Good Sunday Morning from Cole Harbour Nova Scotia! 

Last year I started to post a pic of my favourite time of the week to the Facebook group called Knitting. Sunday Morning is when I get 2.5 hours of uninterrupted TV time to watch my beloved Coronation Street, drink my favourite beverage (Tetley tea with sugar and tin milk) and knit. Nothing could be better in my  mind! The post pictured my view of the world that included my feet and my knitting and the TV and I would let everyone know what I was knitting and a bit about the weather in my small corner of the world. At some point, the good folks decided that we needed a group that was 'looser' in its rules so Knit & Chat was started as the sister group.   

I decided to branch out a little and start a blog - just to have some fun and chat about Corrie and knitting and tea (if I ever branch out and try another brand ;)). I hope to get your feedback, both positive and negative. 

I would like to talk about a company from Ontario Canada Tay River Creations (they are on FB too!!!). I have the pleasure of owning 2 darning eggs and a beautiful Stash Spinner.

The Stash Spinner (SS) is used to hold a cake of yarn and allow it to be pulled from the outside without chasing the cake all over the floor. It is an option to a yarn bowl. (I took a ceramics class to make a yarn bowl - more on that in another post). The SS is a single piece made up of a base and a post connected with a series of ball bearings that allow the yarn to be knit with minimum amount of effort of pulling from the cake. (Others I have used are in two pieces with no bearings (wood on wood) that resulted in the two pieces separating when I yanked on the yarn.) The base is solid and heavy, but not too heavy, it makes the base stable so the pulling doesn't take the SS across the floor.

The one I have is made of cherry and is finished to a satin smoothness. I love the feeling of wood that is polished and smooth. This is incredibly soft. The grain of the wood is obvious - I like that, it makes me happy! 

Someone posted on their FB page that their cat likes to watch the SS - bonus - it doubles as a cat toy! I don't own a cat so I cannot attest to this function while using the SS! 

I bought two egg darners - one for my daughter that knits and one for myself. Years ago I visited a place that made darning eggs that were actually just shaped like eggs, beautiful but nothing to hold onto. I tried to use it to darn the toe of a sock and the darn thing slipped all over the place. I vowed I would get one with a handle when the opportunity presented itself. 
So now I have one, the only thing is which will I choose?

These darning eggs on handles are weighed properly so that it feels nice in your hand, again the satiny smoothness to the finish is incredible. I am in love with the feel and the smoothness, did I mention that? One is made of maple and the other is laccewood, both very rugged woods.

The designer really put a lot of effort into getting these designs correct. Must come from having a knitter in the house ;).

Works of functional art. I love these items! Check them out!

Make your day beautiful!