side of the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian and Kodiak islands. The northern form ranges from the north side of the Alaska Peninsula northward to the Mackenzie River in Canada, and in the Susitna drainage in Southcentral Alaska. Both freshwater-resident and sea-run populations occur in both the northern and southern forms. Freshwater-resident Dolly Varden are often dwarfed (maturing at 3–6 inches), and are most-commonly found in small headwater streams without easy access to the ocean, or in land-locked lakes and ponds. Dolly Varden may also choose to remain in fresh water if they have access to a large, productive lake or river, in which they may grow to a similar size as sea-run Dolly Varden.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Shop Update to go Live 10am est. Friday 1-18
I have been working hard to get this shop update ready and here we are..........tomorrow 10am Live here
Tiny teaser.............
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Tiny teaser.............
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