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We went to Bendigo! A big group of us stayed at the same place as last year, this time taking up 3 houses instead of the 1 and retreat! We were there for the Australian Sheep and Wool Show which was fabulous and even more busy than last year.

So busy, in fact, that I think I took a grand total of about 10 photos

However, there was yarn buying! woohoo!

So many great finds, and some lovely surprises. I even got a (very affordable) swift and some blocking wires too. Stoked. I had some great scores in the BWM bargain room, including some 12ply and some undyed cameo which has a touch of lovely fluffy angora.

And we even had a Dagwood Dog for Kelli xx

It’s done!

The red buttons that 2nd littlest had selected were a little too chunky, so she chose these nice Burton coconut fibre ones instead. A perfect fit! And and ideal cardi for Bendi next week! BENDI BENDI BENDI!

Pattern: Baby Blueberry Cardigan

Mods: None!

Yarn: BWM Luxury 10ply in Black and Ruby

Needles: 4.5 and 5mm Addi Clicks. Magic loop for sleeves.

Rav link.

Not sure yarn that contains any MORE colour exists..

Yarn: EGMTK (Ewe Give Me The Knits) Sock – Bought at the Bendigo Sheep Show!

Needles: 2.75mm DPNs.

Pattern: A basic sock recipe. CO 60.

Happy new year to you! I hope 2010 brings you happiness, love, joy, fun, and success

A new year is always exciting.. so many prospects ahead, so much possibility. A whole set of seasons to work thru and enjoy, and of course, lots of creativity to plan for!

But first, it’s important to look back and reflect.. so here’s my contribution: A year of WIPs and FOs!

And of course, a few frogged items, a few non-starters, and things I just fell out of love with. But still, not a bad year! I also did some sewing, hand-dyeing, and some other new crafty things. Yes, a Flickr mosaic, not exactly original, and I am sure other blogging knitters’ efforts put mine to shame, but hey, I tried!

What are my creative goals for 2010?

* Cook something I’ve never cooked before, once a month. I have so many AMAZING cookbooks, why am I so scared to try things? It’s not like we are fussy eaters! For Christmas N gave me a copy of Food Safari (sbs series book) which really, I have been lusting after even before the thing was written. 180 recipes just waiting for me!

* Expand my sewing horizons. I’m going to be kidnapping my friend Shan for this – she’s a whizz even though she wont admit it.

* Magic loop socks. Why, why why does this intimidate me so? It would increase my sock knitting productivity two-fold!

I could add something sensible like ‘spend more time knitting, less time stashing’ but really.. let’s be realistic!