Archive for January, 2008
She likes chocolate she does
Lily brought a friend home to bake tonight. She does that. No warning – just wanna bake! She’s actually very good and can be trusted with most things in the kitchen. So relatively little input needed from me.
As you can see…..
…they didn’t exactly go easy on the chocolate.
Results were yummy though!
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It didn’t want to be a sock.
It really didn’t. That’s a thumb gusset you see there. In the absence of a freakishly small-heeled person the Vine lace sock has been ripped back to the ankle. There are 54 stitches in the round at this point, which is about hand-size. It’s a rough job but hey, picking up ripped YOs ain’t ever pretty! Virtually thrown back on the [...]
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Not happy…
…with the Vine Lace sock! I asked Lily to try it on just now and there’s no way it’s going to go over her heel. She’s a very narrow UK4 so hardly clown feet! Recommended gauge was 8sts to the inch. I’m getting 7 sts AND I picked up extra stitches to make the instep [...]
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Just 2 days….
That’s how long I lasted before buying another lens. And it’s yummy one – EF-s 60mm Macro lens. I love it!!! This camera really is like a new baby in the house. I’m totally muddling through everything like a first time mum and it’s a steep learning curve for me!
Photo is Araucania sock Take 2. [...]
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It made my day!
What a lovely surprise to have been nominated for “you made my day” by Sam. The idea being to nominate 10 bloggers who inspire you and brighten up your day. Time to pay it forward, methinks.
I nominate:
Sticks-strings – for making me wish I could just hop on a plane to the US to yarn shop [...]
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Spice up my life!!
Not a lot of knitting action today. I’ve got a friends toddler with me at the minute and the 2 definitely don’t mix. Toddlers and yarn – no no no! And this evening Lily and I are off to see the Spice Girls. Apparently we need to get there hours before the concert starts as [...]
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I think I probably didn’t sound too enamoured with Araucania earlier in the week but I’m giving it a 2nd chance. And I have to say in the semi-solid shade I’m using for Embossed leaf, I’m loving it! It even feels softer too – all in all these socks are a pleasure to knit . Of [...]
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The things we do for socks!
So…we have some weather here today! A ton of rain came down last night and this little part of England is struggling with it. So….did I decide not to collect the parcel that was waiting at the depot for me? No, of course not! The parcel had copies of More Sensational Knitted Socks and Favourite Socks in [...]
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Forest canopy
Unblocked lace is just such a dogs dinner, don’t you think? Whatever I do with it, I cannot get a decent photo. It’s on the floor, it’s on the table, back on the floor, back on the table. Aah whatever!!
This is the 2nd Forest Canopy I’ve done, but the first was pre-blog. Cast on this morning [...]
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Hendry
This guy turns up every time I get the camera out. He’s the eldest of our two cats and by far the nosiest. Cute with it though!
No knitting today as I’m going out to lunch with a friend. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to retraining over the last few months, and have finally taken [...]
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