Yarn-a-Day

Day 291 – Elizabeth’s Boudoir

cindy — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:56:04 +0000

Fibers: Superwash Merino, Merino, Wensleydale Locks
Colours: Pink, Gold, Yellow, White, Brown
Weight: Bulky
Technique: Gold Tencel wrapped single
Embellishments – Heart-shaped plastic heart beads with lace pattern, terra-cotta beads, stems of black silk flowers

Day 290 – Teddybear’s Picnic

cindy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:55:05 +0000

Fibers: Merino, Silk, Teeswater
Colours: Brown, White, Gold
Weight: Bulky
Technique: Bumpy-Plied with Locks
Embellishments – Teddybears

Inspiration: The Teddybear’s Picnic Song

(More info, and the song here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBUM1THgaQ&feature=related)

Lyrics:

If you go out in the woods today
You’re sure of a big surprise.
If you go out in the woods today
You’d better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears,
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares,
And see them picnic on their holiday.
See them gaily dance about.
They love to play and shout.
And never have any cares.
At six o’clock their mommies and daddies
Will take them home to bed
Because they’re tired little teddy bears.

If you go out in the woods today,
You’d better not go alone.
It’s lovely out in the woods today,
But safer to stay at home.

For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic

CHORUS

Every teddy bear, that’s been good
Is sure of a treat today
There’s lots of wonderful things to eat
And wonderful games to play

Beneath the trees, where nobody sees
They’ll hide and seek as long as they please
Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic

CHORUS

Day 289 – Bamboo Minis!

cindy — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:27:45 +0000

As I am knitting ‘The Beekeeper’s Quilt’ I have become obsessed with mini skeins of yarn so I am now dyeing bamboo and merino/nylon minis. They will be for sale in the shop soonish!

Day 288 – Flourishing Embers

cindy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:20:10 +0000

Fibers: Merino, Silk, Mohair
Colours: Red, Orange
Weight: Bulky
Technique: Corespun
Embellishments – Mohair Locks

Inspiration:

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Robert Frost

Day 287 – Sea Stones

cindy — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:59:16 +0000

Fibers: Merino, Viscose
Colours: Green, White, Blue,
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – Handmade Wool/Silk Felted Beads

Day 286 – Dark Huntress

cindy — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:44:09 +0000

Fibers: Teeswater locks, merino/angelina
Colours: Deep Brown with Auburn sparkle
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – Gold sequins, hand dyed dark red/brown silk cocoons and teeswater locks

Day 285 – Valentine Blondes

cindy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:06:38 +0000

Fibers: Merino wrapped in Lurex thread
Colours: Red, White, Pink
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – ‘Barbie’ Doll Heads

Day 284 – Sun Sweets

cindy — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:01:49 +0000

Fibers: Superwash Merino
Colours: Pink, Purple, Yellow, Orange, Chartreuse
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – Felt Beads and Candy Striping

Day 283 – Starlet’s Chambers

cindy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:34 +0000

Fibers: Bamboo, Superwash Merino, Mohair, Metallic Thread, Firestar
Colours: Burgundy, Cream, Wine, Grey, Orange, Chartreuse, Blue, Pink
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – Large Pink Flower with Sparkle Center
Inspiration: Thoughts of the closets of stars from the silver screen, pictures which could illuminate with colour now often were viewed in black and white by audiences….like a secret beauty that you were only able to experience in person.

Day 282 – Cabal

cindy — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:03:15 +0000

Fibers: Bamboo, Merino, Seasilk
Colours: Red, White, Salmon, Grey
Weight: Bulky
Embellishments – Cotswold Locks
Inspiration:

He made a curious motion with his wrist as he drew the knife along the side of the pot, and every last vestige of cream was neatly wiped from the blade, as if it had been freshly washed. He drove the tip into the jam, took a blob encasing a strawberry back to the scone, and deposited it neatly in the middle. The result was so precise it looked like the work of a machine.

Page 205, Johannes Cabal:the Necromancer – Jonathan L. Howard