My Kauni!

An early morning adventure to the postal depot yielded this. Enough bright wool to make an Autumn Cardigan (by Ruth Sørensen). Some other treats were received… This book, lilies and roses, some quilting fabrics, a morning idling in coffee shops – phone calls from loving friends and family. And an amber circlet: glowing, enfired beads, like ‘a bracelet of bright hair about the bone’.

A good day!

Hoarding

Such a long time since my last post! The business of autumn has kept me busy: wrapping up, nesting, organising my work a little in expectation of hibernation. Really very little crafting going on, and my Cobweb shrug is lagging behind (it’s not as if I have a rapidly approaching deadline!) I have this long and complicated trip to plan – I wake up worried thinking I’ll forget something crucial.

I’m entering into hoarding mode, squirrelling away supplies – material, intellectual and inspirational – to dip into in the coming months. Some of these are obscure, others are unashamedly covetous.

Lovely stuff:

• Slip ‘n Slide Passport case, from Etsy. (Too late to get this now, but how I want it!)
• Beautiful amber jewellery by Ruth Sørensen. (Click on smykker)
• Punta del Este laceweigh linen yarn. (I absolutely covet this, especially this colour)
• Nikon D300, or similar. (The very first thing I will buy when I win the lottery)
• Penguin book Donkey, or do I mean the Bookinist book-chair?

Inspiration:

• Shetland Lace Patterned Faroese Shawl (on Ravelry). So graceful – wish I could find the pattern.
• The new look Design*Sponge, and the enduring cool of Modish.
• Delicious-looking food prepared here, and here, and here.
• Quilts and photographs at Quilt Otaku.
• Wading birds at While She Naps.
• Stunning photos of smashing porcelain by Martin Klimas.