Crafty in the Med

I am here to enjoy meeting other bloggers and to share my love of craft ,mostly crochet, my thoughts and my daily happenings here in Alicante,Spain, my adopted country. I belong to a local choir because singing and music makes me happy. Flea markets and book shops are two of my favourite places to be. I read lots......sci´fi/fantasy,buried treasure, and off world adventures. I have a passion for history! I walk and walk and walk for about 10 months per year during the hot months I swim.

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

TEMPTATION



"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it"
Oscar Wilde


Methinks I've yielded but what could I do????

If you have seen my last post here these images speak for themselves 

I went back to Marie Carmen's shop yesterday to change some of the white yarn and get the mint green for my sister's cot blanket pattern.
I'm not quite sure how those large 150gram balls of Denim Fun got there too!!!
 

and a couple of cream and beige balls of Anchor cotton ...now who put those in my bag????   I most certainly do not remember adding the orange Bravo 50 grm ball to the stash at all!!! Can't have been me....it was the Yarn fairy!!!

Hooray for the Yarn Fairy!!!!!

and Hooray today is Fiesta Day!!! The Valenciana Constitution Day...Bravo!!!


Amanda :-)




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  1. millefeuilles9 October 2012 at 16:04

    Good for you! I feel infinitely better now having splurged on the Loop Knitting online shop yesterday and now my finger is hovering over the Laine et Tricot online emporium ;-) The only thing stopping me from entering my paypal password is that I cannot remember my Laine et Tricot account password. Damnations! Come on Yarn Fairy; wing your way from sunny Spain to cloudy France and help me remember the all important password!

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:27

      Hello Stephanie
      Well can't say where she has gone I'm sure....she was there for a split second just making me sneeze with all her magical yarn dust....an after all I was totally distracted at the time. She could be on her way to you......!!!

      A xx

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  2. Lillie and Moss9 October 2012 at 16:48

    That little yarn fairy sure is sneaky!! I love piles of new yarn. The more yarn the better!!! Even if I never get around to making anything out of them, I still like to see them all piled up in my work room in baskets or tote bags, I even like the smells of some of them....it's that funny! Have fun with it all, Hugs...Shari!

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:30

      Now then Shari....Yarn Fairies are never sneaky they are perfect little ladies....and so polite....so generous...spreading their Yarn ideas around.....stimulating ones choice.....you just have to go with the flow...one has no option when a Yarn fairy is out on the job!

      A xx

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  3. Hazel9 October 2012 at 17:41

    Oh Amanda, you crack me up sometimes! I love your yarn fairy... I sure wish she'd pop by my way. My stash is ever so low... must pop to town soon!

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:31

      Did you say a low stash....well I'm pretty sure then that's where she whizzed off to so quick....I mean there she was gone.

      A xx

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  4. Susan9 October 2012 at 17:50

    Oh, the Yarn Fairy has visited here a few times! Now if I just had a few elves to help me finish on the projects I have going...one can wish:-D

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  5. gilly9 October 2012 at 17:54

    Hooray for the Yarn Fairy indeed! I love her - she's always so kind and generous and encouraging ;-)
    xx

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:33

      Gilly, Yarn Fairies do love compliments so I think it just may be that some really special yarn will be popping up in front of you pretty soon. Keep those compliments going ...I tell you they just lap them up!

      A xx

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  6. Lynne9 October 2012 at 18:38

    I bet you were soooo miserable having to go back to the yarn shop a second time (haha). Good thing the yarn fairy went along. Looks like you hit the jackpot!

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:24

      Bless her she made my day....I really had no say in it at all!!!

      A xx

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  7. Mum9 October 2012 at 19:36

    Well done to the Yarn Fairy. Send her over here to spread her magic!
    Love from Mum
    xx

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:36

      She just may be hovering around there now or pretty soon en route from France where she received a plaintive call from Stephanie at Millefeuilles for help.

      A xx

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  8. Jan9 October 2012 at 19:40

    Ha ha! The lady in the wool shop in Droitwich actually told me on Saturday that she thought I'd bought enough wool and it was time to go home!!!! Jx

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:23

      Oh! my ....u must have brought loads ....perhaps she just didn't have any stock left!!!

      A xx

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  9. Rachel Flowers9 October 2012 at 19:49

    When ( not if ) I win the lottery, I am opening up a wool shop. I will fill it with rainbow displays of wool going from light to dark shades of every colour under the sun. I will stroke these pretties everyday. I will have big soft fluffy Balls and neat tiny cotton balls. There will be patterns and needles and comfy chairs. Coffee on the go and you are all welcome ! X

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  10. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 20:22

    Hi there
    MY kind of place!!!! I wouldn't miss it...special trips to the UK to visit Rachel's Yarns Shangri-La...wonderful idea :-)

    A xx

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  11. lavender attic9 October 2012 at 20:29

    I'm all for being frugal, but we all need a *splurge* now and again, so long as it's fabric or wool!!

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  12. Ali9 October 2012 at 22:02

    The yarn fairy has been really busy. It's great to see she has such good taste in yarn.
    Ali x

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  13. Debby9 October 2012 at 22:15

    Your yarn looks so yummy!!! Now if you can teach that Fairy to clean you will have more time for kniting

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    1. Crafty in the Med9 October 2012 at 22:23

      ssssh Debby....one never mentions cleaning to the Yarn Fairy...I totally agree with you that it would be so perfect if that were so----do the cleaning that is....but I'm afraid it goes totally against a Yarn fairies' obligations...she might buzz off and never return!!! LOL!

      keep well

      Amanda :-)

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  14. Anne10 October 2012 at 08:40

    Gorgeous wool. Amazing isnt it how you go in for one thing then come out with lots of others!?

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  15. thriftwood10 October 2012 at 08:46

    Hope you had a great Fiesta Day, Amanda and looking forward to seeing the outcome of your yarn stash! xx

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    1. Crafty in the Med12 October 2012 at 21:00

      Thanks Claire...had a lovely relaxing day!!!

      A xx

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  16. GrannyTaughtMeToCrochet10 October 2012 at 09:12

    hehehe - that pesky yarn fairy!! x

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  17. Sweet Posy Dreams10 October 2012 at 15:33

    Oh my goodness! You'll be having fun with all that yarn.

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    1. Crafty in the Med12 October 2012 at 21:01

      Hi there
      I'm reluctant to use it I just love looking at my yarn stash!!! Totally crazy I know!!!

      A xx

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  18. Katie B10 October 2012 at 17:44

    Pretty, pretty yarn to play with!

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  19. Grammy Braxton10 October 2012 at 22:37

    Wow, I never knew about the Yarn Fairy. Maybe that's why it's taken me so long to start building my stash. I would imagine she only visits the "believers". Do I need to close my eyes and say, "I believe"? *smile* When I saw the first photo, I thought you might be about to make the granny patch blanket. I'm hooked on that one and I'm slowly buying my yarn 3 at a time so I don't overload the budget.

    Love, love, love the colors. Have a great hooky time with all that yarn.

    Hugs,
    Sharon

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  20. Cindy@NorthofWiarton15 October 2012 at 04:16

    The "Yarn" Fairy? You are way to cute ... did you get away with it? hahaha.... I have scored some Baby Yarn & Sayelle for my crafty crocheting sister for $1.00 a ball! Will post whenever I get the goods ! Stay high and dry, you and the "yarn" fairy.

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  21. Trudy18 October 2012 at 07:28

    Gotta love that Yarn Fairy!! ; -)

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Thank you for your comments. I do read them and try to reply to all as well.Please keep them coming. Amanda :-)

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