It’s that time of the week again, the What’s On your Workdesk Wednesday time, with our Julia.
You’ve caught me mid flow this week, quite a lot going on here at the mo, which I suspect is the case around the world as we’re now under the 30 day mark on the countdown to Christmas.
There’s some colouring going on and a card that’s mostly finished but not fully stuck down yet, that’s the one sitting on the pencils. Normal card making accoutrements dotted about and two wonderful and colourful skeins of wool sitting there too. Can’t miss them can you! I was at my local yarn store on Monday after work looking at their selection of yarn winders and the owner was already starting to mark things down for the big sale she’s having this weekend. I’d like a yarn winder as I’m getting more and more yarn as skeins instead of balls and a winder takes the hard work, and the need for an additional pair of arms, out of the equation, and gives you fantastic centre pull balls of wool that don’t tangle and bounce about whilst you’re knitting! With a bit of luck Father Christmas will be bringing me one.
And talking of knitting, that was a nice little segway there, did you like how I did that?, I made myself a cowl as the weather has turned decidedly chillier of late.
That outside photo on the deck was taken Sunday morning, it was a rather nippy 16F, or -10C. I was nice and snuggly warm in my new cowl though. And I learned just yesterday that the wonderful company that produces (raised, sheared, dyed and spun) that wool here in Northern Michigan (Stonehedge Fiber Mill in East Jordan) have been named as one of the US Winter Olympic Teams official partners for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Soichi, Japan. Apparently Ralph Lauren has ordered 4000 lbs of their wool to use in the sweaters and caps that the athletes and all the coaches will be wearing at the Closing Ceremonies. For a little place in the backwaters of Northern Michigan with just 14 employees and running their business on a 157 year old family farm, I think that’s a phenomenal endorsement.
Anyway, that’s enough from me. It’s American Thanksgiving this week and I have Thursday and Friday off work to enjoy a little down time. If you celebrate, have fun, travel safe. See you around the blog hop.
What a wonderful, colorful desk. There is a lot on it, but it still looks so neat! You are lovely in your scarf. I am glad you shared that photo of you in your lovely scarf. 🙂 Yes, that is pretty interesting about that small business. So happy for them. Thank you Brenda for sharing what you are doing this week. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
Sharon #3
I love those skeins of pink/purple wool on your desk! Love knitting but don’t usually post about it, maybe I should.
Have a nice week,
RosA # 4
I was just about to link us and you got there first, well done, thank you. Those skeins look lovely, bet they will knit up great. My knitting shop lets us wind there which is much easier as i get tied in knots doing it by hand. Super desk.
Famfa x
Hey #!!
lovely cowl- I’m working on a sweater just that color- for a year or so!
enjoy you days off- Happy thanksgiving.
thanks for the snoop around.
Robyn 14
Where to start? How about, what are you looking at? Were you being artsy ala Kate Hepburn or caught by Andrew in au naturale? Either way, you look very Kate Hepburn and beautiful in your handmade cowl of gorgeous colors!! Speaking of colors (like how I did that?), those skeins are the same pretty colors as your cowl and fleece! I found the whole skein/ball thing fascinating since I don’t knit and had never really thought about balls bouncing around. Now it’s “why didn’t anyone think of that centuries ago?!” Since I didn’t know they were skeins until I read the post, I was looking at the photo and trying to figure out what the heck you had made and what one would do with it? Oh, ha ha, I know. I karacked myself up when I read that wasn’t it at all. What a dork I am. And thank you hugely for the information on the SFM and the Winter Olympics! Seriously, talk about impressive!! I love that I will have that tidbit of information to share with friends when the Olympics are on! Finally, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Andrew!! Big hugs, Darnell #17
I thought I left a comment last night on your post saying how nice it was to meet you. Love the cowl and I have to also ask were you posing or just looking at something in the sky? Is that snow that I can see around the deck and on the grass in spots?
Congratulations on being No1 this week, good for you.
Happy WOYWW & Happy Crafting
Hugs Eliza & Yoda 12
ooh love the cowl Brenda found out about them last year in UK and bought one while over there, they are great love the colour happy WOYWW Shaz in Oz.x #22
What a stylish look you have. I liked the tidbit about the Fiber Mill. always in favor of little companies getting some great breaks! Have fun with your cowl!!! Never have a chance to waer such a thing here in the Philippines, but I love dressing up in layers when I am in cooler climes! :^) patsy
Love your cards in the making on the desk and your cowl is gorgeous. You can keep your -10 deg though, ewww, give me the sub tropics anyday. How wonderful that they picked a little family business for the yarn.
Have a great week,
Von #27
I spy HOUSE MOUSE, I am in love with those little creatures. I just got my first one ever the other day and can’t stop using it on everything. #31
Hi Brenda!! Your desk look so nice!! Everything needed right at your finger tips!!!
I love that cowl too!! I haven’t seen one but what a great idea!!I also enjoyed reading about the wool mill, that was very interesting and I am happy for them and the RL order!!
HAve a great week, Ginny #19
the new skein of wool is fabulous! Hope you get your yarn winder. Well done on top spot this week.. Helen, 34
Happy WOYWW. I agree with an earlier comment. Your desk is so colourful and tidy, but very creative too. I am in love with that wool – and your cowl is fab. Ali x #49
Love your desk, it’s so neat. The cowl you made is lovely, congrats on being No. 1 this week. Have a great week and Happy crafting & WOYWW…. DeDe #42
Big Congratulations on being first this week! That’s such a lovely cowl you’re modelling and a lovely photo. Your desk looks really interesting – colourful, industrious and fun! How lovely to hear of a small firm fulfilling such an amazing order! I am a great believer in ‘Small is Beautiful’ so thanks so much for sharing that one! Oh yes, and that tool for winding yarn sounds great. I do hope the Christmas elves are getting into some pretty wrappers right now! Julie Ann #55 xxx
How are you able to keep your desk so clean, mine looks as a mess after 5 minutes. Good job.
Beautiful stitching on that cowl… fabulous. 🙂
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I love the story about that yarn producer..how fab is that? Good for Ralph Lauren for sourcing from a small company. Yay, that me smile 🙂 I love your cowl, lovely colour and pretty pattern you’ve done!
Hope you receive a wool winder….Santa’s making one as we speak……… 😉
Hugs, LLJ 25 xx
The lunch lady stole my comments….so I’ll just agree with her…support small business.
Yes your cowl is fabulous…and you wear it well…lovely. Be well Carole # 67…I think I was 67 last week too!
Beautifully modelled and very nice colour and nice cowl missus. Love the colour of the skeins too, really pretty. enjoy your long weekend!
Wow, Brenda, that cowl is beautiful (it’s definitely the weather for it here, too). That’s fabulous about the wool, pretty amazing that they do the entire process. What a great thing for them to be “in” the Olympics!
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
:)trisha
#13 this week
Love the cowl, after socks cowls are a fav knit and wear, much easier than scarves in both respects. I wind my wool sitting on the floor with the skein on my feet, just a cheap skate suggestion.
Brenda, you look great and snuggly in your cowl, love the color on it…burrrr how cold it must be…We think it’s cold in the low 60’s….
Hugs, Robin #87
Great post! I love the cowl you made. Its beautiful and definitely needed in Northern Michigan. I spent a lot of my childhood there visiting and was raised in Ohio so I know that COLD! Although here in Northern California it gets cold, rainy and snowy in the winter too. Hope you have a wonderful 4 day weekend and ENJOY! Hugs, Rasz #88
What a pretty model! Interesting story about the wool mill in your area!
Nice tidy table – love your cowl. What timing?! I just decided today to make a cowl (Crochet) for me. Saw one in the Winter Silks catalog and thought ‘I can make that!!’
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