Stella

Cascade Yarns 100% Undyed Peruvian Highland Wool.

This yarn is hefty and chunky, being reserved for a lap blanket for me.

I can feel the warmth of this wool whilst the skein is resting on my lap, gorgeous.

Malabrigo kettle dyed, pure merino wool.

www.malabrigoyarn.com for more color. I have in mind another scarf maybe.

I love living in a climate that allows me to wear these fibres.

Beaverslide Dry Goods www.beaverslide.com

This yarn and the available colour palette is stunning.

"Fine wool grown in Montana. The colours were inspired by the natural world here on the Rocky Mountain Front, and are unique to our company. It's processed in Maine and spun on an antique spinning mule."

I feel the word 'rustic' is overused in descriptions, but it is certainly warranted when describing this particular yarn.

Our newest member of the family.

She made her way into our home and hearts uninvited.

But she is here to stay.

Aptly named for when attacking skeins of yarn S - T - E - L - L - AAAAAAAA

Hello

Habu Textiles Fiddlehead Cotton Silk, this is a very rare, traditional yarn from Niigata inNorthern Japan. It is made from mixing the fiddlehead fern cotton with silk. The result is a delicate, very soft, rustic yarn.

Habu Textiles Silk Stainless Steel 69% silk, 31% stainless steel. Originally used as an industrial yarn to create oil filters, this extra fine yarn has a core of stainless steel with silk wrapped around the core. Because of the stainless steel, there is a memory in the yarn.

Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend 30% silk, 70% merino extrafine wool, kettle dyed

Manos del Uruguay is a non profit organistaion which assembles over 400 artisans in cooperatives scattered throughout the countryside of Uruguay. The aim of the organisation is to bring economic and social opportunities to rural women.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to capture the true colour of this yarn. (Juniper 3043).

It is the most exquisite blue.

Hello, my name is Caroline and I am a yarn addict.

Solidarity

This photo was taken on one of my last day trips around my local area (in Queensland), in the last weeks before moving to Victoria.

While taking some time to compose the shot, I thought of many things.

I remember the only sounds where of the water and the occasional motorcyclist speeding by, this particular road is a favourite amongst bikers.
I know as I used to be one of them.
The people in this photo, I don't know.
But I was completely envious of their solidarity in harmony with nature.
When I look at this photo, I note that the couple are not actually touching, but they are probably close enough to feel and hear each others breathe.

It speaks of comfort and space at the same time.
I do remember wishing I had someone to share moments like these with, I still do.

I also recall feeling a little like an intruder and apologising to them for interupting their meditations.
She had an expressive, warm face with deep lines. A faint hint of a smile around her lips, her reply was "beauty is for everyone".
He had a twinkle in his eye, but remained silent.

I left feeling 'lost'.

So, here I sit at 9.15 pm Sunday evening, killing time waiting for the tiredness to kick in.
I can't go to sleep until my eyelids are dropping. Otherwise I lay in bed thinking about things like this couple or dwelling too much on loneliness.

Finished

Finally, this scarf was becoming a little monotonous. Endless rows of garter stitch, create mind numbing boredom.

But, I love it.
I love its texture, colour and most importantly its warmth.

I am particularly pleased I continued with its finished length, so many times I had to stop the urge to cast off earlier.


Next on the needles will be Moss Rib Sweater using te darker colour above (Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed) 85% wool, 10% silk and 5% cashmere.

Cleverly creative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

If you have a couple of spare minutes, click on the above.

I would love to know how to directly link to 'you tube', can anyone help ?

itouch

An early Mother's Day gift.
I am completely addicted to WordFu and Solitaire. The kids and I spent most of the night downloading games, applications and music.

They are so impatient with my lack of net savvy, every question was met "sheeeesh, why don't you know this".

So I have been visiting itunes all morning and can safely say "I AM THE MASTER", just you kids wait till you get home and see what I can do.