In the beginning of this year, my friend Amy over at Mrs. Darsie’s Menegarie participated in the Facebook/blog meme, Pay It Forward: Handmade Edition.
Basically, she promised to send something handmade to the first 5 people who left a comment on her blog post. I was excited that I was able to be involved! This has been on my to-post list. Since I hadn’t been posting regularly, I had completely forgotten about it!
It wasn’t until I came home after knit-night on Tuesday evening that I saw a package waiting for me on my workstation. Puzzled, I looked at the return label and I remembered that Amy had mentioned that I should be on the “snail-mail” lookout. To my surprise it was her pay-it forward package to me! And pay-it forward she did!
Below are two gorgeous hand-spun by Amy skeins.
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| Van Gogh's Starry Night with Tardis by TerryLightfoot. |
This soft blue fiber has been amazingly spun with silver crochet thread, giving it a glamorous look and feel. It is cleverly named, “T.A.R.D.I.S” after my favorite means of vehicular space transportation, from the BBC show, Doctor Who.
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| Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, Episode 13 "The Big Bang" |
The deep velvety red skein, “Bow Ties Are Cool”, is inspired by the 11th Doctor from the series, in which he wears a red bow-tie and is a fan of red Fez
I absolutely love the two skeins. They are totally me! Thanks so much Amy! This has become the inspiration I needed to keep knitting away at my current projects so that I can start on my very on Pay It Forward!
• Pay It Forward: Handmade Edition 2011 •
I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They in turn must post this and send something they make to the first 5 people to comment on their blog. The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 recipients sometime in 2011.
While I know some of you are not active bloggers, but are active followers, I am willing to break my little promise and offer you the chance at a handmade item by me as well. Maybe it will inspire you. So comment away my dear friends. :)
with peace, love, unity, and respect,
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
with peace, love, unity, and respect,
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I am so glad that you like the yarn! I was a bit nervous about the blue; plying with thread was an experiment. But I think it turned out quite well! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI would love to receive a handmade item by you!! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! that "painting" is gorgeous! so impressive!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a handmade pay-it-forward! And I'd be happy to send something your way as well - I opened comments for this on my blog, but only had a few takers, as most were afraid they wouldn't be able to properly pay it forward, if you can believe it :)
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@Kristin Yay! so happy you can participate! ♥
ReplyDelete@Kate (KnitsInClass) Hi fellow Sunshine Yarnie! So glad you'd like to partake as well! woohoo!
ReplyDeleteYarn from Amy is a real treat! Enjoy it and I cannot wait to see what they both become!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog. I'm working on your letter and pay it forward item. I'd really cherish something from you :) (already do use those dishcloths all the time!)
ReplyDeleteTo leave a post I had to make an account, maybe it will make me start my own blog.