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  1. 2011 Personal Sock Club

    January 2, 2011 by sunrisesister

    So it has been um.. brought to my attention that I own a bit of sock yarn. Ok, quite a bit of sock yarn. Perhaps around *whispers* 40 skeins of sock yarn. Ahem.

    So I am declaring 2011 to be the year of stash busting! To help this along, I have created a personal sock club. 12 skeins of yarn, bagged up for a lucky dip, one for each month. I have chosen not to include patterns in with the yarn, because 1) I fall in and out of love with patterns on an hourly basis, and 2) I felt it a bit restrictive.

    So much loveliness. EGMTK, Ixchel, Wollmeise, Patonyle 8ply, Regia, ms gusset, and Colinette Jitterbug. All delicious yarns!

    Here they are, all bagged up, and even stapled shut! I may or may not be great when it comes to surprises.. heh.

    And already, I have picked out my first instalment! A blue/green skein of EGMTK superwash merino/nylon, which are becoming Monkey socks. More on that another time, when they look interesting.

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  2. Arwen, Modelled!

    January 2, 2011 by sunrisesister

    A belated merry solstice, happy christmas and a very happy new year to you all! Boy, was I happy to give 2010 a kick in the pants as it left! I even managed to sneak in a last FO before the year was out; another licorice allsort cardi, but in a bigger size. The freaky weather here continues, hot, cold, and hot, and then cold again. But lots of rain, means our long and awful drought is OVER. Yes, officially.

    It seems absurd to be dressing a baby in a knitted skirt and tights in SUMMER, but it was practically chilly yesterday, and I took the opportunity to try out my fabulous new IXUS camera. Here is the Arwen skirt, in the fleshy flesh!


    Yes, that is an 11 month old, walking, running, talking, and flirting. She kills me.

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  3. FO: Arwen

    November 23, 2010 by sunrisesister

    Behind the scenes, we have been busy moving accross to a new webserver, and I took the plunge and went over to WordPress Multisite – much better for my needs, but still a few bugs and settings to fix up.

    The good news? I am recovering faster than ever. I am able to walk independently (Altho the pram comes in handy when doing lots of walking) and I can even drive! The biggest challenge was figuring out how to get the baby in and out of the car on my own, but with a bit of rejigging, it’s working so far. I am able to do most things myself, except for lifting laundry baskets, carrying the baby much, etc.

    The bad news? The spinal injury was worse than expected, with two discs completely herniated, not just one.

    So I have been enjoying some knitting, and this is a pattern that was in my queue for like, forever. I decided to just CAST ON ALREADY and hey presto, here it is.

    photo

    It might just be the most ridiculous thing I have ever made! And that is saying something, considering I have knitted a breast before and a boob hat for a newborn.

    But I have a confession to make… this was made with pretty trashy yarn. Bright, beautiful colours, pure wool 8ply, but hardly yarn porn. But I dont think it detracts from the end result. The only thing I may go back and add, is a crochet row on the underside of the red ruffle, to stabilise it, and make it look as even as the others. I did intend to add a pink ruffle next, but after the endless knitting, I HAD TO STOP.

    Ruffles are hard, because they go on forever.

    I do plan to get Tille to model it for me, but today, when it’s 32 degrees, it will have to be another day..

    Pattern: Arwen by Christine Jones

    Yarn: Spotlight Moda Vera Pure 8ply (yeah, yeah)

    Sticks: 4mm Addi Clicks – two cord lengths.

    Rav Link

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  4. Song of the week

    October 23, 2010 by sunrisesister

    Corny, cheesey, and oh so boppy. NKOTB.. yeah baby.

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziDtEPCFM0I[/youtube]

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  5. Ugh: Ravelwealth Monkey

    October 20, 2010 by sunrisesister

    This is my first UGH in a long time! I cast on eager and full of good intentions and motivation in Going for Gold Gold Gold, but in my usual style, I tripped and fell in my own event. But it wasn’t the pattern, the knitter, or anything, it was the yarn, and the most hideous colour pooling. Ever.

    One side, looking loud, but okay!

    UGH!!!!

    The yarn is colinette jitterbug, in jamboree. Eye-blisteringly loud, but this was unexpected!

    Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A.

    Sticks: 2.5mm Knitpick sock DPN’s

    No idea what this naughty yarn will be, or what I can make to avoid this happening again. It’s gone back into the stash, to marinade and think about what’s done,

    (Please excuse blog weirdness, I am testing a new blogging platform from the iPad)

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