& Her crafty minions. /sigh
Look!
Something happy!
That's my Zen Doily sitting under a vintage tin. I may have a thing for vintage tins by a certain designer.* /ahem
Which reminds me...
Here's a link to the bowl holding the bobbins from my last post. The background is actually more cream than white but I'm okay with that.
Touching that doily again reminded me just how much I like working with that bamboo thread and how I always intended to use it again. Perhaps I need to rework my knitting goals for next year. ;^)
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go to the post office to pick up something by a certain designer.
Don't judge me!
Happy Monday, people!
* Thank goodness I am super picky. Or I would run out of space or something...
That is a very gorgeous doily. I keep promising myself I will make one but never find the inspiration. That one might be just the push I need.
Posted by: Kerry | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 09:45 AM
That makes a lovely centerpiece.
Posted by: Carole | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 09:47 AM
Joan didn't seem to think you had any knitting goals for next year. What are they?
Posted by: Yarndude | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Beautiful, both the doily and your vintage pick.
I almost thought you are going to make Joan happy and admit going to knit wiyh the bamboo right now,,,, :)
Posted by: Rachel | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM
I prefer "well-curated" over "picky". It makes it sound so much more purposeful and elegant. ;-)
Posted by: Clumsy Knitter | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:39 AM
I would never, ever judge*! That is a beautiful tin on a beautiful doily. (*How could I judge. . . when you found my favorite tins . . . for me!!!) XOXO
Posted by: Kym | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Lmao at the current comments. Peter's cracked me right up. So you want i should send you all my starbucks tea tins? Lol
Posted by: Kitten | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM
What a lovely FO and such a nice piece to display with it! Love the pattern!
Posted by: Kelly | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Bamboo! muwahahahhaha
:D xoxo
Posted by: Squishy | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Aha! I was pretty sure I knew what that tin would turn out to be as soon as I saw the photo. So cute!
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:48 AM
That's a gorgeous doily and a lovely tin. And all this while spinning laceweight? the mind boggles. Well, my mind.
Posted by: Carrie#K | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 11:50 AM
The doily and the tin are perfect together!
Please show us what you got from the post office. :D
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Ack, now I've gone & fallen for Daher Cherry Blossom tins. You're a bad influence.
Posted by: Natalie | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 01:52 PM
Um, thanks for that rabbit hole of a link. I fear I am going to get lost in that Etsy shop!
Posted by: Beverly | Monday, August 29, 2011 at 07:55 PM
Beautiful! And it is danish, "egeblad" means "oakleaf". Do you know the danish books (in english): "Knitted lace" and "Knitted lace - in white" by Sonja Esbensen. I found them at "Amazon.uk". Have not knitted anything from them yet.
Gitte from Denmark
Posted by: Gitte | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 02:06 AM
So pretty and so good to hear from you! Hugs, girlie!!!
Posted by: CindyCindy | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 04:46 AM
I'm sure you could spin some bamboo thread pretty easily. Then you could knit another doily this year.
/runs while dodging flying objects... ;^)
Posted by: Anne | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 05:54 AM
Lovely! I really enjoyed browsing through that etsy shop, loads of fun stuff!
It's good to be picky. :^)
Posted by: marianne | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 08:32 AM
I have always liked that doily. Thanks for the info the bamboo thread. I always wondered about that stuff. :)
Posted by: Helen | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 09:04 AM
The doily outshines anything you could set on top.
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 06:50 AM
Beautiful!!!
Posted by: Paul | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 08:09 AM
That is beautiful, and Margene nailed it! Although the bowl is lovely, the doily is incredible.
Posted by: elizabeth | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 12:25 PM
The doily is so pretty that anything sitting on it would look good. A squashed soda can. A drunken tarantula. Anything.
Posted by: gayle | Thursday, September 01, 2011 at 09:09 AM
That is a happy, pretty picture. Ooooh, tins! Gorgeous doily. :D Love.
My Grandma Ruby had a tin with Nut Goodies in the living room. Way off limits but I still love those candies. Do you have a memory of an old tin or have you found a new love.
xox
Posted by: Angie | Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 05:56 PM
Oooh pretty.
I have a square tin that looks just like that same print. I've never known what it was or where it was from. Found it at a garage sale somewhere.
I have a thing for candy dishes. Causes me no end of problems. I already have too much stuff.
Posted by: Big Alice | Tuesday, September 06, 2011 at 06:54 PM