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  1. Recovering

    April 15, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Well, the good news is: the arm/hand is recovering very well! Much smaller and neater scars this time, and the stitches are staying put for a changes. The cast came off on Monday, and I have been able to do lots of things – cooking cleaning driving and washing.

    Home style Nasi goreng Soup

    And a teensy bit of knitting.

    Yes, already. Pretty amazing huh? Nothing extreme, but purely by accident, I designed a sock pattern! I am typing it up now, and will be taking lots of photos to go with it. Stay tuned.

    Meanwhile, I have finally popped my Melbourne Comedy Festival cherry! I went to see Arj Barker on wednesday with friends, and can’t wait to go see Gabriel Iglesias this sunday night with N!

    Arj Barker Roof

    I had better go bust out the camera for some pattern photos!

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  2. Healing

    February 7, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Neat

    Well, I am pleased to report that my arm is healing well, and just two weeks after surgery, I am itching to knit! I have done a small amount of spinning, but no knitting or crochet yet, and no blogging!

    It is done. Pre-washnwhack

    Meanwhile, my February sock yarn has been selected, but it is taunting me from the stash shelf until I have the go-ahead to knit :(

    Feb personal sock club - pink ms gusset!

    My ravelry queue has exploded, and I am sending myself crazy by looking at patterns… gah!

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  3. Hiatus

    January 18, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Post-surgery :) Back knitting/spinning/blogging soon, I hope!

    This way up

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  4. FO: January Socks

    January 12, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Well, 11 days of knit knit knitting, and here we are!

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    These have been snaffled by my eldest, who has huge feet like me!

    I had forgotten what a great pattern this is, so quick, and the yarn was a delight to knit.

    Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A (Free on Knitty)

    Yarn: EGMTK Superwash Merino/Nylon 4ply

    Sticks: 2.50 DPN’s

    Mods: These are ‘no purl monkeys’ – you simply knit the purls, making it even faster, and a fabulous pattern.

    Rav link.

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  5. Christmas Wheel

    January 3, 2011 by sunrisesister

    So among many many other amazing gifts that I received at Christmas, this has to be the biggie.. mainly because it was such a huge surprise! I was planning to buy a wheel soon, but probably after the new year. It’s a pricey item, and there were other priorities! N was very sneaky and liased with the lovely Mandie from Ewe Give Me The Knits, and this is what I opened on Christmas morning..

    Yep, my very own Majacraft Pioneer! I am totally in love with it – the smoothness, the double treadle, the delta flyer, everything. I did a test spin that night, and straight off, it was a dream.

    The best bit is that it’s SO light, and I can pick it up and put it on top of my stash shelves, out of the way of toddling babies and curious children. And it’s transportable to spin meets! woo!

    My fibre stash has grown a little lately; some has been purchased in sales, some was gifts, and some swaps, and some samples..

    So many lovelies to spin :) I am currently spinning some beautiful Southern Cross Fibre in Polwarth, a first for me!

    A big thank you to N, and to Mandie for making it happen. What a wonderful surprise :)

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