Contest Alert!! 301st Post & Michigan Fiber Fiesta acquisition

Michigan Fiber Fiesta was a bunch of fun.  Yarn, fleece and cute animals on a beautiful day...can't ask for more.  Best of all, lots of friends I haven't seen in a while.  I had planned to get something from Rita's booth and she did not disappoint...check out this beautiful skein I picked up there...

Yarn Name:  Chrome

Dyed by Rita @ Yarn Hollow

50% Merino Superwash/50% Tencel

Color:  Ocean Blue

Fingering Weight (I'm calling it shawl yarn since I have too much sock yarn now)

This should make a beautiful Multnomah...for mwah!

Contest Prize...

As promised, a contest to celebrate passing my 300th post.  

Hand Painted sweater blank from Rita @ Yarn Hollow

100% Superwash Merino

8oz

560+ yds (enough for BSJ & hat & booties)

Pattern for above mentioned BSJ

$42 value 

Thank You for visiting and leaving comments.

Contest Details:

1) Leave a comment telling me what you like most about your visits here or a hint of something else you'd enjoy reading about.

2) You can get an extra entry for each person who comments and says you sent them here.

Friday, May 28th, say, 10pm-ish...I'll throw everyone's name in the hat, bowl, shoe...whatever is handy at the time...and draw a winner.  

Good luck!

LittleDog says it was so much work deciding what the prize would be he's exhausted...

 

Fiber Arts Friday...300th Post!

Can you believe this will be my 300th post?!  Sounds like a reason for a celebration...stay tuned for a giveaway sometime next week.

We're also celebrating The Saint's 60th birthday...it was officially yesterday but since he had to work last night we'll be going out for our favorite soup tonight...and maybe some cake.

While I'm thinking about what kind of contest we can have to celebrate #300 I'll show you my progress on Mr. Greenjeans.  click to biggie-size photos

Not bad for 12 evening's worth of knitting?  I'm enjoying this project but hoping I don't run out of yarn.  I should be ok if I don't make the body too long.  Of course I can always opt for shorter sleeves than the pattern shows.  My arms are pretty short anyway so I should be good.

I've turned the heel and finished the gusset of my second watermelon sock so that should be finished this week.  There's a sewing machine patiently waiting for some tlc in the basement.  Hoping I get to that sometime tomorrow, first I have to take Sam to the vet; annual shots and some meds for his broken out skin.  Even though he's been on the allergy shots for a while he's not done with them yet and this spring pollen has taken it's toll on his fragile system.

It's Fiber Arts Friday so be sure to stop in and say hello to Andrea and all the gang that participates in the Blog Carnival.

I'll be enjoying a little staycation today and Monday...nothing like a long weekend!  Saturday is the Fiber Fiesta up in Greenville.  I'm pretty excited about it.  Lots of fiber and friends.

Hey, everybody have a great week.  LittleDog says be chill...

Inspiration

I am frequently reminded how inspiring simple things can be...

 
...a few dinner dishes sitting in the drainer in the early evening light.

I truly enjoy my assortment of FiestaWare and this is one example why.  You can get any number of random color combinations on any given day.  Some days they just make me smile and I have to get my camera to remember a particular combo.  This one would make a nice knitting project or a quilt.

What simple things inspire you?

Happy Mother's Day

Last night we had our Mother's Day celebration at a new local Asian restaurant.  I opted for the less theatrical table in the other room.  I am not a fan of flying food.  It was very yummy, I had the Massaman Curry w/Tofu and the company was great as always.  Thanks for a fun night!  you know who you are

It's been a lovely day.   The sun is shining, it's still a bit breezy and the temp is in the mid 50s.  A great day to stay inside, admire the sunshine and knit, or surf the net or make a nice pot roast dinner...that's what I've done today.

Mr. Greenjeans in Red is coming along nicely, I'm a couple inches farther than this picture shows but have to take a little break as a couple fingers on my right hand were going numb...not a good sign...too much purling I think...

LittleDog has been my faithful companion all day.  He likes to sit in the foot stool chair and look out the window.

I wish he'd learn to sew...

It's Friday let's have some fiber

Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday, Chez B edition.

Today we have a pair of socks in progress...

the beginning of Mr. Greenjeans - my red version

and an awesome Aldens DeLuxe 147B...I picked this beauty up Wednesday  night and can't wait to get her cleaned up and find out how that Button Hole feature works.

I think that pretty much covers all the ways I'm doing fiber this week.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.  Be sure to check out the other FAF bloggers who participate at  Wisdom Begins In Wonder.

LittleDog cracked me up the other night.  When I looked in the back room and saw him chillin, leaned up against The Saint's work boots.  Silly LittleDog!

Nichole's having a contest!

Go to her blog:  http://www.lapdogcreations.com/2010/05/review-stitchonary-volume-five-lace.html

She does great reviews of all kinds of products.  Go leave a comment on her blog to enter and be sure to tell her I sent you so I can get an entry too!

Smooches!

a winner and some new tools

I know I'm late to the Fiber Arts Friday party but it's been a busy week here at Chez B.  I usually put this post together on Thursday evening but I was otherwise engaged last night...at the Whitecaps game.  My dentist threw a par-tay at the ball park and it was loads of fun.  Having our local team win...bonus!

I've been noodling around with this Ten Stitch Blanket for the past week.  I know I should be working on my ZigZig Bag but for some reason the Ten Stitch is more interesting right now...and I don't have to pay attention to which direction I'm zigging or zagging.  I've changed the color combination on this thing three times now and think I've finally decided on a color scheme...red, turqouise, black and white...whatchu think?

Once I got started with the blanket cable needle was pretty annoying so decided I'd try some straights  *gasp*  I couldn't find a short size 8 around here anywhere so decided I'd have to make one.  I headed to the garage with a pair of 14" size 8 needles, found a crosscut saw and hacked off a few inches, twirled em around in a pencil sharpener, hit em with some sandpaper and some clear nail polish and TA DA!!!  Instead of 14" long bamboo needles that I was never gonna use, I have a nice pair of 7" long, size 8 bamboo needles.

They're awesome, just the right size, sticky enough that I don't keep dropping my blanket off of them and very lightweight.  And no more fiddly cable!

So I did my little drawing for the contest from last week's post...I was amazed that three of you actually guessed right...Allison's name was drawn from the soup bowl by our lovely receptionist Barb.
 This is me in the second grade...

don't you just love those barrettes?  Allison, if you'll send me your addy via Ravelry pm I'll get this little prize package to you asap.


Thanks everybody for playing!  It was fun.

LittleDog says:  Sorry peeps, can't talk now, keeping an eye on my kingdom...

Have a great weekend everybody!