I needed a quick crochet fix after doing lots of big projects.
The fat bottom bag is from the Happy Hooker book. I used my some leftover red Bendigo Woolen Mills 8ply cotton and 5ply wool. I held the two strands together and used a 5.5mm hook. Both yarns were different reds but [...]
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Fat Bottom Bag
Posted in bags, completed projects, crochet, yarn on 7, January 2009 | 2 Comments »
rainbow red swap
Posted in crochet, ravelry, yarn on 28, October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was just part of a rainbow swap on ravelry – in the australian swappers group. (I apologise to those not on ravelry).
It was a pretty simple swap. $25 budget with the requirements of including at least one ball of red yarn.
I got a package from K10. There were lots of red goodies. Some are [...]
in support of … ravelry
Posted in crochet, knitting, ravelry on 17, October 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am normally pretty slack about contributing (financially) to my favourite sites, blogs and podcasts. I know that most people do it for nothing and survive on love and the generosity of a select few.
But with ravelry I was ridden with guilt. The have made a superb community and it is loved and used by [...]
I don’t even knit
Posted in books, knitting on 29, September 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is not to say that I don’t like knitting or even that I can’t. I am quite fond of knitting and am quite capable of following a pattern and making something. I would probably rate myself as an advanced beginner. The issue is …. I don’t knit. I can always find something [...]
The kindness of others
Posted in knitting, links, sites, blogs, patterns, sewing on 12, September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am a big fan of Bendigo Woolen Mills yarn. You can buy it online, it is cheap, they have a great fiber range and lots of colours to choose from. Their service is excellent, the wool is of the highest quality and did I mention that it is so reasonably priced (CHEAP). [...]
exquisite baby afghan
Posted in completed projects, crochet, patterns, yarn on 10, September 2008 | 8 Comments »
I don’t think that I would call this afghan “exquisite”, it just happens to be the name of the pattern by Terry Kimbrough that I made for Sheridan aka Chalet Girl.
When I first learned that Sheridan was going through IVF again I decided to begin a crochet afghan for the new baby. I chose to [...]
three new princesses
Posted in family, knitting, other stuff on 3, May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are three new beautiful princesses in the world.
A friend of my fathers’ and his lovely wife Jo have just had healthy girl triplets.
Photos were sent by email and they look plump and healthy with full heads of hair.
My MIL is a knitter and I begged her to make some premie hats and booties for [...]
a full nights sleep
Posted in completed projects, knitting, links, sites, blogs on 26, June 2007 | 3 Comments »
Last night I got (almost) a full nights sleep for the first time since my little boy arrived. I woke at 5am in pain and in a puddle of milk. I woke him up for a change and gave him a quick feed. Then I spent the next glorious hour blog surfing [...]
doin’ some knitting
Posted in knitting on 21, June 2007 | 1 Comment »
When I started this blog I was a knitter. I had every intention of making this a knitting blog. But alas when I fell pregnant I stopped knitting. I really didn’t enjoy it anymore and found it hard to concentrate on what I was doing.
Well this week I picked up the [...]
handmade gifts
Posted in family, knitting, toys on 10, May 2007 | 4 Comments »
I am a huge fan of handmade gifts – and it really doesn’t matter how “crap” they are. I would much prefer to get something that someone has made, and put some creativity and thought into than a store bought gift.
This week we got a beautiful knitted shawl for the brandon from hubby’s mother. [...]
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