The Nose Knows

If you have been wondering what Michael Jackson has been up to these days I believe I found the answer: He's been fathering alpacas.

The Hat That's Been on My Mind

I took some time for myself last night after finishing a little wooly to do some knitting. I have been spending so much time felting lately that I have been neglecting my knitting needles. What got me going was the need for a super soft slouchy hat. A bit more fashionable than a beanie and less snooty than a beret, you can throw it on over bedhead but still look pulled together. Another bonus for me at the moment is that you can easily finish it in an evening. I started with a pattern but when it wasn't going like I wanted I winged it so if you want it leave me a message and I'll post it here for everyone. I made this one in Bernat Alpaca Blends which is soft as a kitten. Meow!

I Need More Hands

No one has ever told me I looked like anyone famous before and then in the last six months three people (one a complete stranger today) told me I look like Meryl Streep. I find this very strange.
The socks have yet to be dealt with. I did go see if I could find another ball of the same yarn so I could maybe save the second mismatched sock and just make two pairs of the same color but there wasn't any more. So what do you do? Well, I got some new yarn and cast on a new cardigan of course! And started beading a necklace. And I am working on a felty custom piece too. So it's more schizocrafting as usual. Oh yes, and I am working on "spa cloths" for mum's new bathroom. When you put in a couple of hours knitting up a washrag you don't call it a "rag". It deserves a more dignified name. So this new cardigan got started because I was looking for patterns for a cardigan for my alpaca yarn from my trip and have not found a pattern for that yet but did find a pattern for a different weight yarn that I really wanted to make. This means that the alpaca is still waiting in the bag cause I haven't found the perfect pattern for it and now I have a new bag of woolies. Holy goat if there is ever an earthquake they are going to find me under a giant pile of yarn, dolls, and cat toys smothered by my own foolish vices.

From Doll to Dingo

I have reluctantly returned from my little trip. I actually got back a couple of days ago but work and life have kept me occupied. Just before I left a new member joined the All Doll Review. She doesn't have a definite name yet. Maybe you can help me decide. I really like her. Her stock clothes are very nicely done with a lot of embroidery and she has very pale skin. I am currently pulling out all her eyeballs and changing them to more flattering colors.

On my trip home I did a little shopping of course. Some of my best finds were these silver earrings from a local artist and a pin with Frida and her monkeys by another local artist who I met. I just can't resist jewelry. I also got a boatload of jam but figured that pictures of a bunch of jam would probably be a bore. I went back to the Royal Fibers spinnery where they spin up fantastically soft alpaca yarn and dropped a Benjamin (heehee). The odd thing pictured there is this handmade garland that is folded strips of really thin dyed wood all rolled up and tied together. When you open it up it's like 10 feet long but I don't know that I want to because it's really neat closed and I could never get it back together again.

This is the beloved German dingo who I just had to share. It's not the best picture but it shows her enormous ears rather well. Were she not a little portly I've no doubt she could fly. More pics later.