Thursday, September 22, 2011

best TDF evar!

today i'm super excited because i finally got around to taking pics of the prize i won during the TDF!!!


{ my new lovely locks, that happen to match my sheets hehe }


i got a wonderful goodie bag a few weeks ago filled with locks in 4 different colors and a few generous sized samples from Prancing Pixel on Etsy. i won this awesome prize from a challenge in the Team Fun Onion group where we were asked to spin the most unusual substance. as i think i've mentioned before i actually spun up some of my own hair clippings after a homemade haircut one day and entered it as my submission. thank you so much to Prancing Pixel for this great prize, this was the first time i ever won a prize for the Tour de Fleece....so exciting! ^-^


{ Doomsday Mitts - for mah Underworld Swap partner }

and on to knitting news, my 2nd go at my "Doomsday Mitts" pattern is shaping up quite nicely in some randomly self striping yarn i spun. the fiber came from FeltingSunshine on Etsy and it's 100% Falkland fluffiness that i spun single ply to preserve it's squoosh. i have to admit that doing the same pattern in both a plied and unplied yarn has taught me a lot about the properties of each. i used a 2ply BFL yarn for my initial cast on and found that my mitts were almost a bit too tight. using this single plied Falkland i actually had to adjust the pattern a bit because the fabric was a bit too stretchy. these are really good things for a knitter to know, word to the wise knitters; get to know your yarn ;P


{ closeup of the detail }


this pair is going to my swap partner for the "Legends of the Underworld" swap in the Legendary Swaps group on ravelry. i can't talk about it too much just incase she's my spoilee as well and is stalking my blog, but i think just posting pics of the mitts won't give anything away :: fingers crossed ::

and lastly in non knitting/spinning news i've started getting my first bell peppers in my garden ^^


{ baby bell pepper, oh what color will you be? }


i've always had a passion for growing things, but unfortunately i've got a teeny little back porch and no back yard so it's really hard to grow things. the light is always shifting because of the buildings all around so i have to grow in small pots like the pic below to be able to move things around for light exposure.


{ i can't wait to harvest these beauties }

i HAVE been attempting to grow tomatoes too but it seems that something is killing them :(
if anyone out there had any idea how to keep tomato plants alive i'm all ears :D

i hope everyone is having great return of fall (la rentrée as the french say) and don't forget to get started on your holiday knitting...xmas is just around the corner!

peace&love

~carla

2 comments:

  1. YAY! Your peppers are coming in great. Were they meant to be green or will they turn yellow or orange or red? We made the mistake of plucking ours too early last year before they turned! :)

    And why do I always forget you speak french? I'm taking Advanced Intermediate french class this semester. hehe

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  2. you know, i actually don't know what color those darn peppers are going to be because i forgot what color the peppers were that i got the seeds from >.< that's ok though i love surprises ^^

    good luck with your french class! i've been studying on my own by reading french books/websites to increase my vocabulary and watching french vids online to increase my comprehension. it's really been a big help to me, i love the internet!

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