yarn swap

Yule tide preferences :)

2011-10-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

Colors; Earth tones, rich vibrant greens, oranges, gold’s, browns, reds WARM colors not really a fan of cool tones though a rich royal purple, emerald and turquoise are lovely as well. Creams, warm toffee, and vanilla-esk neutrals are great, I am not a fan of grays or silvers and I LOATHE pink, mauve, and rose.

Treats; I love dark chocolate, mints, candy canes and old fashion treats (( I like most holiday treats to be honest ;)

Favorite Scents: sandalwood, lemon, hyssop flowers, bergamot, chamomile

I love wool, other natural fibers are fine I am not a fan of acrylics and tend to get rashes from clothing with polyester/nylon etc. Favorite yarn brands are Knit picks, Malabrigo, Noro, Mountain colors; barefoot, peace fleece, and my absolute favorite is the plucky knitter worsted merino though I am happy to try others of course!!

Hand wash is NO problem just need to know before hand.

My queue is a good place to look for my favorite patterns as well as my faves list.
I LOVE Elizabeth Zimmerman and would love even the most beat up of her books so long as they are legible, Ysolda Teague !! I LOVE her patterns though I only have Verity, Ishbel and Coraline.

Stitch markers are always needed but I’m boring and prefer more utilitarian Clover Locking Stitch Markers or small “fancy ones” I don’t like a lot of strange weight while knitting :P

Sweater Stone
Shawl pins etc

I LOVE SURPRISES

Other things; I love reading, vegetable gardening, knitting, owls, birds, cooking, trying new recipes, whole natural foods, I love to needle felt, and ! I mainly listen to classical and “jazz” music, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald..
x-files,Supernatural,Harry potter(duh!),Vampires,Bones
ANYTHING JANE AUSTIN
Any books that you’ve read and want to share I’ve been on a mystery kick lately.
I would love something local to your area and/or representative of you.

I love all things Vintage, buttons, handkerchiefs-I collect vintage photographs, prayer cards and catholic metals. I can’t think of anything else…
That’s a HUGE list but hopefully it will have a good idea of me :P

OWLS!!!!

2010-11-17T17:40:00.000-08:00

My most amaizing kit from Lavender came today!!

Very nice vintage looking singer sewing tin
Halloween decorations
Knit picks chart keeper
"Hedwig"

Luna bookmaker and all kinds of witchy sewing gadgets :):)

GORGEOUS green malabrigo cowl and lace yarn to go with Lady of the woods fingerless Mittens pattern (SO beautiful). When ever I go to thrift stores I ALWAYS check for darning eggs my neighbor has some that she has had for 50 plus years and I adore the darker aged look of hers and though the pale new wood of the ones at my local yarn store are lovely in their own right I've never wanted to spend the money on one as they just never "felt" right --yes I'm odd. ANYWAY my kit contained a PERFECT darning egg that was exactly what I'd wanted and I have NO idea if it is new or vintage but I couldn't be happier so THANK YOU!!! And last but not least lemon heads(yum!) and a cute deathly hallows cushion!

Thank you so very much!!

The tale of the absentminded spoiler

2010-11-07T07:28:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time there was a witch names Minerva Lovegood and for some unknown reason in the pre-winter season of 2010 she was desperately distracted. THANK goodness her gifts and packages were nearly ready to go and was only an internet "flake". It has more than once crossed Minerva's mind that perhaps she was cursed as to not be able to chat freely online...

Anyway my kit is days from being ready to package and go except ONE thing that will take an hour or so to make which MUST be made the morning before the owl sets sale to ensure a safe and fresh landing. :):)

In exciting news there was a Knitting circle teleconference with Kate Jacobs Author of "the Friday Night knitting club" "Knit two" and "Knit the Season". So we were able to ask whatever questions we wished etc it was a lot of fun AND I won a signed copy of Knit the season as well as a "sock it to me" sock chart which I've been WANTING so... YAY!!

week 6

2010-10-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

Quick update package is coming along nicely! Can't wait too see how my spoilee likes it!!

week 5

2010-10-13T15:34:00.000-07:00

1.Vine wood and Dragon Heartstring i. Hermione Granger
2.Walnut and Dragon Heartstring k. Belatrix Lestrange
3.Hawthorn and Unicorn tail hair m. Draco Malfoy
4.Hornbeam and Dragon Heartstring d. Viktor Krum
5.Ash and Unicorn hair g. Cedric Diggory
6.Rosewood and Veela Hair l. Fleur Delacour
7.Elder and Thestral Hair b. Albus Dumbledore
8.Mahogany and an unknown core j. James Potter
9.Elm and Dragon Heartstring e. Lucius Malfoy
10.Cherry and Unicorn hair c. Mary Cattermole
11.Yew and Phoenix Feather f. Tom Riddle
12.Holly and Phoenix Feather h. Harry Potter
13.Willow and Unicorn Hair a. Ron Weasley

2010-10-09T15:11:00.001-07:00

1.Harry accuses Lupin of being a coward because he wants to go with Harry Ron and Hermione on their unknown(to him) mission rather than stay with his baby and Tonks since he thinks they “deserve” better and he couldn’t possibly benefit either’s life while being in it.
2. Regulus Arturo Black-Sirius’s brother and the original taker of Salazar slytherin’s locket
3. The master of death masters all three deathly hallows.
4. Ariana Dumbledore was supposedly a squib.
5. Harry’s parents’ headstone says: "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death"
6. Krum wants to fight Xenophilius Lovegood because he is wearing the sign of Grindelwald.
7. Voldemort seeks the elder wand because it is “unbeatable” and so he can FINALLY beat Harry.
8. Dumbledore’s family lived in Goderic’s hallow.
9. Harry sees Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth in the shard of mirror.
10. Harry steals hufflepuff's cup from gringotts
11. Rita Skeeter gets her info on Dumbledore from Bathilda Bagshot an elderly friend of the family who was under the influence of veritaserum.
12. Marvolo Gaunt’s rung is inside the snitch left to Harry by Dumbledore
13. The Deluminator was left to Ron so that no matter what he would be able to find his way back to Harry and Hermione
14. Hermione never read the tales of beedle the bard because it’s a wizarding children’s book and she was born to a muggle family
15.
16. Snape opened Sirius’s letter from Lily Potter
17.Snapes Patronus takes the form of a doe
18.The sword of Gryffindor was able to destroy the horcrux because being goblin made it was able to “absorb” qualities that would make it stronger and having been used to kill the basilisk it absorbed the venom and thus the horcrux was unable to heal itself.
19. Blood traitor
20. Harry and co. enter the ministry of Magic via polyjuice potions.
21. Olivander made harry’s wand
I’ll try to get to the essay but the wee wizard in the family is down with a cold so I’m not sure if I will get the chance!!

2010-09-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

If I were going into hiding I would bring my garden seeds, my medicinal and edible field guides, my amazingly warm wool blanket, small photo album and wool socks.

* I'm assuming this is material items and not people otherwise I'm taking husband both daughters our cat and the seeds.

2010-09-13T12:41:00.000-07:00

Someone with the same craft as you (either those listed above or another one).
I knit, I felt, I weave,and I sew/embroider/Acromantula knits and sews as well!

Someone who was born in the same month as you.
April :)/Lizzie Wychwood

Someone from a different country.
USACaradoc Brocklehurst;UK

A new HSKS Family member.
Nicky Lovely

Someone who has been in 3 or more HSKS swaps.
I have this is my 4th/Siobhan Mooney

Someone who has a bigger stash than you! (And if your stash is the biggest, proudly say so!
Fleur Sweeting

Someone who both knits and crochets.
Emma Wigworthy

Someone who has the same favorite color as you.
Green/Megaera Black

Someone who has the same favorite season/holiday as you.
Halloween!!/ Morgianna Defeufaucon

Someone who has the same favorite fiber as you.
Malbrigio/Delantrophy Griey

Minerva in a nutshell

2010-09-11T19:07:00.000-07:00

Colors; Earth tones, rich vibrant greens, oranges, gold’s, browns, reds WARM colors not really a fan of cool tones though a rich royal purple, emerald and turquoise are lovely as well. Creams, warm toffee, and vanilla-esk neutrals are great, I am not a fan of grays or silvers and I LOATHE pink, mauve, and rose.

Treats; I love dark chocolate, jelly beans, ginger chews and hard candies. I am a bona fide lemon junkie.((HOWEVER I am on weight watchers and have little self control so something SMALL is best or none at all.

Favorite Scents: sandalwood, lemon, hyssop flowers, bergamot, chamomile

I love wool, other natural fibers are fine I am not a fan of acrylics and tend to get rashes from clothing with polyester/nylon etc. Favorite yarn brands are Knit picks, Malabrigo, Noro, Mountain colors; barefoot, peace fleece, and my absolute favorite is the plucky knitter worsted merino though I am happy to try others of course!!

needle brands; Addi Turbos and bryspun for anything but magic loop, rosewood straight needles and clover(bamboo). I like clover, bryspun, brittiny,& rosewood for dpns- I don’t like metal or “cheap”bamboo. and prefer#2 for socks(fingerling) and #4 or 5 for socks with worsted weight

Hand wash is NO problem just need to know before hand.

My queue is a good place to look for my favorite patterns as well as my faves list.
I LOVE Elizabeth Zimmerman and would love even the most beat up of her books so long as they are legible, Ysolda Teague !! I LOVE her patterns though I only have Verity, Ishbel and Coraline.

Stitch markers are always needed but I’m boring and prefer more utilitarian Clover Locking Stitch Markers or small “fancy ones” I don’t like a lot of strange weight while knitting :P

Darning egg
Sweater Stone
Shawl pins etc

I LOVE SURPRISES

Other things; I love reading, organic gardening, knitting, owls, birds, cooking, trying new recipes, whole natural foods, I love to needle felt, and would love to learn to spin my own yarns! I mainly listen to classical and “jazz” music, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald..
x-files,Supernatural,Harry potter(duh!),Vampires,Bones
ANYTHING JANE AUSTIN
Any books that you’ve read and want to share I’ve been on a mystery kick lately.
I would love something local to your area and/or representative of you.

I love all things Vintage, buttons, handkerchiefs-I collect vintage photographs, prayer cards and catholic metals. I can’t think of anything else…
That’s a HUGE list but hopefully it will have a good idea of me :P