Will You Be Staying for Tea?

Hello there! Recently I've acquired a few new obsessions in my life: drinking at least one cup of tea per day and watching Downton Abbey on PBS Masterpiece. I think the latter definitely influenced the former, for what it's worth.

In honor of my new obsessions, I'm hosting another Storied Yarns SAL/KAL!

Yep, it's the Downton Abbey Spin-Along and Knit-Along!!!

This time around you can - as always - opt for yarn, batts, mini skein sets or roving. Along with that you'll receive some extra special goodies, and the prize this time around is going to be a special Downton-inspired tea (or coffee) mug from Winemaker's Sister!

If you want to play along, purchase your listing by April 24 or they'll be gone forever!

As an added bonus, this weekend only (April 13-15) you can receive FREE Worldwide Shipping in my Storied Yarns shop when you use coupon code ChaiTea at checkout!

So, will you be staying for tea? I'll ring for Carson ...

Fiber Arts Friday: Hodge Podge

This week has been one of those "a little of this, a little of that" kind of weeks. I did some knitting and crocheting and designing, oh my! Wanna see?

This is a knit and crochet version of the same pattern; I'm calling it Tea with the Dowager Countess (Knit) (Crochet) and it's available now on Ravelry. The yarn you see here is my Storied Yarns Superwash Bulky in the Violet Crawley colorway, inspired by Downton Abbey. The pattern is written for 2-cup, 4-cup and 6-cup teapots.

I also did some spinning this week. This is my BFL top in my "Matthew Crawley" colorway (also inspired by Downton Abbey), n-plied:

I also made a messenger style purse/bag for myself for spring. I followed this tutorial by Obsessive Crafting Disorder and bought the fabric from Sew Fine Fabric and I love it!

Now to fill it up with all my junk!

What have you been up to this week? Show it off over on Andrea's blog and link up with other fun fiber artists!

I'm Still Here!

Eek! I haven't posted on here in 20 days, that's far too long!

I've been working on various things, but most of them are pretty secret so I can't really post details yet. However, I have done a few things I can write about!

I made some skirts out of t-shirts for my daughter. She wanted skirts for her new spring/summer wardrobe so I figured this was a cheap and easy solution. I basically followed this tutorial, using boys' t-shirts that were a few sizes larger than what she would wear as a top.

And voila! Skirts!

Here she is modeling the third one, which is black:

The black one turned out a little long, but I figure that will be nice because she can grow into them a little bit more this way. I love it when I can make her clothing last more than one season!

Now I want to go thrifting so I can find T-shirts to use in making some of these for myself!!

I'm also contributing to the Phat Fiber boxes in April. The theme is Tea Party so I'm sending in the following colorways on superwash sock yarn:

I'll be working to fully stock the shop with Downton Abbey colorways in April. I'm also going to be hosting a Downton Abbey SAL/KAL, so check back soon!