Dreams of Yarn

Shannon May 11th, 2008

On Saturday I met my mom for a mothers day lunch. We did a little shopping and browsed Chapters for a bit. I bought myself Sew Everything Workshop Its a great book and and awesome resource for somebody like me who is new to sewing, but ready to tackle real patterns. On of the patterns is Foxy Boxers. And it just so happens that DH commented to me the other day that he really really needs to pick up some new boxers. So this afternoon out came the sewing machine, the book and some awesome fabric I bought way way back.

I managed to totally rock out a pair of boxers…. Warning ahead.. the last photo Is NOT obscene… its his finger LOL

Its black fabric and you cant really see all the details but let me try

This is the waist band, and you can see my nifty X detailing at the top of the fly opening

From the above picture you can also see the fabric.. its golf themed for my golf obsessed guy

And Shane kindly demonstrates (WITH HIS HAND) how the fly opening is fully functional

I enjoyed these! And I think I may make a point to pick out a few fabrics for DH to whip off a few more pairs of these, they are really cute and totally worth it.

I did some spinning on friday night as well, but I only have about half a bobbin so I’ll show you when its worth sharing. I’m loving the colors and the fibre though, of course its something I bought from Maggie and have been fondling for awhile now.

I hope that you had a wonderful mothers day

Happy knitting, spinning and sewing to all !

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Shannon May 9th, 2008

What are YOU doing tonight?

I know what I’m doing

Happy knitting, spinning, sewing to all !

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Shannon May 5th, 2008

Something in red, for a wee little baby’s head

I made an adult version for this babys daddy a few years back (apparently snowboarders like funky hats) so now that he is expecting his first wee snowboarder it was only fitting to supply a matching hat.

And for the wee one in my life, I sewed another dress I’m really super proud of this one as it turned out really fab. You can get the pattern and an excellent tutorial from This site

It only took a few hours to sew, and now that I’ve done one, I’d feel more confident with the next one. Although huge huge props go to Erin, who wrote the tutorial and made it easy to follow for a supreme beginner like me !

I wish you happy knitting, spinning and sewing !

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Shannon May 1st, 2008

2 more skirts, 1 more sock

I made a skirt for Rachel, so if you have children you know what this means.

I had to make a skirt for Rena.

We choose the same print for both sides, but in different colors. And I found this really cute Finding Nemo Blanket Binding that worked perfectly for a wide skirt top.

I love this one, its SO cute and so Rena.

I made a full size Adult one as well. I know a funky momma who is about to give birth and I remember that right after you squeeze that watermelon out you dont immediately fit into your old clothes, and nobody wants to wear their maternity clothes anymore so a nice adjustable skirt will do the trick.

Here I used a blue Camo print on one size and lightweight faux denim cotton on the other. She’s a funky gal and I think she will appreciate it. You dont get a model for this one because nobody here quite fits that size so flat is all I gots.

Now for the sock. I agreed to knit a sample for miss Maggie when she did the frolic and busy busy me only got one sock done, but one was enough to display for sure!!!

I lurve lurve lurve this sock. More details about it later in its own post once i finish its mate.

Happy Knitting, Spinning and Sewing to all!!!

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Shannon April 26th, 2008

After a brief hiatus due to a spring cold - turned sinus infection…. I’m BACK!!!!

Today I went Frolic-ing. As in, attended the Downtown Knit Collectivesinfamous Knitters Frolic!

If you’ve never been to the Frolic I think its hard to describe. It offers some incredible classes with well known instructors as well as a really bitchin’ marketplace with oodles of awesome vendors!

My good friend miss Maggie of Dyed in the Wool Handmade Had a booth this year and was selling her amazing yarns and fibres there, so of course, us girls met up with Maggie first to wish her a prosperous day

(I still have remnants of this unbelievably frustrating sinus infection so I look like a bit weird in this photo)

Rochelle and Kimberly and I walked around the Market Place several times and I bought some goodies of course!!

I got this really great bag from the black lamb….

Its a very heavy canvas and its square with tons of room and just absolutely perfect for spinning supplies to be toted around in! They sold out quickly and I’m so happy that I snatched one up !!!

I bought some of the new Noro sock yarn from the girls at the Purple purl

This kit came with a ball of sock yarn and a pattern for socks! YIPPPEEE!!!

And some SOFT SOFT SOFT Alpaca fibre for spinning

And my favorite purchase… I bought a Shawl kit. I know, when have you ever seen me knit a shawl? but this is made with fingering weight yarn and the sample there was in the same color and just so beautiful I couldnt resist.

The colors didnt quite come out right in this photo in that the camera didnt pick up the subtle greens and breath taking color shading. I fell in love with this beauty and I cant wait to start it. Maybe it will be my cottage project this year, when I have a solid week to work on something. Who knows.

I cant wait to talk to Maggie and see how well she made out. I’m so happy for her and glad she got a booth. I didnt buy anything from Maggie today because I bought two skeins of sock yarn from her last weekend when we were helping her tag her yarn. I couldnt help it, I didnt even let these two beauties make it to the show, I needed to have them all for myself. These are probably my favorite skeins of sock yarn ever.

Whew! I’m off to get myself knittin’

Happy knitting and spinning to you !

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Shannon April 16th, 2008

Woot, woot, success! I picked a pattern to really sink my teeth into my new sewing machine and I think all things considered, I did a good job with it!

Its a classic 70’s style wrap skirt… double sided and modified to fit Rachel. We chose a fun Pink Camo print for one side, and a modest Black lightweight corouroy for the flip side. We found a lovely pink camo butterfly applique for the black side and a blackk pocket for the camo side, just to ‘bring it all together’

I couldnt decide what photos to show you, so you can see them all if you like. I’m actually proud as punch about this one because It only took a couple of hours on Sunday, I adjusted the pattern for size, and it turned out well.

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Shannon April 12th, 2008

Its not my fault really. You see, My darling Husband bought me a Brand new ipod touch for my birthday. Yes, he did.
So all I have done is play with the ipod touch. And my new sewing machine.

Looking around today I realized that I’ve neglected pretty much everything for the last two weeks. I’ve hardly vacuumed, neglected the plants, havent touched the spinning wheels, or any of my knitting. I’ve been wandering around like a dog chasing my tail and not really getting much done. Tomorrow I’ll have to get my act together, take stock of whats on the go and whats lined up and get back into some of my projects :0

And I may need to take some sewing lessons…

And I need to catch up on my blogfeeds…. Okay, its saturday night, I’ve got a fresh cup of coffee and my ipod on.. I’m off to start with the blogs… tomorrow, the projects.

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Shannon April 7th, 2008

Sew very happy. I love my mom sew much.

For my birthday, she bought me this.

WHOOT! Holla ya’ll I am so freaking happy. I’ve piddled around with sewing for years. I’ve always used this ancient old machine I got at a yard sale and its done great for basics, but I want more. So my mom bought me this one. Its got a gazillion stitch functions and even does letters and numbers!! So you can sew names right into things WOW

I spent some time over the last couple of days getting to know it and I LOVE it. Now I just need to take a basic sewing class or something… Ya, I know, I didnt really need another hobby to vie for my time but what the heck, I only get to live once (that I know of)

If I normally leave comments on your blog and I havent left any lately, tell you how much I love your latest project, please dont be offended. I’ve been working double time on some projects and at the same time trying to slip in a few ‘me’ things like playing with my new sewing machine and working on Maggies sample socks. I have been reading and keeping up with everyones good stuff, but I’m doing it from work (eeek!) so I’m kinda popping open a window now and then and checking out a site but not leaving too many comments! Hopefully things will return to a more regular schedule shortly

Happy Knitting, Spinning AND Sewing to everyone !!!

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Shannon March 30th, 2008

Did you turn out the lights for Earth Hour?

We did! And we played Skip-Bo by Candle light.

I’m so glad that this generation is teaching the next to be more Environmentally aware than ever. Perhaps all is not lost after all.

And on a lighter note, dont even try to resist this cuteness…

Resistance is futile.

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Shannon March 28th, 2008

Been sick this week. Sick like the proverbial Dog. I even took a day off work, which I hardly ever do! And, I spent the entire day in bed letting my body do its thing. As a result I’m actually feeling much better now.

I got a Lovely package in the mail this week from Rosa over at Purly Q’s. A little while ago she was holding a contest about the yardage of one of her amazing skeins of lace weight hand spun and my guess won!! I never win anything and I couldn’t be happier to have won this!

So pretty isn’t it? Its Superwash Merino dyed by my favorite Lace Weight Diva herself! THANKS SO MUCH ROSA!!! I LOVE IT!

We also got a new member of our family this week.

Isnt she cute!! The girls named her Miley, yes, as in Miley Cyrus. Thats what you get for letting an 11 year old and a 5 year old name the cat.

She is so sweet. I did some sock knitting this week, but thats about it. Updates on all that later. Right now I have to go hide all my open yarn and fibre… I forgot what its like to have a kitten in the house!!

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