Dragonfly Soars!: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

DragonflySoars 20120730, The Hearts of Many

Works in Progress

Old Man of Storr Shawlette by Carie Harling out of WalkingWisti Jaywalk in Japanese Maple colorway
Everlasting Love Shawl by Tiziana Sammuri from Madelinetosh Lace finished 105 of 200 rows

Spinning Items

Upstream Alpaca, chocolate rainbow colorway singles done!
Orifice threader from Laritza, Yorksett Arts and Crafts

My acquisitions

Alpaca Yarn Co, Paca-Peds HT, in Deep Sea colorway (100gram regular, 25 gram coordinating heel toe)
PlaysWellWithColors, 100% Falkland, Avalon Mist colorway
Frabjous Fibers, 8oz, 100% Merino, Tapestry colorway from The Cat and Crow in Mt Horeb, WI

New Prizes

Fresh Chanel Flowers Piddly Bag from Piddleloop shop (mentioned last week but picture now)
Three Irish Girls, Bamboo Cotton Fingering in Coral Reef (50% bamboo, 50% cotton, 4oz, 470yds)
Fine Feathers, 50% wool, 50% soy silk ( total 3.8oz) exclusively dyed for The Cat and Crow Fiber and Yarn Shop in Mt Horeb
Z-Arts small project bag, fully reversible drawstring also from The Cat and Crow
Play at Life Fiber Arts, Australian Merino spinning fiber in Ascension to Skyland colorway donated by Willowfairy, with optional spinning included!!
Rosie's Moment, 100% superwashed BFL, Hawaii I colorway donated by Bets
Ogle Design, Silver Lace (80% Merino, 20% tussah silk) in blue, donated by Enid
Special Prize for $25 or more
1. Wollmeise, 100% superwash merino, We're Different version of Roter Himbeermund
Upcoming prizes
1. Surprise from Tamsie
2. Two skeins custom-dyed from Ethereal Fibers
Special Prize for $50 or more
1. Handknit Shawl from Tif (mojaveknitter), test knit for Kyrie. The Little Miss Hannah Shawl pattern will be a for sale pattern on Ravelry and all proceeds will go to the Little Hannah Foundation

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

DragonflySoars 20120723, Variety, Prizes and Fundraising

Swap Items

Works in Progress

Old Man of Storr Shawlette by Carie Harling out of WalkingWisti Jaywalk in Japanese Maple colorway
Everlasting Love Shawl by Tiziana Sammuri from Madelinetosh Lace finished 100 of 200 rows
Harvest Dew socks (modified toe-up) made with Fibernymph Yarn Amble in Mint Chocolate Chip colorway

Spinning Items

Upstream Alpaca, chocolate rainbow colorway
Spin-off Spring 2012
Tour de Fleece is officially over, I spun every day except 3

Contest

Win one Ravelry pattern ($10 or less) plus dragonfly stitch markers from Lynn/Lightning
Leave comment on the blog or on this Ravelry thread
Comments and Suggestions, so far
- Different Projects from the rest
- No Pimping, not too long
- Photos
- Swap and interactions
- Tips and Techniques
- Tutorials
- Virtual Knit Night (VKN)
- Best Friend appearance
- What do you want to hear about thread?

Other things

Susan G Komen walk, please see the tabbed page above
Lynn Zimm/s Make a Wish fundraiser ($5 will get you a coupon code to receive the Laura Linneman My Hope shawl pattern)
Mom's Material Girl doll
Wisconsin Craft Market
Knittin' on the Fly

Liebster Award
Thank you to Kathom of Kathom's Journal! The Liebster award is giving to blogs that have fewer than 200 followers. Now it is my turn to nominate 5 other deserving bloggers and I have chosen:

There are probably many more that could be nominated, I just don't know them. Now as a nominee, you are asked to do the following:

Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed.
Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Susan G Komen 5K

A couple episodes ago I alluded to the fact that something tragic happened the day of my birthday but I couldn’t talk about it. I did talk about it a bit here on plurk though, but in case you missed that here goes....

One of my employees had a daughter who suffered from breast cancer for a long time. She did everything right, she ate right, she took care of herself, she followed all the procedures and for a time it went into remission. Within the last year though it came back with a vengeance spreading throughout her body and eventually to her brain. The morning of my birthday I had a voicemail message letting me know that she had passed in the night. As I was celebrating my 40th birthday, she had died at 40. She left behind a loving husband and two children.

My team and I wanted to do something to show our support and caring. The best way we could think of is to raise money for breast cancer research in her honor.

So this is my personal page, and I will be doing a giveaway for knitters. If you donate to myself, the team or a team member (there will be more of us) please let me know. put your Ravelry name, your plurk name, send me a PM, a private plurk an email to the podcast email address… something and I will enter you. Any donation will be an entry but there will be a special drawing for donations $25 or greater.

Also if you have anything you would like to donate for a prize, I would appreciate it, just contact me!

Thank you all so much!

Edited to Add: And she was a knitter too!!

Vicki's Page Team ROK On

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

DragonflySoars 20120716, Surprises

Works in Progress

Old Man of Storr Shawlette by Carie Harling out of WalkingWisti Jaywalk in Japanese Maple colorway
Everlasting Love Shawl by Tiziana Sammuri from Madelinetosh Lace finished 100 of 200 rows
Through the Loops (TTL) Mystery Shawl using Curious Creek Meru frogged and stole the needles

Spinning Items

Sheepish Creations, Merino, Christopher Robin colorway
Upstream Alpaca, chocolate rainbow colorway
Woolee Winder
Not mentioned but still trying to spin daily for Tour de Fleece

Other Mentions

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (trailers)
Supernatural tv show

DragonflySoars - Delayed due to technical difficulties

I recorded last night but half way into the upload to blip, the internet went out at my house. It was out earlier in the day too but was working last evening, until my upload was 30 minutes in. *sigh* (my digital phone is out too)

I can't upload from work as blip is a blocked site. So please be assured, I recorded, and you will see it as soon as I get internet access again.