Sometimes when Dug and Milo are cuddling, The Tim will say, "God, you two need to get a room."
So they did.
29 June 2012
24 June 2012
Stash Sale
For the last couple of weeks, I've been cleaning out some stash, and have already sold a few things on Ravelry. But in the meantime, I also found some bags that I either haven't used, or haven't used enough to make it worth keeping them. (I have no shortage of knitting bags, so don't feel bad if you are interested when I post those!)
Should you be interested in the yarn, please PM me on Ravelry, unless of course you are not on Ravelry, in which case you should leave a comment, with your e-mail address (i.e., georgeclooneyATgmailDOTcom) and I'll get in touch with you. I can do PayPal or money order, since then I don't have to wait for a check to clear, and you don't have to wait until it does to get your stuff!
First, the remaining yarns.
Lil' Loop from Dancing Leaf Farm
1 skein / no colorway marked
$15.00, includes postage
Should you be interested in the yarn, please PM me on Ravelry, unless of course you are not on Ravelry, in which case you should leave a comment, with your e-mail address (i.e., georgeclooneyATgmailDOTcom) and I'll get in touch with you. I can do PayPal or money order, since then I don't have to wait for a check to clear, and you don't have to wait until it does to get your stuff!
First, the remaining yarns.
SOLD
Heritage Hand Dyed Laceweight (50% silk/50% rayon)
1 skein / Colorway: Blueberry Hill
$20.00, includes shipping
Plymouth Yarns Indiecita Alpaca
5 skeins / Colorway: 208
(light brown - marked on label as
"Natural Fleece no color)
$25.00, includes shipping
Rowan Pure Wool DK
2 skeins / Colorway: 037 (burgundy)
$10.00, includes shipping
I'll post the bags I have next time. Thanks for looking!
22 June 2012
Old Photo Friday
My mom as a little girl. I asked her once where this was taken, and she said that it was taken by "one of those people who used to come around with ponies to take people's pictures." Which I have always thought was odd, but if I'd been there, you can bet I would have wanted my picture taken!
Have a good weekend, and "Happy Trails to you ..."
19 June 2012
Choosy
I'm one of those people who periodically go through my possessions and actually sorts them into things I want to keep and things I don't want to keep. I don't do it as frequently as I'd like, and I don't do it with everything, even though I want to, but sometimes it happens because it just makes sense.
For instance, my clothes get sorted twice a year - when I put the heavy stuff away and pull out the lighter-weight stuff, and vice versa. This also happens at a minimum with my knitting supplies twice a year. Our house is not air-conditioned, and we do have a [crappy] window unit for our third floor. Guess where it lives during the off-season? Yep, you guessed it - right next door to the knitting stuff!
Since a lot of that stuff has to be moved when pulling out/putting away the a/c window unit, it only makes sense to go through all of it before putting it away again. The main thing I've noticed the last couple of times, is that I've become a lot more choosy about what I will keep. Now, I'm not saying I get rid of a ton of stuff each time, but I have become a lot more realistic about what I may or may not use.
To give you an example: I love sock yarn. I also love to knit socks. So I tend to hold on to most of the sock yarn, unless it's one that I've had a previous bad experience with, or if the color/pattern just no longer does it for me. I also love laceweight yarn. But I seldom knit lace, and when I do, it takes me a long time, and I'm not really too good with it. There are so many people out there who not only knit lace, but do an amazing job, and create beautiful things. So some of the laceweight usually goes.
Anyway, you get the idea. Originally, when I had yarn I decided I didn't want to keep, I would just give it away, and sometimes I still do that. But especially since the existence of Ravelry, I have realized that you can sell it, and there is a good chance that it is going to someone who really would like to have it. I like the feeling that I'm recouping some of my dollars, even if by the time I've packaged and sent it, I'm lucky to break even.
This time around, I'll have some yarn and some knitting bags that I'll be selling. So if you may be interested, stay tuned for something like this:
For instance, my clothes get sorted twice a year - when I put the heavy stuff away and pull out the lighter-weight stuff, and vice versa. This also happens at a minimum with my knitting supplies twice a year. Our house is not air-conditioned, and we do have a [crappy] window unit for our third floor. Guess where it lives during the off-season? Yep, you guessed it - right next door to the knitting stuff!
Since a lot of that stuff has to be moved when pulling out/putting away the a/c window unit, it only makes sense to go through all of it before putting it away again. The main thing I've noticed the last couple of times, is that I've become a lot more choosy about what I will keep. Now, I'm not saying I get rid of a ton of stuff each time, but I have become a lot more realistic about what I may or may not use.
To give you an example: I love sock yarn. I also love to knit socks. So I tend to hold on to most of the sock yarn, unless it's one that I've had a previous bad experience with, or if the color/pattern just no longer does it for me. I also love laceweight yarn. But I seldom knit lace, and when I do, it takes me a long time, and I'm not really too good with it. There are so many people out there who not only knit lace, but do an amazing job, and create beautiful things. So some of the laceweight usually goes.
Anyway, you get the idea. Originally, when I had yarn I decided I didn't want to keep, I would just give it away, and sometimes I still do that. But especially since the existence of Ravelry, I have realized that you can sell it, and there is a good chance that it is going to someone who really would like to have it. I like the feeling that I'm recouping some of my dollars, even if by the time I've packaged and sent it, I'm lucky to break even.
This time around, I'll have some yarn and some knitting bags that I'll be selling. So if you may be interested, stay tuned for something like this:
or this:
Just so you know ...
16 June 2012
Raise a Glass!
Hold to the now, the here, through which all future
plunges to the past.
- Stephen Dedalus, in "Ulysses" by James Joyce
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