Wednesday 27th May

Well there is less than a week to go now in MissyMack's paperbag swap and I have posted no pictures! So here is a pic of the bits and pieces I got from my partner Levineke.
Well to be truthful this was taken after I had started, but you can see everything anyway. I will need to start working on it in order to get it out by the due date.... Stay tuned for pics of the final swap parcel...

Other projects I am currently working on include (yes the house is littered with the many projects I am working on) this scarf for my partner. He picked the wool and the number of stitches and tension. (see I am negating any version of the sweater curse!) I was hoping for bigger needles so it would go quicker but he thought it was too floppy. It is nearly half done.

And this puff is for another swap. I can't tell you what it is in case my partner reads this. I want it to be a surprise.

And that is all I have time for today. Playschool is about to finish.

Monday 25th May 2009

What an original title for the post but I have no idea what else to call it.

I am my own worst enemy. I am the lurker who goes to other people's blogs and thinks "(*&^% they have not updated. What are they up to?" and here is my blog in a constant state of slackness. So I will try to fix that.

So here are 2 recent purchases. This purse kit from GJs. I came home and checked out the website and found more beautiful patterns. I need more bags!! Check her out if you have not yet. http://www.nicolemdesign.com.au/patterns/index.html

And then I went to Flemington market ont he weekend and got the girls some new pants. I love KaT clothes. DD1 had one pair of pink striped size 2 that have lasted her from around 1 till now - at 2.5 they are about 3/4 length but still fit well. Love the stretchy fabric. So here
are the girls latest. (Alright I did buy more but they are being washed - gardening is dirty work!)

Here is some recent creativity. I have dyed some yarn with Kool Aid and food dye for a swap item. I have also finished the item but cannot post a pic because I have not sent it yet. It is not due until June I think.

And finally, has anyone seen these missing socks? Here is a selection of socks my daughters have only 1 of. You may have seen them in the streets - pulled off and forgotten, or maybe the washing machine vortex has spat them out in your machine?? I would really like them back, we are running very low.....

I'm back!

Well i have come back after my housesitting to show you presents!
Here is some yarn I bought myself with a voucher from friends for my birthday. I got about 13 balls of it. Hopefully enough to make what I have planned.....
I also got some material but that needs ironing (for a photo LOL) cause otherwise it looks terrible.


And here is a pic of my beautiful knitpicks nickle DPNs in the roll made by mum for my birthday. I had another photo showing off my interchangeables and the outside of the roll but I have saved it somewhere weird cause I cannot find it.

And here is the doll I made for DD2's first birthday. Clothes are my own design.

update

Hi there
Just letting my paperbag swap partner that I have got my package and have sent out hers...Have you got it?

Projects on the go....
- paperbag swap :)
- Dr seuss swap (from ravelry)
- 80's Sci-fi movie swap (ditto)
- facewasher for DD2

And am waiting on my birthday present (Knitpicks interchangeables + DPNS - YAY) to start my socks for me (again!) and a vest (for me!)

Housitting

Hi there
Just letting anyone who is interested know that I am currently housitting ata friends house and my internet connection is terrible (so is the mobile - aaahh!) even though I am about 2 minutes away from my parents.
So my posting will be even more sporadic than it currently is.

WIP wednesday #3

Alright so I missed a week...OOPS.
Anyway, the current works in project are these two jumpers. I have decided to trial recycling yarn. One is cotton (brown one) and the other wool (green one). The plan is to frog them both and reknit into something else. This green one I am going to trial a vest pattern for me. No idea if I would wear it so do not want to spend heaps on yummy yarn that may never be used - got enough... ;P

And these two items are finished!! The hat I have used all the wool I dyed with food dye and jelly (there is another post on this) with some maroon/burgandy for the extra. The hat fits DD1 who wanted to buy a hat like this from a shop that I hated so I said I would make her one.

This is a bag for holding plastic shopping bags. I have sent it off (with some other stuff I bought) for a birthday swap gift. Hope she likes it.

Have also signed up for a paper bag swap over at http://missymack.blogspot.com/ So Hello swap partner!

WIP Wednesday #2

Well here I am another Wednesday and yes! I am returning to post. Let's see how long this lasts...
Anyway here are my latest offerings.
This thing above is for a swap and I do not want my swapee to have too much info. So this picture will be all I post until after it has been sent and received.

This is what my BSJ looks like almost finished - some seeming to go.

And below is a present for someone in my life. Will post a picture after it has been given.

And finally, today I went to the Stitches and Craft show. I found it disappointing compared to previous years - it has been taken over by someone else and was at a new venue. Below is a picture of what I bought. The pattern book includes a bowling set I thought I might do for my girls for xmas.

I bought the dressing gown pattern (below left) from ak Traditions and she threw in the newest version of the doll pattern (that I have already knitted one of) and another pattern. Very nice of her.

Also got some overlocking thread and bobbin filler - things I am running low on.

Better get going now. See ya next time!