I shopped and want more!

So I went shopping in a matter of minutes to a website that I had visited but never tried WEBSand the prices were so good that I bought these goodies



I bought Rowan Big Wool Tuft and Jaeger Trinity and Knit One Angora (this was 1.50 a skein I bought 15!)







Then I go to my favorite yarn store and bought More Rowan Kid Silk Haze( like I need more...) because I love the color.Even though I am taking a vacation off my Butterfly project because we had a fall out and I decided to put away for a while (I will post about my rant when I can think clearer about my frogging episode, the least I could say that it was uuugly!)


But..But then I go window shopping and OMG I see the shoes of my dreams..(but I dream of shoes all the times..)and of course I need a handbag to match. Michael Kors is a great designer and his styles are so classy and understated. Need I say why am I drooling and hoping.....


Now let me go back to my other favorite subject because my senses are in overload
Since that's not enough I go webshopping (I don't know if that's a term but it suits me fine..)and here is the the project that's making my brain go on overload and forget about my other WIP,the yarn in my stash, in addition to the yarn that I just shopped for. It's the RYC Handbag in the Style Pattern book,oooh itsn't it pretty...




Needless to say I have been busy frogging ,shopping ,dreaming and salivating. Oh well back to taking care of the kids, one is screaming for Ice Tea. I will try to come back tommorrow and talk about my sorrows with the Kid Silk Haze and the Butterfly Pattern.

Hmmm.... where do you belong?

Here I am at 8:43 PM doing absolutely nothing but surfing the Web and I stumble across this:

You Belong in Milan

Stylish and sophisticated, you want to enjoy a truly European life - away from tourists! Milan fits you perfectly. Great shopping, high quality food, lots of culture... with very little hype.

What European City Do You Belong In?

Give it a try. Now my question is, are there any Knitting Stores in Milan??Hmmm.....

Who wants to go with me.....

Lets say that England is not my all time favorite place to travel but since I have been knitting I have been wanting to go again... I went to England during my Honeymoon(It's my hubby's all time favorite place!) and although it was wonderful, I still didn't consider it my favorite.

Now here I am reading my favorite Knitting Magazine and voila! a Knitting Festival in England!











I showed this to my husband and he was hysterical laughing because I my excitement of wanting to go back to England Well I think I am going to research this more, but wouldn't it be fun to go. I think it would be a knitters dream.... Whatcha think?...

A Beautiful and Fun Sunday.......

After a wonderful Saturday with my husband. I decided to have an absolutely fun day with My Buddy... My boy(Center Picture). We Went to the NYC Hong Kong Boat Festival in Flushing Meadows Park,Queens. What a colorful and beautiful activity. We were amazed by the boat races and the ablity of these rowers to row to the beat of a drum. ALso the rowers seem to be of all ages and all backgrounds. The dances and the dragon and SHogun demonstration were also fun to watch. Needless to say as in everything in NYC it was crowded but not annoying, everybody was enjoying the beautiful day. I must say NYC is the melting pot of the world....It amazing how many different cultural backgrounds you see enjoying the celebration of maybe a different culture than yours. This is why I Love NY!

Wine, Wine and Wine!

So we're off to land of wines and sophistication... To celebrate our 10th aniversary hubby and I decide to go with another couple to a winery.We chose at the last minute to go to The North Salem Wine and Food Festival. What an experience! First and foremost my thoughts were we are going to be extreeeemely happy by the end of the festival, but rest assure it doesn't happen... Because part of the deal is you only taste and throw out the rest(what a pity!)But it was a great first wine tasting experience....



I walk the vineyard and it's impossible to capture the beauty of the vineyard in a couple of pictures ,so here is a sampler of what I did, all with a glass of wine in my hands walking through the vineyards. Yep Yep Yep and all with balance and steadiness......




And here is hubby posing next to the tractor. City Boy forever!!!!



And after a day of wine and food we walk into the sunset with our loot... around 15 bottles of different wines. My favorite was Sweet Red from North Salem Vineyards and Blush from Benmarl Vineyards



Yippee! Back to hotel to get Reeally happy.. Catch my drift....

I'm still working.....

Work continues to progress on the Butterfly I finish one of the fringes. Only a couple of points to remember: Darning Needles are absolutely necessary in order to do those P2tog and P3tog. Also please go slow if a stitch drops just hold your breath... walk away..... come back and go for it.

Just remember it 's going to be beautiful......

Now Off I go to a great weekend Getaway! See you soon!

Uh-oh another project here comes the Butterfly.....

In my busy and life full of WIP I have caved and started the Rowan Butterfly Pattern from the Rowan Magazine #37. I was inspired by Domesticat's Blog. I saw her butterfly top and I had to make it.... That darn Pattern....So Beautiful and Capitivating...




So I started the fringe, which is the bottom and I was in for a surprise!. First I learn that you can't rush. I had to go slowly, no distractions,no TV and no Husband trying to have a conversation.... Because if I loose my place I am doomed and don't even try to Frog! it it hellish... But you know what I am still loving it.

Beautiful Knitted Handbag, Buy it?

While walking through the town on Rye on Thursday, I went into one of my favorite shoe stores and saw this knitted bag by Margaret Nicole. It is absolutely stunning and as a knitter I know the work that must have gone into it but does it justify the price? So I will keep looking and admiring it as I did with the Fendi Bag and hopefully it will go on sale..... But then I won't hesitate to buy these....

And here's another one.......Clapotis..

I joined the clapotis Bandwagon! This was really fun to knit.Even though I was in the midst of getting new glasses, because I can see without my reading glasses so this was knitted only during the day ,when I had light. I made this out of Koigu Kersti ,what a great yarn!!! It was so soft and easy to work with.Everyone who knits should make at least one.
I am now inspired and hope to be able to to buy this yarn by A.L. de Sauveterre
I am going to budget... Budget... and this will be my Christmas Present to my self. Ilove this colorway and to top it off it's cashmere!

One down many to go.......

I finish this bag a couple of weeks ago. I love the style while searching on the web looking for a cable bag I found this pattern . It came out so cute that I decided to make them for this past Mothers Day and they were a hit with my sisters. At least I feel that I am starting to finish some projects.....