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water colors

worked on water colors with little jhb today.

bought him a book yesterday at the art supply shop which folds open flat so that he can sketch or paint inside it at the big table.

won my first ebay auction this weekend. so funny the elation you feel at an ebay auction.

have been oogling different film cameras and may have purchased a pentax spotmatic plus a bit of film.

the above is a polaroid with the polaroid land camera 660 that i found at the farm last year. it seems so sad to see polaroid film go out of production.

inspiration ::granta’s list of books of the year 

2008 12 14 Amy film
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magnolias, the wren, cameras, flickr, prints, etc…

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colorway :: merrily

shop update ::

i have added a few new limited edition holiday colorways to the shop!

the wren :: 

you may have noticed that now when you visit the madelinetosh site you hear a beautiful wren call when the home page opens. i love the bird call, yes it was my idea and yes it is a bit annoying but don’t worry i will be changing the call to where you must click on our wren icon to hear that call, rather than every time you click on the home page. bear with me until monday.

magnolia society :: yarn club ::

registrations opened today here. all members, both current and new are welcomed to sign-up. and a huge thanks to all of you who have already registered, you guys are lovely!

pure cashmere bulky ::

i have finally added our new yarn line pure cashmere bulky to the ravelry site. visit here to see and read about this new yarn which will be included in the next round of the magnolia society.

camera+flickr ::

if you are a flickr addict like me you may have noticed the new photos i have been uploading like crazy. i received an early christmas present in the form of a new canon d slr camera and have been shooting everywhere i go. now i am slowly beginning to lust over all of the different lenses available - the potential! 

prints ::

recently picked up a few of the prints that have been stuck in mind for weeks now.

this notebook by simply photo

blue postcard set by abby try again

this calendar by alicia block

happy friday,

amy

2008 12 05 Amy photography
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etsy shop update

i have a few yarns that have been sitting around for a bit and are definitely homeless. i thought this would be a great opportunity, just in time for the holiday’s to add a few of these lost souls to the shop to see if they could find a better home.

as such there will be a small shop update here tommorrow.i will post pure silk lace, tosh sock and tosh worsted skeins that have no match or are otherwise unique colorways that made it out of the pot but not into any particular order. 

i will have a few more shop updates before the holidays end and will be certain to give ahead of time notice here and on our ravelry site.   

12-5-08 UPDATE - new colorways added!

2008 12 02 Amy shop news
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{gratitude}

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i am thankful for…

persephone books

 an old volvo wagon

thick eiderdowns

brown sugar

wool socks

occasional solitude

public libraries

electra’s amsterdam bicycle

the kindness of strangers

nina simone

morning light

a new camera

winding roads

winter’s bird migrations

a loyal dog

strong coffee

and a petite family all my own.

happy thanksgiving.

2008 11 27 Amy livin
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and a new site …

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madelinetosh site 

the new site is up and running, it has been a big endeavour but well worth it.

go and take a peak 

the magnolia society : yarn club

a permanent page has been created for the magnolia society : yarn club. registrations will open here and at woolgirl on dec. 5th. i have made a few changes by adding an extra skein of tosh worsted and a delicious skein of pure cashmere bulky to the offerings on this next go round.   

2008 11 26 Amy shop news
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toast mitts

i heart the fingerless mitts in the toast uk catalog soooo, i made a pair in cashmere :: toast-cashmere-mitts.jpg toast-mitts.jpg

  • pattern :: my toast mitts
  • needles :: US size 7 and US size 8 dpns
  • yarn :: 2 skeins of lobster pot cashmere in beach plum (or any aran weight yarn with a bit of drape) 

Pattern  

Cast on 40 sts using US size 7 dpns and join for working in the round. 

Work st st in the round for 3 inches

Switch to US size 8 dpns for a looser fit.

Continue in st st until base of thumb.

Knit first 7 sts of round onto waste yarn to hold sts for the thumb.

Continue working until just above your knuckles (the rolled cuff will take away approx half an inch) and cast off for a rolled cuff.

Return to thumb, place sts on hold evenly across dpns, pick up a few sts at each corner, knit 10 rounds in st st.

Bind off and wear!

 

If you have anymore tips to refine this pattern let me know and I will add them on.

 

security  

You may have noticed that you must now log in to leave a message on this blog. I had to change the security settings for this blog because I was receiving thousands (seriously thousands!) of spam messages etc.. each day. I hate to have to change the setting and know it is a pain in the arse but I couldn’t imagine spending more time each day erasing viagra, porn and realtor sites. 

 

2008 10 22 Amy free patterns
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fort worth :: trunk show

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  • When :: Saturday, October 25th from 10:oo am to 2-ish
  • Where :: Jenning Street Yarns, Fort Worth, Texas - (map)
  • How long :: until we get tired of knitting (which may take a bit) 
  • Advice :: Come early as the most sought after colorways and newer colorways (violin, butter and the like) get snatched up first… 

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