The Shopping Sherpa

Three chairs for our Celebration of Wool Day stall this weekend. $3 each from Salvos. Perfect for our Knit Cafe area and nicely timed as we...

my " unidentified misty blue mystery yarn " is probably Jo Sharp Kid Mohair . I'm feeling like I have untapped Yarn Savant ten...

There was painting (including a giant thumbtack which I picked up yesterday at The Warehouse - a pack of three was $1.49 but alas they were ...

Today in numbers: Knitting needle knobs painted: 13 Rows of daisy hoodie knitted: - 2 then + 5 States visited: 2 Op shops checked out: 4 Dol...

I'm still trying to work my way through the pile of pictures I took at last weekend's show. I'm making progress but I don't...

Over lunch with m1k1 on Saturday I asked how the jumper she was knitting for DH was coming along as I'd seen lots of blogging of little...

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I feel quite sated. How much do you think you'd pay for 2 balls of Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed , just over 100g of an unidentified misty ...

Imagine my surprise when I spotted another Triang House at last weekend's show! This one was not for sale (although that phrase about e...

More pictures from the weekend's miniature show: 1. One of the Mini-Mad Mates girls hard at work behind their stall. 2. And some of the...

Do you remember how I said on Saturday that I found some very exciting things ? Well this is what happened... I was doing the speedy reco...

A new Fair Isle vest by IGMA Artisan Helen Palenski*, perfect for autumn. Are you as amazed as I am at the intricate workmanship involved?...

The first weekend in May can only mean one thing - time for this year's trip to The Sydney Dolls House and Miniatures Show. I had a bri...

Is it just me or did April speed past at the speed of light? I'm pretty happy with what I managed to achieve from my list though. Black...

1. Thread 3 , 2. Too-small socks for a two year old's birthday , 3. Pink bubbles , 4. Fading flowers , 5. Happy Spider hand dye 1 , 6. S...

Gorgeous light and orange leaves? Crunching through the fallen acorns when you leave the driveway? Check. Pulling out the woollies and light...

I was a lucky girl indeed this weekend, starting on Thursday (yes I know Thursday's not really the weekend but since Friday was a public...

One of the bonuses of staying on the other side of the harbour is the trip to the airport. Which can, quite conceivably, include a wee jaunt...

The view from my hotel room The Duchess of Mosmania's apartment where we've spent Anzac Day propped up on comfy chairs watching Th...