ROAARRRRR!

"Roar Roar Roar"
is the sound that has been echoing around our house this week...
I got a fab ecard from my knittertreater who asked me to acknowledge the e-card.
got it!!
and she's sent a postcard ( not got yet)
and she's sent my parcel sea mail cos it was heavy.....wow how exciting
cant wait.
my secret pal got her first package and loved it hooorrrraaah, but It did have to go through quarantine... apparently I passed. very funny.
al x

hooray for freeform crochet

Dear all,
Taking a little break from Braiding to do some crochet.
I cant show what I've done until my secret pal gets her prezzies.
But until then The freeform crochet group I am part of has got an online exhibition, go and have a look there is some beautiful bits ( what is the collective term for alot of freeform crochet?) possibly a scrumble. well go and look at the scrumbles....
I'm also getting the itch to dye some more yarn.... it's pickies like this that do it

al x

A felted commision

Dear all,
You know how I always stay safe and use nice plain colours, well this is a prime example.
I love felting, just have trouble fitting it in with all he other stuff I love. I like having an end point so with this in mind the item below was created.
I have been commissioned by aunty big em to make her a felted camera case.
The problem with commissions is you never know if they are going to like it until they see it.
So aunty big em, this is the first try, if you dont like the colours I can do a bluey one or a more pinky one. I got a little carried away with the colours. I will not be insulted if you dont want this one cos I can do lots with it if it's not your scene.
one side is swirly and one is spotty
I had fun with it can you tell.
lots of love al x

A mixed groove

Dear all,
Just sitting back chillin......
Sorry? was that me?
Yup just sitting back and chilling, bloggin catchin a tune...
I've got a bag of summer fruit thornton chocs ( bought for me by my yummy boy)
a mug of hot water...... well i like it,
and Ray Lamontague in concert on the telly, he's definitely my singer of the moment, I cant get enough of his music, and there he is on the telly whilst i'm baby sitting, perfick.
so This weekend is a music weekend, ray tonight and tmorrow si and I and my mum and dad are going to see Kate Rusby, a very cool folk singer. I've worked out the last concert I went to I was 8 week pregnant with adam, that must be almost 6 yrs...... very excited.
On a textiley front, I went to the living threads textile exhibition today, there was some beautiful things there, and this amazing lady doing felting called Julie turner.
I'd met her before at a workshop. It was nice to meet her again, I was so close to buying one of her beautiful felted bags.
I've also been thinking about the new crochet magazine thats come out in america Interweave crochet, linked to the interweave knit magazine that has a good reputation in the USA. It looks interesting.
anyway enough for tonight.
off to feel the groove
al x

can you tell what it is yet?

SO many pictures so little time.....
This is a picture heavy post
This is the most exciting, look what my fabulous hubby bought for me for easter!!!
aaaahhhhhhhhhh so very exciting a whole meter of Amy Butler fabric!!!!!
he's just laughed at me cos I only got it in the post an hour ago and have already posted about it!!! that exciting!! ( !!!)
Then one of my favorite flowers of spring a magnolia. taken last week.
Then my daft cat Moscow pretending to be the dormouse from Alice in wonderland, he got in of his own accord I promise.
Then a drawing of an elephant on our terrace by my boy
and finally my husbands birthday cake!! do you think I used too much cream in the four tiers!! In my defence it was a wholemeal sponge, so it had some healthy elements, sprinkles by my fab children, he didnt seem to mind them being pink. Do you think we are on holiday? ( back to work tmrw,buurrgghh)
Lots of yarny love
al x

sooo very lucky

Dear all,
Happy easter for all who do easter in a religious or chocolately way.
I'm still here doing holiday.
I got a fab package from my secret pal on monday, I'm sorry for the delay in posting pickies secret pal, It's a holiday thing.
But needless to say I have looked at them every day and shown them to lots of people this week.
There was lots of lovely stuff, I got some debbi bliss soho and a texere yarn silk pack. I got a beautiful john lewis note pad, which is far to good for my messy ramblings. The kids, hubby and I all got chocolate and I got lots of lovely smellies.
still thinking what to do with the wool. I might have to crochet something from my happy hooker book.I'm not used to having so much wool for a project so It's very exciting.
I'm very lucky. Thank you very much. ( oooh to many verys)
I'm off to wrestle a giant chocolate rabbit off Emi.....
al x

Holiday yey!!

Dear All, Welcome to the goodkharmabunny on holiday.
We've all broken up for a weeks holiday, the boys have two weeks.
Last week didnt improve with hubby going to the speech therapist, which was fine, except he isnt allowed to say a word until tuesday, like complete silence.........
And I had to go back for another MRI on friday, cos they missed a bit, or the other excuse was that they changed their minds what they wanted.
but that is all behind us now, we have finally hit holiday, and it started well.
Mum and i went to an exhibition at the NEC yesterday called "sewing for pleasure"
SO we spent the day there and spent alot..... ( pickies later) but I couldnt find find any Amy Butler fabric anywhere, in fact no one had heard of her.........
Then we came home and mum and dad whilst the quiet one and i went out for supper, then this morning mum cooked us all a full english breakfast... wow what a 24hrs.
I'm only slightly bleary this morning.
On a different note thank you everyone for your wonderful comments about the website, I'm soo glad you like it.
the only problem is that most of my hits have been via my blog and I've now done another post, so my blatant website promotion is below, however there is a link to the good kharma bunny website on the right hand side!!!!!--------->------------->------------>
more later... off to suggest a pub visit to hubby.
al x