In an effort to recapture my childhood, I began a quest over a year ago to find out the name of - if not the actual THING itself - a Colorforms set I had when I was a kid. I remember it being hours of endless mystery and fun. A couple of months ago, I entered a search string into the ole interwebs asking for a Mickey Mouse Disco Funhouse Colorforms set. I couldn't remember the exact name of it, I just remember there was a very disco feel to it.
And finally a name: Mickey Mouse Magic Glow Funhouse Colorforms. And the search began again. First, for people who had once owned it, and second to find a replacement set for my inner child.
As you can see from the above picture, I found a set. Thank you, eBay, for allowing me to become one of the masses that has managed to reclaim a bit of their childhood.
For the pop culture curious, this Colorforms set was released in 1978, and features translucent areas that, when lit from behind, allow a hidden image to show through. The Lonesome Ghosts wander the floors and slide down the straw, the jukebox lights up, Mickey gets kissed by Minnie and blushes.
The set also stands on its own, with some handy flaps along the sides that extend the club scene.
All in all, the coolest Colorforms set EVER. :)
In knitting news... Been playing with this blueberry lace pattern for scarf-making.
I had spun up some black alpaca yarn a while back. At the time it hadn't been enough to do a lot with, and it was a single play lace weight. I didn't think it was quite up to par to post on my Etsy shop, so I decided to destash and actually make something with it. I added some Czech glass beads to the initial lace pattern, then improvised the rest.
It came out really cool. So cool, in fact, that my mother-in-law asked me to make her one with red beads for her birthday. I was out of the handspun alpaca, so I used some Elann Peruvian Baby Cashmere instead. It's coming along awesomely.
