I Knit Weekender

::On Friday I went to the I Knit Weekender at the Royal Horticultural Halls in St Vincent Square, london::

::The first thing I fell for was this beautiful ball of sock loveliness called Zauberball in beautiful autumnal colours::


::then there was this smooshy Malabrigo worsted for the Jared Flood hat Quincy::



::and some very interesting 2 ply hemp from The House of Hemp for Thursday which is by Assemblage and is a sculptural handknitted layering garment::





::then some Louisa Harding Willow Tweed for Pikenaze a scarf from her new book 'Little Cake'::





::I wasn't going to leave without purchasing the Naked Knitting 2010 calendar from the Knitting Noras whose 'extreme' knitting has led them to making this artily shot work in aid of cancer treatment and research at 'The Christie' hospital in north west Britain::

::it was a treat to be able to meet Lisa at their stand who was sporting a beautifully knit pair of hand dyed socks made for her by my Raveller friend 'Crobbles' who also features in the calendar::

::I got the chance to say hello to everyone at The Natural Dye Studio stand::and it was a nice surprise to meet Anne from Ipswich Knitterati::as well as to meet another Raveller, Bachan with her lovely MIL::

::irresistible yarn::beautiful products::good causes::delightful knitty people::

Twist and Shout

::Online loveliness can be found at Twist Collective::

::a beautifully presented online knitting magazine with gorgeous patterns to purchase::

::the Twist Collective are a group of talented designers and writers who have come together to give knitters a sophisticated and fascinating magazine::

::have a browse and see for yourself and be tempted by the knitterly goodness::

Take Note

::And every new knitting bag needs a new knitting notebook::

::This one is from Brownberry Yarns and celebrates "herdy the cute and lovable character born out of the cute and lovable Herdwick sheep. A breed that thrives against all odds on the high fells of England's Lake District and helps sculpt a stunning landscape appreciated the world over. herdy produces a contemporary range of products beautifully designed to the highest quality and with integrity - products which help support, through their sale, brilliant environmental and sustainability causes in this very special place. To find out more and even become a friend of herdy visit their web site at www.herdy.co.uk"::

Namaste

::knitterly goodness arriving by post::

::in the big red cardboard post office box::

::a beautiful, practical, pleather knitting bag by Jordana Paige::

::an equally beautiful, practical, pleather storage case by Namaste::

::and to delight the lovely store owners at Yarnover put in a ball of Noro yarn (just like you put a coin in a purse to bring luck) and a yummy lollipop::

Blank Verse

::The Poetry Society is celebrating 100 years::

::my contribution will be to knit a blank square using 100% pure new wool in double knit::

::cast on 68 stitches and knit in stocking stitch until there is a 12'' square::

::label with name, where you live and your favourite poem whilst knitting::

::today's poem is::two poems::

::Ted Hughes' Big Poppy::

Bleeding inwardly

Her maternal nectars into her own

Coffin - (cradle of her offspring)

::Sylvia Plath's Poppies in July::

If I could bleed or sleep! ---

If my mouth could marry a hurt like that!

::both poems can be found in the beautiful Flora Poetica, The Chatto Book of Botanical Verse selected and edited by Sarah Maquire::

::knitting and poetry::

Aestlight Shawl

::Aestlight Shawl from The Shetland Trader - Gudrun Johnston::

::Intentions Yarn from Lime & Violet Club::Hand dyed merino mix::

::Think of the recipient and mindfully knit them an article with Bliss in your heart::

A Long Term Project

::something beautiful from a simple pattern::

::mindful whilst knitting without thinking::

::perfection is in the absolute uniformity of the knitting repetitiveness::

::First Blanket::from the stunningly beautiful Natural Nursery Knits by Erika Knight::