knit inspired: toques w/ everything

so, toques w/ everything, especially i love the pairing of a perfectly pointed toque w/ a dress. also, i'm not just ready to give up my own toque wearing yet, it really saves your hair in this windy weather & helps to dress down bright lipsticks & dresses, while feeling kinda bad ass too (in the same way denim does). also, you can tuck a toque into your purse for colder nights, in a way you can't w/ a bulky cowl, so the perfect transitional piece for spring i say. i've been knitting up new toques, colour blocked, bulky, ribbed, cabled, less chunky versions, ect. of & berets (please say you need a beret, did you see erin's beret baby post?) *any case, hurry all the elora toques are all sold out in black,

 but you can still grab a dark slate grey toque (LAST ONE) natural, & light grey.

photos sources include, parisx3, vanessa jackman, tales of endearment, froufrouu, all the pretty birds 

vintage mug shots

all photos link to sources

past vintage mug shot posts here & here

knits X bloggers project: sofia arjam

how did this happen? i had actually thought i had already  posted these gorgeous images from the ever talented sofia arjam of cosmic witch for my knits x bloggers project. have you seen the lovely photos she shot for ann-ya yet? in any case, i'm thrilled to share these now, of sofia in her own simcoe braided headband of pure merino wool in natural. i admit that the simcoe headband is one of my own favourites, & a favourite to knit as well. (i've recently got my hands on new shades to knit up) ps. there is still some simcoe braided headbands available in limited cashmere/merino blended wool in nude on sale.

all photos c/o sofia arjam

last chance

its a last chance sale, some is already gone, i just can't get most of this wool any longer, so this will be it, or i will  no longer be offering this style, or this colour, but for whatever reason, grab these all on sale while you can... & soon i will be filling the shop with new spring knits

above, welland thick & think  sweater in limited colour blocked plum(SOLD out) below,  simcoe cable  braided headband of limited cashmere+merino blended wool in nude, welland dip dyed sweater in discontinued lambs wool (SOLD out), discontinued cambridge drop stitch cowl of lambs wool in burnt orange, natural &black, perth ascot of  merino in discontinued variegated sotobosque

vogue china march 2012, photos lincoln pilcher

vogue china march 2012, photos lincoln pilcher, models, Wang Xiao, Lily Zhi and Zhao Lei

source here

an afternoon w/... photos micheal mundy

just scouring the archives of "an afternoon with...",the immense brilliant photos of portraits of folks in their dwellings, all photos were taken w/ natural light & no touch ups. all photos c/o micheal mundy  (& they aren't all entirely stinky rich either, i don't think, but maybe, too bad for that)  in order, starting from above, siki & abigail, marianna & urs, leyla nuritova, celina leroy, mari lowery, peggy & antonio, anna schilling, jihae

warehouse stash of colours

 wool stash for good night day from the warehouse road trip  & the colours  i stayed true to (it was hard to stay focused amongst so much wool)... favourite wools of merino, alpaca & cashmere blends, new colour palette & the staples... paired w/ some inspiring eye candy from my tumblr in recent days...

all photos sources can be found here, above merino thick & thin urgguayn wool / bimba & lola, below merino naturally dyed salmon / karen walker, alpaca+silk+merino blended wool in robins egg blue / alexa chung in silk blue turban, cashmere+merino blended wool in heather blue w/ salmon merino wool, medley of baby kid suri alpaca, merino thick & thin, alapca+silk+merino / stockholm streetstyle,

(as usual, working from home is hectic & while i tried to shoot the wool shots, enid was up to this)

michal pudelka photos/ a call for colours

all photos link to their sources & all photos c/o michal pudelka

i've been lost to the flu/cold, along w/ my daughter, for a week in bed... now that i've kicked the nasty sick, i'm looking forward to a trip to the wool warehouse this week, & i'm already excited about adding more colours to the knits palette. don't worry i won't be straying away from my blacks, grays, cremes, & i'm still such a huge sucker for the burnt oranges & plums... but i will be adding some bold colours & perhaps some spring like pastels (no baby pinks i promise). & this trip couldn't be sooner, as i'm currently planning the next photoshoot & this one is going to be very local (plus one out of town closest friend w/ many cameras) & w/ a lot of wonderful local involvement, thats all i'm saying for now.