Things
Lots of books and CDs and all sorts of things on my Amazon wishlist.
Search under wishlists for my name. There are currently wishlists for:
Creative, House Stuff, Knitting, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Music, DVDs to replace Videos and Electronics. Special request for the pasta bowls in House Stuff at the moment!
Papercuts from Scherenschnitte's etsy site – commission something! Something as lovely as this.
House stuff and funky randomness at the Gifted Penguin and Mr & Mrs House.
Pole from X-Poles
Anything from here - I knit so I do not kill people stuff
Silk (not satin - yes I could well be high maintenance) nightie from M&S - they always bring some nice ones out for xmas. Short babydoll style for preference please! Something like this or this.
Wool wash that smells great and you *don't have to rinse*!!! Soak from Little Knitting Co.
Handbag / knitting bag (satchel)from Jordana Paige. They are avail from UK suppliers too.
A cake cooling rack, and a bun tin
A carving board / plate, and some serving bowls
Mr & Mrs Smith UK hotels guide book
Yarn
I love natural fibres. There has to be a good reason to put anything man-made in a fibre mix (like, for hiking socks for strength or something). So wool (especially merino and blue-faced Leicester aka BFL), cashmere and silk are high on the list. I also like the new fibres like seacell (from seaweed), bamboo and milk fibre.
I don’t think any of the yarns on this list are block dyed – the space dyed and hand-dyed yarns look so delicious! It's tempting to put them in a box frame and never knit them at all. I’ll let you guys pick the colours you think I’d like. If you’re not sure what to get, get 150-200g of sock yarn, and I’ll love you forever. (If you want to challenge me, get some lace-weight and tell me to make a lacey scarf. Oh, and throw in some prozac. *:) And dental floss, apparently.)
From the UK
Fyberspates
Hipknits – especially the Coast seacell and sock yarns
Oxford Kitchen Yarns
Piece of Beauty
Socktopus, especially Koigu, Seawool by Fleece Artist, Smooshy, Cherry Tree Hill… heck, just about anything!
The Knitting Goddess – especially sock yarns
The Yarn Yard
Violet Green – anything hand-dyed
If you want to subscribe me to a sock club with any of these then go for it! They send you a surprise parcel of sock yarns at regular intervals. (Actually I just signed myself up for Socktopus 2009. There's a short window in September when you can, so I went for it!)
From further afield
Get Knitted – especially Sea Silk
Handmaiden Yarns at Knit Purl
Blue Moon Fiber Arts - amazing colours, esp multicolour wave, and they have the famous Rockin' Sock Club!
Treats
Dying course at Natural Dye Studio http://www.thenaturaldyestudio.com/
Afternoon tea just about anywhere.
Rally driving lesson
Dance lessons - especially Argentine Tango, ballroom, jive.
