More snow in Manitoba.

Thanks for all your get well wishes! I no longer have a sore throat, just a good old cold that will hopefully pass soon. I get sick every spring without fail, but we did get about a foot of snow last night, and we're in for a snowstorm tomorrow they say. So there's no better time to curl up with a cup of tea, look at pretty pictures, and knit a sweater. I can't wait for the new Nylon with Clemence Posy, Anja Rubik, and Chloe Sevigny. The preview looks great. Click on the images for links, except for the war poster... I'm not sure where it is from, my boyfriend passed it on.
Watch the new Feist video if you haven't already, I love her Hunter boots!

Check out AngieOwl, Crowdedteef's, and Windowsill on flickr.
Weekend To Do List:
1. Make Scuffles
2. Make Birthday Present #2
3. Get ready for the Winter Fair!
Real live Alpacas, and SuperDogs. From the Urban Spring Catalogue. I could live in this. I'm on the hunt for a braided leather belt now. I wish shipping from Urban wasn't so darn expensive for Canadians.

Good Mail

The kindness of other's is so inspiring to me. Today I received a lovely little package of tea and a knitting notepad (!) from Katrina. It is especially wonderful because today I have come down with a sore throat and this lovely little package has brightened my day. Now I'm off to do some knitting and drink lemon tea in my favorite mug.

Alphabet Book

Check out Krisatomic's alphabet book. Isn't it so inspiring? I love lists, especially with pictures!
It makes me want to make a book of lists myself. I think T, K, O, I, and C are my favorites.

A Birthday Present.

birthday gift, originally uploaded by erica_knits.

Sadly I had to give this beauty of a skirt away to my friend Alison for her birthday. It was really simple to make however so I will be making more. Click on the flickr link, I've explained how to make one in the comments!

new friends.

new friends., originally uploaded by erica_knits.

These are my new friends from Rotofugi. The boyfriend told me about the new French artist series by KidRobot and I just had to have some. I have a thing for anything French since I've been studying the language and culture for years. They come in blind boxes so you don't know what you're getting but they are all pretty fabulous. The middle guy is a Tokidoki cactus pup and I just bought him because he is cute, no? I haven't had a toy collection since Beanie Babies (yeah, I went there) but it is so tempting to buy more at just under 7 bucks. Hmm...

YarnOverMovement

So during my weekend of writing papers I got bored and started searching the net for inspiration. During my search I found YarnOverMovement by a very hip and stylish lady by the name of Tara Lynn. (via FieldGuided and Tiffany)And this is the best part, she has a pattern for knitted fannypacks! Which of course I bought in a flash. (it was on her etsy, and I bought the last one but maybe she'll post it again.) She pulls it off completely so I hope I can do the same. Meanwhile, my boyfriend is totally rolling his eyes and saying "Yay, now we can fulfill our dream of going to six flags". Whatever, she looks fabulous! (also he hasn't seen it yet.)

serenading bunnyfish, originally uploaded by yarnovermovement.

Flickr Favorites 2

I'm busy writing two papers. I'll be back soon, I hope.
In the mean time , I'm dreaming of spring and being inspired by good old flickr.

1. who needs vibskov?, 2. for a cakewalk, 3. Untitled, 4. Untitled, 5. sarah, sara, 6. wardrobe remix 3/10/08, 7. sunset and soon forgotten, 8. squirrelly, 9. Easter Egg Ornaments!, 10. Easter Egg Ornaments!, 11. Easter Egg Ornaments!, 12. personal swap received from deb takes photos 2, 13. well don't that beat all?, 14. 20070223_01_0029, 15. Untitled, 16. 20071010_05, 17. 20071002_02_22, 18. alibosworth_20080121_02_14, 19. 20071119_02_18, 20. 20071119_03_07, 21. 20071214_01_03, 22. 20071214_02_15, 23. ., 24. alibosworth_20080202_02_01, 25. Untitled, 26. ::prayers::, 27. icing bombs, 28. professional like, 29. a new dress, 30. sisters, 31. not so thrilled about the pb&j, 32. for erica, 33. japanese embroidery book, 34. source of the light, 35. thunderbirds by cristalette, 36. birthday colors

Dreaming of Spring

Spring has not yet arrived here in Manitoba but that hasn't stopped me from dreaming about new spring clothing. I'm loving the full skirts at Wren, flower prints, and draping knit cardigans. Click on the pictures for links to their original locations.
1. Adnama Dress from my favorite Swedes.
2. Handmade skirt from The Cherry Blossom Girl.
3. Silk Scarf Skirt from Urbn.
4. I found a pattern like this cardigan from Lion Brand!
5. Wren , I love the styling.
6. Twinkle Knit Vest from flickr and Ravelry.
Also, Katrina of Small Treasures is blogging about her artistic friends all week, check it out. She is also the girl I can thank for introducing me to wolvesatthedoor on flickr, thanks! And stay tuned with Ah-yi because this week she is going to post more about her braided scarves!

These are.....

...making me smile.
01. Don't you want a cupcake delivery, too?
02. An honest approach.
03. M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel, nuf said.
04. A pom pom curtain?!! Why don't I have one of these?
05. Knits from a lovely Australian, reminding me that winter isn't so bad.
06. Research for a paper that I'm reading for fun.
07. I want to knit this so bad. Does anyone know a similar pattern?
08. Making birthday presents.
09. Being a poll clerk at my university's student council elections.
10. A mosaic!
11. My French tutor, she's amazing.
12. N.E.E.T.

Small Drawing

One of my favorite artists, the Australian Catherine Campbell, has a feature in the new issue of Small Magazine and a printable coloring page!! I'm as excited as a school girl.

The Piksi Hat Pattern

The Original Piksi Hat on the one and only Piksi.

My Version.

It took me awhile to get around to writing out the pattern for The Piksi Hat, but here it is!
I appreciated your response to my hat so much that I wanted to give you all the pattern in return. I can't wait to see your own versions! (Just click on the image to enlarge)