Something To Look At, For Now

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Summer In New York City Y'all! Let's DO This!

The City Parks Foundation
There is music and theater in damn near every neighborhood of every borough this summer! CPF rocks! So you have NO excuse to say you're bored. Or can't travel.
Sundae Sermon
Fantastic! Another outdoor party for families of ALL stripes. With DJ Stormin' Norman, Harlem's Don of the decks.

Seen On The Street

Elegance STAYS Cool
Ms. Lana Turner's style is the current iteration of Harlem elegance.

Help for Yarn Addiction

The Yarn Company
Yes! It's a new store, so you all former alienated needle-crafters can come back. Tavi (the new owner) has it going on!
The Yarn Tree
Now online only, Linda is engaging in her true passion––reviving the fiber traditions of different cultures, to repair the rips in the global fabric.
I Knit, London
A yarn shop with a licensed bar. When, New York, When?
Morris & Sons
The largest needlecraft store in the Southern Hemisphere!
Knit It Now!
Formerly Bonnie Triola. Bigger and better, and in the NOW.
Knitty City
A community center that sells yarn. Or a yarn shop that's a community center––a win win either way!
Fibre Arts Yarn Shop
Knit Cape May, NJ!
Downtown Yarns
Rita's shop is STILL cool. The go to shop in the East Village.
School Products Co.
For fantastic coned yarn, and shhh––affordable cashmere! Weavers take note. A warning––not for the newbie.
Smiley's Yarns
Their recession busting sales are ALWAYS worth the trip to Queens!

The Good Book(s)

Mary Thomas: Mary Thomas's Knitting Book
(*****)
Nanette Blanchard: Glove Knitting
(****)
Paula Simmons: Spinning For Softness and Speed
(****)
Abby Franquemont: Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool
Abby's book upgraded my spindle skills and downgraded my dependence on my wheels. It's the best! (*****)
Dora Ohrenstein: Creating Crochet Fabric: Experimenting with Hook, Yarn & Stitch
A new perspective, new yarns, and new patterns. Now, your crochet will look new too! (*****)
Shirley Paden: Knitwear Design Workshop: The Comprehensive Guide to Handknits
The master class, from the master knitter. When you finish this book, you'll be able to design––anything! (*****)

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Something To Look At, For Now

(This pic enlarges).

Well! While this commission is busting my butt, I'm learning how to blog without saying a lot––which is saying a lot for me. So here's a pic of some of my home-made stash, to keep from writing a thousand words.

Clockwise, from left: Worsted weight Icelandic Singles from Sunrise Sheep and Wool, a 3-ply ribbon yarn, used to make my foofie hat from the previous post, a few ounces of a 2-ply handpainted Merino from Spunky Eclectic, gifted to me when I purchased my LiL' Louet Victoria, and a swatch of the ribbon yarn.

The Icelandic and Merino yarns were spun on my Ashford Kiwi, now owned by my gurl Mollie of the Spin City Meetup. The ribbon yarn, was made on my wonderful Majacraft Suzi Pro.

Bedtime now. Enjoy!