Hey y’all… you have been panting to make the French crochet necklaces at Yarns in the Farms, so we have come up with an easier alternative…

Lookie here…

It is made with crochet beaded pompom balls!

But there is more! Lookie here…

These are Dorset Buttons!

Learn how to make them with New York designer and fearless fiber enthusiast Cath Tomlins.

Beaded Balls and Dorset Buttons Workshop
Where: Fiber Revival at Spencer Pierce Little Farm
When: August 14, 9 am- noon
Fee: $45
All materials provided.
Limited to 8 participants. Sign up NOW. This will fill quickly… email Yarns in the Farms or call to reserve… 978-927-2108.

The Fiber Revival is a great way to spend an late Summer afternoon. There are lots of vendors, animals, and workshops to enjoy. Bring your spinning wheel! Bring your knitting! Bring a lawn chair!

At Fifty-Seven
Mark Nepo

I feel like I stumbled
down a hill of years, only
to land in a pile of my books.

Along the way, I cracked
like a Russian doll; finding
something smaller and more
essential inside every version
I’ve known as me.

And now, when all I know
bursts into flame each time
I try to give it away, I’m asked
what matters.

There’s something perfect
in how we’re worn; like sculptures
left for Spirit and wind to finish, the
film taken from our eye just as
our heart is exposed, one
crumbling into the other.

Source: Unknown

Preface: We are off to Belize for Knitini. There are real alligators there and I am afraid they will confuse my rough an dimpled limbs for one of their own spawn…

Warning: this post contains subject matter that might cause discomfort if you have body issues. Well. Now no-one is reading. I am all alone with my little blog.

I am starting a new trend. It is called “Cellulite is the new Black”. I googled “Pretty Cellulite”, and got nothing. The only articles are about how to get rid of it. What’s with that? The way I see it, cellulite looks an awful lot like a plump juicy orange, and I really like oranges. I even like cottage cheese, if you mix it with some bananas and stuff. Hey… and why is it good to have dimples on your face cheeks but not your butt cheeks? Not to mention, every woman has the stuff! Lookie here…

Cellulite describes a common paraphysiological cosmetic condition that is claimed to occur in most women, where the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen, and pelvic region becomes dimpled.

Our curvy parts! Yay!

Here is a real woman in a real bikini on a real beach in a real body with real texture. Like I said… Cellulite is the New Black. Don’t leave home without it.

Happiness is a handknit sweater.

What’s a Yarn Crawl? It’s when you start the day all spritely and bouncy, and you visit all of the TEN yarn shops on the North Shore, and by the end of the day, you are crawling home with your goodies and winnings and prizes! Check it out! Save the dates: March 11-14! Invite your sister and your mom and your aunt and your boyfriend!

Many of you know Sarah Hackett, who frequents Yarns in the Farms for donations for her work with women in Haiti. She is the founder of Haiti Projects Inc. She weathered the earthquake and is deep into the relief efforts. You won’t find pictures of her on the Project’s website, so here she is! And by the way, she is 83. She is my hero.

10% of all sales all this weekend go to Haiti… Y’all come on.

Still time to knit for the knaked in time for the holidays. Poor little angel.

Crochet is making a comeback and we are making waves in the Crochet community! Check out the new Interweave Crochet… and LOOKIE LOOKIE y’all…

Open the new Interweave Crochet Magazine and read an article featuring Yarns in the Farms! Written by our own Ann Weaver (see Weaverknits in the blogroll, please) So exciting!