Loving my birthday

Today is my Birthday and I've spent it in the country (Somerset/Bath) with my Sister, and with my old girlfriend. Which really made my day and weekend super special. The icing on the cake were : a bargain new pair shoes, £25.00 in the sales, down from £90.00 Sitting in coffee shops with my sister. a Birthday breakfast in the garden of my Girlfriends cottage. Along with a fish and chip supper in Chedder Gorge on Sunday, Mr iLE AiYE and my brother law coming home from a fishing trip with 17 fresh Mackerel and hitting the town all dressed up last night to see Rufus Wainwright in concert. A girl simply couldn't have asked for anything more gorgeous.

some iLE AiYE collages

An iLE AiYE shrug and the mother of the bride.

To my delight, I received this photograph yesterday, from a lovely customer in the US, who had worn her Silver firefly loose weave shrug, to finish off her mother of the bride outfit, It's always a treat for me to see my work worn by my customers, these days it's a rare treat, with most of my sales being done via the web. I'm thrilled at how perfect the shrug pairs with her gorgeous dress, and works in exactly the way I designed it, ie: a little glam, arm cover up on a strapless/thin sleeved gown. Thank you Lisa for allowing me to use your image on my blog, and in the first instance for taking the time to send me an image of your special day,

A burgundy summer shrug

Double knitted luxury alpaca and silk m2m sweater

This was a custom order, the yarn is the softest most gorgeous of yarns I think I've worked with to date. all beit a bit tricky to knit with, as double knitting two skeins at the same time can lead to some tangling, I really need to get some kind of skein holder to make this task a little easier.

Just thought I'd share

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