March 30, 2009 by sunrisesister
I finally cast on a pair of socks for Neil, out of the beautiful new Patonyle yarn that I bought from the craft show a couple of weeks back.
I *was* making him a beanie, but the yarn sucked, and I made too many mistakes for a cable pattern. So this is my Instead Project. They will have red cuffs, heels, and toes.
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March 29, 2009 by sunrisesister
With equally as impressive ninja-like skillz, Shosh evaded TWO loud and nosey dogs to deliver my RED fave colour swap parcel!!! And boy did I get seriously spoilt 
A beautiful project bag, and wouldnt you know, i JUST CO a pair of socks for Neil, in yep.. red! Now I have something matching to carry them in!
Aaaaaaand… a GORGEOUS pair of red cabled mitts.. These are so warm, and guess what, I can still type/write/knit while wearing them
A skein of deeeelish Malabrigo worsted in Sealing Wax.. This was the colourway that I was drooooling over just a few weeks ago..
2 skeins of divine cashmerino aran in red.. this is such a beautiful colour, I am going to hang on for a really spesh pattern to use it with
A beautiful Hurricane hat.. Maya excitedly helped model it
It was a bit of a race to see who could open this first.. she won!
Yum yum
A gorgeous Kikki.K notepad and pen – this will come in VERY handy, as I am always writing things down on the go
And I found 4 beautiful buttons in the project bag too.. I am a total button addict, so these are very much loved And um.. small hands tried to make off with one or two..
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March 29, 2009 by sunrisesister
Finally, this cardi is knitted, crocheted, edged, and finished. All it needs is to block, have the ends sewn in, and the buttons added. It’s not nearly as hideous as I thought it would be.. even if Viv disagrees!
We are having a day at home, pottering about after a late night home yesterday. We went up to Meagan’s place in Healesville to help celebrate her hubby’s almost-40th birthday, and to meet some new faces. The Healesville-Kinglake road was just freaky though – trees along the side of the road burnt to a char by the fires, and the hill opposite Meagan’s is a patchwork of burnt forest. But it was good to see roos bouncing around, cows grazing, and green returning to the land
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March 27, 2009 by sunrisesister
This fibre is so colourful, and was so much fun to spin! Probably enough for a baby hat or booties.. so NICE of everyone to keep having babies for me to knit for!
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March 27, 2009 by sunrisesister
Demon Woman – FoTC
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wj2p-baqGE[/youtube]
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