Neat, huh?

I came across this little gem earlier today, thanks to tumblr.

And thanks to Nina Paley of course.

And it sums it up so nicely, there is nothing I could add ;-)
Well, apart from the negative comments that we ladies with buzzed or shaved hair get.
No, most of us are not Nazis, some of us might have an underlying illness, but yes, there are those who simply love this style.

London Adventure

We went to London last weekend.
Camden - as crazy crowded as it gets, I love the creativity of the people visiting it. Most of the stuff in the stalls is tourist crap, with the occasional gem thrown in. I prefer second hand and vintage stalls, I always stroll through the various charity shops around London and I usually find interesting items.

I got my first ever fascinator and am in love with it! It works great even with my buzzed hair and I might feel an addiction coming up.



The actual reason we went there was to attend the first Folk against Fascism Village Fete at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London.
And that event turned out to be more fun than we bargained for!

Not only did I meet a fellow pagan knitter, also dressed in a waistcoat with buttons on - just what I was wearing, we found out that we like the same stuff, read Terry Pratchett, listen to similar music and really enjoyed our conversation - I got to meet two members of my favourite folk band. Ian Telfer, violin player of the Oysterband, still in a cast after his rock'n'roll accident and John Jones, singer of the same band, whom I got to thank for explanations he had previously provided to me on MySpace (yes, I know, it's evil, but great if you are a music lover. So sue me ;-)
I also made the bried aquaintance of Jude Abbott and Neil Ferguson, Chumbawamba. We weren't able to attend the concert in the evening, which I would have loved, but we had to leave at the end of the Oyster Ceilidh Band action - with a wave good-bye from John.
Me: one very starstruck girl!



I'm looking forward to the concert in Hamburg in June! And I have to work on that star...let's see if I can pull it off.

No yarn shopping this time, through I seriously have to visit Loop next time I'm there! I did get some good knitting in, also thanks to my new knitting friend Tracey. She was working on squares for a blanket, I had my Cherry Tree Lane shawl with me and made it to the grey area. Still, I need more yarn to finish this thing, but it's getting lovelier and lovelier, even if I say so myself.

I've also started working on a semi-circle shawl out my handspun Vixen (now all spun up and wound into a ball):



and a simple triangular shawl out of two balls of Sparkle Sock, one purple and one is called Naughty Girl and together they look like Northern Lights or those images from nebulae you see on astronomy sides.
Looking forward to finish them both :-) I finally feel some inspiration again!

Still around

I haven't had the mind nad patience to sit down and blog for a while.
Work has kept and still is keeping me away from too much for my own liking. There is not much I can do about and will more than likely carry on until the end of this year.

I managed to get very little knitting or spinning done.
I just finished Denture, my slightly more punkish spring-version of the famous Baktus in a lovely purple, finished off with a handspun edge.



Pattern: Baktus
Yarn: Lana Grossa Secondo
Needles: 5,5mm
Border: some handspun yarn and nubs, 5,5mm crochet hook

Next weekend, we will run away. It's a national holiday, but I have to work. I will leave 30 minutes early, we will jump on a train and arrive in London later that night. Saturday will be spent in Camden and possibly some bookstores and drugstores, Sunday we will attend the Folk Against Fascism event. The Oysterband part is the main reason I'm making this trip. We will have to leave the event around 4pm and catch the train back an hour later from St. Pancras.
Monday will see me tired, but hopefully a lot happier.

Yesterday I got my hair coloured, out with the brown and grey and in with orange and dark orange.
I bought a red coat for cooler spring days.
I started watching the new season of Doctor Who and so far I like it. Last week's episode was the weakest so far. It's relaxation time, with hubby, cats and knitting.

I ordered and received a bunch of sock yarns from Fyberspates
Some Sparkle Sock in Rich Rainbow, hopefully enough for a nice cropped top or cardi
Some Dream Sock Fruity for another shawl, because you can never have enough shawls and I have just discovered this lovely pattern on Ravelry: Mitered Kerchief

This collar has captured me as well and I have two wonderful Fyberspates Sparklies that would be just perfect.

Now, I just need the time. I wish I could sneak some knitting in during those endless conference calls, but the open office space doesn't allow this. Argh! No, not even an "oh well..."

I planted herbs on my balcony, some flowers and veggies. So far, all seems to go well, just the tomatoes might not make it.

And now I'm going to do some more knitting. I frogged a jumper I had started a year ago, it was stiff as a 2x4, though knitted on the suggested needle size. I went up one complete size and now it flows just fine. New design and everything - something I really look forward to finish and wear.

My first ever New Year Resolution!

Dream dangerously!

No words

T'is the season!

Finally - it got cold.
Cold enough to wear scarves and scarflettes and shawls and neckwarmers and hats and berets and even mittens!



I'm currently finishing On The Edge of the Fringe, a short-sleeved sweater I started in Edinburgh back in August. Made entirely out of Schoppel's Zauberwolle. Almost done, very colourful and indeed - on the edge ;-)

I'm also almost done with Aestlight, a wonderful shawl. I'm using Fyberspates Scrumptious for it, it looks like a crystal clear winter sky at night.

And then Knitty came out!
I finally found the perfect pattern for my Oeland wool: Four Corners in Tokyo
The yarn I'm going to use is not that varigated, a lot softer, and I might take the pattern and run with it by knitting it in garter stitch completely to give it more oomph.

Quadrat is another favourite and I might have the perfect yarn for it. Only issue - it's not all in one colour. But hey - another reason to take the pattern and run with it. Two-tone might make it look more kimono-like.

Bubble Skirts

I think, they made their first appearance back in the 80s.
I had made myself one, much to the dismay of my dear Mom, who neither liked the fabric I've chosen nor the design. Of course - I liked both!
Back then, I made it out of a T-Shirt fabric with a colourful Paris-esque print (Eiffel tour etc), now it's made out of a wonderful corduroy, embellished with sequins.

I wore it to the office, of course I did.



I love it!
And it's so simple. I can see more of those skirts in my future.