August 18, 2006
It's all about the Zephyr around here lately!
Ailsa and I are sharing a rather large shipment, and I'm starting to contemplate exactly what I want to do with all that laceweight. Peacock Feathers is on High Priority, and it's not like I have a shortage of laceweight patterns that I want to knit. It's figuring out which ones to knit when that's the hard part!
Now I've found out that Zephyr will soon be available in Australia. Can I get a Hallelujah? I think David just got a shudder down his spine.
Meaghan at Yarns Online is going to stock it. She's only starting off with a couple of colours, to see how it goes. Buy up big everyone, and then there'll be even more to choose from! I think I'll just have all my money sent over to her bank account, and she can ship me yarn at regular intervals ;)
She'll have it in a couple of weeks. I'm thinking that even though I already have something like 15,000 yds of Zephyr, David won't notice any more slipping in. Sshhh.
To celebrate, I got out some Zephyr I already have, in Vanilla.
It's going to hit the dyepot. I can't tell you what colour it will be, because I haven't decided. Stay tuned!
Em's school had a pupil free day today, so she has been trying to teach herself a new trick all day.
Really, I think she's just trying to make me wince.
And Twinkie has a vet appt tomorrow, for her annual vaccination and check up. Hands up who thinks he'll mention that she maybe has a little bit of a weight problem?
Look, even she thinks so. Two hands and two ears up!
Posted by Donna at August 18, 2006 08:06 PMComments
LOVE Zephyr! I have 2 cakes in Iris marinating in my stash at the moment. Oh, and we managed to get Jessica Bunny's weight down from 7 pounds to a svelte 4.5 pounds in one year. The secret was getting rid of her 2x a day greens, and only giving one romaine leaf for dinner with unlimited timothy hay. Good luck!
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Uh Em,
That looks like it hurts! Mighty impressive though. Try not to give your mom a heart attack.
oh dear i havent tried to do anything like that Em last time i tried i fell fair on my butt.
Twinkies not fat she has alot of fur
Zeypher at yarns online mmm temptaion is there
Posted by: tianne at August 19, 2006 12:33 AMMmmm...Zephyr. It's like crack for lace knitters! Proud to say it is spun in state I live (Maine)! It's lame that they withhold so many yarns from Australia--what's up with that?? It's not like we live in the 1800's or something! I guess at least they're slowly making their way there.
Posted by: lobstah at August 19, 2006 01:20 AMI bought some Zephyr earlier this year for the Feather & Fan shawl that I have not started. I've never seen it before and I just love it! And it comes in so many amazing colors that it's just too hard to choose. Em is soooo flexible - ahhh young bodies!
Posted by: Evelyn at August 19, 2006 04:17 AMYou mean that's not a knit fur muff around her neck? I think she has a nice girlish figure! Ouch! Please Em, don't make me cringe.
Posted by: Chris at August 19, 2006 07:24 AMthanks for the tip - you are my favourite enabler!
Posted by: Nat at August 19, 2006 08:30 AMTwinkie is adorable! I want to kiss her little bunny nose. :)
Posted by: Samantha at August 19, 2006 09:11 AMWhat kind of Rabbit is Twinkie? My little ballerina is a bunny fiend and is dying to have more than just the stuffed variety. We are not ready for one yet, but when we are I want one as cuddly looking and sweet as Twinkie.
Posted by: Amanda at August 19, 2006 02:38 PMI'm about to try out Zephyr's DK yarn.. Wondering if its as good as its lace-weight cousin. Em's new trick is amazing.. Makes me wonder how far a body can go.. Perhaps Twinkie's body was adjusting to the cold months.. Now its Spring in Australia, Twinkie might lose some of that fur and 'insulation'.. but she does look good in them anyway. =D
Posted by: kessa at August 19, 2006 04:51 PMWhat fantastic news about Zephyr lace weight. I have emailed Meaghan as soon as I read your post and asked her to let me know the colours she is getting in. I have been hanging out for Zephyr for ages and have come very close to ordering it from the US.
Can't wait :=) Twinkie looks gorgeos, I've never had a pet rabbit, just dogs and cats, perhaps one day I will get one, but not just yet as I don't think the dogs would be too impressed and it wouldn't be fair on the bunny either.
Posted by: Helen at August 19, 2006 07:04 PMI have to say that looks very painful.Twinkie isn't fat there is just more of him to love ;)
Posted by: Kylie at August 20, 2006 08:05 AMomg! how stretchy is she!!!! well I have quite a bit of zephyr coming my way which i ordered for the swap but won't arrive in time - great news it will be stocked here - I am not thinking about all the overseas postage I've been paying lately!
Posted by: corrie at August 20, 2006 08:56 PM
Are you sure Em won't snap!!!!!!
Posted by: 2paw at August 18, 2006 09:57 PMTwinkie is slim, trim, taut and slightly tubby??? The Labradors are always on diet of boiled celery or grated zucchini, perhaps THEY are rabbits????
Happy Lace weight!!!