It took 3 days to get to the couch September 5, 2008

Can you believe it? 3 days at home with a sick child, and it was only on the third that I actually planted my behind on the couch and grapped my cotton and my hook. I watched ‘Notes on a scandal’ and enjoyed it. I didn’t really like the ending, it didn’t resolve the relationship between the two women, but liked the rest of the film. And I have now got half the squares I need for my scarf, and wont have enough yarn, so will need to go shopping on the weekend. Yesterday I shopped i Target, a kodak camera for under $100AU – a bargain, and boy have I missed my camera. Heres the scarf so far, I’ll leave it narrow and long, and have decided to border it in blue or white, or maby both. It might get too blue if I dont use the white…?

oops I forgot to rotate the image…

Slow progress August 12, 2008

Only making tiny advances… Work has been too busy, normally I get time for at least one square in the dinner break

I’m happy with the colours, not sure how to achieve ‘randomness’ with just 3 background colours though.

New crochet project August 1, 2008

I has been inspired by my travels around some danish crafty blogs, and needed something portable (kids are now training or playing basket ball 5 days a week) so granny sqares with a feminine twist seemed perfect. It is pure cotton for my overly sensitive neck and my favorite colour combination, I think the brown softens the contrast between the blue and the white. Made me want to do a ripple blanket in the white, the brown and the shade og green we have on the walls of the living room, I doubt if I can find the rigth green though, LYS had a dissapointing range of colours to choose from, I think I remember seeing 10 (!!) and can you believe it, not black – or red now that I think about it.

I am finding the flowers a little fiddly, but enjoying the monotomy of treble rows.

How many scarves does one need?? I think this will be my 9th.

Saturday morning July 23, 2008

looked like this

Camera has been missing for a few days. Found it next to the sewing machine. And next to the kitchen scissors (had blamed MIL for them).

Brain freeze 2 July 19, 2008

So, I did not get the Bear wallhanging completely finished, but I just needed to handstitch the edging fabric to the back, so only a 30 minute job. I gave the present, took it back, and shared a glass of birthday bubbles with my self in the corner of the couch whilst I finished it. And then came brain freeze 2: forgot to take a photo of the finished project. I’ll email SIL for her to take a pic for me for my bragbook.

I am now officially without a WIP.

What shall it be, what shall it be..?? Actually, perhaps I could attempt to finish the crossstitc santa I commenced 6 years ago, or start sourcing fabrics for a christmas wallhanging. Would be nice to be albe to put either on tha wall in December.

Brain freeze July 18, 2008

Was planning for an all nighter in front of the sewing machine on the bear wall hanging since:

 1. the birthday girls party is tomorrow at 3pm

 2. we will need to leave at least one hour before to get there

 3. before the party we have to shop, for another present for another party, and for wrapping paper and a card

4. We have a basket ball game tomorrow morning

5. the man is not home tonight

6. the kids have friends over for a sleepover

Just one little teeny thing I had forgotten. Tonights guest are sleeping in the same room as the sewingmachine. I suppose I could have moved the sewingmachine to the kitchen, but just as I did not remember that the guests were sleeping in the sewing room, until it was bedtime, I did not remember that I could just have moved the machine, until they had fallen asleep.

Thats what you get when you stay up late on a ’school night’, a brain that freezes.

Scarf update July 12, 2008

The scarf is so nearly finished. I lost one of my knitting needles about a week ago after it was turned into a horse and used in this manner by the grls. So although I had only the casting off to do I had to patiently wait for the missing ‘horse’ to be found. Found it tonight. (in the bottom of my knitting bag, not as I had thought somewhere in the grls’ rooms – but I’m not telling anybody).

So all we need now is a needle with an eye big enough for the 8ply. Dont think I have one.

Modelled on the man: note the smile. He’s happy. And warm.(He doesn’t know that I have plans to borrow it tomorrow, heck I made it in grey to match my new hoodie).

Yoda update July 12, 2008

The bits and pieces are finally finished. It was really fast to make, but I have not had a lot of knitting time lately, which does not help. I have not decided if I am going to make the I-cords for the ties, first consideration is I do not know how to make I-cords, but in this instant-access world I am sure I would be able to figure it out with a little help from Mr Google. I was also considering pink satin ribbon for a girlie touch, little Shim is now an Evelyn <3

Update pic – very important note: glass of wine is somewhat distracting me from finishing those seams, and since we are coming towards the end of the grls winter school holidays there has been a little more than usual use of those glasses.

KIP photo June 14, 2008

well nearly…

You see, we managed to get together, and we knitted. In public. But, we also chatted. A lot. So the one and only photo is of the Mads eating, and not of us knitting!

Oh - to be truthful, only I knitted, for poor Linda had made a mistake some 120 stitches ago, and not only is she knitting some sort of pattern with holes and thus ‘YO’ers and ‘k2TOG’ers, she is also knitting on small needles, and is a girl with tight tension – so she battled with unpicking whilst I knitted. 

But we had fun, and have agreed to do it again. Nest week were have invited a bunch of colleagues to meet us for morning tea, its going to be an learning/coaching opportunity for those needing a little help in the craft department. And from september onwards we will be starting some sort of regular knitting-meet up.

Heres the non-knitter not knitting, photo taken by the knitter before the knitting began:

 

Seeking non-itchy yarn May 9, 2008

Been thinking.

Needing a scarf or two or three for this winter.

I absolutely cannot stand wool. the Itch. Wont work.

So what else is available. Just cotton??

I crochet’ a pink scarf last year. It’s still waiting for me to sew in the ends. Perhaps my ‘next’ project should be to finish that, and then head to the store for some inspiration. I’m thinking grey and a large ply, knitted in rib. Just need to get happening really.

The blue varigated hat i finished. well, nearly. Needs ends sewn in too. That must be my project for tomorrow night. BTW its way too small. Just fits DD9.