For entertainments sake

(Sung vaguely to the tune of Wild Thing by The Troggs)

Penny Fleece

You make my fingers bleed

You make everything, greasy

Penny fleece, washing you brings me peace

You're so soft and so fluffy

Penny Fleece, I think I love ewe

Ok, yes, admittedly I got the general idea (song) from another blog but I put my own spin on it (if you'll pardon the pun).

Panicky passengers and a world record attempt

Well a lot has happened in the last few weeks so I figured it was time for an update.

Not long ago I developed a toy that I called 'Panicky Passengers'.  They have, happily proven to be incredibly popular and I've managed to develop two more styles to add to my range.  Sadly I'm having trouble getting some decent felt so I cant offer them on the web store just yet but they will be available for pre-order as soon as I can solve my felt supply issues.  Here are the ones I have made (sorry, already sold) so far.

I hope to be able to offer these in assorted colour combinations at some point but this will obviously depend on what felt I can get my hands on.

I also recently started making some graphics for the new FB timeline layout which I've made available to anyone who wants to use them.  You can find them here.

I have made a couple of new Feltoonies (TM). One was a small yellow cat sculpture with a cute butterfly on its nose (sorry, already sold) and the other is a cute little Grandmotherly Kitty with a hand knitted shawl and a crocheted bag of knitting supplies.  She is still available over on my web store if you are interested and there are lots of progress pics in the WIPs folder on the FB page if you'd like to see her taking shape.  I'm  very happy with how she turned out.

Over the Easter long weekend I traveled down to Sydney to meet up with my fabulous friend Charly from IxCHeL and some other lovely ladies.  Charly organised a new world record attempt at the Royal Easter Show for our team which was so much fun.  Here is a video of what we did.

It was LOADS of fun and it was so awesome to hang out with all the girls and play with the bunnies.  I think we should get together as often as possible. Lol.  Please pop over to Charlys blog to read all about our world record attempt.  While you're there, why dont you snaffle some yummy bunny yarn ;o)

So thats it from me for now.  I'm off to work on a new knitted project which I will hopefully be able to show to you next time :oD

Thanks for stopping by 

xoxo

Time for a catch up

I've been busy busy busy lately.  I've been working on some new concepts for my store. Some of which are ready to go and some that still need a little tweaking.  I have a million and one things going on here all at once.  But I'm still managing to find a little spinning time. Priorities people ;o)

I recently designed a terrified looking little bunneh which has suction cups on his hands so he can be attached to your window.  I've called them 'Panicky Passengers' because they look so scared that they should go in the back of my your car. I need to take some better photos of them but atm I dont have a good space for that so here's what I've got.

These guys will go in the store after they've made the trip to Sydney with me in April.  If there are any left.  If there aren't, don't fret, there will be more.  Lots more.

I've been spinning up some huge 200g quantities of yarn.  Generally I just take two 100g braids, spin them and then ply them together.  Obviously this has meant that I've had to acquire a jumbo ball winder so I grabbed one from the most awesome Mandie over at Ewe Give Me The Knits.  As always, brilliant service and a great product.  Here's some of the yarn I've been making...  

My new Strauch Jumbo Ball Winder
Isnt it awesome?

And finally, I've been having a go at super coils.  I tried these once before and didnt quite get them right.  Here is my second attempt.  Followed by my third attempt.

I think I have got them right but while making these I realised I just didn't enjoy the process.  Oh well.  I think I'll use the first lot (150m in total from 512g of fibre O.O) to make a big smooshy cowl.  The second lot is enough for a hat band.  Maybe.

There are obviously lots and lots of other things I've been doing but I haven't got anything at a stage where I'm ready to take photos so I'm afraid they'll have to wait for another post.  Thanks for stopping by for a quick catch up.  See you next time :oD

Surprise!

I have been quietly tinkering away on a dedicated web store for a couple of months now.  Today it went live (twenty seconds ago actually) and to celebrate I'm having a surprise Valentines Day sale.  With a whopping 25% off all hand woven garments.  Be quick or miss out folks.  Happy Valentines Day! <3

www.soulcraftingbyshevi.com

Valentines Day Downer

Today is Valentines Day.  This 'special' day means a lot to so many people.  There's the undeniable commercial promise for retailers of course (and don't get me started on that one - lol).  But the really big draw card for the day is the supposed romantic element.  Some couples even look forward to the day with a fervor that approaches fanaticism which seems a little unhealthy and unrealistic to me but at least they can look forward to a few moments of excitement.  For me it is an unfortunate reminder of one of the worst mistakes I ever made.

Twelve years ago today I got married.  A week before I'd realised I didn't actually want to get married but we'd spent so much money and had so many people counting on the day that I couldn't back out of it like I wanted to.  Getting married on Valentines Day was my nod to the romance that is supposed to be involved in getting married.  A bit of a joke really considering romance is something I'm not terribly familiar with.  And sadly, every year on this day, I experience the same regret.  I try to not think about the 'event' but you cant just forget your wedding day (no matter how much of a farce it was).   Especially when Valentines day is such a big deal to most people.  Its a handy reminder :o/

Consequently Valentines Day is a bit of a non event for me every year.  My current partner and I try to make at least a minimal effort with by doing the card thing.   We keep telling ourselves that we're keeping the real effort for our anniversary which is in March but we both know its because the day just reminds me of the most colossal stupidity I've ever experienced. Its all a bit of a downer really.

While I'd like to wish everyone a happy V Day, I'm afraid my heart wouldn't be in it.  Sadly as I'm technically still married its my wedding anniversary.  Ugh.  

Maybe I should try to organise my divorce so it comes through on the same day...that might take some of the sting out. ;o)