Sunday 5 July 2009

Last Friday I went to a street market. The market takes place every Friday morning and it's only 5 minutes walk from us- can you believe that in 8 months I'd never been there before? I guess, I'm not a morning person then, especially on Fridays. The market itself is nothing special, just few stalls with clothes and bags but among them I found a stall with yarns and threads. I just can't pass a place like this without stopping. I think I'm a real yarn addict, I can spend hours, searching on the net for yarn and patterns and visiting all creative and beautiful knitting sites. My stash of yarn is growing rapidly and I just wish I had more time to work on my projects. At the moment I'm working on two: a cardigan for our baby G. and a jumper for C. and I have about seven other projects waiting... This doesn't stop me from getting new yarn- I left the market with this pink yarn for yet another knitted thing for G.

There also was a stall with fabrics that I found interesting and I must admit that I'd love to try to sew; something easy I guess, like pillow cases or simple bags. My sister used to sew so I have a bit of idea but I know I would have to re-learn many things. Yesterday we went to see some sewing machines but the one we liked was a little too expensive for us so we decided to buy it in Poland when we go in August. It will be much more convenient and I will ask my sister to help us to chose the right one.

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PS Thank you all for nice comments on my last post. Red beets post is coming soon- I'm working on it :)

6 comments:

  1. I wish I had the patience to knit. I admire the work and love that goes into making beautiful pieces out of yarn. I'm not known to be good with a sewing machine, in fact there is always silence with my mom and husband lately when I mention I'm thinking about trying to sew again. LOL... Let me just say having a sewing machine near me is a dangerous weapon. LOL... But maybe with the desire to really learn, things could be different.
    Enjoy my friend! xoxo

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  2. Looking forward to your red beet post, and finally learning how to use them in the kitchen (and not for baby art!). Would a sewing machine be cheaper in Poland? How about servicing it though, and spare parts ect? Whereever you end up buying it, it's a great investment, especially with a little girl grown!

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  3. the next time you go take your camera... please... i bought my sewing machine on one of my summer vacations also... happy day kasia!

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  4. sounds like a great market :) so much fun it will be with a sewing machine. i'm sure you'll make wonderful things!

    looking forward to the red beets :)

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  5. I normal do that just before the winter buy a lot of yarn

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