Discontinued yarns

About 60% of the yarns I use in my store are discontinued.

The ever so popular loose weave cotton shrugs above, have Sadly I've just found out, become a discontinued yarn,

So my stash has therefore this morning increased ten fold, whilst I searched the internet for remaining stock. and quickly diminished funds in my bank account.

The only good thing about using discontinued yarns is it helps to keep my styles fresh, cause obviously as one yarn disappears i have to replace this with another suitably gorgeous replacement. But it' still gives you the feeling of having your favourite cake taken off the shelves at your local bakery. ie: Panic.

So if you've had your eye on any of the cotton loose weave shrugs, now is the time to pick one up, as stock is quite limited, and won't be replenished in these shades again.

Ok, I'm hoping I've completed my obsession with knitting halternecks

Ok, I promise for the moment this is the last knitted Halter Neck, I will however, be making some re-constructed musical t.shirts, one in red, and one in white, but that won't be for a couple of weeks, so for now. halter neck making is complete....... ;-)

linen halterneck

I thought i'd knit up another of my linen halter necks, I've made a couple of these in darker tones about 2 years ago, This one, is a delicate mix of pinks, peach, slivery blue, gold, and tan.

It looks much better on a human rather than my stiff model here, so If i' have time later I'll take a couple of piccies,

umm I like it.

For Beach Babes

i'm excited by my new design, which is hot off my needles this morning.

it's a simple design, (often the best) but with the right colours and fabrics, it's becomes a lot more than simple, and more like stunning.

If only I was 21 again, or lived on a beach in Greece. i'd be strolling around in the sun wearing one of these. Sadly I'm much older than 21 and live in the city of London, I think I'd get some odd looks strolling around the local market in this.

For you beady eyed regulars to by blog. You'll notice I've utilised those tassels once more. (how handy they are turning out to be)..

I will dare to model this later today, but first i need to finish some orders and get them posted out.

Back on the road

This is my lovely little scooter, for just over a year I've not rode it, and the poor thing has sat outside, a bit unloved, Today I took it to the garage for some much needed attention.

The good news is it will be ready tomorrow, yeah.

so all being well I'll be scootering around London again for those urgent shopping trips, or days out in the sun.

A lovely start to a peaceful day

This morning I received a surprise convo from a customer who'd purchased one of my firefly shrugs for her outfit which was to be worn at her daughters forth coming wedding. The convo this morning included a couple of images from the big day, which showed off the firefly shrug just beautifully. I think it captures the virtue of the shrug perfectly, it's designed to give a women modesty, to cover the arms in situations where a bare arm is just not fitting for the event, and well the mother of the bride is a women of modesty.

What also pleased me, is, as i don't sell very much via face 2 face contact these days, it's kind of rare to see my creations on other people, i'm only seeing them on me, So the imags just confirmed that my work is real, goes to real people and is worn in real situations.

you know some days within minutes of being awake you know the day is going to be nice / or in some cases bad, The convo and images this morning really made me happy, and assured me today would be a nice day. Now as i'm about to head for my bed, I can confirm today was a peaceful, quiet and happy day, from start to finish.