gnome house wristlet

gnome house wristlet
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

a wee project....okay...so I knit it instead of crochet.....

all in all I am happy with it but it gets the juices flowing....I want to knit and felt different little gnome houses....

I also am getting my stash out and lining up combinations to knit some hats for fall and for wee relatives....

hopefully in august I will get a moment or two to be more productive..

I also placed the stores Rowan, Gedifra, and Regia sock yarn orders for fall....I actually showed some restraint.....I am trying to figure out which direction to take this all in so in 3 years when my store space is built I have a clear idea of what I want.....(unfortunately, I want it all)....

where's princess

where's princess
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

Ugh...miss princess is hiding...

she has been a sick kitty lately who has lost weight.....yet, she is acting pretty normal. Her white blood cell count is up and we are trying antibiotics hoping she is just fighting an infection....cross your fingers....in a week we will know if she is progressing.

yep, it has been a week of ups and downs....some great packages arrived.....SP10...miss A......

and downs...princess being sick...not enough sleep....

and emotional nervousness ....Miss boo is having her first sleep over at Summer camp tonight....I miss her terribly...I am hoping it is as a fantastic experience as I had at summer camp as a child...tomorrow we will know the answer....

and on to the craziness of a summer weekend at the store....I long for fall and time for knitting, dyeing, spinning, and sewing....

crazy....nutty...

lots of pictures to download.....but until I get a chance to do that.....a bit of news....

4 sheltand sheepies have been born that will be coming to live with us.....woooohoooo.....

3 ewes...1 ram (will be castrated....we are not going to breed right yet...I think the chicken killing has scarred the mister and he wants to not have to worry about lambies right yet....woooohoooo.....)....and they will be organically raised and processed...organic sheltland yarn in the future!

entralac one

entralac one
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

finally... a picture of the finished hat.....

and one tired girlie....business is booming....I have not done too many creative pursuits....ugh....but I will have my package ready for the blue/orange swap by the beginning of next week...

and no word from my secret pal 10?????!!!!!

luckily my pal got her reveal package! ......

disney fairy book

disney fairy book
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

yep...she's writting a book....

and I am knitting away.... (hat done...just awaiting pictures)....and now onto some knitting of Be Sweet Yarn (just came in)....and some spinning too...woo hoooo...

and secret pal...where art thou??

entralac me up

entralac me up
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

entralac me up and thow away the key!

I am so in love with this technique I will be experimenting wildly in the future with this to be sure....thank you miss kathryn!

Highlights of sunday...

all 8 ounces of "Parrots in a blender" fiber sold...and matching mohair locks

boo making a sprite dress out of leaves (to entice a sprite, ofcourse)

frozen margaritas!!!!

finishing my hat!!! and spinning some yarn!

the final episode of sopranos....to come tonight.....2 more hours...I hope I don't conk out!!!

stormy sea

stormy sea
Originally uploaded by ladybugboo.

I have been carding up a storm....hopefully the fruits of my efforts will show up on etsy this week.....lots of fiber to sell....

I have (still) been plugging away at the hat....

I have my final package going out to my secret pal...hard to believe this is the last month of secret pal 10, I am still deciding whether to participate in the next one....I haven't heard from the spoiler for me since April....no contact for May...a bit frustrating I must say...

well...I am charging up the shuffle I got for dh for father's day....downloaded a bunch of discs today and put a playlist together for him.....hopefully it will make the time at the health club a wee less dull....