Scratching the Knitting Itch

Saben really have got me hooked this year. And seeing as the free cash is slightly lacking, I’m quite enjoying taking real care with choosing purchases. Items that are designed and/or made in New Zealand are taking top priority, as generally I find they last well, are of high quality materials and made with real care and thought.

So when this turned up at Wanda Harland last week, it had to be mine.

Large Scarlet clutch in geometric yellow by Saben, from Wanda Harland

This post was inspired by this one by Nikki.

My Sin Miedo socks have all manner of errors in them. I’ve followed the pattern, but get distracted along the way, as you do. So there is the odd cable that is heading in the wrong direction, a stitch twisted the wrong way here and there…and I don’t care. Really don’t give a toss.

Because they are *my* socks. If any of the mistakes look like they going to screw with the rest of the pattern, sure, i’d go back and fix it. But otherwise? Nah. If it was something huge, that a blind person could spot from the moon, then it would get frogged back and fixed, although if that happened i’m more likely to frog and flag it altogether.

Just how I roll.

So embrace your errors – it’ll be fine.

Day 2 of yellow…

and we have a lovely wee tea set. I don’t think it will get much use – when I bought it, the best place to put it seemed to be in the office, and here it now lives.

Along with print from Minu.

Hooray! News that copies of Wrapped in Lace have landed in the country and are slowly making their way to the front door was very welcome this morning.

Margaret isn’t available to sign copies until 11 December, so there are a few options on the pre-order:

Shipping between 1 & 13 December: these will be *unsigned* copies

Shipping after 13 December: these will be *signed* copies. If you would like a dedication, please note this in the comments when you go through the checkout. This option is only available for books ordered BEFORE 10 December.

As it’s the perfect time for Christmas presents, I can also offer free gift wrapping! So if you would like your book wrapped for yourself, or wrapped, with a card, and posted to someone else, let me know and it will happen.

There seems to be a bit of a yellow obssession going on at the moment. It has long been my number one colour – so bright and happy and joyful. I can’t wear it, so instead acquire yellow things, and lately, it has reached epidemic proportions.

So here begins a week of yellow…

First up: Sin Miedo in Gold Rush. Took a bit of concentration at first, but now is like a lovely dance of merry cables. I think the symbols on the chart look like little men, and it makes me smile 😀

And look what is new in the shop! Owls! Stitch marker owls! How freaking cool! Thanks again to Sue from SuperVery, hooray!