Saturday, October 19, 2013

Pretty Is As Pretty Does

You can tell it's a dreary mess in TO, cuz I just bought a ridiculous amount of yellow...

For a bit of backstory, Andrea and I met at Ewe Knit (this place is like a very courteous crack den) and spent 2 hours looking at yarn and cotton lawn (which they LYS has just started to sell at a very reasonable price) and drinking coffee (really good, made on site and provided gratis, for us!) and talking together and with Claudia (the owner of Ewe Knit). It was about the best way to spend a dull, grey yuckball morning that ever there was.

I knew what I was after and I stuck with the program:
  • Yarn to make M a scarf (she never wants knitted objects from me but the Madeline Tosh Lolita sucked her in)...
  • Double pointed needles for gloves I'll be making for Scott (Gail, you won me over...)
  • Cotton fabric to make a new yoga bolster cover and eye pillow cover. The bolster cover I have now, which came with the bolster, is 25 years old and it was hideous from the get go. Gotta wonder what took me so long to do something about this given all the quality time I spend with that thing.
But enough talk.

Here's a pic of the scarf I will make for M:

Striped Up Scarf and photo by Jacinta Grant
 I actually love this colourway, but M wants red and yellow in her scarf. Which is why I've gone with these skeins:
Madeline Tosh Tern (Gray), Lolita (red), Candlewick (Yellow)
My intention is to use the gray as the accent on the rib band. Andrea suggested it and I think it's a great idea! This is the second time I've used the Lolita colour - that purple, red shade. It's like the best shade of autumn flower and it looks amazing with the yellow. I am a convert to this yarn.

This isn't a colourway I'd choose, but I think it will be very nice for M. And this kid better wear the thing cuz the yarn is 21 bucks a skein, before tax.

My other fun purchase was a yard of this:


I can't remember the fabric name (quilters know the names and designers of the fabrics they buy, if you can believe it). It's on the selvedge but I'm too lazy to walk upstairs...

I think this will be a cheery upgrade to the "burgundy" cover I've used since the beginning of time. And the matching eye pillow cover will be an alternative to one that my sister made me for Xmas last year. (Finally, I can wash it!)

One yard of 44" wide fabric, at the cost of $12.00 will get me both of these. I'm not working from patterns. Just copying the construction of the former covers. I don't need to reinvent the wheel.

So, thoughts or feelings? What do you think?? Let's talk.

18 comments:

  1. My thoughts:
    -Love that your yarn matches your fabric so perfectly!
    -Denise Schmidt fabric, perhaps?
    -I *love* having pretty fabric around me in household object form... I get to see it and enjoy it so much more often than any one garment hanging in my closet!

    But most of all....
    -I'm so jealous that you and Andrea are hanging out!!! Have you met before, or was this a first-get-together? I'm looking forward to meeting her now that she's back, and I haven't seen you in far too long! :)

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    1. Yes! I think that's the fabric designer. I just finished 2 eye pillow covers and the yoga bolster cover - and there's enough fabric left to make one more eye pillow cover. OMG. Whole project (including math and cutting) took 2 hours?! So fun!

      Andrea, you and I must meet up soon. She's super fun to hang out with. We'll take you to our yarn den :-)

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    2. Oooh, Gillian, you and I should totally get together!

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    3. BTW, I totally didn't notice that the yarns and the fabric are basically the same colours exactly. I must have been in a mood.

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  2. Hehehe . . . and so my evil empire begins . . .

    I was thinking Denise Schmidt too. Because, I'm a crazy quilter person who knows the names of the designers and fabrics . . . sometimes.

    I like the look of that scarf! And I wish I could have been there too with you guys :-)

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    1. I knew you would know the names?!

      We wish you had been here too - and we talked about how fabulous and talented and gorgeous you are!

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  3. Yep. Denise Schmidt Flea Market Fancy, Bouquet in Red ;-)

    I actually recognized it from the Sassy Librarian Blouse class on Craftsy!

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    1. Oh, I don't have that class so I couldn't recognize it. Going to look up the class...

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    2. I've watched the whole thing, but still haven't made the darn blouse!

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    3. That's my issue with Craftsy. I used the first couple of courses I bought. But now I find them so fussy...

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  4. Can't talk much about knitting or yarn, but I love that cheery floral you bought!

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  5. It was fun hanging out and finally meeting you! This crazy quilter lady (who knows the names of quilting fabric designers and their collections) proceeded to go to a hand quilting class yesterday where someone was using that exact fabric you bought for hand piecing a cushion - it really is a beautiful print. Remember you liked it in a couple other colourways... perhaps you just need that as an excuse to visit the lovely crack den again and buy them all!

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    1. Andrea: It was so much fun! Hilarious that your fellow classmate was using the fabric I bought. Maybe these are very popular designs?! I want more of that yarn in a serious way. I just don't want to learn how to quilt.

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  6. Ahhh! So cool. I am super jealz you two got to hang out. Andrea is a sweetheart. Great purchases - that scarf is going to be gorgeous.

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    1. Thanks Stephanie! Come to TO and hang with us :-)

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  7. I cannot think of a better way to spend a grey morning either!

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    1. Oh, honey, it was terrible grey. I know you can relate but it was the kind of weather that makes you want to curl up in a ball and not move. But I managed to find my energy in the LYS. :-)

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