At the yarn shop.....

Going into the "Art of Yarn" in Kelowna is such a visual treat.

The way they display their yarns, the classes the give,

the depth of knowledge of their knitting staff is

simply amazing.

They have several wonderful kits, enough to wool to create the project.

I really like this hat.

Maybe it is time to pick up my knitting needles again.

 

 

Dagmar

Small joys..

In the last few days, I have been back

in my craft room.

Checking out my fabrics, tidying up and making a few

little items.

These two lovely balls of wool are calling out to me,

I am just not sure what they are saying.

The possibilities are endless.

 

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Thrifted finds...

It was a good day to find a few treasures.

Some of the thrift stores had 50% off sale in their treasure room.

Senior's day was a happy unexpected surprise.

Here are a few of my finds.

Some of them will be put up for sale when Cindy and I are part of a

Vintage Sale held in Nelson July 5 & 6th.

 

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What to take along?

For me,

what to take along to craft with is always important.

Small things like crochet hooks, some yarn

as well as some beads.

I wrapped the yarn around a cloths pin.

The beads in a small tin.

Knitting needles are now allowed on the plane if there

is work on them.

I know I will make the time to craft.

It's just part of me.

 

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The picnic At Fountain Hills

We spend a couple of hours on Sunday having a quiet and peaceful picnic at Fountain Hill, about 1 hour north of up us here in San Tan Valley..chairs were brought out of the SUV, a well packed picnic lunch, iced water, a book, a hat, sunglasses, couple of balls of yarns, crochet hook and issue 24 of the wonderful craft magazine, Mollie Makes..bliss❤ I hope your day was happy as well.








The Fountain
Fountain Hills has the world's fourth tallest fountain. The eponymous fountain was built in 1970, by Robert P. McCulloch, the year before the reconstruction of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, another of McCulloch's projects. The fountain sprays water for about 15 minutes every hour between 9am and 9pm. The plume rises from a concrete water-lily sculpture in the center of a large man-made lake. The fountain, driven by three 600 horsepower (450 kW) turbine pumps, sprays water at a rate of 7,000 US gallons (26,000 l; 5,800 imp gal) gallons per minute through an 18-inch (460 mm) nozzle. With all three pumps under ideal conditions, the fountain reaches 560 feet (170 m) in height, though in normal operation only two of the pumps are used, with a fountain height of around 300 feet (91 m) feet. When built, it was the world's tallest fountain and held that record for over a decade.

Summer colors..

Headed into my yarn shop today where I take knitting lessons..I am always amazed by the beautiful colors in that shop. I know I have big time Yarn Envy❤

Just a few Happy Birds...

I made a few more "birdies" for Claire..I call these my Happy birds..sounds just so much better than Angry birds..agreed? It is a great way to use up some wool, but what a fun package tie this would be for a toddler...soft and sweet.❤Claire loves hers as they are light enough for her to throw..and the don't damage anything.

Knitting Practice❤

In order to learn how to read a pattern and knit different patterns, our wonderful teacher Sue has us work on samples..This is what I worked on today...I stapled it to the instructions so I will remember what the stitches should look like.
















This is the wonderful store where I am learning to knit.❤ as well as the amazing selection of yarns..what a joyful place
"Art of Yarn"

Joy

Some fresh flowers & yarn...a bit of sunshine and time to be creative..this gives me so much joy. ❤ What brings you joy?

Happy Friday..

 

May your weekend be filled with sunlight and joy....and maybe
a bit of crafting as well!

for the love of yarn...

Wool, cotton, silk, baby cashmerino, bamboo, silky and soft to the touch...knitted or crochet, there is joy in having a stash on hand! Have you had time to knit or crochet anything latley?❤