More Balls to Stash

I have been having a lovely time visiting Spotlight and gathering a collection of commercial yarns, some on special sales to ease the budget, to have on hand for
that time I think, Yes, I want to make a scarf or vest or beanie amd just a little different to my spun yarn. After visiting the Alice Springs Beanie Festival I was inspired with many of the creations, not that I would copy and any detail that I saw has disappeared from my brain, now just the memory of colour and texture.

I also purchased a pair of scissors to replace that were taken from me at the airport as I forgot I had them in my hand luggage. Silly me. I just love sharp embroidery scissors, just cant have too many.

My Souvenirs of Alice Springs Beanie Festival

No this is not me, if Only, why spoil a lovely beanie.

I am trying to contact the owners of these knitted beanies to thank them for design and their skill with a pair of knitting needles.
and I had to have this camel which a group of lady volunteers sat and crochet beanies and hump rugs. I found a small Camel which I feel will be sent to a lovely girl as she can look after it.

I am wanting a name for my dressed camel. I thought of Clara, what do you think.??

Busy Ladies Business

With a sheep fleece and a few twigs this is how the aborigines made their spun yarn. Today we would use a spindle or spinning wheel. A bit hard to go walkabout with.
A couple of lady volunteers making crochet apparel for toy camels or emus to sell at the Beanie Festival.

Using Recyled to High Fashion

We attended a fashion parade with a difference. Some very creative ladies, took to scissors and got out their sewing machines to create some wild, sexy, sophisticated clothes that would be, lets not say going shopping in, but a party,
races, Alice Springs Beanie Festival.
A few Op shops must be the best patronised shops in the Alice.

One very fancy dress was made from very lacy bras. If you visited the Gallery Shop you have a handbag of bras to match. What size did you say. D cup or A?

The local ladies did a wonderful job of modelling, watch out Elle, and Laura.

Simpsons Gap. Alice Springs Australia

No Swimming they should have mentioned Diving too. This is the Todd River or maybe Todd No River. I wonder when it was last a river?
Walking further to what is called Simpsons Gap you see Why?
There actually was water in between these huge Rocks and when you stood at the waters edge it created an unbelieveable gust of wind.
Thats nature working.

Simpsons Gap with a little water. No crocodiles allowed

Flowers of the Alice Springs Desert Park

Amazing to see that flowers can actually survive this cruel enviroment.
The desert park did have several underground watering systems, however I believe that the water did come from artesian bores.
We were told Alice Springs relys on artesian bores. The water is soft, lovely to drink and shower with.

This red flower with black eyes is the Sturt's Desert Pea,( Floral Emblem of South Australia) first time I have seen it growing.

I bought my mother a tea towel with this flower on in.

Alice Springs Desert Park

We hired a car and visited the Alice Springs Desert Park.
A tourist attraction which allows people to see for themselves without wandering out in the desert and getting lost.
See many desert plants and birds and noctorial animals in protected showrooms.
This took my fancy the "lazy lizard lounge".
Natures carving Knife and the stone they used. No going do to the local hardware or Bunnings to get a knife, or chainsaw.

This is the rock used for making carving knife.