Desert Rose Shawl by Renee Leverington

First I am going to show you some lovely photos of this beautiful shawl that Sandra Singh has up at her shop.

Get ready to "oo" and "aw"!

THE DESERT ROSE SHAWL BY RENEE LEVERINGTON

A CLOSE UP

A FRONT VIEW

A BACK VIEW

The beautiful Desert Rose shawl was designed by Renee Leverington of "Goddess Knits" exclusively for Sandrasingh.com and knit in The Alpaca Yarn Company's lace yarn Suri Elegance. Renee Leverington grew up in Arizona where the crystal Desert Rose is abundant, these beautiful rosette shaped crystals inspired Renee to create her elegant Desert Rose Shawl.

THE LUSHIOUS YARN IT WAS MADE FROM

Suri Elegance

The Desert Rose Shawl's beautiful knit fabric, with exquisite drape, is created from The Alpaca Yarn Company's 100% suri alpaca lace weight yarn Suri Elegance. Its knit from the top down and consists of two identical sections worked together with a dividing stitch and garter edge stitches, the pattern is charted.

Personally, I am in love (read "lust") with Falling Leaves and Middle Earth! Now if you want to try your hand at this project or am a "fiberholic" like I am, head on over to SandraSingh.com and read all about the pattern and yarn and everything! I just liberated some of the highlights from her site.

(Click on the posting title or any of the underscored words to get there in a flash.)

KNITTERS CROCHETERS LOOK

darcy, the knotty knitter, is having a giveaway here. whose products is she giving away? the knit witch's!!! so get on over there and check it out!

travel to san antonio (wineries?)

ok, we have wine near here in grapevine and out near lubbock. but did you know about the texas wine trail? well, go check it out here! (hey knitters - there is a sort of yarn/fiber trail around there too. two favs ~ wine and yarn)

Phat Fiber Sample Box: Tactile Fiber Club Giveaways!

YOU knitters, spinners, crocheters, fiberholics!

pay attention! you don't want to miss this! just looking at the pictures with make you want to reach thru the screen and grab anything your hands touch!!!

and you could WIN SOME!!! (well, unless i win it.)

Phat Fiber Sample Box: Tactile Fiber Club Giveaways!

phat fiber give away

yarn...beautiful yarn! if you gotta have it go to phatfiber and enter. i did! o, desert garden farm does batting too for those who want skinnier yarn.

ten things that make me happy?

another blogger, jessica, challenged me to answer the above question. this is my attempt to answer (no order):

1. my dogs make me happy.  they are so full of joy and so smart and loving,

2. yarn makes me happy...the feel, the colors, what you can turn it into.

3. clouds make me happy. sometimes they glide across the sky. sometimes they billow up. sometime they have pink bottoms from the sun.  have you ever been flying and seen a lighting strike through them? the strike casts a golden hue to the clouds close by.

4. flowers, especially wild flowers make me happy. i love to take drives out during spring and see untouched area splashed with colors from the different blossoms.

5. photography makes me happy. mine and other peoples. these were done by a couple of friends of mine. they all make me feel and think...what a good thing. kristina did the first two and chris did the other.

6. rainbows make me happy.  i have seen some that go straight up and then rise. one of the reasons charlie is so great is he understands that rainbows require watching.

7. a full moon makes me happy. especially the beautiful harvest moons! they are always so big and colorful.

8. seeing grown men hug one another makes me happy. fathers and sons and grandsons. old friends reuniting. (of course i am glad i am not a man during one of those hugs with all the back pounding! ouch!)

9. being alive makes me happy. it is so much fun beating the odds!!

10. my husband's love makes me happy.

what is a phat fiber sampler

i had to add this site to my blog list. after you read the following i  think you will understand. it is a direct copy of her words and some pictures (link):

The Phat Fiber Sampler box is a way for independent fiber, yarn and related needlecraft companies and artisans to promote their products through a tactile goodie box that goes on sale once monthly. Our contributors get exposure while the consumers get to handle and experiment with products before making larger purchases. If you would like to contribute to the box, or are interested in learning more, please contact Jessie at phatfiber@yahoo.com.

it's an anniversary! and a contest!

her forth year! go here and you will see why i like visiting sandra singh! and it is not just because we have the same name! and to make it better, darcy is having a giveaway in her honor so go here to find out the details!

i hate diets

especially yarn diets. especially when people keep sending info about yarns on sale or new yarns they have! and tell me why they come in bunches?

ok, maybe, but only just maybe, it is because i subscribe to them. but couldn't they just show me yarns i don't really like or want...you know, the kind that is thin as thread and has to be knit with toothpick size needles?

i gotta go...incoming mail...from webs!

used in serveral items

used in serveral items
Originally uploaded by spvaughan

and in this hat also...there was also some green yarn from my stash that i will not show you...'cause i don't want to! 

but the end result is the funky hat!

Mirasol Hacho Yarn

Mirasol Hacho
Originally uploaded by spvaughan

so pretty, so thin, so dark...read earlier postings for additional comments

no. 1 of diamonds for daylia

the completion of one

the maroon room

a chair is good for holding yarn

more yarn (& young charles). hey when the cubbies are full, go to the top

and the swift charlie made me

and down to a bit of the yarn winder and lots of bags and more yarn

the other bookcase holding my painting from the oils class

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more yarn, paint and another view of my oil painting

charlie took this without light. i think it looks cool...like late a night

post from cell phone...part 2 so don't hang up!

have you figured it out? bullalo! unwound yet but it will be balled up shortly!

i just had to buy, it was half off and so colorful!

this is soooooofffft baby alpacca.

and this? possum! can you believe?

this box of a knitter was opened to find the following:

hillary from germany made these for me

she made these as well

and she made these!  

am i a lucky person to have such a lovely lady make these lovely object just for me! i feel so loved!

isn't he sweet, oscar wants to help me compute!

that is such a loving face.  i have more to post but the system wants me to put them in another posting.  so hang on...there will be more! they are above, so you have already seen them.  so silly.