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subtle contrast between colours for her shawl and it looks stunning not only did she whip it up in a mere 7 days but she added a gorgeous little detail beads naloa in beyul iceberg and yurt thanks fiona for the inspiration and motivation for me to finally try beading it was so much simpler and quicker than i d expected i have to say i went a tiny bit overboard with the beads as it was my first try using them and the sparkles went to my head i actually had to snap some beads off to make it more subtle the other day here is a detail of the beading before there are 2 less rows of beads now oops what can i say i like the sparklies b i have to say that for a lace novice like myself naloa is a huge confidence booster as i didn t have to frog once ginormous thanks on that front renee the lace was super intuitive and simple and even a scatterbrain like me had no problems with it i decided i wanted a neutral version of the shawl so broke out the cambridge fingering i d been testing it is a naturally heathered version using light grey and white baby alpaca and cashmere finished off with a soupçon of glimmering silk truly stunning i ve added it to the shop and will be dyeing up some colourways as soon as i ve worked out my dyeing area in our new house you can see the delicate frothy halo from the baby alpaca and cashmere clearly on the photo above click for a larger version and to get closer to the goodness this is now my new glamour shawl and am so proud of it a huge thank you to eastlondonknit for designing this simple effortless beauty of a pattern share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted in work in progress 3 comments red sky to ginger afro posted on october 7 2014 by from the purl side as warm layer makers see what i did there bypassing the knit crochet divide our favourite time of year has truly arrived leaves are changing as temperatures drop as i type the seaside winds are blasting past the house with a ghoulish sound that made me dive for a jumper and i am reminded that my favourite day of the year halloween fast approaches as a child this day loomed large in northern canada as it was a time of riotous colour as trees turned bright hues of yellow and orange fall days were filled with various fun activities leading up to the night where us children dressed in costume and were unleashed on the night image from embrace disruption blog by natasha radlovic in britain where all hallow s eve has only recently started to be observed again due to the commercial opportunity the day is regarded as a child s event full of candy and joke y witches and ghost costumes it is hard to describe to people here what the thrill truly is it doesn t actually have that much to do with the candy it has everything to do with dressing up becoming someone else for an evening the dark and the thrill of being outdoors on an evening where anything could happen for me growing up in near wilderness this night of trick or treating held a dark wild thrill more true to the old samhain and all hallow s traditions that had nothing to do with cozy children s parties back in the day in our neighbourhood it was ok for kids over 7 to go out un accompanied by adults usually in a group with older siblings so it was one of the only times of the year we could be out after dark as my friends and i wandered through the woods in the dark rushing down unlit dirt tracks that served as driveways for little known neighbours we scared each other with tales of wolves with glowing red eyes and other things that go bump in the night ok truth be told that might have been me scaring my friends and myself with the tale of the wolf if any of you are reading this sorry sorry i know i ve apologised for this before d actually we didn t even need ghoul stories as there were plenty of bear sightings in our area and could quite easily just freak ourselves out with the idea of a bear watching us from the woods ahhh nature in anticipation of the big day at the end of the month marking the turn into winter proper i have finally uploaded my new autumnal wimbledon sport colourway red sky to the shop a warm rusty red this colour is perfect camouflage for all the ambling in the woods i plan to do in the next month or so i thought i d go through the other yarns on the shop and make a medley of other suitable hues for the season that gently get us ramped up to the big orange black day of all hallows eve westminster fingering colebrook islington fingering smokin peach beyul fingering yurt beyul fingering sacred saffron twist jumbo fingering hematite twist jumbo fingering squirrel cheeks heath fingering nutmeg marl heath fingering banksia marl clockwise from top beyul fingering sacred saffron westminster fingering colebrook heath fingering banksia marl beyul fingering y urt twist jumbo fingering squirrel cheeks twist jumbo fingering hematite heath fingering nutmeg marl islington fingering smokin peach i even got a crazy idea in my head that i could knit something for a costume this year especially after seeing this crochet owl hat from wearable art creator helen rodel i mean seriously how amazing would that be though something tells me that an adult size version of this would be endless fun sweetpeatoad lion roarrrrr personal pattern only bundle up and stay warm lovelies share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted in work in progress 2 comments japanese fabric madness a monster is born posted on october 1 2014 by from the purl side i seem to be following a japanese theme this week twice now i ve mentioned this kokka echino decoro stag fabric in mustard purchased at village haberdashery in west london it rocks my world and i can t stop thinking about it and what it must become i have been looking at the fabric and colette myrtle pattern i bought for it and decided the dress wasn t quite retro enough for what i was seeing in my mind s eye with the fabric but also wanted to keep it as simple as possible as my sewing track record thus far has been a bit variable i started trolling images of projects and trying to find a more suitable beginner pattern and then saw this post over at miss make and was sold not only was the skirt super simple but it having a top and skirt separate would make them more versatile and let me get twice as much wear out of this fabulous fabric worn together with a belt it will look like a dress perfect regretfully and somewhat guiltily have to admit that this is not the only pattern i purchased from sewbox ahem as i couldn t decide if the belcarra was the exactly right top but i really like the pleats on the shouler i so got it and the colette sencha blouse after seeing the high neck version on the ever cute tilly and the buttons just in case as one does oh and i did i mention i bought a real up to date sewing machine too eeep there is a whole story behind that as well as neighbours down the street stole the first one city link delivered to them when i wasn t home but john lewis sent a new one and all is good though not sure they ever got the other one back and of course once i started it all went downhill as i had to check out my favourite etsy fabric shop miss matatabi more japanese goods but fabric this time naturally i found this cotton hemp fabric that i had to have on sale i love the hand sketched quality of the bears and let s face it people grizzly bears too good makes me think of home it was hard to choose between the yellow and the bright turquoise version images via miss matatabi but yellow it had to be even though my wardrobe is starting to look like big bird s so then naturally i on to find a pattern for the medium weight fabric back to tilly s blog and saw this skirt done but then it arrived and i realised it would make the most amazing vintage sundress the fabric has this woody quality to it that feels so retro can t you just imagine even my partner who can be a bit conservative admitted it would be a stunning dress here is me mocking it up with a belt so i may have bought the remaining 2m at miss matatabi maybe a little i feel like i am haemorrhaging money i really don t have at the moment but the compulsion was too strong does anyone else ever do this start spending more money than practical and then completely lose it i haven t done this in a long time but made up for it with this spree fingers crossed my sewing mojo improves quickly after this shopping spree share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted in work in progress 15 comments japanese if you please posted on september 29 2014 by from the purl side i recently purchased or had purchased for me for my birthday this amazing japanese stitch dictionary from amazon japan i d wanted it for quite some time and it is the most perfect gift ever with a little research i discovered it is a fraction of the price to buy it online directly from japan even with the shipping and then to make matters even more thrilling i now get regular emails from japanese amazon with knitting book suggestions check out these new tempting beauties i ve just seen apparently there is a a new isager book coming out soon featuring some interesting entrelac projects and taking it back to the home country this one once again makes me bemoan that i d can t make heads or tails of the japanese sewing book and patterns i already have i could spend hours just going through the people who bought this product also bought suggestions and through the look inside pages look at what is inside the new fall no 163 dama issue azayakana brilliant d share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted in work in progress tagged fall no 163 dama japanese knitting 2 comments second annual great london yarn crawl posted on september 25 2014 by from the purl side it has taken me a few days to digest the wonderousness of it all but i couldn t let the week pass without a bit of reminiscing on last saturdays great london yarn crawl 2014 what an utterly amazing day with all proceeds going to even more amazing charity refuge i was supposed to be leading team suffolk with fellow shepherd tom aka tokyotombola and it all kicked off at mrs moon in twickenham however eastlondonknit and i missed our train and were therefore a 1 2 hour later than i d planned so i missed the coffee shop meet up and showed up just in time for the first shop i am a shameful shepherd luckily i had the best team ever though and they forgave me thanks ladies looks like the yarn angels are shining down on these beauties from left kate yak dani lioness arts ce the uncommon thread a blurry rachel porpoise knits kate a playful day and the side of dieuwke s head demu at mrs moon there was a bit of journey back into the city so naturally we all got our knitting out on the train then we were off in i knit london i knit london and then up west out west to the village haberdashery where my will power completely broke down in the face of their pretty fabric section i had to have this elk fabric had to echino decoro stag fabric in mustard imace via village haberdashery we were then meant to go to nest in east london we really wanted to make the run out but we were all quite worn out at this point so made a group decision that a glass of wine was in order so sorry nest in hindsight this is the best thing we could have done it was so nice to sit down and have a proper civilised chat and rest with everyone and have enough energy for the party in the eve as well what a lovely group we had so lucky tokyotombola and knittingtastic meet at long last both wearing yellow like long lost twins and yellow accessories on the train by yak and a playful day we realised at one point that yellow was the unofficial colour of the crawl as so many of us were wearing it iloveyellow the day culminated at the amazing parcel yard pub where the fab pompom quarterly ladies once again worked their party magic nice work you two the food was delicious the wine even more so and the company an utter blast i haven t laughed that much in ages there were an incredible amount of door prizes to be given away and i even won this fun necklace by max s world thanks max i never win anything and it is my second year in a row winning a door prize wow pompom after party with tom rachel and rikke in the foreground a huge thank you to allison and rachel who spent long hours organising every detail of the crawl to make it such a huge success and to all the shops that took part you rock and another huge thank you to team suffolk we rule no matter which team won the prizes share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading posted in work in progress tagged glyc great london yarn crawl 2014 5 comments post navigation older posts follow blog through rss rss posts rss comments follow blog via email email address follow follow me on pinterest find me on ravelry search blog search categories categories select category aidez amelie antiprism aran audrey banff aran bfl alpaca beginner s knitting 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