Whoops, sorry I'm late again, but for once I was actually busy out of the house.
Yeah, I do sometimes leave the house for reasons other than workity work work. Last Wednesday I went to see the try-out for Bavel Izz Music, a sort-of-local to me Night-of-the-Promsy-sort-of event with an eclectic mix of music, song and dance, of which I knew at least one participant. In a bid to get people to buy tickets to our (Nootwaar's) own show on June 16th (do YOU have your ticket yet)* I think it's important to guilt-trip other amateur performers by going to their shows. And, it's always a good night when you get to sing along with someone else for a change.
Yesterday saw me working like a mad-woman, hand stitching my fabric postcard together so it could be sent today (which I did, hurrah!). Obviously I won't show you a picture yet, because that would spoil the surprise. But I was very happy with it, for a first try, so there we go. Depending on the Dutch and Canadian postal services, we may be able to see more soon...
Tomten the Third is finished and delivered, even if its tiny recipient isn't here yet. His or her auntie was very happy with my work, so it'll be a good present for her to give... I think the little ducks brighten the whole thing up, and it was a joy to knit. Oddly, this sort-of boring pattern of garter stitch after garter stitch row is the one and only think I ever made more than one of.
If you don't have a pom pom maker yet, go and get one. It's all I do these days, pom pom making...
Well, and a bit of spinning. I think I overdid things when finishing the Sound of Music-edition I mentioned before. When everything hurts, you should seriously consider taking a break.
In my head, finishing the spinning and transferring the yarn to another bobbin to make nicer pictures is sort of taking a break, right? Behind it what must be a linen/silk sort of blend in a rich golden colour. Behold below some finished yarn. I mean, feast your eyes. No, really, just look at it, isn't it gorgeous? It's 550m, at a light fingering/2-ply lace weight so it'll become a nice thing for summer wear. It's nothing I would've chosen by myself, but I love it all the more... Even if I bruised my fingers spinning and plying it all...
*yes, I'm talking to you
