SNOW in MAY? Crazy... but good for knitting :)

I took a couple of days off and went to Nova Scotia for a four day weekend to visit my family... a much needed break. It's May, who would think you would get snow in May (... even though it is Canada). Ok there wasn't a lot but enough to cover my car ... ok FINE "cover" the car is a bit of an exaggeration, however there is definitely snow! Have a look at the trips weather pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over the weekend I taught my nephew to knit and he took to it like a duck to water! He made two wristbands one for him and one for a girl friend ;). He knit them (with only a tiny bit of help) and I fulled them and he embroidered on to them. One the blue one he put a snake (boys will be boys) and on the pink one he put a heart... how wonderful is that! He really is awesome! see them both...

 

 

On my way to NS I stopped at London-Wul, great little place, I bought a felting board, two Addi circulars, and a skein of her own wool. I was so excited about the wool that I completely for got that

1. Wasn't supposed to start anything new

2. To take a pre-fulling picture.

3. To never NEVER NEVER cut into your work when you are too tired to think.

 

 

On the upside I saved the purse in the long run (I think anyway) by sewing up the wrong cuts and turning those cuts into the stem of a flower. Still too soon to tell if it will turn out ok ... the surgery is still on going. I have put it to the side to work on my secret project that should hopefully be completed soon. I had to redo the secret project as the experiment I did to it didn't turn out perfect and since it is a gift I couldn't give it as it was. More on that though once the final project has been completed.

 

I got mail before i left on Friday too, 10 balls of a really nice burnt orange 100% alpaca. I am not sure what I am going to make with it yet. Although I have a few patterns in mind.

 

 

 

 

 

I completed the Grey purse over the weekend. The button was a bit of a problem to attach but I finally got it on so that it would show the button properly and still securely keep the purse closed.