Dawn Brocco's Life and Design Blog

Still not completely over this cold, but much better.

I AM working on the shawl and hat patterns and photos - maybe another few days to a week and I'll be ready to release them both.

And I swatched for a summer top design. I know, I rarely design summer things, but I've got skeins of Glace that were a kind gift from a shop, that I just HAVE to do something with. I only have 5 hanks though, and a top will need 1-2 more, so I traveled the web and found a destasher on Ebay who had the same color at about 1/2 retail price, so I bought 2. As for dyelots, I'll alternate skeins, if the lots aren't the same. I like the silky feel of the fabric - will probably have to use less slick ndls than my preferred Addi's, though.
I've also found an online shop for Garnstudio/Drops yarns - Nordic Mart. Several of them interest me, so I think I'll get one of each of the interesting ones for swatching, and a pair of their Trend plastic ckns. I've been wanting to try them out. Garnstudio yarn prices are very reasonable - only wish they had bamboo as well!

As for today, going to Kingston to get wallboard (to repair part of the ceiling in one room that had been repaired by previous owner in his inimitable inept fashion), interior doors to replace the crappola ones the previous owners put on these bedrooms (now my office/studio), which we removed long ago, once the kids left home. Also, folding closet doors and rosettes, if they have them, to back the 6 white porcelain knob sets hubby's finally getting to put back where some of these modern metal knobs are (put in by previous owners).

I mean, I understand why they had to remove most of the rimlocks with the nice porcelain knobs, as they had turned this lovely old farmhouse into apartments and needed modern locking doorknobs, butcha'd think they'd save the rimlocks and knobs. Just put them in a box in the basement. Ha.

Also a stop at Joann's to get some pinking shears - gotta get going on those lampshade covers.

Labels: Berroco Glace, Garnstudio