Destashing Some Books Too

Here's what I have so far:

Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales $6
Funky Knitting by Happy House $6
Knit Socks! by Betsy Lee McCarthy $6
Sirdar The Seascapes Pattern Book of Aran Classics (Sweaters for the whole family) $6

All of them are in mint condition. Same shipping and payment rules as my yarn stash sale below. Still some great yarn left! Please email me with any questions or to reserve a book. I will probably be adding to this list but this is what I've got for now. :)

Maica's Family at Home

Here is Maica at home with her family in the Philippines.



Maica is the youngest in her family and the only one of the siblings to have a sponsor. The eldest sister is not eligible for sponsorship because she is too old for the program. Her brothers can be sponsored. They are 14 and 16 years old. Again, if anyone would like to sponsor either of them please email me and I will help you get it set up.



I think Maica looks just like her mother. :)



Maica seems to get taller and taller in every new batch of pictures that we get of her. I think she is at that age that girls start to really sprout up.



Tomorrow - the IGP!!

Maica's New Photo

I just a letter from Children International about one of my sponsor children Maica, letting me know about the Income Generating Project that I set up for her familiy. This was the second such project I have set up.

So my next couple of posts will feature Maica so I can share with you the results of the IGP...

First off, this is the new yearly photo we received of Maica!



Children International has been doing a great job taking the new photos of the sponsor kids. They are much less "mug shot" looking and more natural and revealing of each child's personality. I love it! Isn't Maica so pretty? She wants to be a teacher and likes to round up the younger kids to play pretend games where she acts the part of a teacher. Reminds me of myself when I was her age. I wonder if her "students" get bored and run away as fast as mine did. :)

Tomorrow, Maica's family and housing.

Stash Yarn Sale Phase 2

I found some more yarn that I am willing to part with so the Stash Sale is in Phase Two. :) I've reposted the remaining yarn form the original sale post and added the new sale yarns at the end.

Thanks for taking a look!

THE BIG STASH YARN SALE:

Ok - here we go. I have finally started to attempt to get the craft room under control. You know, so I can actually go in there and craft. :) So, I will be posting yarn and knitting books for sale here over the next however many days. I am hoping to use the money I raise to fund some of the income generating or special needs projects for my sponsor kids in time for Christmas. I'd also like to get this stuff sold and shipped before the Christmas mailing rush because I (actually probably poor Hubby) don't want to stand in long post office lines.

Now for all the "business":

Default shipping will be by priority mail either in one of the envelopes or the boxes, whichever the yarn will fit in. If there is a cheaper way I will try to find it (but I will have to charge a small amount for the padded envelopes or boxes I will have to buy so it usually ends up being about the same as priority anyway.)

If you would like any of the yarn please email me to let me know. My email addy is in the sidebar in the upper right. Please tell me your shipping address so I can figure out the shipping. Payment is by Paypal only please. I will send you a payment request. I will try to ship within two days of payment.

Non-smoking home. No cats. I do have dogs but they aren't allowed in the craft room.

Oh & please do me a big favor and let your blog readers know I am having a sale. I've tried to make the prices fair and I've got a big selection of stuff coming. Thank you!!

So - here we go!


4 skeins of Shadyside Farms Studios. 185 yard each. This is a naturally dyed worsted wool. I think it would make a fabulous felted bag! Wound into cakes but never used. Originally $13 each. This set $30


2 skeins of Reynolds Utopia in White #111. Really soft! $6


10 skeins Katia Dolby. 137 yards each. Color 522. Really pretty ribbon style yarn. $40


2 skeins Dalegarn Falk in Green #0184. 100% wool superwash. 116 yards per skein. $8


8+ skeins of Plymouth Cotton Worsted in color 6423. 83 meters each. $15


1 skein Twisted yarn in "Batty". Fat Stripes style. Superwash merino. Light worsted weight. 240 yards. $15


1 skein Celia's Basket sock yarn in "Painter's Palette". 350 meters. $12


1 skein Mama E's sock yarn in "Mermaids". 100% merino. $12


9 skeins of Universal Deluxe Worsted 100% wool. Very soft! 220 yards each. Originally $12 each. $40


10 skeins of Brown's Sheep Nature Spun in Charcoal, Pepper and Snow. 100% wool worsted weight. 245 yards each. $45


Lauryn Waistcoat kit from Rowan containing 4 skeins of All Seasons Cotton Sh192. 98 yards each. $25


Rowan Dolly Bag Kit containing 2 skeins of Rowan Handknit Cotton. $8


1 huge skein of unlabeled Hand Dyed Cotton Laceweight. Gorgeous subtle colorway. $15


9+ skeins of Schachenmayr Princess in color #42 - a pretty lavender. (I swatched with one skein and then frogged it. The yardage is all there but I am only counting this as 9 skeins since I did swatch with the one.) Ribbon type yarn. 125 meters each. $25


10 skeins Schachenmayr Punto. 90 meters each. This is a 50/50 cotton & acrylic yarn. DK weight. $20


10 skeins of Gedifra Fashion Friend Astrakhan in color 4701. This is a boucle yarn. 50 meters each. Worsted to bulky weight. (Originally $9 each) My price $60


1 skein of Lucky Duck Farms Sock Yarn in "Mango Madness". 100% merino handwash. 440 yards. Wound into a cake but never used. $12


Huge skein of lace weight wool. Wound into cake but not used. Pale blue, aqua. litght purples and grey. Much prettier than the photo shows. $20


Unlabeled Skein of Sock Yarn in wool. The colorway is "Dark Parrot". Wound into cake but not used. Much prettier and brighter than the photo shows. $15


Unlabeled skein of lace weight. I think this is silk and wool but it may be just silk. Wound into cake but not used. Really nice sheen! $15


Spritely Goods Sock Yarn in "Coffee Pot Rock". Wound into cake but never used. Handpainted Superwash Meino wool. 560 yards. $12


Spritely Goods Sock Yarn in "Coffee Pot Rock". I did a tiny swatch with this one but the yardage is all there. Handpainted Superwash Meino wool. 560 yards. $12


Unlabeled Skein of Sock Yarn in wool. Wound into cake but not used. Much prettier and brighter than the photo shows. $15


Zen Yarn Garden heavy sock weight in colorway "Ice Mint 2". Handpainted Superwash Merino. 250 yards $18


A Piece of Vermont Sock Yarn in colorway "Impressions". Handpainted Superwash wool and 25% nylon. 425 yards. $15


A Piece of Vermont Sock Yarn in colorway "Dude". Handpainted Superwash wool and 25% nylon. 425 yards. $15


Spritely Goods Sock Yarn in colorway "Secret Garden". This was a limited edition issue. Handpainted Superwash Merino. 560 yards $18


Celia's Basket Sock yarn in colorway "Neptune". Handpainted Superwash wool. 350 meters. $15


Spritely Goods Sock Yarn in colorway "Secret Garden". This was a limited edition issue. Handpainted Superwash Merino. 560 yards $18


Spindle Cat Studio Sock Yarn in colorway "Tabbioca". Handpainted Superwash wool. 450 yards. $15


Handpainted Lace weight wool. Unlabeled. Beautiful shades of blues and pale greens and yellows. Very soft with a nice twist and feel to it. $20


Handpainted Lace weight wool. Unlabeled. Beautiful shades blues, greens, yellows, and peach. Very soft with a nice twist and feel to it. $20

Yarn Sale Update

I just wanted to let everyone know that if you have purchased and paid for yarn from me it has been shipped.

Also - I found another stash I had forgotten about (ahem) and will be listing a whole bunch more yarn tonight - mainly sock and lace weight - so tune in!

Thank you so so much to everyone who has bought something so far. And to Chris and Dianne for mentioning the sale on their blogs. It's really helping!! I can't wait to get that next IGP going!

Thanks again!

One Finished Blanket

I've got some photos of a baby blanket I finished crocheting a few months ago and never got round to posting...mainly because Hubby took half of the photos of the wrong side of the blanket. Ooops!

Oh well...here it is anyway.

Edging, right side.



The border, wrong side.



The border, right side.



All folded up, wrong side.



The only shot I have of the whole thing. Unfortunately it shows the wrong side. :(



Oh well. At least I've illustrated that crochet does indeed have a wrong and a right side. Crochet's wrong side is a little less "wrong" than knitting's wrong side. But still, wrong is wrong. Right? :)

I've packed this up and sent it off to little Alison Nicol that I introduced on the blog a few days ago. It's just the right size to make a snuggly blankie for a two year old. I hope she likes it.

Pretend You Never Saw This Post

Whatever you do, please do not go over to this blog:

Old Red Barn Co.

and please do not enter the contest to win any of these stunningly beautiful quilts.



Because the less you enter the more chance there is for me to win! And I am one greedy-free-quilt-wanting-blogger. :)

Just wanted to make sure we all had that straight. :)

The Big Stash Yarn Sale - All Up!

Whew!

I have finished posting the remaining yarn that I have ready to sell right now. To make it easier on me (and hopefully everyone else) I have combined all the sale yarn into one big post. So look for the new stuff at the bottom.

Thank you to everyone who has reserved yarn so far! I'm excited starting to think about the next income generating project I can get going for the sponsor kids!! :)

THE BIG STASH YARN SALE:

Ok - here we go. I have finally started to attempt to get the craft room under control. You know, so I can actually go in there and craft. :) So, I will be posting yarn and knitting books for sale here over the next however many days. I am hoping to use the money I raise to fund some of the income generating or special needs projects for my sponsor kids in time for Christmas. I'd also like to get this stuff sold and shipped before the Christmas mailing rush because I (actually probably poor Hubby) don't want to stand in long post office lines.

Now for all the "business":

Default shipping will be by priority mail either in one of the envelopes or the boxes, whichever the yarn will fit in. If there is a cheaper way I will try to find it (but I will have to charge a small amount for the padded envelopes or boxes I will have to buy so it usually ends up being about the same as priority anyway.)

If you would like any of the yarn please email me to let me know. My email addy is in the sidebar in the upper right. Please tell me your shipping address so I can figure out the shipping. Payment is by Paypal only please. I will send you a payment request. I will try to ship within two days of payment.

Non-smoking home. No cats. I do have dogs but they aren't allowed in the craft room.

Oh & please do me a big favor and let your blog readers know I am having a sale. I've tried to make the prices fair and I've got a big selection of stuff coming. Thank you!!

So - here we go!


4 skeins of Shadyside Farms Studios. 185 yard each. This is a naturally dyed worsted wool. I think it would make a fabulous felted bag! Wound into cakes but never used. Originally $13 each. This set $30


5 skeins Lion Brand Wool Ease in Navy. $8


2 skeins of Reynolds Utopia in White #111. Really soft! $6


3+ skeins of Reynolds Utopia in "Gryffindor" Gold #176. One skein has some yardage used. This is the yarn everyone uses to make the Harry Potter scarves. Really soft! $9


3+ skeins of Reynolds Utopia in "Gryffindor" Burgundy #187. One skein has some yardage used. This is the yarn everyone uses to make the Harry Potter scarves. Really soft! $9


10 skeins Katia Dolby. 137 yards each. Color 522. Really pretty ribbon style yarn. $40


2 huge skeins of an unlabeled worsted weight wool & mohair (?). I don't know...it's slightly hairy. I don't know how much there is in these skeins yardage wise but it's alot! $10 RESERVED FOR BETTY


3 skeins Dalegarn Falk in Black #090. 100% wool superwash. 116 yards per skein. $12
RESERVED FOR KRISTINA


2 skeins Dalegarn Falk in Green #0184. 100% wool superwash. 116 yards per skein. $8


3 skeins Dalegarn Falk in Pink #0144. 100% wool superwash. 116 yards per skein. $12
RESERVED FOR MELISSA


4 large skeins of unlabled Hand Dyed Chenille Yarn. I think there is probably at least 150 yards per skein but that is just a guess. Worsted weight. $15


8+ skeins of Plymouth Cotton Worsted in color 6423. 83 meters each. $15


1 skein Kiparoo Farms Luster Spun 100% wool. 165 yards. Worsted weight. Would look great with the other Kiparoo Farms yarns listed. I was picturing a wrap or throw.
$5


2 skeins Kiparoo Farms Evening Myst. Wool and Mohair. 165 yards each. Originally $16 each. Worsted. Nice & soft & beautiful colors. $10


4 skeins of Kiparoo Farms Lacy Loops Hand Dyed Mohair. 100 yards each. This stuff is beautiful!! And so soft. $20


3 skeins Briggs and Little Regal in "Horizon Blue" #52. 100% wool. 272 yards each. Worsted weight. I think this would be great for felting. $10

RESERVED FOR FUNISINSTYLE


1 skein Twisted sock yarn in "Regiment". Organic stripes style. Superwash. 480 yards. $15

RESERVED FOR GWENDOLYNIE


1 skein Twisted sock yarn in colorway "Burn". Organic Stripes style. Superwash. 480 yards. $15


1 skein Twisted yarn in "Batty". Fat Stripes style. Superwash merino. Light worsted weight. 240 yards. $15


1 skein Celia's Basket sock yarn in "Painter's Palette". 350 meters. $12


1 skein Mama E's sock yarn in "Mermaids". 100% merino. $12


1 skein Little Projects yarn. 440 yards. 100% merino. Heavy sock weight. This would make great sock for the guy in your life. $15 RESERVED FOR BETTY


9 skeins of Universal Deluxe Worsted 100% wool. Very soft! 220 yards each. Originally $12 each. $40


10 skeins of Brown's Sheep Nature Spun in Charcoal, Pepper and Snow. 100% wool worsted weight. 245 yards each. $45


5 skeins of an unlabeled wool (sort of hairyish) worsted. Hand dyed. $20
RESERVED FOR BETTY


5 skeins of an unlabeled Thick and Thin type wool. Bulky weight. $20


10 skeins Jojoland Rhythm in color M13. Worsted weight. 110 yards each. $25


10 skeins Jojoland Rhythm in color M32. Worsted weight. 110 yards each. This color is so pretty! $25


Lauryn Waistcoat kit from Rowan containing 4 skeins of All Seasons Cotton Sh192. 98 yards each. $25


Rowan Dolly Bag Kit containing 2 skeins of Rowan Handknit Cotton. $8


1 huge skein of unlabeled Hand Dyed Cotton Laceweight. Gorgeous subtle colorway. $15


9+ skeins of Schachenmayr Princess in color #42 - a pretty lavender. (I swatched with one skein and then frogged it. The yardage is all there but I am only counting this as 9 skeins since I did swatch with the one.) Ribbon type yarn. 125 meters each. $25


10 skeins Schachenmayr Punto. 90 meters each. This is a 50/50 cotton & acrylic yarn. DK weight. $20


10 skeins of Schachenmayr Rainbow in #70. 105 meters each. I love this colorway! $30


10 skeins of Gedifra Fashion Friend Astrakhan in color 4701. This is a boucle yarn. 50 meters each. Worsted to bulky weight. (Originally $9 each) My price $60


1 skein of Lucky Duck Farms Sock Yarn in "Mango Madness". 100% merino handwash. 440 yards. Wound into a cake but never used. $12