Phat fiber contests

I know, I need to make a real post, but for now more contests at phatfiber. Head on over and enter to win lots of goodies.

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-colorful-life-and-giveaway.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/07/desired-haven-farm-giveaway.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/06/ruddawg-kip-bag-giveaway.html

More contests at Phat Fiber

I know, I know I promised a real post. Well school is going good, just BUSY. No time, no time for anything. I decided to write my Major Research Paper also known as my MRP on David Blackwood and what I call the Newfoundland Aesthetic or something like  that.  I can’t believe no one has really written about him before.

In health news I just had my MRIs done so now they have imaged and examined every part of my body. Luckily my mystery pain seems to have mostly disapeared but hopefully there was something on the MRI so that they can fix it so it doesn’t come back.

I have some stuff growing up on my deck and  more to be planted soon. Woo hoo. I will post pictures soon, I really do promise. School is almost over and then I will be able to do other things, at least for  a bit.

So now to the contests:

Greenwood Fiber Works – lovely stuff

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/05/greenwood-fiber-works-and-giveaway.html

Tactile Fiber Arts – super amzing choice of spinning fibers

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/05/tactile-fiber-arts-and-giveaway.html

Knit it up Giveaway – lets here it for sock yarn

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/05/knit-it-up-giveaway.html

My8 Kids Mom – luschious fiber for the giveaway

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-8-kids-mom-and-giveaway.html

So there you have it. A quickie update and contests to enter. Go forth and play.

More Contests

I promise a real post soon, but in the mean time I am posting about all the great contest at Phatfiber. Here are the links to them all:

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/03/calizona-designs-and-giveaway.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/03/desired-haven-farm-and-giveaway.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/03/winemakerssister-and-giveaway.html

I think there will also be some more coming up as the contest ends Tuesday. Cheers and good luck everyone.

More Phat Fiber Giveaways.

So the lovely Lady at the Phat Fiber Blog is celebrating her birthday this week and is having amazing giveaways all week. Stop by and check it out. Also lots of new fiber and goodies to look at.  My new favorite stop in the morning.

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/03/zebisis-and-giveaway.html

the link to the first contest is right above. Cheers everyone!

Its been awhile

Ok I have been meaning to post but I just haven’t been in the mood. Sorry. I had my laparoscopic scan done on tuesday and I am still a little tired and sore from the procedure. I am supposed to hear from doctor today about results so here’s hoping she found something. My side and lower right groin area still hurt though. I want to call now but figured I should give the doctor a chance to call me.  Other then that, not much new.  I have a ton of school reading I need to get done and no time to knit, spin or crochet right now, which sucks cause that is what I want to do.

I did get a lovely new book from the lovely Amy from Knitty.  It is the French Girl Knits book and it is lovely. I did a review for it in the new Knitty so go check it out. Lots of lovely patterns in the new issue and lots of neat books and goodies in the review section. I am also intrigued by the KnittySpin section that talks about spinning coffee filters, but I am not that insane.

Damn my side is really hurting now.  I so hope the doctor has some good news. If they haven’t found anything on the bone scan or from this scan then the next course of action is the MRI which isn’t happening until May because they are all booked. Which sucks.  I think I need another Tylenol 3 and some ice cream. I have wanted ice cream for days. They put a tube down your throat to help you breath and since I have had a sore throat and a cough already it only made it worse, and my throat is all sore and scratchy still. Maybe I will walk to the seven elven and get me some ice cream.

Ok right Phat Fiber blog has another contest. There are contests all week every day a new one, and the draw ill be tomorrow so go enter for  your chance to win. I won last time and maybe I’ll win again. I could use some more good mail. I know I haven’t posted my Feb box yet or my winnings, but honestly I haven’t done much other then sit on my couch for days.   Maybe if I feel  up to it later I might try and take some photos of stuff. Cheers everyone and happy March.

More Contests at Phat Fiber

Psst… there are lots of new giveaways happening at the Phat Fiber blog

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/

Check them out and also the amazing vendors, so much fiber so little time. A real post to follow….

Another Contest Link

Hey everyone, Phatfiber has another give away on her blog,  this time for mohair fiber, and who wouldn’t want that. All you have to do is pick a name for the absolutely adorable little angora goat that is pictured and you can win fiber. The link to the info is here.

I was going to write something today, but honestly I have a ton of school work and I have just been feeling down and overwhealmed by everything lately, so it would probably be another depressed rant. So much pain these past two weeks and a cold on top of everything else. I am so hopping that they when they do the scope in two weeks that find something.

So go check out Phatfiberblogspot and enter the contests. She has a lot of contests each week and hey I alreay won one, and I am one of the unluckiest people ever.  Also I mangaged to order a February box, after a stupid mishap on etsy stole my first one I was able to order one and get it put through in the evening stage of the box sales.  So watch for a post when I get it. I just need to figure out how to use my webcam on my laptop and  I can post a movie of me opening the box. Can you tell how excited I am, I really need something to cheer me up right now, and  I am really looking forward to getting the box.  If anyone feels the need to cheer me up I like chocolate and fiber   Ok back to trying to write my curatorial essay that is due on Tuesday.

Happy Friday Everyone.

And the Winner is……

Me! I won one of the weekly draws from Phat Fiber.  If you haven’t gone to check out their site yet, what are you waiting for GO GO GO. I am really excited and it is my first time winning and internet contest, so yay me. I managed to snag the 4 skiens of handspun egyptian cotton donated by the lovely Sheeps of Egypitan Cotton.  You should totally check her stuff out, amazing colors and dudes it is HANDSPUN. I wish I could spin that consistent. I haven’t tried cotton yet, but from I gather it takes some mad skills so this yarn should be awesome. You can see a picture of the color way I won  here .  I think Phat Fiber is now my favoritist blog site ever. They always seem to have give aways and great reviews of fiber goodies so make sure to add them to your blog feed.

In other news some progress has made on my mystery illness. I saw a new doctor on Monday who has scheduled me for a larcoscophy  for the 10th and is trying to get me in for an MRI and a Bone Scan, so hopefully we will find out what is wrong with me in the near future. Or at least by the end of March.

Hope everyone has a happy Friday the 13th.

Links you might all enjoy

So I am still feeling sick and down so I have been doing some blog searching lately and I came across a great site that I just wanted to share. It is the Phat Fiber Sample Box-  from what I have been reading it looks like a great opportunity to get some amazing samples of all things fibery from some new and exciting small indie fiber shops. From what I have seen of the January box, the February should be a great treat. I am really excited to find this site and am counting down the days until I can put in an order for February one. I hope I get one.

There is also a Phat Fiber Blog -  where you can find info on what will be in the boxes, see some amazing fibery goodies, find out about amazing etsy fiber shops that will empty your wallet but keep you happily spinning for the months ahead.  They also have great contests available, with give aways from some of the great fiber stores that are offering samples for the Phat fiber box. You can find links to the contests here:

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/02/sheeps-of-egyptian-cotton-and-giveaway.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/02/kitty-grrlz.html

http://phatfiber.blogspot.com/2009/02/unique-sheep-and-giveaway.html

I also found a link to this great seller. Extreme Spinner, who has some great looking fiber goodies up in her etsy store. I especially like her new valentine blend batt, it looks so yummy you could eat it.

http://extremespinner.blogspot.com/

I will be posting more exciting links when I find them. Since I have been sick I have been surfing the blog-a-verse more and wow are there some great sites out there.   Cheers everyone, and happy spinning.

Won’t somebody buy me a mercedes benz…

Well I don’t really need a Mercedes Benz, what I need is a swift. And not a swift kick, if that was what you were thinking. Nope I need a swift. Doesn’t need to be fancy, I just need a swift. Anyone selling one, anyone have one lying around that they want to part with….. Well it was worth a shot. I think I am going to make one of the basic table top ones like this one. It seems pretty easy to make and will much better then my method of choice now, which is the chair method. That or I have to wait until I am at the Purple Purl and  use theirs. Which while they are conveniently located to my house, makes feel a little ashamed about winding wool that I didn’t buy from them. So I need a swift.

The reason for a swift is for the hand spun I have been making and also for the new stash enhancement I got yesterday. Here are some picks of the new lovelies.

There is some lovely hand painted thick and thin goodies, a small 2.6 oz skein of silk that I have already painted up and is cooling downstairs. A large skein of what I think is a silk blend, 5 silk crepe scarves that I am not sure what to do with yet; either dyeing or maybe some felting, as well as two mystery skeins of a shiny lace weight in red and gold and one in the dark blue/green color that I wound up. Oh and my sit and spin DVD which I haven’t watched yet but am really looking forward to.

Did you notice the spoon sticking out of the green stuff. That is right I painstakingly wound my ball onto a spoon handle, using the ol chair swift method and the damn spoon handle is stuck. It will not come out. I checked before I starting winding to make sure there were no splinters or anything for the stuff to get caught on and it happened anyway. Oh well.  There is SO MUCH yardage in those skeins. WOW. I think I wound for about 3 hours or more in total to get that ball.  Hmmm maybe I need a ball winder too. I got all those goodies (except for the dvd) at the Nanopod destash  event yesterday. Apparently not as much stuff as the last one, but I missed the last one so I was happy with what I got yesterday. Who can turn up yarn at $2.00 and $5.00 a ball/skein. NO ONE!