Fyberspates

A pre Italy meme

I am trying to relax before my trip to florence, the house is kind of tidy, well it looks it to me anyway, the lodgers are not going to cut my yarn up when I am away because they are sick of the sight of it, all orders have been shipped, just  need to tie a few loose ends then I can go and enjoy my yarny trip, I am really really excited, I will try and take photo's if thats allowed, sometimes its not, but I want you to be able to see what its like. I have some meetings with some amazing people, Kari and Per included, well, that never seems like proper meetings, just wonderful time with lovely freinds, lol. Anyway the lovely Dee tagged me to do a meme, so I thought it was the perfect day to do it!

1) LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE?
Indianna Jones with Elly, it was completely stupid, but fab.

2) WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
The kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and suprisingly, considering I normally struggle with reading this one has me gripped, and its one of those books where you can hear the sounds and smell the smells, I love those.

3) FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
Um, I love a big family game of monopoly, and well there is a version of chess I love, but I can't tell you about it on my blog, its too rude, lol!

4) FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?
Hmm, it has to be Spin off, its so cheesy, but it makes me so excited, it reminds me of the 70's craft magazines of my mums I used to read in the summer holidays for inspiration.

5) FAVOURITE SMELLS?
Lavendar, Paella, Chorizo, roast potatoes, lemon, thyme.

6) FAVOURITE SOUNDS?

Tea pouring from a tea pot. My mum singing early in the morning in her opera voice, it makes me laugh, the voice of the horse/man thing in harry potter, the one that was the teacher, damn I can't remember, someone help me out here. .....

7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Feeling like you are not in control and you don't have a plan to fix it, I'm always ok if I have a plan, lol.

8 ) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
Is it sunny enough to dye wool?

9) FAVOURITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Chinese for King prawn fried rice, chips and sweet and sour sauce.

10) FUTURE CHILDS NAME?
Oh blimey, there are way too many!

Exit all the men in my life.....

11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT—’IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D……
Pay off my mortgage go and build myself a self sufficient house that didn't need electric or gas, then invest it in alternative technology research, and give some to charity's, oh and give some to mom and pops and little bro.

12) DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
Well, now deisel is £1.34 a litre about 54 miles an hour......

13) DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
I was going to make a sarci comment about the ex husband, but thats a cheap shot and I don't really mean it, but really its two furry muchkins which are alive, lol.

14) STORMS–COOL OR SCARY?
Storms are THE BEST

15) WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
A little chocolate brown mini. Which I ruined because I had too many boys in the back and wacked it around a corner and broke the suspension. oooops.

16) FAVOURITE DRINK?
In the morning, it has to be fresh coffee, during the day, I love tea, elder flower cordial, and red wine, gin and tonic, champers, tequila sunrise, vodka.....hmm, better stop now.....

17) FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD…
Buy a campervan and go travelling around europe and have a wail of a time.

18) DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Depends what mood I am in, if its a bad one, I scoul at stems.

19) IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
Damn, I am always dyeing my hair different colours.

20) NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN?
Shrivenham, near swindon/oxford and Cardiff.

21) FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Rugby, I support the team with the nicest legs.....no not really, I support Wales of course, AHEM.

22) ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
She is a very sweet and lovely person, and I love her business sense.

23) WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?
Eek, a box full of old clothes, and often a kitty.

24) WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??
Definately.

25) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Both I think, hmm, actually not too sure.

26) OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny side up, you have to have runny yolk to stick your toast in.

27) FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX?
In my craft room in the loft, with all my books and crafty things around me, with some knitting of course......

28) FAVOURITE PIE?
My mums Blackcurrent pie with cream.

29) FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR?
It has to have big chunks of things in it, I quite like phishfood cause of the chocolate fish, or anything with biscuit, I don't see the point of plain icecream.

30) OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?

Amanda and Elly
I would also like to tag....

Ambermoggie
Sue
Vicky

My house is a bloody tip, gulp.

So I am off to Forenze on thurs for Pitti, and my house is such a tip, its horendous, there is so much fluff and dust, and yarn. It was probably best I didn't buy much, I wouldn't be able to find it anyway. So I need to clean, damn, I wish my mum was here to help. I need to make and send wholesale packs, I need to do my VAT return, clear the van out, sort lots of fs trading stuff before I go, wash my entire wardrobe, I am going to florence afterall so I need to look good, go get my hair dyed, and cut, might just chop it all off really really short, its doing my head in, buy a scrubbing brush and scrub all the dye off me because I look like a bleedin urchin, and basically get a grip.

My knitting is calling me so loudly, 'just knit me, knit me' well it is a new hat design for the scrumptious, so its technically work, but I should also be finishing off my designing for the fyberspates pattern booklet thing for autumn, which the photo shoot for is at the end of July,  gulp! Guess its going to be a busy couple of days.......

Ahh!! I was going to show you some photo's wasn't I!!

OK, once I work out how to switch the bluetooth on this replacement laptop (no really my laptop was so broke its still being fixed) then I will zap them over and post them, I promise..... and tell you all the people I said hello to at woolfest.

xx

Yay, I'm back from Woolfest!

I think that totally one of the best shows ever, I love woolfest so much and I met loads of my customers, and freinds and usual suspects, its always great to see them all, I will write a proper post later.

I am ashamed to say I only bought one thing, and it wasn't wool related. It was this amazing hand made broom, it looks like a witches broom, one or two people asked me if I would be flying home on it, I hope they didn't drop their purchases in the rain ;-p.

I did take a few photo's as well, especially of Amanda and of Mr Cold harbour mill in his pink jumper. Ahhhh, can't wait to show you those. Right off to do some work and knitting imbetween then I can settle down and chill out later and make you laugh.

xxx

little bit sleepy, lol.

So tired today it hurts. Still, driving up halfway today then the rest tomorrow, and would you believe it, my huge order of undyed yarn arrived today, scrumptious lace, new sock yarns, and lace silk. Banging my head against the wall now, I needed them yesterday, anyway, thats the way the cookie crumbles. Hmm, wonder if I could dye a few tonight, NO JEN NO!

See you at woolfest folks, I'm near the entrance :-)

xxx.

If only I had just one thign to think about at a time, lol.

So, getting closer to being a bit more ready for woolfest, but as usual, there are a million things to think about that come straight after, lol! So I get back from Woolfest, come home and then the day after, guess where I am going? Pitti Filati !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am postively bubbling with excitement, and I have a few appointments, man, I wish I could tell you who with, but I can't yet ;-) you know its all undercover stuff, hehe, I love teasing you lot. I will aslo be meeting freinds from Peru, so thats lovely. I have always wanted to go to this show, for ever and ever, and I know its going to be wonderful, I also hope I might have a bit of time to go little bit of shopping in Florence, fingers crossed, and hopefully come back so inspired I won't know what to do with myself.

So off to go and try and get the last lot of dyeing finished.

Photo's later,.

xx

Sock, gloves and fun :-)

So as it happens, I am still finishing of dyeing for woolfest, lol,  especially seeing as the self striping sock yarn kind of disappeared from the shop last night ;-).

So that means I have to get the rest done a bit sharpish, but I have my trustee helper Elly, who is super, she makes me lunch and gin & tonics when I show signs of stress, Lol! Nothing better than a G & T to calm your nerves. I am just dying some gorgeous fleeces which are extremely fine merino, they are very clean, so they are just getting dyed as they are, and will be perfect for spinners, and they are all rainbow colours, yay! I will photograph it tomorrow for you, because today we have some photos from the sock knit along : very very fantastic, I am stunned at the gorgeousness.

OK so firstly with these very arty photos are Vicky's socks:

Claire's mitts :-)

And these are Juliette's

and captain carrot by the lovely Karen.

Cool huh?

There will be lots and lots of this yarn at Woolfest I promise!!

xx

Shop update 6pm.

Shop update will be at around 6pm.
See you then :-) self striping sock anyone ?  ;-)
xx

Clubs postings and shop update.

Hi folks, right just so you know whats going on, all the clubs will posted out on monday, thats the 3 month sock club, 6 month and 12 month sock club, the lace club, and the 2 fibres clubs! Yay, gotta get em all done before woolfest, lol.

And shop will be updated tomorrow afternoon, and the will be self striping yarn on there!

:-)

xx

Sock knitalong.

So seems like people are getting into the swing of this knitting the sock lark, and fingers crossed I actually think the self striping pattern might be similar for all.

So I have taken some photos of my sock for you, because I am inlove with them the pictures are ok, but again don't show how lovely they are in real life, the colours are a alot more intense:

So send me your pics and I'll put them on here :-)

Yippeeeeee

xxx

my finger has a hole in it.

because I can't stop knitting the sock, its too addictive, and those knit pic metal dpns are sharp as hell, I have had to adjust fingers, but anyway I don't care, I am happy to suffer for my yarn, anyway just waiting for the camera battery to charge up and I'll take a photo of my progress.

I will do an update tomorrow as usual with more self striping sock ofcourse! and perhaps some more in Sunday, depends if this sunshine stays.

I am going crazy because I am so excited about woolfest and taking my yarns and fibres and gorgeous ness. It is my favourite show of the whole year. Gulp.

xxx