DE-STASHING

 

These are 100g branded sock yarn-Online and Regia, wool/nylon and one is cotton/wool/nylon. Brand new, 500gm lot. Will not separate.

£27 (usa, can, australia etc )

£24 (europe)

£23 UK.

Paypal.

email: apso@tantra-apso.com

MY HAND DYES ARE ON KNITMAN’S KITCHEN

INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL

It is likely I shall be posting new yarns on KNITMAN'S KITCHEN tomorrow probably

It's been a good and quiet day.

Watched Lark Rise To Candleford which seems to be the British Little House On The Prairie!

Saw, on DVD, Coming of Age. Supposed to be funny and cutting edge but which we found was appalling and offensive and exploitative of the young. We both thought it was unwise to show so much just past puberty nakedness. We wondered about the mental state of the writers and their sexual proclivities.

Also started to watch FIRECRACKER, but it soon became clear this was going to be an emotionally taxing film about abuse and we turned it off.

Bridget had her coat cut off. It is likely she will be donated to the Hearing Dogs For Deaf People charity. Five of my dogs have been previously and all but one work as Hearing Dogs.

Whitney is also in season now with Edna and Bridget soon to follow suit I should think.

FRESH FROM KNITMAN’S KITCHEN

“Wore my Fight Club socks for the first time yesterday and I love them.  For the first time, in I can't remember when, my feet were warm!  Not only is the dye gorgeous, the yarn itself is fantastic. I've decided to treat myself to some with cashmere in it. “

“Collin, I got my yarn Monday(hidden tiger), what lovely color and texture. Thank you so much.”

“Hi Colin,

Just received my yarn sooner than I could have expected…what a pleasure doing business with you. The yarn is lovely…the colors are sumptuous and richer than in the photo, the yarn feels and smells lovely…can’t wait to start knitting my first Andersson toe-up socks with the Mach 2 heel”

“Colin,
My latest 'baby' has arrived safely and is truly beautiful. "

"I got the yarn yesterday and all I can say is wow. Very bright colors and it smells wonderful! "

"Two things-----First and foremost, have received the yarn safely.....it is gorgeous! I am still stroking and fondling it and deciding what it wants to be, it's too lovely for socks, I think it wants to be small shawlettes or scarves . Thank you so much, keep up the good work!"

      

SW BFL/NYLON 425M/100G

SW MERINO/NYLON 425M /100g

SW MERINO CASHMERE/NYLON IS 400M / 100G

AND SW MERINO/BAMBOO IS 400M / 100G

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First come first served. My email is set to show emails from earliest to latest, so the first in my list is the first sent.

Email me at : apso@tantra-apso.com

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Payment by PayPal within 24 hrs of my response or sold to next person who asked. Sorry, it’s the only way I can think to be fair.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

I enjoyed yesterday’s show. Dressing up for it, being there, driving to and from with my friend Angie and her Tibetan Spaniels. We always have a  good laugh. She has a filthy mind! As we were packing we met another two men, one of whom had scoliosis of the spine. It certainly puts into perspective the spinal problems of Angie and myself. His attitude was fantastic and he still shows his dogs. He takes about 120mg of morphine on top of his other stuff. The most I need is 20mg on top.

Whitney showed her heart out as always and this time she won the RCC, meaning she was reserve Best Bitch. She now has 7cc’s, 6 RCC’s and 5 Best of Breed. At 26 mths of age.

I couldn’t get out of bed this morning without help and for the 1h 40min it took for the drugs to work, it was really rather yukky. However, it didn't come back with such force so I have had a good day. We went and did the usual domestic shopping. Had lunch at Panini’s where I asked if they had changed their brand of coffee beans because the coffee was especially good. No they hadn’t but they had changed the person who makes it.

Nechung is doing remarkably well. Eating like a pig as usual and behaving like a puppy. Weird. The cancer must be slow I guess or she is just having a final fling.

I have a talk and demonstration of mediumship to do tomorrow evening about 55 miles from here. I will not make the error I made last time and take morphine beforehand. The almost 2 hours standing up does me in but this time I shall take the pill as soon as it is over. Really, that is when I feel the need. Whilst I am working, I lose all awareness of my body. All I feel is what spirit impress upon me.

I am very pleasantly surprised at how well my Knitman’s Kitchen yarns are selling. Satisfying. I have some more to put up, a couple of solids a swell. I am quite taken with how content being creative in this way leaves me feeling.

I am also thinking of starting up a petition. Trouble is I do not know to whom the petition would be handed to. It would be thus: We, the undersigned, demand that our 24 hour day be increased by 50%, thus giving us a 36 hour day. 24 hours is just not enough to meet our needs. Thank you kindly.

DISMISSED!

We have had the official letter from the court saying the bankruptcy was officially dismissed. We ought to know by the month's end where we stand all told and then it will be over. Once we know this we can make plans.

We would both like to visit Barcelona. This will be a two week trip probably. We didn’t go last March because some idiot at an agency in Barcelona told us it was not accessible. Well, we met a man and woman last week who had been there and they told us it was VERYY accessible. The man was disabled.Really, don’t ask an able bodied person about such things because they probably haven’t a clue.

So Barcelona is back on our list of places to go. We shall have to go during a pregnancy, not after. This means we are likely to be going February or March.

Nechung seems to be fine again today. We’ll see if she eats tonight.

My swim went better tho it was still not easy. I think it will take a while before I accustom my body to it again. It’s amazing how almost a month off makes such a difference.

I am very pleased with the way my yarn is going. I am glad I listened to John and invested the money into buying what I needed to do this. I have already had more than one person after the same hanks. My only advice is that one needs to check regularly. I do my best to be fair. For instance, one asked for a hank last night but I have had no reply. Another asked for the same hank this morning. If the first doesn’t respond by this evening, I’ll to the second. Both wantees are here so no time delay.

I have learned more about colour mixing too so will be playing with pastels later. Actually colour mixing is a doddle and great fun but I wasn’t sure how to get pastels. It seems that is just as easy. We shall see.

It is cold and wet. Yuk.

I keep getting emails offering to enhance my tool. I don’t think these people understand their customer base at all. I don’t want my tool enhanced. What would I do with it? I am married 29 years almost, 51 and half crippled. Enhanced tools are not what I want. Unless they make knitting better…

THAT WAS EASY

Installing Windows 7 32 bit went easily. No problems at all. It’s working as is everything I had on my pc already. I didn’t go to 64bit because I already know that my Design A Knit software won’t work under that. The one very noticeable difference is that the colours on my screen are much more real. My photographed stuff looks more as they do in real life.

You should have heard me getting up this morning. I sounded like a foul mouthed centenarian. I can't believe how much pain I have today. I didn’t go swimming, but knew last night I would not as I felt very tried upon retiring. It is freezing fog outside. I went to the supermarket last night and I actually walked around it to get my stuff instead of using a chair and only getting a few bits or having a member of staff help me if I needed more than that. I felt quite pleased with myself. I was getting weak by the time i had completed but at least I managed it. I am shocked at how sore I am today though and I think that and the swimming and the dog poo pick up might be the reason. Or it’s just the beginning of a flare. Never can tell and I don’t know why I look for reasons really. I know my body is f*cked and nothing I do or don’t do will make that much difference!

I am delighted with how well my yarns have been selling. I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying doing this.

Many years ago, I read that Richard Adams who wrote Watership Down, did not discover his talent for writing until he had undergone psychotherapy. Years ago, about 28, I knew a lovely young woman (so was I, young that is) named Jane who always went on about how arty I was. I did not understand why. I knew nothing about art, was into clothing, did not draw, paint or anything remotely arty.

Now I am an artist. A fibre artist. I know that. And like Mr Adams, this came out of me once I had got my shit dealt with. I wonder how she knew it all those years ago?

Although I try not to, I wonder what I might have become had my interest in art and craft not been quashed when I was young and I had not been bullied by an immature father who could only see one way for a male to be. Now in my 50’s, I am an artist and I love it and I am more a man than he ever was.

I WENT

  

ADD £1 FOR PP OUTSIDE OF UK.

LOLLIPOP IS SOLD. DEEP FOREST IS SOLD. COAST IS SOLD.

I went swimming this morning. I really felt every stroke! The last time I went was Dec 18th. I ache all over but am glad I went and it will not be long before my body gets used to it again. I really get so much benefit from swimming. Not just that it keeps my weight in check but it goes a long way to keeping my body mobile.

I have been watching WEEDS. I really enjoy this. I am on the 5th series. It is quite shocking and not for the feint hearted. It is also very funny. It clearly shows too how we can truly f*ck our lives up by the choices we make. Far from glorifying drugs and criminality, it makes it clear how one’s life just goes form bad to worse once one starts on that slippery slope. Excellent show and Mary Louise Parker is not only a very good actress but a very pretty woman too. Elizabeth Perkins is also excellent. I hate to admit it, but that Mayor/Crime Lord man that got Nancy preggers is very attractive.

The house is a little active right now. Edna is in the middle of her first season and has reached the ripe stage. So we have lesbian orgies going on in the kitchen and poor Luque sitting outside, staring thru the gate, whining and wishing he could be on the other side. I have to say though that he is very good and hardly makes a fuss, just longing stares. He really needs a hair cut and will get it today. I have put it off as it has been so cold but we have central heating so he will be okay.

As you can see above, I did some more dyeing.

NEW DYE JOBS

The baby alpaca is 400m per 100gm, the BFL is 425m and the Superwash is 425m. All hanks are approx 100gm 

 VINE SOLD PERU SOLD As before,  write me an email if you want this yarn. My email addy, if you do not know it, is written in the heading of my blog. You pay either by PayPal or direct into my bank account. I will sell to the first emailer who follows through.(PP is another £1GBP outside of UK)

EBAY YARN

CLICK HERE: CASHMERE/COTTON, LAMBSWOOL, MERINO ETC

FOLKSY YARN

VISIT MY FOLKSY SHOP(click)

Okay I have out some yarn, like cashmere, on Folksy at a set price.


EDIT: The lilac cashmere/ silk has sold.

WARM DAY

Today turned out nice. Lovely and warm.

John and I went into town, picked up two waistcoats I had ordered. Had to go back later as I did not have a tie to suit one of them.

I have spent a couple of hours photographing yarn and putting it on EBAY.

I am now going to sit and knit and watch films.

A FULL TIME JOB

ARRGHH! I have a job. Full-time. Almost. I started work at 10.30 am and just finished now at 3.15pm.

I hadn't thought how much work would be involved in getting rid of my stash on Ebay. It is going well. i have to print out addresses, package it, go to the PO. Email people, send invoices. Get the cones, photograph them edit them, list them.

I think this job will last me 2 years of daily selling.

If I last that long.

EBAY YARN

NOT QUITE WHAT I MEANT

I did half my swim. I knew I wouldn't be able to do it all as soon as I started. I feel fine though. I am glad I am learning what my bod is telling me and taking notice.

I am getting Whitney ready for tomorrow's show, as well as myself. It takes some forward planning which I have also learned to do. My clothes are ready, food is ready. I have done little, slept plenty and done enough drugs. Will do more drugs late this afternoon and then go to bed by 6-7pm. Up at 2am. Gone by 4am.

I wrote the following in response to an email. I sent it before I had realised what I had written. I laughed so long and hard you'd think I had taken a joint. I haven't laughed so much and well for a long time. You can imagine what I am like when doing my public speaking. It is often not until the words are out that I realise how they sound, and often not how I intended it to sound.

"I did sit on a crochet hook, a 4mm one, and it went right into my bum cheek! I was shocked. I must have sat down with quite a bit of force for that to happen as the hook is blunt and broad. I do just drop when I sit as I can't move properly. I guess it didn't hurt that much because of the painkillers I take. When I pulled it out, blood gushed everywhere and I was left with a purple hole for ages."

I have put more yarn up. I plan to do this daily if I can so keep checking.

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