tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36072957750441190122024-03-13T22:30:50.947-04:00Handmade by AUNTIE SHAN...and other colourful spinning yarns from the Hook!Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.comBlogger1337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-24748217991333466132016-01-22T22:59:00.000-05:002016-02-16T03:06:53.579-05:00NO SHOVELLING. NO $PENDING. NO STITC... no. wait... I *did* THAT!
AND, GOT AT LEAST 15 SQUARES DONE...
And, NOT much ELSE! -- Watching LAUNDRY "dry" really *doesn't* "Count", does IT?
CROCHETING goes so much more QUICKLY when I *don't* have to CHANGE COLOURS every Other SQUARE!
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Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-48074871709172644102015-11-27T20:44:00.000-05:002015-12-06T18:36:40.578-05:00"BLACK FRIDAY"..? More like "IN-THE-RED"-WEEK!I'VE $PENT WAY *TOO* MUCH MONEY THIS WEEK!
-- SO I STAYED *HOME*, TODAY!
Besides, the WEATHER was black DARK enough as IT was! RAIN... OVERCAST... ugh!
-- And, I've got STUFF "to-do", *IF* I can muster up the ENERGY... Still have a Couple Hours of WORK left to do on the CURRENT BLANKET.
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**Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-81143183139318118522015-10-31T23:59:00.000-04:002015-11-02T20:53:08.515-05:00BOO!!ARE WE SCARED YET?
o-kay... SO...
FINALLY! - "WHAT" YOU've *ALL* been *WAITING* for!! - [SEE 02OCT2015 and 04OCT2015 POSTS] - I do HOPE that IT lives UP to "expectations"..?
Actually, I Finished IT WEEKS ago, but was SAVING IT for TONIGHT! -- Just a little Something for the NIGHT-OWLS and VAMPS to "PICNIC" atop under the waning FULL MOON...
"NIGHT-NIC"
PATONS "Classic Wool"
Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-81043883109465956162015-10-12T22:51:00.000-04:002015-10-18T18:37:13.964-04:00HAPPY [CANADIAN] THANKS-for-the-GREAT-WEATHER-Today DAY!EVEN THOUGH I SPENT MOST OF IT *INSIDE* FINISHING UP THE MOST RECENT BLANKET!
IT's taking longer than I'd HOPED...
MEANWHILE though... SISTER sent Me a Couple of PICS of "PLATINUM-BLACK"
- [My FIRST *WOOL* BLANKET that started Them all...] - [SEE 20NOV2013 POST] - enjoying a bit of FRESH AIR in Her BACKYARD...
The WEATHER HERE is about the same... Just LESS LEAVES!
-- At the Moment..Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-24961256647571985782015-10-04T22:18:00.000-04:002015-11-01T20:31:45.559-05:00ugh. Feels like the COLD WEATHER is here to STAY!
AND OF COURSE, I ONLY HAVE A *GAZILLION* THINGS TO DO *BEFORE* IT GETS WORSE!!
ANYHOO... I muddled through the *usual* SUNDAY-"CHORES"-STUFF, then got back to WORK on the "Current" BLANKET. -- GOOD progress is being made... At least, on THAT Front! - Everything ELSE, not so much...
whatever...
BTW, HERE's a THANK-YOU "TEASER" PIC for ALL of those LOVELY "COMMENTS" from the Other Day!
Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-26638900969698884432015-10-02T23:10:00.000-04:002015-11-01T18:34:26.242-05:00Keep an Eye OUT on *THIS* SPACE!AS, I WILL SOON BE TURNING "THIS"...
...INTO **THAT**!!
*************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-26156252030571758912015-09-29T22:26:00.001-04:002015-10-13T04:44:19.117-04:00IT just took a little over 5-DAYS to *piece* together...
"MONKEY-PUZZLE"
PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00202-Aran
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
- Colour: 77252-Dark Grey Marle
[Photo location courtesy of STRUCTUBE]
****************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-50479911185216582882015-09-20T23:36:00.000-04:002015-09-22T00:27:15.082-04:00..and how MUCH *can* I SQUEEZE into The NEW CAR..?
OR, CRAM ONTO A *SINGLE* 6-FOOT TABLE!!?
WHATEVER, IT takes about a half Hour to LOAD the First Time and a FULL One to set-up "SHOP"! -- And, as usual, I was FIRST One THERE and *LAST* One OUT!
However, that little FOLDING-FLAT-BED-DOLLY that I'd bought Earlier in the Year, has more than PAID for ITSELF! - Originally, I had thought that I would likely have to make at least THREE-Trips to Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-17429493297009715562015-09-16T23:10:00.000-04:002015-10-26T01:24:12.532-04:00..wait...hang on... [*FLASH*! *FLASH*!] ..DID I ACTUALLY GET "STUFF" *ACCOMPLISHED* TODAY..?!! - [*FLASH*!]
Let's SEE...
Managed to PHOTOGRAPH a *Bunch* of My more Recently FINISHED HATS!
AND, Tweak a FEW PICS well enough to Post to My "SQUARE" SITE... [In the Event that I actually SELL ANY at the CRAFT SHOW!]
Along with My - [SEE 28AUG2015 POST] - Latest completed COTTON BLANKET...
"HONEY-SMOKE"
BERNAT
"Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-18928445881777221422015-09-13T17:43:00.002-04:002015-09-13T21:34:09.510-04:00ONLY *ONE* WEEK TO GO!
AND *NOTHING* IS "DONE"!
Meanwhile, THE ELVES still aren't back from "WHEREVER" IT is that THEY "go to" at This Time of Year! - [I'm gonna have to have a "little talk" with Their UNION BOSS and HR about "scheduling"..?]
Sooo, IT looks like I just might have to be "RESCUED" by SISTER's *NOMEES*!!
***************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-81488684489707206742015-08-28T23:51:00.001-04:002015-09-06T19:44:12.720-04:00More SQUARES and LOOSE ENDS
FINALLY. A "QUIET" FRIDAY...
Time to get MORE done on the CURRENT BLANKET!
THE "DESIGN" PLAN
THE "WORK-IN-PROGRESS"
Basically, IT *IS* the *SAME* COTTON YARN! - [AMERICAN Cotton processed in CANADA!] - Just "Labelled" differently for both "MARKETS".
***********************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-85574893856129705272015-08-07T23:25:00.000-04:002015-09-06T19:44:49.765-04:00hmm... Perhaps NOW, I'll get *more* "CANADIAN" Hits..?!
I'VE JUST BEEN "HIGHLIGHTED" ON THAT
NEXT CRAFT SHOW'S FACEBOOK SITE...
https://www.facebook.com/ArtisanAFairUneFoire/posts/1600640536854233
So, IF I "POST" These PICS "SOMEWHERE", do You THINK that *CUSTOMERS* will get the "NOT-so-Subtle-HINT" and *heed* IT..?
"PALETTE"
"LOW-TIDE"
[Except for the TOQUES, all Props and Photo-Location were courtesy of MICHAEL'S]
**Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-28385682296311626002015-08-02T18:13:00.000-04:002015-08-23T16:31:40.908-04:00Switching the "CREATIVE"-GEARS again...
I'M FLIPPING OVER THE "TOQUE" PRODUCTION TO "FLOPPIES" THIS WEEK...
I've got a FEW BALLS of "COLORWUL" just screaming to be USED!
******************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-10385611123900889592015-07-29T22:38:00.000-04:002015-08-17T01:45:54.820-04:00oh. Just call Me *CRAZY*!I'M STILL KNITTING IN 41C HUMIDEX TEMPS!
And, no sooner had I Finished ONE HAT, I had ANOTHER on THE STICKS!
At "FIRST SIGHT", These TWO COLOUR-COMBOS appear to be a rather *unlikely* "MATCH-UP"...
HOWEVER, once ENTWINED... THEY actually don't Look so badly!
IT reminds Me of a Piece of MULTI-LAYERED-PAINTED WOOD that has been WEATHERED and SANDED away...
**************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-91032867674282985652015-07-23T23:29:00.000-04:002015-08-09T18:15:47.678-04:00ah. ANOTHER Way to *Prevent* SPENDING...
SLEEP-"IN" *REALLY* LATE SO THAT IT'S NOT WORTH THE EFFORT TO GO "OUT"!!
BTW though, in My "Defence",
I didn't *GET* to BED until 7am!!
AFTER Finishing "HANAUMA-BAY"
- [SEE YESTERDAY's POST - *WHEN* IT gets "POSTED"!] -
I sorta got *side-tracked* with some CYBER-STUFF...
And then, was TOO "AWAKE"!
So, of course, I just HAD TO Start-Up on
ANOTHER Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-25235288113773816002015-07-19T22:31:00.000-04:002015-07-27T00:14:51.652-04:00yes. THIS is *WOOL*. And, yes, IT's +30C out!
BUT, THESE COLOURS *ARE* "COOL"-ING, NO..?
BESIDES, My EYES were needing a CHANGE from the Recent GREYs, BROWNs, and REDs of Late!
******************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-26553242227813449512015-06-21T22:01:00.000-04:002015-07-20T01:56:15.697-04:00hmm... IT's all rather SUSPICIOUS "TIMING" in My Opinion!
"FATHER'S DAY" FALLING ON THE *LONGEST* DAY OF THE YEAR..??
I dunno know...
Seems an awful LOT like a GLOBAL MENS'-"SPORTING"-GOODS-TV-VIEWING-INDUSTRY *CONSPIRACY* to Me!?! -- [just saying...]
whatever...
MEANWHILE, I actually managed to get My BRAIN around to doing some MUCH needed BLOOG-Work Today! -- At least ONE *old* "POST" any way. And, some PRE-Posting PIC tweaking... - My Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-28311022340966006852015-06-14T22:27:00.000-04:002015-07-12T20:10:59.753-04:00wow. Haven't I just been the *PRODUCTIVE* PRINCESS-PROCRASTINATOR Today!
~~*SHOCK!!*~~
"SCARY", eh?! - For some REASON I actually got around to FINISHING a Couple of Bits of "IMPORTANT"-PAPERWORK!! -- AND, dragged My Tush down the Street to the MAIL-BOX to **POST** THEM!!
NOW, if *only* I could just get My MIND wrapped around getting *around* to WRAPPING a FEW "certain" PARCELS..??
MEANWHILE though, I was over-whelmed with a HANKering to Start on THIS...
**Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-66774983169116591582015-06-07T22:29:00.000-04:002015-07-05T18:11:59.919-04:00Time to SWITCH over to THE NEEDLES...
GONNA GIVE THE HOOKS A BRIEF REST...
*******************************************************************Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-12656063269871238972015-06-03T22:16:00.000-04:002015-06-29T02:59:09.457-04:00I wonder if I'll have *enough* YARN LEFTOVER to Make a TOQUE..?
"VINEYARD"
LION BRAND YARNS
"Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed
PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77307-Plum Heather
[Photo Location courtesy of STRUCTUBE]
"yeah, that's it LADY, just *keep* on walking by...
And totally *IGNORE* Me why don't Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-4692630689695124972015-04-30T23:48:00.003-04:002015-05-04T01:19:05.775-04:00The acCOUNTing of "MONTE"-CROCHET...I SPENT THE DAY DOING SOME "INVENTORY" OF *THE STACK*...
And the EVENING, viewing that 2002-Version of "The COUNT of MONTE CRISTO" - [One My all Time FAV NOVELS!] - with MOTHER.
BTW, speaking of the INVENTORY... HERE are some of the FULL-SIZE PICS that I took at STRUCTUBE the Other Week of...
"BROWNBURY"
LION BRAND YARNS
"Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made inAuntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-73711002819575284562015-04-17T03:35:00.000-04:002015-05-04T00:50:55.078-04:00hack "THE BAY"...
"BAIE DU NEIGE"
PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00202-Aran
- Colour: 00226-Black
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
- Colour: 77708-Emerald
- Colour: 77110-Navy
- Colour: 77615-Yellow
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"KODIAK"
LION BRAND YARNS
"Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-126-Nature's Brown
- Colour: 150-200-Oak Tweed
- Colour: 150-098-Natural
Only *I* would be showing off a *WOOL* BLANKET on a Day that went UP to 23C!!
[And, THANK YOU ANNA at STRUCTUBE, for allowing Me to use Their FAB FURNITURE as a Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-71333066620695823472015-04-05T17:24:00.000-04:002015-05-04T00:50:55.070-04:00WHAT came "FIRST"..? THE *BUNNY*-EGGS... OR, THE LITTLE COTTON NEST *BASKET* THAT I JUST QUICKLY WHIPPED UP FOR MOTHER..?
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Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607295775044119012.post-85199506889684586082015-04-01T15:29:00.000-04:002015-04-05T16:14:01.798-04:00I can't "DECIDE"...
SHOULD I "LEAVE" IT..? OR, "FELT" IT..?
LION BRAND YARNS
"Fishermen's Wool"
- 100% Pure Virgin WOOL
- [made in CHINA]
- Colour: 150-123-Oatmeal
- Colour: 150-201-Maple Tweed
PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00230-Bright Red
Actually, I'll probably just whip up ANOTHER ONE and FELT "IT"...
oh, BTW, in case You're "wondering", IT's a Auntie Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.com7