Knit one
She is actually interested in knitting! Well, they end up more like drum sticks with the yarn in a massive tangle, but she’s having fun all the same.
Purl one
And frog!
She says she’s making socks. I’ll let you know when they’re finished!
Happy Christmas all.
I had them hanging around for ages……..
Tried to get them on many times………
Threatened to give them to one of her friends……..
And, lo, she put them on and wore them, for a whole day! Hurrah!
Here they are dancing with her new jeans. Levis - just like Daddy’s!
This one has been doing the rounds for a while. Here’s some stuff about me in the absence of actual craft content! As I’m an Australian living in Britain, it’s US biased.
Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - leave in plain font
1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to disneyland/world
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sung a solo
11. bungee jumped - no way
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea - from a plane, does that count?
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning - sadly, several times
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own vegetables
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. hit a home run - rounders at primary school
32. been on a cruise
33. seen niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen michelangelo’s david in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited africa - only South Africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the sistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris - only stood under it
51. gone scuba diving or snorkelling - not keen
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre - loads of times, the Dromana drive in!
55. been in a movie, nope but been on tv several times
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies - but sold lamingtons and other sweets for fundraising
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood - have never got around to it
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in london
77. broken a bone - two, in my foot
78. been on a speeding motorcycle - sorry Mum
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating - chickens
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby - two
95. seen the alamo in person.
96. swum in the great salt lake.
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee - Dad always kept bees when we were growing up, so I’ve been stung quite a few times
Mini Waffle socks Rav link
Toe up socks using Wendy Johnson’s detailed toe up pattern, fudging the numbers for 48st sock and Charlene Shurch’s waffle rib ii stitch and a picot bind off.
34g left over sock yarn
You always think that others are going to be as excited about the finished article, as you are, when you make something. You spend a lot of time making it, ironing out little problems and then present it to the person. The person says ‘Ooh nice’ at the time, but then won’t wear them……………and so it goes. I have tried, my husband has tried and she’s just not buying, the whole handmade sock deal.
So, I will try once more and then give them to a child who will wear them!
From the grumpy Mummy
Worn, wee’d on, washed and worn again………………and so it goes.
Apparently the ones on the t-shirt are kissing.
Long sleeved T - H&M
Pants by me with bias trim cuffs
Well, that’s what my lovely husband has been saying every time he’s seen me knitting these socks.
Through the Loops Mystery Sock-Along
Kristin Kapur for Socktoberfest
The Yarn Yard Bonny - Slate
2.5mm dpns
72 stitch cable pattern
Ravelry
This was really fun and I will definitely knit a pair in stages like this again, it really helped. They’ve been worn and are very toasty. I have to say I’m very impressed with the yarn and am glad I’ve got some more in stash. Hope you had a good Socktober.
Garnstudio mittens b14-15
25g Spinning Gallery DK, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Sea & Sand colourway
4mm dpns
So quick and cute, but keep your wits about you because you need to increase and decrease in sensible spots in the pattern. I was very tired (and wined up) when I made the first one of these and really should’ve ripped it out, but she’ll lose that one, won’t she? However, I have enough yarn to make a spare one, so I may do that when I get a spare minute.
I made myself time to sew this week, being wholly inspired by the craft retreaters in Melbourne. They know who they are!
I have had the pattern for 20 months and the fabric for 16 months.
Miss Coco is rapidly growing out of her pj’s, so some stylish and impractical linen pyjamas are hers for the british winter.
Despite only being 3 pieces, it was a bit fiddly and am glad I spent some time doing this in the daylight as I blindly added all the red bias to the left front without considering the sleeves…….. So the purple sleeve edging is a design feature that just evolved with some repurposed buttons from Mum. I remember them being on one of her handmade dresses from the 70’s.
The disappointing thing about this was that I’d planned on making bottoms as well, but didn’t have the foresight at the time to properly pin the pieces down together. I waved them over it and said ’she’ll be right’ and it got me in the end. All I needed was 4 cms in the width for the front….very, very annoying. I may be in luck if I pop back to IKEA this week, but I very much doubt they will still have this design. So, I’ll see if I have some plain white linen somewhere. So, the moral of the story is that this pattern eats fabric.
Despite all of this I love the way the fabric completely changes according to the time of day and the light level AND the little miss says it’s comfy. So, I am winning after all.
New Look 6333
Size 2
IKEA heavy weight linen 1.5m
enjoying birthday gifts and spoils from Ally Pally
riding our new bike to the park
baking fork biscuits, swiss roll and parkin from here
and waiting for the next instalment of the mystery sock for Socktoberfest
