I found out today it will be over a fortnight until our new place has a phone. Telstra. Sigh.
So, as we'll be moving our stuff over tomorrow, I probably won't be online for a bit.
(House is awesome, there's lots to do. Cheers all :)
Have a great fortnight all...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Ain't easy being green....
Or rather, I think it is easy being green.
I seem to be on a green kick, so the blog follows..
Oh and updated stuff. Ravelry link, updated podcasts and blogs, so on.
'Nuff said.
I seem to be on a green kick, so the blog follows..
Oh and updated stuff. Ravelry link, updated podcasts and blogs, so on.
'Nuff said.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
A really busy weekend.
I had a really, really busy weekend. I'm wiped, actually.
Why? Here's a hint.
I spent all pretty much all weekend at the new house, cleaning and painting wardobes. (They would be the one part of the house not really able to be easily painted once the wardrobe fit outs go in. And I didn't want plaster dusted clothing :P ) The rest of the painting to be done by professionals in about 6 months time.
Very exhausting for such small areas really.
And just in case you think I haven't been knitting...
That would be half of the centre panel of Print O the Wave shawl. I cast on the second half on Friday night. I can do a repeat now in around an hour and a half. Assuming (knock on wood) no stuff ups.
And I decided to do a proper gauge swatch for the Tangled Yoke. I'm definitely getting a bigger row gauge, and will be adjusting arm shaping and length accordingly.
Why? Here's a hint.
I spent all pretty much all weekend at the new house, cleaning and painting wardobes. (They would be the one part of the house not really able to be easily painted once the wardrobe fit outs go in. And I didn't want plaster dusted clothing :P ) The rest of the painting to be done by professionals in about 6 months time.
Very exhausting for such small areas really.
And just in case you think I haven't been knitting...
That would be half of the centre panel of Print O the Wave shawl. I cast on the second half on Friday night. I can do a repeat now in around an hour and a half. Assuming (knock on wood) no stuff ups.And I decided to do a proper gauge swatch for the Tangled Yoke. I'm definitely getting a bigger row gauge, and will be adjusting arm shaping and length accordingly.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
It must be spring-ish time
How do I know this? I get organisational-twitchy come springtime. Oh, and I'm moving house soon. Really soon.
There are days I can't believe I used to be the disorganised type. These days, it's all lists and plans. Of course, I do have rather a lot more on than I used to. ;-)
However, of late I have been feeling a little overwhelmed with everything I've got on. So.. I am working on a new plan.
Some research has lead me to the D.I.Y. planner system which appeals. In conjunction, more than likely with the Zen to Done rules over at zenhabits.net.
What I am really coveting now, is a filofax. Preferably in the Personal or Pocket size. Around the size of a wallet upto about two wallets side by side. Anyone who has such a thing, and doesn't want it, let me know and we can do a swap or something. I don't need a genuine filofax, but I do want one with ring binders, not just the type with push-in notebooks.
If all else fails, I work on the Hipster PDA version. Very cool, free downloads and all :)
What am I seeking? A way of getting all the minutiae of my daily stuff to do and to remember and so on, out of my head up to the time I needed it. My brain feels crowded .. We'll see how I go, hey?
There are days I can't believe I used to be the disorganised type. These days, it's all lists and plans. Of course, I do have rather a lot more on than I used to. ;-)
However, of late I have been feeling a little overwhelmed with everything I've got on. So.. I am working on a new plan.
Some research has lead me to the D.I.Y. planner system which appeals. In conjunction, more than likely with the Zen to Done rules over at zenhabits.net.
What I am really coveting now, is a filofax. Preferably in the Personal or Pocket size. Around the size of a wallet upto about two wallets side by side. Anyone who has such a thing, and doesn't want it, let me know and we can do a swap or something. I don't need a genuine filofax, but I do want one with ring binders, not just the type with push-in notebooks.
If all else fails, I work on the Hipster PDA version. Very cool, free downloads and all :)
What am I seeking? A way of getting all the minutiae of my daily stuff to do and to remember and so on, out of my head up to the time I needed it. My brain feels crowded .. We'll see how I go, hey?
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
I was tagged!
Heather, from Crafitlit podcast and Mama O Knits has tagged me. I think she knows I secretly love these things. They're the natural continuation of those lists we used to do at school where you had to write your answer to a standard list of questions.. you know the 'who's the cutest boy?'/'who has the best hair'/ 'what's your favourite band' kind of thing...
Da Rulz: Once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list 8 random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people, visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they’ve been tagged.
I'll see what i can do about the last bit, the number of bloggers I know personally is kinda thin and I think they'll be sick of me by now :) We'll see I guess...
My Eight Things:
1. I have 'She walks in beauty like the night' engraved on my ipod. It's the first line (and title) of my all-time favourite poem, written by Lord Byron. It always affects me, every single time I read it and I can recite most of it from memory.
2. My best friend should have been born British. He has the whole impression of being British, without actually being British. (accent, appearance, manners, fondness for obscure British history and he's a good Anglican boy to boot). His fondness for Australian Rules football is really the only thing marring the impression.
3. I am able to now say, with reasonable confidence "I used to suffer from depression". I was only properly diagnosed a couple of years ago, and as a result, got my stuff sorted out finally. I spent pretty much ages 14 to 29 suffering from one of the forms of depression. Not fun so much. It's weird not having it hanging in the background anymore. For ages it felt like I wasn't wearing my watch. That kind of ..' did I forget something?' feeling.
4. I wonder if point number three in any way explains why I love vampire fiction. I will watch any movie, read any novel and... yes, I play in a vampire-themed game. Read the name of the blog, folks ;)
5. I am not, by nature a detail oriented person. However, working for the government has meant I now behave in many things as if I am. Which is occasionally helpful, like when proving to your builder that your specification was right, their person transcribed the order incorrectly.
6. If I could live in period novel for a holiday, I would. Room with a View's Italy or Pride & Prejudice's Pemberly would both be smashing.
7. I found out that the nearest religious orientation to my own religious belief is 'liberal Quaker'. I found this out by using the Belief-O-Matic over at Beliefnet. I have known for a long time I believed, but never was able to put my finger on any label for it. This hasn't actually meant anything for me, but I found it terribly interesting.
8. I paid my way through uni working weekends at a game store for five years. We sold computer games, role-playing games, miniature war games, models, you name it. As a result, more than 10 years later I still have strange weird men smiling and saying hi to me in the street (ex-customers).
Onto the tagging! Now I need to check my list... I tag the Crafyaction's Bibnbub and Michelle, Lupinbunny, knitconvict, pen & purl. That's enough, right?
Da Rulz: Once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list 8 random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people, visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they’ve been tagged.
I'll see what i can do about the last bit, the number of bloggers I know personally is kinda thin and I think they'll be sick of me by now :) We'll see I guess...
My Eight Things:
1. I have 'She walks in beauty like the night' engraved on my ipod. It's the first line (and title) of my all-time favourite poem, written by Lord Byron. It always affects me, every single time I read it and I can recite most of it from memory.
2. My best friend should have been born British. He has the whole impression of being British, without actually being British. (accent, appearance, manners, fondness for obscure British history and he's a good Anglican boy to boot). His fondness for Australian Rules football is really the only thing marring the impression.
3. I am able to now say, with reasonable confidence "I used to suffer from depression". I was only properly diagnosed a couple of years ago, and as a result, got my stuff sorted out finally. I spent pretty much ages 14 to 29 suffering from one of the forms of depression. Not fun so much. It's weird not having it hanging in the background anymore. For ages it felt like I wasn't wearing my watch. That kind of ..' did I forget something?' feeling.
4. I wonder if point number three in any way explains why I love vampire fiction. I will watch any movie, read any novel and... yes, I play in a vampire-themed game. Read the name of the blog, folks ;)
5. I am not, by nature a detail oriented person. However, working for the government has meant I now behave in many things as if I am. Which is occasionally helpful, like when proving to your builder that your specification was right, their person transcribed the order incorrectly.
6. If I could live in period novel for a holiday, I would. Room with a View's Italy or Pride & Prejudice's Pemberly would both be smashing.
7. I found out that the nearest religious orientation to my own religious belief is 'liberal Quaker'. I found this out by using the Belief-O-Matic over at Beliefnet. I have known for a long time I believed, but never was able to put my finger on any label for it. This hasn't actually meant anything for me, but I found it terribly interesting.
8. I paid my way through uni working weekends at a game store for five years. We sold computer games, role-playing games, miniature war games, models, you name it. As a result, more than 10 years later I still have strange weird men smiling and saying hi to me in the street (ex-customers).
Onto the tagging! Now I need to check my list... I tag the Crafyaction's Bibnbub and Michelle, Lupinbunny, knitconvict, pen & purl. That's enough, right?
Monday, October 22, 2007
Progress on Tangled Yoke and Conflower Scarf and .. a house!
I know, I am one of those "where are they now?" bloggers. Gone, not posting, makes you reconsider your subscription.
Well, I have been busy, and have photos to prove it. I had a quiet weekend (enforced due to my catching of daughter's cold) and work has been so busy last week leading to such exhaustion on my arrival home that we tended towards takeaway and no activity on my part to speak of, let alone photographing and blogging. Sorry folks.
But I promised photographic proof. Here we go....
Tangled Yoke cardigan.
I have been making real progress on this. I have finished the body up to the underarms. Um... I also managed to make it approximately 1.5 inches longer. Apparently while my stitch gauge is pretty much right, the row gauge is off. Oh well. I'll be paying more attention to the lengths given for the sleeve. Sleeve progress shown below...
Then, I have the Cornflower Scarf.
This is going along fine. It requires such little effort to work on, perfect for watching a movie (one I'm familiar with) to. I'd imagine a couple of serious movie sessions and this would be done. My sporadic attempts so far have lead it to be about half done I'd say. Unblocked it's about a meter long. I think I need to block it out, so it probably needs to be a bit longer than 2 m pre-blocking.
And there is the Print O the Wave stole.
This has been getting a bit of a run lately, as it has been unfairly abandoned. I've now finished seven and a half repeats of the 34 that make up the main body. Then there's the huge edging, but I won't count that, or it seems like to much ;)
Two things have helped my progress. I took the advice I read somewhere online and got a baking sheet and a oversized magnet to mark the row I was working on. This has helped a lot. As has a final miracle. I seem to FINALLY be able to read the lace and tell if I am making a mistake at the time I am making it. Those of you who have knit lace will understand just what a critical step this is.
Finally, there is my house. Okay, I haven't built it myself, but much of my spare time of later has been taken up with hunting down bits and pieces for the house. Deciding on a new bed, looking at pavers, etc etc. We had our practical completion meeting (where we gave them their list of things to fix) and now await those things been done. Fingers crossed that list won't take them long. Our flooring is booked to go in two weeks time, and we are tentatively booked to move a week following that.
Want proof? Remember the Kitchen v. ETTE discussion a while back? Here's a sample of the Kitchen.. okay awaiting a mixer tap, but very very close.
Isn't it beautiful??
Well, I have been busy, and have photos to prove it. I had a quiet weekend (enforced due to my catching of daughter's cold) and work has been so busy last week leading to such exhaustion on my arrival home that we tended towards takeaway and no activity on my part to speak of, let alone photographing and blogging. Sorry folks.
But I promised photographic proof. Here we go....
Tangled Yoke cardigan.
I have been making real progress on this. I have finished the body up to the underarms. Um... I also managed to make it approximately 1.5 inches longer. Apparently while my stitch gauge is pretty much right, the row gauge is off. Oh well. I'll be paying more attention to the lengths given for the sleeve. Sleeve progress shown below...
Then, I have the Cornflower Scarf.
This is going along fine. It requires such little effort to work on, perfect for watching a movie (one I'm familiar with) to. I'd imagine a couple of serious movie sessions and this would be done. My sporadic attempts so far have lead it to be about half done I'd say. Unblocked it's about a meter long. I think I need to block it out, so it probably needs to be a bit longer than 2 m pre-blocking.And there is the Print O the Wave stole.
This has been getting a bit of a run lately, as it has been unfairly abandoned. I've now finished seven and a half repeats of the 34 that make up the main body. Then there's the huge edging, but I won't count that, or it seems like to much ;)Two things have helped my progress. I took the advice I read somewhere online and got a baking sheet and a oversized magnet to mark the row I was working on. This has helped a lot. As has a final miracle. I seem to FINALLY be able to read the lace and tell if I am making a mistake at the time I am making it. Those of you who have knit lace will understand just what a critical step this is.
Finally, there is my house. Okay, I haven't built it myself, but much of my spare time of later has been taken up with hunting down bits and pieces for the house. Deciding on a new bed, looking at pavers, etc etc. We had our practical completion meeting (where we gave them their list of things to fix) and now await those things been done. Fingers crossed that list won't take them long. Our flooring is booked to go in two weeks time, and we are tentatively booked to move a week following that.
Want proof? Remember the Kitchen v. ETTE discussion a while back? Here's a sample of the Kitchen.. okay awaiting a mixer tap, but very very close.Isn't it beautiful??
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Knitting, knitting...
I have two of the three baby-gifts done. One was successfully gifted at a recent Stitch n Bitch, as blogged by Lupinbunny. (I was strip one of seven for a baby blanket..)
Another is off the needles, sewn up and just needs buttons purchased and sewn on. Is that giving too much away? hmmmm..
I have also been doing some more on my cardigan.. as shown thusly...
Which I am still really enjoying, and the knitted fabric is very flat and even. Pretty.
And completed another repeat and a half on Print o the Wave stole. Which makes it 5.5 of 34, not counting the edging. I keep being surprised at how amazingly slow knitting this is. I think all the baby stuff and stockingette I have been doing has spoiled me.
And finished the first of four balls of yarn that make up the Daisy stitch scarf... which is the black to the white of the Print o the Wave stole for the spectrum of lace knitting. The needles are big, its ridiculously quick in comparison. And is a 4 stitch repeat, with no memorisation really required.
My project list looks big. Those of you watching Ravelry will be seeing my progress.. slowly. I have so many things in the 'to knit' list.. but still have several big items on the needles. Keep trying to stop myself from casting on another. Glutton for punishment, me.
Another is off the needles, sewn up and just needs buttons purchased and sewn on. Is that giving too much away? hmmmm..
I have also been doing some more on my cardigan.. as shown thusly...
Which I am still really enjoying, and the knitted fabric is very flat and even. Pretty.And completed another repeat and a half on Print o the Wave stole. Which makes it 5.5 of 34, not counting the edging. I keep being surprised at how amazingly slow knitting this is. I think all the baby stuff and stockingette I have been doing has spoiled me.
And finished the first of four balls of yarn that make up the Daisy stitch scarf... which is the black to the white of the Print o the Wave stole for the spectrum of lace knitting. The needles are big, its ridiculously quick in comparison. And is a 4 stitch repeat, with no memorisation really required.
My project list looks big. Those of you watching Ravelry will be seeing my progress.. slowly. I have so many things in the 'to knit' list.. but still have several big items on the needles. Keep trying to stop myself from casting on another. Glutton for punishment, me.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
OMG!!! Something I can blog about!
A gift I can safely blog about, imagine that.
This scarf has been driving me nuts. It has had literally about 6-8 different stitch patterns swatched. The pattern requirements were:
I've also done a bit on my Twisted Yoke Cardigan. I'm enjoying the yarn very much. Feels very nice knitted up.
See, thusly..
And I have finished another one of the baby-gift list. Yay. The end is in sight, and it isn't even month of madness yet. (they're all November babies. Valentines anyone?)
One left to sew up, and one I haven't settled on yet. Booties? Shoes? Hat? Thoughts anyone?
This scarf has been driving me nuts. It has had literally about 6-8 different stitch patterns swatched. The pattern requirements were:
- cornflower blue (giftee request. Which decided the yarn since this was the only yarn in that colour I could find).
- a scarf (giftee request)
- would be straightforward to knit on public transport. This therefore ruled out:
- cabled (requires needle)
- non memorise-able lace
- any lace pattern likely to lead to periodic ripping out (otherwise it would be the print of the wave stole. *sigh* )
- something I would not grow to loathe knitting.
I've also done a bit on my Twisted Yoke Cardigan. I'm enjoying the yarn very much. Feels very nice knitted up.See, thusly..
And I have finished another one of the baby-gift list. Yay. The end is in sight, and it isn't even month of madness yet. (they're all November babies. Valentines anyone?)One left to sew up, and one I haven't settled on yet. Booties? Shoes? Hat? Thoughts anyone?
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Did I say I wouldn't cast on?
Um. Oops. I did, didn't I?Well... I realised all of my gifts-for-others aren't due until November & December. So I can do a little for-me knitting now, right?
.. the new Addi Turbos I bought were too much of a temptation I fear..
And I acquired some more yarn for yet another gift knit. They multiply when you're not looking, swear. ;) This one will be bloggable though..
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Hey! Who put this yarn in my basket?
Subtitled: Falling off the yarn wagon.Well.. I had a weak moment. I ordered my 'Herb' Felted Tweed.
It looks like this.
I am still working on the baby stuff. It's continuing, albeit a little slowly. And I picked up my Print O the Wave stole and did a few more rows. I'm now back to where I was before I had to rip that section out. Meh.
And we faced Ikea this weekend. God it's insane. Not to buy anything, but to see if we wanted to buy their wardrobe and curtains. (In case you're now wondering - yes probably and definitely no respectively.)
Anyway best get to bed. Work is ridiculous busy-like and well tiring to boot. I even missed my SnBs a few times over the last while - a first for me.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Ah.. I got distracted.
Because I am so very busy knitting away on the pile of baby knitting I have to do, and because work has been crazy-busy (which means not as much knitting is getting done).. I am sort of making deals with myself.I had intended to knit Bayerische socks. That's them on the left in green. They were to be pale grey probably. They're very pretty. But..
I bought the new Interweave Knits. There is a few patterns within that appeal to me.
One of them, Tangled Yoke cardigan didn't draw my eye initially. Then Lupinbunny mentioned it. I took another look. I was interested. Now, having the pattern and actual photos in my hot little hands..
I think it's jumped the queue. Rude little muggins isn't it ;-)
The deal goes something like this.
Step one. I finish the various baby related gifts prior to their needing to be gifted.
Step two. I do not start anything else that isn't already on the needles.
Step three. I can buy the requisite yarn, as long as I don't pay full price for it (unless it is utterly unavailable otherwise.)
Note: I am tempted to try the listed yarn. They have a beautiful green called Herb. But it's an alpaca/wool/vicose blend. Which I am worried may be too hot for Perth.
That said, I do work in the coldest corner in the office. It's bloody freezing, so that may be ok.
And it looks pretty.
Now I just need to ..
Step four: find somewhere to put the guilt at not spending every possible spare cent on the soon-to-be- completed-but-not-soon- enough-cos-builders-are-meanies- who-cant-estimate-accurately house. It's rough I tells ya.
The rest of my spare waking moments when not teaching is spent thinking about the most inexpensive way to a) kit out a large number of bookshelves and cupboards for the study - all built in; b) cover all the bedroom windows affordably without undue ugliness; c) not go crazy with the waiting. (Okay, some who have been around in the last 2 years are yelling 'Ha! too late!' at the screen about now.)
Okay, gotta go. Baby knitting to do.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Not dead, just busy
[don't you think that should be a song title?]
Well, I am knitting, but its almost entirely baby gift stuff. And some of the giftees read the blog. So no posting before the gifting.
And, I am also terribly busy since I have it on good authority (from the very nice scotsman D, who is our building supervisor) that in approximately 2-3 weeks I shall have my very own house all completed! The joy! The delight! The relief!
Of course, we shan't be moving in immediately, since we want both floor coverings and window coverings in place before moving. But it is still rather delicious. I shall not be renting come October it seems! I shall have a KITCHEN and not a kitchenETTE. Those who know me in the flesh have all heard at length about my belief that my ETTE is my purgatory such that when having my kitchen I shall be truly grateful. In case you think I am kidding, I have just decided this second that a comparison is in order...
the ETTE:
dimensions. (I got weirdly silly about it and ran over and measured it)... 1.6m to 2.5m. That's room size - the floor size is smaller because of cupboards/fridge/sink etc is in that space.
photographic proof:
The KITCHEN:
dimensions. 3.55 x 3.98m
Photographic proof: (only the plan, don't have a good photo of the kitchen since the cabinetry is done).
What this means? As I suspected and have now confirmed. My current kitchen is smaller than the bench space in my new house. In fact, it is about 0.3sqm smaller than just the island bench!
See? Kitchen purgatory ;-)
Anyway, all this house-nearly-ready has meant we've been really busy pricing flooring and beds and so on. Oh, and work has been crazy busy too.
Good knitting mojo to you all....
Well, I am knitting, but its almost entirely baby gift stuff. And some of the giftees read the blog. So no posting before the gifting.
And, I am also terribly busy since I have it on good authority (from the very nice scotsman D, who is our building supervisor) that in approximately 2-3 weeks I shall have my very own house all completed! The joy! The delight! The relief!
Of course, we shan't be moving in immediately, since we want both floor coverings and window coverings in place before moving. But it is still rather delicious. I shall not be renting come October it seems! I shall have a KITCHEN and not a kitchenETTE. Those who know me in the flesh have all heard at length about my belief that my ETTE is my purgatory such that when having my kitchen I shall be truly grateful. In case you think I am kidding, I have just decided this second that a comparison is in order...
the ETTE:
dimensions. (I got weirdly silly about it and ran over and measured it)... 1.6m to 2.5m. That's room size - the floor size is smaller because of cupboards/fridge/sink etc is in that space.
photographic proof:
The KITCHEN:dimensions. 3.55 x 3.98m
Photographic proof: (only the plan, don't have a good photo of the kitchen since the cabinetry is done).
What this means? As I suspected and have now confirmed. My current kitchen is smaller than the bench space in my new house. In fact, it is about 0.3sqm smaller than just the island bench!See? Kitchen purgatory ;-)
Anyway, all this house-nearly-ready has meant we've been really busy pricing flooring and beds and so on. Oh, and work has been crazy busy too.
Good knitting mojo to you all....
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Why I love Thursday Next novels
I am in the middle of the latest Thursday Next novel, First Among Sequels. For the uninitiated amongst us, Thursday is the heroine of a series of novels by Jasper Fforde.They are kind of what would happen if Monty Python and the literature sections of your local book store had a series of love children. :)
I am loving this book, and have only torn myself away from it to prep for the work tomorrow (*sigh* work is stressful at the moment) and to make myself some more dhal for dinner.
Why do I love this book? So far it has time travel, travel within the world of literary fiction (the actually world that all novels exist within and all the things that the characters do when the story isn't happening to them), a ghost of an eccentric uncle, a reimagined husband, a mathematics genius teenager, cheese smuggling and knitting for naked dodos. And I'm only about a third of the way in.
See? My equal-favourite heroine knits. And I just know that the other (Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice) would too..
What does it say that some of my all-time favourite books are about books? (Another is The Club Dumas. Which is about as far away from this series as it is possible to get and still be fiction.)
Okay. Stalling over. Must go prep for tomorrow's training presentation :(
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Clementine was right.
I should have known better. I mean, questioning the great Clementine?
She was quite correct, the lovely hand dyed my mum made for me is lost in the Baudelaires pattern.
But, I am what I am, and I needed to see it for myself. And now I know that when next picking a self-gift yarn I shall buy some yummy Zarina to knit a real pair. (In green. I'm on a green bent at the moment.) Both yarn and pattern are nice. But not together. Like friends you like separately, but could never date.
It's the same "thoroughness" in me (my man's description) that meant today, when selecting carpet for the new house I dragged the sample :
- under halogens
- under florescent lighting
- in natural daylight
- next to the wood for the hallway
- looked at it up close/underfoot
- looked at it from several meters away...
I'm also fighting the desire to photograph every ball of yarn in my stash for Ravelry (I'm spiderknit. Naturally.) And hunting through it for potential baby knit-for-gift yarns. I know what I want to knit. But the called for yarn is pricey and not in the colour I originally had in mind. I ponder. But can't for too long - baby coming y'know.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
I have finished the first pair of socks I ever started!
Not the first pair of socks I ever finished, mind you.
I bought this yarn a long time ago because it was good quality and on sale. Once I knit one and a half socks, I realised yes, I liked knitting socks. And that, as when I first laid eyes on the colourway... I disliked those colours together rather a lot. So I put them aside, and knit a new pair of socks in yarn I liked. For my daughter, if I remember correctly.
Anyway, here they are. I intend to over dyed them purple and if that doesn't work, black.
Let's here it for finishing extremely long WIPs! Now, if I can face the acrylic flecked scarf I have.... then reconsider the Jaywalkers.. I will have all my old WIPs done!
Oh and if anyone finds my remaining energy, let me know. I seem to keep losing it at work?!
I bought this yarn a long time ago because it was good quality and on sale. Once I knit one and a half socks, I realised yes, I liked knitting socks. And that, as when I first laid eyes on the colourway... I disliked those colours together rather a lot. So I put them aside, and knit a new pair of socks in yarn I liked. For my daughter, if I remember correctly.
Anyway, here they are. I intend to over dyed them purple and if that doesn't work, black.
Let's here it for finishing extremely long WIPs! Now, if I can face the acrylic flecked scarf I have.... then reconsider the Jaywalkers.. I will have all my old WIPs done!
Oh and if anyone finds my remaining energy, let me know. I seem to keep losing it at work?!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Print o the Wave.. well, not saved but,.. significantly less impeded by the use of lifelines...
I finally got the courage, ripped out the repeat I needed to and started the repeat over again.
Thankfully, since I have been putting in a lifeline every successful repeat, I only had to rip back one repeat. It does, however, make me consider putting in multiple lifelines. Just in case I don't pick up that error in the repeat it happened.
Oh, and I expect my blogging will be a little quiet for a while. I am about *crosses fingers* eight weeks from moving house and I have several friends waiting to take on (increased) sprog-herding duties :)
So there'll be secret baby-knitting projects on the go. Which I can't blog cos some of them read this :P
Speaking of which *cough* anyone want to loan me a copy of Itty Bitty Hats?
Thankfully, since I have been putting in a lifeline every successful repeat, I only had to rip back one repeat. It does, however, make me consider putting in multiple lifelines. Just in case I don't pick up that error in the repeat it happened.
Oh, and I expect my blogging will be a little quiet for a while. I am about *crosses fingers* eight weeks from moving house and I have several friends waiting to take on (increased) sprog-herding duties :)
So there'll be secret baby-knitting projects on the go. Which I can't blog cos some of them read this :P
Speaking of which *cough* anyone want to loan me a copy of Itty Bitty Hats?
Thursday, July 26, 2007
This makes me sad. (Lace being mean to me)
See this? This looks innocent enough, right?
But look closer my friend.....
That is a mini-zig, when it should be zagging.
Which means I did probably rows 1-2 then started over again by accident. Which means it needs to be ripped out. :(
I noticed last night, my courage still isn't up to it. It goes away again until I try to face it again tomorrow :(
But look closer my friend.....
That is a mini-zig, when it should be zagging.
Which means I did probably rows 1-2 then started over again by accident. Which means it needs to be ripped out. :(
I noticed last night, my courage still isn't up to it. It goes away again until I try to face it again tomorrow :(
Sunday, July 22, 2007
A mixed weekend
The bad
This was my first ever sock. I bought the yarn (Opal self striping of some kind, ball band lost in the mists of time) because it was on sale and I didn't know yet whether I would like knitting socks. I hated the colourway. I am now considering if I should finish the last sock, and overdyed it purple.
This was my Jaywalker attempt. I like the colourway much more, but... the yarn is a little scratchy and I can't get into the Jaywalker mojo. It just seems to be not working for me.
Weirdly, now I keep looking at this yarn... which is soft, and I love the colours. And am now thinking as a result, of shifting one of the other two pairs onto scrap yarn and casting on socks pair #3
I don't know. I need an easy project, the lace stole takes too much concentration to knit while doing the public transport thing (and a single mistake requires rather more work to fix)
- The weather was terrible.. Driving rain, heavy wind etc.
- The bad weather meant my man was really not well enough to do the house-planning shopping we had planned to do. (When the barometric pressure drops, he's toast)
- I went to buy my daughter a new tracksuit from Target, went through all the dramas of a little person freaking out because she got wet when we got out of the car at the shops, her insisting on looking at every toy in the store... and then when I finally got to the checkout, having left my pursue at home :(
- My man still being sore and tired today, and so him sleeping all day and us again not doing any of the things I had planned (despite the weather having improved somewhat)
- I made my first ever dahl for my dinner last night. And it rocked!!
- Despite the aforementioned poor weather, and us being inside all weekend pretty much, my daughter was actually very well behaved.
- Well enough, in fact, that I actually read all of the new Harry Potter book (bought in a fit of self-indulgent retail therapy when I went back a second time to Target .. with my purse this time).
- I cleaned up the house a lot, so it looks less like a pigsty but.. I loathe cleaning.
- I can't decide on a new project. I'm looking sideways at the two pairs of half finished socks on my needles, but am half way swayed by my daughter's suggestion that her doll needs a beanie, as my doll (Lizzie in the top banner) has one.
This was my first ever sock. I bought the yarn (Opal self striping of some kind, ball band lost in the mists of time) because it was on sale and I didn't know yet whether I would like knitting socks. I hated the colourway. I am now considering if I should finish the last sock, and overdyed it purple.
This was my Jaywalker attempt. I like the colourway much more, but... the yarn is a little scratchy and I can't get into the Jaywalker mojo. It just seems to be not working for me.Weirdly, now I keep looking at this yarn... which is soft, and I love the colours. And am now thinking as a result, of shifting one of the other two pairs onto scrap yarn and casting on socks pair #3
I don't know. I need an easy project, the lace stole takes too much concentration to knit while doing the public transport thing (and a single mistake requires rather more work to fix)
Saturday, July 21, 2007
My Fetching are all done! (Does that make them Fetched?)
Very very quick knit. One ball of Naturally Me Merino/Cashmere blend. Yummy sqooshy and soft.Plus, a pretty blue!
They took almost exactly one ball, and I lengthened the finger part to reach my first knuckle, and also increased the thumb sections to match.The yarn is 8ply weight, so I knit them on 3.75mm needles. Which is smaller than the pattern (both yarn and needles) but I'd heard that the original gloves were large on some people. I have fairly narrow hands/fingers so these fit nicely for me.
I like em, and look forward to them keeping me warm on the walk to the bus stop come Monday morning.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Finished Object: Raspy from Rowan Denim People is completed!
Here it is!
A finished Raspy, photographed by my favourite small person.
Here is a close up of the detail on the neckline.
My man's comment? Why did you want a jumper with holes in it? {insert much of his mirth at my expense} This lead to a discussion of our relative appreciation of deconstruction-ism as a fashion statement.
{You can imagine it, right?}
Of course, towards the end it was too big to travel and it had to wait for a trip to the Laundromat for access to hot wash and dry for finishing.. So I started these while I waited.
It's a Fetching. You know the drill. If you don't Google it and drown in the masses of them online.
A finished Raspy, photographed by my favourite small person.Here is a close up of the detail on the neckline.
My man's comment? Why did you want a jumper with holes in it? {insert much of his mirth at my expense} This lead to a discussion of our relative appreciation of deconstruction-ism as a fashion statement.{You can imagine it, right?}
Of course, towards the end it was too big to travel and it had to wait for a trip to the Laundromat for access to hot wash and dry for finishing.. So I started these while I waited.
It's a Fetching. You know the drill. If you don't Google it and drown in the masses of them online.
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