I'm back from my Christmas vacation to the Florida Keys. We stayed in a little cottage on Little Torch Key on the water and had a great time. Just about everyday we rode the motorcycle into Kemy West for lunch, evenings were spent relaxing at the cottage. I'm always looking for new yarn shops and found one in Key West, the only one in the keys. It's call Knit Wits and had beautiful yarns. I liked the way they displayed different yarn types by color. I bought a cotton yarn from Indonesia in green, purple and black. It has purple stone chips and purple seed beads running through it. I made a crocheted choker from it and will have it in my Etsy shop as soon as I find a great stone or button for the closure. I also bought a coordinating yarn that I found on sale. I actually got a lot of knitting and crocheting done. I started 2 vests, almost done now, finished a scarf, and made 2 chokers. I made the second choker from yarn I took along. After staring at the blue green water for so long I decided to make something in those colors. As soon as I find the perfect closure for that one I will be posting in my shop also.
Yesterday I went to my favorite thrift store to check out before the big New Year Day sale. I found a few items I decided to purchase in case they weren't there on Thursday. One item is a cute little dauschond pewter pin by the Swedish designer R. Tennesmer. Another piece of jewelry I bought was a pair of earrings by the French designer Philippe Ferrandis. I love the colors, turquoise, gold and orange. They are kind of heavy to wear though. I bought them because I thought they would make a nice brooch but I kind of hate to take apart. I will see if they sell as earring before I take apart. I also bought a couple of vintage needlework books and a bag of ribbon. I can't wait to go back on Thursday! It's a mad house though and you have to get there early.
