I'm having a little clearance sale over at the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Shop!
I have made the decision to dedicate separate collections to each of my yarn bases. Each base is unique, and takes the dyes differently, so to try and stock identical colours in each base is proving to be too difficult. Instead, I will be keeping the Rustic Tranquility Collection in Heavenly Infusion (85/15 Wool/Cashmere Laceweight), and the My Favorite Things Collection in Glock (80/10/10 Merino/Cashmere/Nylon Fingering Sock Weight). I am working on a new collection for the Pure Cashmere base, which I will be unveiling sometime next month.
For now, all Heavenly Infusion yarns in My Favorite Things are on sale (at only $10.40 per 50g skein), and all Glock yarns in Rustic Tranquility are on sale (at only $20 per 100g skein), over at the Etsy shop.
Outside my window... the sun is shining and everything looks beautiful.
I am thinking... about the vanilla fudge I made this morning. I haven't got much of a sweet tooth, but my fudge is 'simply the best..' (sing it Turner Style!). No really, I make excellent fudge, I'm sharing this batch with some friends tomorrow.I just really hope it sets alright, seeing that rain is expected later on in the day.
I am thankful for... Buca. I adore my little dog so much. He spent a good 15 minutes today trying to find a place to hide a treat I gave him; at the end, he just ate it and got it over and done with.
I discovered... that my nose is not meant to wear swimming nose clips. I purchased three different ones over the past year and none of them stay put. The only clips I have found to stay on my giant nose were a pair that I bought very cheaply from a resort shop a few years back, I wish I hadn't carelessly tossed them now. At the time, I didn't know I would have a problem finding a replacement.
...is over now!
I got back from my month-long trip to visit my family on Monday and I have been super busy trying to get back into my routine. I spent this morning packing up and posting orders, replying to emails (I didn't check my emails much on my break!), and being in a general 'frantic' frenzy!
I had a wonderful holiday, the photo above is one of my sisters' red-eared slider turtles. I love the way the little ones bask on TOP of the larger one's back. They were one of the first gyus I said Good Morning to when I woke up every day.. I was always greeted with splashing little 'plip-plops' of their claws, impatiently waiting to be fed. How I love them!
Not much to blog about with regards to knitting, since ( you won't believe this ) I didn't do any knitting for all three-and-a-half weeks! When I said I was going on a break, I really took a break. No knitting, no crocheting, no dyeing.. just relaxing with friends and family.
As the date for Wonderwool Wales looms ahead, I have been dyeing and bookbinding like a madwoman for the past few weeks! I have found time however, to test out my good friend GypsyDancer's yarn bowls.
You see, her and I are sharing a stall at the event, and her unique, hand-thrown bowls are the perfect companion for my yarns. With a stall to fill up, she has been working hard day and night to make sure that everyone can have the chance to take home one (or two!) of her beauties!
My favorite of this particular collection is the second one from the top:
