Sunday 5 February 2012

....oh no, the snow and 'The Glow'.....

....Oh no.....the snow.....
.....Now, I  had gathered from the weather forecast that the snow we were going to get was going to be a dusting... a light fall,........well, ,when I peeped through the bedroom curtains this morning my little road was buried under about three feet of the stuff,  there were drifts built up higher than this over doorways and even down the little alley ways,....poor Bix and Molly couldn't get out of the cat flap as the snow was so far up the back door that the cat flap was completely covered...........i think we are all house bound today, Mr Pixie, me and two cats are going to stay put................anyway......................

.........Yesterday, Mr Pixie and I took a trip to  the 'The Glow', which is a new arts and crafts venue at 'Bluewater', if your not familiar with Bluewater take a look at the link, this show was on for four days and was called 'creative stitches', and a friend of mine who owns a really spiffy wool shop in my town had a slot there with the most amazing ...'Erika Knight', and she was promoting her new line of scrummy wool and you could join in with her to do some 'Extreme knitting' with her..............................
.................So against my most better judgement, and actually on this occasion I was glad that I had left my camera at home and had to rely on Mr Pixies crappity crap blurred phone....so...here's a picture of me with the most biggest  ever knitting needles on the face of the earth..................................'or.. ....am I really that small !!' hmmmm.....you decide. x




                                    'I have been called a ''borrower'' before'...many times in fact..
....not quite sure what face I'm pulling......( please don't look too closely ),  its probably one of utmost joy and glee, not only to be chatting with and knitting with Erika, but to just be surrounded by so much yarn...........and just look at the thickness of that yarn......what we did was finger knit the wool first to get these really chunky strands of yarn to work with..............bliss.

...( have you noticed my little upcycled jacket came along with me........Erika really loved it.......I was quite quite chuffed, i can tell you ).....

.....Here's a couple more blurred pictures for you..........( note to self,..must always remember to take CAMERA).......

.....Some of the original costumes from the brilliant 'Downton Abbey'......

.....Also....

.....A massive knitted sea creature thingy.....


.....And a knitted fisherman next to a completely knitted underwater cave plus fish an everything....

....I had to keeping saying to Mr Pixie '' take a picture of that''..or...''quick quick take a picture of this''.....I gave up asking him in the end......i think it was the continuous yawning that told me that he was a bit bored..........bless him.


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14 comments:

  1. Wow that looks like a fantastic day out. Love the knitted underwater cave. Can't imagine how long that took to make. You must have been so excited to knit with Erika Knight, I know I would have been.Sue

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  2. Wow...what a great event. I love that photo of you with the rather large needles!
    You've had a lot of snow then. We had about 10cm, but it was so light and fluffy it had drifted into huge piles....cold, but so pretty.x

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  3. That knitted cave thing is insane...ly awesome!
    xo,
    wink

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  4. Oh oh what fun a knit cave!!!!!! Everyone should have a knit cave in winter, that would be snuggly! Oh with a cat door too.
    Happiness to you V

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  5. That looks like such fun! I'd like a knitted cave for my garden, but it'd probably blow away up here!

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  6. Hi Pixie,
    We also had snow this weekend and Zigsa cat enjoyed playing in the snowflakes.
    Lovely to visit you here and to see you knitting with such large needles! ;-)
    The event sounds wonderful and I really like the vintage clothes. Love those little fitted jackets.

    It's great to be in touch with a fellow pixie and I am now following you!

    Fairy blessings,
    Jo May. x

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  7. What a fantastic post! Your enthusiasm for your day at 'The Glow' is contagious! How wonderful to be surrounded by yarn, period costumes, and, of course, Erika Knight herself!

    Thank you so much for sharing those photographs.

    And yes, we were left gasping at the amount of snow that had fallen in the night too.

    Stay warm,

    Stephanie

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  8. Hi gorgeous girl! I spotted your fabulous jacket immediately! I love it so much - and every week when I visit my local op shops I am always on the look out for a jacket I can upcycle in the same way!! I love the knitting needle photo - it's brilliant! Nice to put a face to your name too hon. I hope Molly and Bix are able to get out of their cat door now. They would've been so utterly confused. Stay warm hon - and have a fab week. L xx

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  9. costumes from Downton Abbey *sigh a hundred times over*

    we had no snow...just heavy rain and fog and just general gloomy dampness...most unfair

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  10. What a great find such creative things going on! Love that photo of you with the giant needles.

    HUGS Lorraine

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  11. That jacket is just the best!! Also, you look like a charming little Pixie with those OVERSIZED knitting needles...... And I would probably swoon over the Downton Abbey clothes. The clothes are the main reason I try and watch that program each week. Fabulous!

    xo
    dulcy

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  12. OH PIXIE!!!...send me your shoes and I will do them for you!!! I would LOVE TO!!! (Jessy Linder 5756 E. Catalpa Street Springfield missouri 65809) Love the photo of you with the needles. Mr. Pixie is a good PHO-TOG! The Downton Abbey dresses are luvvly jubbly. I love your blog.
    xo Jessy

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  13. I love the massive needles!
    Ha ha- this looks like a brilliant thing to go and see (and yes, my Mister would be as similarly unimpressed as yours, I reckon.)
    Have a great weekend.
    Xx

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  14. So much to take in...love all the knitty goodness...great photo of you and the giant knitting needles, love the cave and "Downton Abbey" dresses!!! One of my favorite shows- the costumes are incredible. xoxo

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