tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203579782024-03-19T18:26:54.290+10:30T i g e r k n i t sKnitting, studying, rebuilding my life and my home.Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-13419571379656745112013-01-21T13:25:00.000+10:302013-01-21T13:27:42.547+10:30More bagsChurning out one per day. It takes approximately just over 2 hours to complete one.<br />
At the moment it is a nice diversion from things and I am taking my time making them. I have even been making up some zipper pulls from my bead box. My signature is the dragonfly charm on the zipper pulls, although I find I can be talked into mushrooms, giraffes and turtles :P<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They almost equal my knitting WIPs.</td></tr>
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Some things I have learnt part 2:<br />
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<li> The handles are better with the heavier Shapewell (finally found out what it's called) it's a devil to turn in the right way but has a much better finish.</li>
<li>Zipper pulls are fun :)</li>
<li>After sewing the lining and the outer, before you cut the corners, sew through all layers just over the zip and pull tabs, this gives a neater finish for the interior right near the zip:</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before: Messy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now it looks way better!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Latest bag from this morning, the silver in this one is metallic.</td></tr>
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Find the cat...<br />
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Andy loves cat caves, he will either make one himself or meow for us to help him. It is better if we help because he literally digs himself into one. Nothing is safe, blankets, quilts, dressing gowns. He will stay in them for hours! </div>
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I will call it a day now and go knit on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Tigerknits/honey-cowl-2" target="_blank">honey cowl. </a></div>
<br />Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-67578723792271480482013-01-16T15:44:00.001+10:302013-01-21T13:26:11.660+10:30New ObsessionUh Oh<br />
I feel another obsession coming on.<br />
Haven't dragged the sewing machine out for years, but it still works :)<br />
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I made a Boxy Bag :)<br />
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I used the tutorials from :<br />
<a href="http://dragoknit.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/box-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">http://dragoknit.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/box-bag-tutorial.html</a> I like how she sews all the fabric together at once, not sew the outer to the zip, then sew the lining to the zip. All at once, one seam to sew.<br />
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and here:<br />
<a href="http://www.trulymyrtle.com/2012/03/box-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">http://www.trulymyrtle.com/2012/03/box-bag-tutorial.html</a><br />
This tutorial has no raw edges inside and looks really good.<br />
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Materials:<br />
2 fat flats from spotties at $2.50 each - bargain. Cut the shorter side down to 40cm. <span style="color: purple;">$5.00</span><br />
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40cm zipper to match <span style="color: purple;"> $1.80</span><br />
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45cm of grosgrain ribbon for pull tabs and handles. <span style="color: purple;">$1.35</span><br />
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Thread to complement the fabric (very important not everything can be sewn with black thread lol) Plenty of thread left for another bag. $2.68 for 100m <span style="color: purple;">$1.35 for one bag.</span><br />
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40 cm of heavy interfacing called Shapeform it is like a woven lining material that irons onto the fabric, for the outer fabric. This was the most expensive thing but I have left overs for another bag ( I bought 1.5m of it at $12.95 per metre) <span style="color: purple;">$2.60</span><br />
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40cm of lighter Shapeform for the lining.<span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #444444;">Again, I bought 1.5m at $9.95 so heaps left</span>. </span>$2.00</span><br />
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Costings: All up it cost me <span style="color: purple;">$14.25</span> based on the materials needed for one bag. Materials for 6 bags for under $90.<br />
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DISCLAIMER: Just in case I step on anyone's toes though I doubt that I would.....<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This costing was for my interest only, I like to know how much I spend and whether it was worth it to <span style="font-size: small;">keep persisting</span>. (it is they are fab!)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This is by no means meant to diminish <span style="font-size: small;">any one else's</span> work, I have used <i>really</i> cheap materials for <span style="font-size: small;">mine.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">What others are charging is totally worth it, they have the skills to make their bags look very professional with top notch finishings, mine are just wacked together at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I hunted for someone in Australia and couldn't fin<span style="font-size: small;">d anyone that made them s<span style="font-size: small;">o I thought I'd have a <span style="font-size: small;">try, and so glad I did ....awesome <span style="font-size: small;">tu<span style="font-size: small;">torial!</span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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A 52x40cm piece of fabric will make a 25x5x5cm bag (inches: 10x5x5).<br />
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Our kitchen table is ideal for spreading out sewing stuffs. The amount of light is amazing.<br />
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This bag is for Miss A who didn't mind that the first one was a bit wonky.<br />
(I didn't quite centre the pull tag). But it's my baby and I don't wanna give it to her.<br />
Very happy with results for a first time go and I know where and how to improve future bags.<br />
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Some things they don't tell you:<br />
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<li>Not sew so close to the zipper. It is not a competition to see who can get closest to the
teeth, your fabric will end up jamming the zipper and you will have to
unpick ALL the seams to fix it. (This is why sewing once is good here).</li>
<li>Make sure all pull tabs and handles are centred - don't be lazy they don't centre themselves and they move - check them.</li>
<li>Securely backstitch all tabs and handles when sewing across them. Don't be lazy, backstitch, securely.</li>
<li>Cut 2 inch squares for the corners (Yes, I work in both metric and imperial measurements).</li>
<li>Hmm maybe top-stitch along the zip to ensure rogue fabric does not get caught in zipper. </li>
<li>Make sure all seams are consistent, I think this is why the lining got a bit skewed. I was all gung ho about sewing those suckers down. Half inch seams are cool - consistency is the key.</li>
<li>45cms is good for the handles (33cm) and pull tabs 2 at 6cms.</li>
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<br />Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-88065014165136449782012-12-21T18:01:00.000+10:302012-12-21T20:37:08.317+10:30Where Are My Pictures Blogger?!?Well it seems that by plugging in your smartphone and signing into Google Accounts that some setting on something totally wipes the Picassa Web Albums where Blogger hosts all the photos.<br />
The auto sync thingy on your phone/Google Account wants to sync everything - I didn't have any blog pics on my new phone so Picassa goes oh no photos hey? well I'll just remove all your web albums and blogger pics then! <br />
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So now the last few years of my life are not documented for all eternity.<br />
The only way to get them back is to find what pictures where in the particular post, find them on your computer, and add them back to the post manually, then delete the place holder wher your missing picture is. I did not want to spend the six weeks holidays that I have re-uploading my life's pictures to my blog!<br />
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What a complete stuff up Picasa/Blogger/Google!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I am not the only person this has happened to so beware!<br />
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So sorry everyone (one) the job is just soo huge I don't think I will be able to reload all the pics.<br />
And what if it happens again? I think I would cry.<br />
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Merry Christmas <br />
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ETA Posts beyond Jan 2007 seem to have photos still so it's just 2007 to present that need re-uploading.<br />
I have decided to go to Photobucket and host my images there, that way if it happens again Blogger is not part of the link to my pictures and therefore cannot remove them. Fingers crossed.<br />
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<br />Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-12726570405203485812012-10-01T17:38:00.001+09:302012-12-21T20:13:18.328+10:30New Projects - inside and outI have finally gotten around to having a go with Wollmeise.<br />
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First I swatched (but not with the colour I was going to use):<br />
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To me it feels like cotton to knit with but it came out much softer after washing and blocking.<br />
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Deciding on a project was hardest, in the end Raiun won. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Tigerknits/raiun" target="_blank">My project</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/raiun" target="_blank">Rav Link </a><br />
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Specs:<br />
3.25mm needles<br />
Wollmeise twin in Petit Poison Dark<br />
gauge 6sts/ 8 rows per inch<br />
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Provisional Cast On. A simple figure 8 cast on. You can just see the wonky stitches where the marker is denoting the Cast on row. It took me an hour to get this right, I nearly gave up.Looks ok though, I will try to snug the stitches up later.<br />
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M1P = Make one purl, yep I have never done this before either. Some are a little wonky until I got it right. I bit the bullet and looked it up rather than trying to work it out myself. I couldn't decide whether to pick up the bar from front to back or back to front.<br />
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There are a few mistakes right up near the beginning of the sleeve increases. A purl that should have been a knit etc. This is where I second guessed the designer's plan and changed a knit to a purl because I thought the pattern ribbing would not be correct. So I have learnt to trust the designer in future and just go with the pattern. I will not try to fix it by dropping it down and picking back up because I know what will happen if I drop down 7 rows and can't get back up sounds easy but it's near another lifted increase and I just know i could stuff it up really well so I will live with it. Yes, I can do that, I can live with imperfection, just watch me.<br />
It is actually bugging me a lot but it's such a tiny thing that no-one will see because my hair will be covering it up. So shhh, no-one will know it's there but me.<br />
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Outside of the house we have been developing our veggie garden this long weekend.<br />
So far we have planted corn, tomatoes, coloured silverbeet, lettuce, leeks, capsicum, zucchini, carrots and basil.<br />
We also have most of our dwarf fruit trees in. We have 2 apples, 2 nectarines, peach and an orange, we are still looking for a dwarf mandarin. Most trees are full of blossoms.<br />
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We also have the formal ornamental part complete with pot: <br />
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I reckon the pot will get blown over in a strong wind gust but we will see. It looks crooked but I keep telling myself that is part of the optical illusion of the pot's design. Either its that or already on its way over.<br />
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Finally the obligatory kitteh pictures.<br />
They are sneaky, I opened the craft room door to hang up some laundry indoors (didn't want pea straw on the freshly laundered clothes) Kitty snuck in, ignored my stern NO, jumped up on the sofa and immediately snuggled in as if she had been asleep for ages. Andy soon followed her.<br />
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They had swapped places from where they first were, my guess is that Andy went to <strike>bite</strike> snuggle Kitty so she got up and moved away from him and he took her spot - this happens a lot.<br />
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The best part is no more uni until January next year, well one more assignment to submit but it is DONE, just hanging on to it because I always think of other things to add after submitting, yay. I'm taking Summer Semester off this year before I burn out. That leaves just 4 units to go then I will be finished. Two each year as two units are full on practicums, one music which should be easy and an Entreprenurial Professional something or other.<br />
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So the next few months will be focusing on making resources for my current class- still working as a School Services Officer in Special Ed, unpacking the many boxes still in the shed, putting my craft room in order (no pictures because it is too messy at the moment) and knitting -can't wait to try out my new garnrollenhalter that came today:<br />
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It spins so quietly and effortlessly releases your yarn as you knit. A combined bulk order with a Ravelry group. I had been using this:<br />
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from here: <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Rotating-Yarn-Holder/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Rotating-Yarn-Holder/ </a><br />
This one is noisy as the lazy susan is very rattly. However it did work quite well and the noise was ok after a while. I simply Blu-Tacked a small lazy susan spinner onto the bottom of a CD spindle, nowhere near as complicated as the linked project. It needed the whole spindle to spin and not have the yarn rotating around the stick part causing friction.<br />
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So...I have Raiun to complete then on to a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/featherweight-cardigan" target="_blank">Featherweight Cardi</a> in Wollmeise lace (Im Jahr Der Ratte), <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ardelise" target="_blank">Ardelise</a> in Bendy (Red Tweed) oh and I must make a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanadium" target="_blank">Vanadium</a> Bendy Classic 5 ply (Cranberry) and I must make <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elfe" target="_blank">Elfe</a> too though not necessarily in that order. What's on your To Do list?<br />
<br />Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-21511658312658211422012-09-15T14:43:00.000+09:302012-12-21T18:02:10.020+10:30FO Dark and Stormy<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first fini<span style="font-size: small;">shed jumper for 2012<span style="font-size: small;"> - D</span>ark and Stormy </span></span></span><br />
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4mm needle<br />
Bendigo Woollen Mills Rustic 12ply in Midnight Tweed.<br />
Buttons from the Button Bar.<br />
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I'm happy with this although there is a bit of pooching at the top of the fronts, but hopefully blocking will help improve the look.<br />
The buttons are just gorgeous, the photo does not do them justice, they have a shimmer that matches the colour of the midnight tweed. The lady in the Button Bar was very helpful and was able to find just the right buttons in a matter of minutes. Definitely well worth the cost in the end they are lovely.<br />
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<br />Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-57502533608347094192012-08-05T16:30:00.001+09:302012-12-21T18:42:12.080+10:30Dark and Stormy progress<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Tigerknits/dark-and-stormy">This</a> is coming along well. Although I got a little keen last night and kept knitting when I really should have stopped and tried it on to measure sleeve length. I had knitted past the point where I should have started the ribbing. Only had to rip out 15 rows - luckily.
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I've given the blog a revamp. Blogger is much more user friendly than it used to be, so easy to customise the widths of the sidebars, change fonts etc, I remember years ago when I just started this blog staying up late at night trying to understand HTML.
It was interesting to go back and re-read it and see how things have changed over the years. Maybe I will endeavour to update it more often (even if noone reads it :) )Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-30134255265860011862012-08-04T13:15:00.000+09:302012-08-04T13:15:12.265+09:30<center><embed src="http://www.widdlytinks.com/myfamily/stick/stickfamily.swf" FlashVars="t1=Mark, Leeanne, Ashlyn, Andy and Kitty&t2=Our Family&sc=0x663399&pv1=1&pn1=17&px1=255.55&pf1=1&pv2=1&pn2=9&px2=198.8&pf2=0&pv3=1&pn3=37&px3=307.85&pf3=1&pv4=1&pn4=1&px4=128.8&pf4=0&pv5=1&pn5=37&px5=364.8&pf5=1" quality="high" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="230" name="My Stick Family" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="samedomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed><br><a href="http://www.widdlytinks.com/">My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com</a></center>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-84314160966641472262012-08-01T09:32:00.003+09:302013-01-23T08:55:04.080+10:30Long Time No See<span style="font-size: small;">Wow, it has been ages since I posted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A quick update:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Still at uni - 4 units to go = 2years. Doing it really slowly now, motivation has dwindled some after starting about 6 yrs ago. Plus no guarantee of a job after giving up the hours that I have now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Much has happened in my personal life in short....found the man of my dreams, demolished my old home, built a new one, got engaged and now we all live happily together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Started knitting again about 3 months ago and currently knitting <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Tigerknits/dark-and-stormy" target="_blank">Dark and Stormy</a> (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dark-and-stormy" target="_blank">Rav Link)</a> have 1.5 sleeves and part of body to go.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">I just finished sewing a zipper in my Viking Cabled Central Park Hoody an</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">d I looove it!!<br />Finally something that fits.<br />I mucked up the zipper 3 times and had to unpick it luckily I only had to unpick one side but gah! so much unpicking.<br /><br />I am now an expert (self-proclaimed of course) at installing zipp</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">ers.<br />Here is what I have learnt:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Baste it in with two strands of sewing thread with small stitches. Make sure you are lining up the rib on both sides.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Use a sewing machine to secure it in place permanently - use a medium/long stitch - I didn’t realise my sewing machine, although set to medium, was sewing tiny stitches.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Anyway it is done, drumroll please...</span><br />
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Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-88013591858652407842009-12-31T15:21:00.022+10:302012-08-27T18:46:38.850+09:30I blame Ikea<span style=";font-family:arialinherit;font-size:130%;" >This room has always been a junkroom and the door is kept closed. I have wanted to improve the room by adding some bookshelves but never really had the time. Miss A and I went to Ikea, they had a great</span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" > bookshelf system on display that might just work in that room. That afternoon, after a few calculations I roped Miss A into helping me clear out the room, it was just going to get a tidy up at that</span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" > stage. Then may</span><span style=";font-family:arialinherit;font-size:130%;" >be we could put the bookshelves in bit by bit over the next few months. It was s</span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >o cluttered we could take 3 steps inside the door and that was it.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >Over 4 days we fixed it up:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwu795Ev7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/lngmNcX4tPI/s1600-h/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwu795Ev7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/lngmNcX4tPI/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421259659208343474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwu7kaRGHI/AAAAAAAAAhw/w4Gs2pDfuV0/s1600-h/IMG_1903.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwu7kaRGHI/AAAAAAAAAhw/w4Gs2pDfuV0/s320/IMG_1903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421259652368242802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxNMs6ElI/AAAAAAAAAiA/qeGO4m1QD6o/s1600-h/IMG_1906.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxNMs6ElI/AAAAAAAAAiA/qeGO4m1QD6o/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421262154264875602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 1:</span> We cleared it out. After clearing out the room we could see that it was pointless putting in new bookshelves when the carpet was so awful - split and tearing and worn in places, so...we started ripping out the carpet.<br />. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwxx-lFWsI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/AJiFHu7JPrc/s1600-h/IMG_1908.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szwxx-lFWsI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/AJiFHu7JPrc/s320/IMG_1908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421262786129124034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 2:</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >Now it was almost bare it looked better </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >We got some carpet tiles from Bunnings and over the next day they were laid. </span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >Then we went back to Ikea to order the bookshelves and came back home to finish laying the tiles. After dumping everything in 3 other rooms it looked so messy that we had to get the back room in order fairly quickly as I couldn't stand having it so messy.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxNgZ-jZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/L8V60Lnklak/s1600-h/IMG_1907.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxNgZ-jZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/L8V60Lnklak/s320/IMG_1907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421262159554186642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family:inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0TKrGEXI/AAAAAAAAAio/40XU7K1qOxk/s1600-h/IMG_1915.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0TKrGEXI/AAAAAAAAAio/40XU7K1qOxk/s320/IMG_1915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421265555334500722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxyP4lomI/AAAAAAAAAiY/i8wl_1IPSvQ/s1600-h/IMG_1910.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SzwxyP4lomI/AAAAAAAAAiY/i8wl_1IPSvQ/s320/IMG_1910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421262790774334050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0ShY_tCI/AAAAAAAAAig/5ZQhSi4_HdI/s1600-h/IMG_1914.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0ShY_tCI/AAAAAAAAAig/5ZQhSi4_HdI/s320/IMG_1914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421265544252732450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >Day 3:</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > We finished the carpeting the night before delivery so we just had to wait for the bookshelves to arrive.</span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" > We assembled them (that was fun) and put them in the room.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > The first one took an hour ( and a few melt downs) to put together, the second one took 45 mins and by the third one we had the steps down pat so the rest took 30 mins or less to assemble.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0_rhf4-I/AAAAAAAAAiw/4DXk8ZWAGgc/s1600-h/IMG_1916.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw0_rhf4-I/AAAAAAAAAiw/4DXk8ZWAGgc/s320/IMG_1916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266320066864098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw1AGQE5BI/AAAAAAAAAi4/aWR3JX0dQ_4/s1600-h/IMG_1917.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw1AGQE5BI/AAAAAAAAAi4/aWR3JX0dQ_4/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421266327241548818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >They fit along the long wall round the corner and almost along the length of the short wall.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:inherit;font-size:130%;" >Day 4: </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Now we just had to put back in everything we had taken out. Would it all fit? Would it look messy? Would we have more space?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw10RtOmbI/AAAAAAAAAjA/IDSroi0ASUs/s1600-h/IMG_1920.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw10RtOmbI/AAAAAAAAAjA/IDSroi0ASUs/s320/IMG_1920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421267223669807538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:inherit;">The room looks fantastic, there is room for the rocking chair so Miss A can have a quiet place (so can I ;) )</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw10zclrrI/AAAAAAAAAjI/VHSo115FXJw/s1600-h/IMG_1922.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw10zclrrI/AAAAAAAAAjI/VHSo115FXJw/s320/IMG_1922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421267232726822578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw5fbtc9iI/AAAAAAAAAjg/uAB5fBC7cG0/s1600-h/IMG_1924.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw5fbtc9iI/AAAAAAAAAjg/uAB5fBC7cG0/s320/IMG_1924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421271263624361506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:inherit;">It all fits, with room to spare! There is heaps of space on top too. I even attached the bookshelves to the walls for stability. Although now I think I need to readjust them as the shelves are together at the tops, but have a half a centimetre gap at the bottom and I fear they are angled toward each other rather than straight. Which means unscrewing them and I know how much fun I had getting those screws in the first time!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw11EYBOPI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/5PFumfNa_PQ/s1600-h/IMG_1923.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw11EYBOPI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/5PFumfNa_PQ/s320/IMG_1923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421267237271058674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:inherit;">Here's the view from the doorway:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: inherit;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw5fG3xJ5I/AAAAAAAAAjY/-N3SeBjBaqM/s1600-h/IMG_1925.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Szw5fG3xJ5I/AAAAAAAAAjY/-N3SeBjBaqM/s320/IMG_1925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421271258030483346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Clearly more than 3 steps.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:inherit;">This was a long overdue home improvement, we worked from the time we woke up to the time we collapsed into bed for almost 4 days. My back hurts, my feet are dirty and my hand is numb from the screwing in of many screws and my bank balance has dropped. Like I said...I blame Ikea, but the room now has a nice, fresh feel to it.<br /></span></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-50835662612746058122009-11-04T19:57:00.006+10:302012-08-27T18:35:19.457+09:30Wollmeise Wednesday<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Wow, This is a yarn that I have wanted for ages! I can't believe that I managed to actually get some.<br /><br />It is Wollmeise Poison Nr 5 and I will love it and pet it and call it George<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFJFLyf6CI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/eZ1b1NoXtGo/s1600-h/IMG_1512.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFJFLyf6CI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/eZ1b1NoXtGo/s320/IMG_1512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400177781606705186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">One of these will definitely become an Ishbel.<br /><br />I also managed to buy some other colours, oops:<br /><br />Petit Poison<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKIQmWV7I/AAAAAAAAAhY/FqIlGiIIgpA/s1600-h/IMG_1510.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKIQmWV7I/AAAAAAAAAhY/FqIlGiIIgpA/s320/IMG_1510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400178933949159346" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br />Fliederbusch<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKdFKQDhI/AAAAAAAAAho/hvh6Me1bhqI/s1600-h/IMG_1523.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKdFKQDhI/AAAAAAAAAho/hvh6Me1bhqI/s320/IMG_1523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400179291655769618" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br />Der Letze Versuch<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKIwyxhkI/AAAAAAAAAhg/sgOIWioadjw/s1600-h/IMG_1518.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SvFKIwyxhkI/AAAAAAAAAhg/sgOIWioadjw/s320/IMG_1518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400178942591206978" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Purple is my favourite colour.<br />The camera does not capture the beautiful colours of the wollmeise at all, they are lovely.<br /><br />Christmas has definitely come early.</span><br /></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-11895706945970870392009-11-01T08:38:00.006+10:302009-11-01T09:11:07.763+10:30Spooky<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We don't celebrate Halloween in Australia but over the years it is becoming increasingly popular. This year, as a favour for a friend Miss A</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> and I went to the Parents Without Partners (PWOP - there's a whole 'nother post there) Halloween Party.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Of course we had to dress up gah!:<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy2LuA2pPI/AAAAAAAAAgo/D-TgoJUbmCU/s1600-h/IMG_1460.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy2LuA2pPI/AAAAAAAAAgo/D-TgoJUbmCU/s320/IMG_1460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398890365756810482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy2MM8_m4I/AAAAAAAAAgw/dRuqHJetGHo/s1600-h/IMG_1467.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy2MM8_m4I/AAAAAAAAAgw/dRuqHJetGHo/s320/IMG_1467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398890374062119810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Miss A looking scary as the Grim Reaper and me as Buffy The Vampire Slayer. So easy to do BTVS - wack on a blonde wig and go find Mr Pointy and we're all set. This is the best picture of BTVS although I couldn't work out why the flash wasn't working, it took me ages to work out that my finger was covering it - and I have 6 photos to prove it. I wish I could blame that on the blonde wig but unfortunately my brain has decided not to work properly for a few we</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">eks now.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">My friend and her daughter went as a witch and the devil. I can post this pic as it doesn't show her face and I don't like posting pics of others without their permission and if i asked her then she would know about this blog and shhh it's a secret.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4GLEy56I/AAAAAAAAAg4/hsAnKfwroCI/s1600-h/IMG_1475.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4GLEy56I/AAAAAAAAAg4/hsAnKfwroCI/s320/IMG_1475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398892469502011298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">They had some activities for the kids like this one:<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4GjFVBDI/AAAAAAAAAhA/AOUxhryC_IM/s1600-h/IMG_1497.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4GjFVBDI/AAAAAAAAAhA/AOUxhryC_IM/s320/IMG_1497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398892475946697778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Miss A and her team had to wrap a small child in toilet paper, you can just see the poor little paper-wrapped boy. They also had an eyeball and spoon race.<br /><br />It was a good night lots of music and most people made the effort to dress up.<br /><br />Watch out, she's comin' for you, and you and.....you!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4G13LVNI/AAAAAAAAAhI/HMQ-xwo-H34/s1600-h/IMG_1480.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Suy4G13LVNI/AAAAAAAAAhI/HMQ-xwo-H34/s320/IMG_1480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398892480987616466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-63530078931838943392009-10-31T12:08:00.009+10:302009-10-31T12:40:26.255+10:30Delights<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I was lucky a few weeks ago, I am not often lucky but must have gotten some good karma from somewhere - treat people nicely, have some patience, be kind etc lol.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">I managed to catch a Wollmeise update following the steps posted by <a href="http://roseredshoes.blogspot.com/2009/10/techniques-thursday-buying-wm.html">RoseRed</a>. Here's my first lot of Wollmeise:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWhSfQKWI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/jDk3XOcgyPA/s1600-h/IMG_1449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWhSfQKWI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/jDk3XOcgyPA/s320/IMG_1449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398574076976441698" border="0" /> </a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">L to R we have Fuschia, Aquarius, Hortensie, Rittersporn and 2 Ballerina.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here they are close up the camera did not capture the colours quite correctly they seem to glow IRL, but it does show the difference in colours especially with Rittersporn.</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Fuschia</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuZLynUHzI/AAAAAAAAAgg/Hyz78XI9gug/s1600-h/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuZLynUHzI/AAAAAAAAAgg/Hyz78XI9gug/s320/IMG_1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398577006177951538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Aquarius</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWWA8iffI/AAAAAAAAAgI/eNjw1GMi92c/s1600-h/IMG_1448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWWA8iffI/AAAAAAAAAgI/eNjw1GMi92c/s320/IMG_1448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398573883288878578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hortensie</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWHEgOC5I/AAAAAAAAAf4/C6BBF387M6A/s1600-h/IMG_1446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWHEgOC5I/AAAAAAAAAf4/C6BBF387M6A/s320/IMG_1446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398573626545802130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Rittersporn</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWG613hTI/AAAAAAAAAfw/MlNKwBEsfxE/s1600-h/IMG_1445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWG613hTI/AAAAAAAAAfw/MlNKwBEsfxE/s320/IMG_1445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398573623952246066" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ballerina</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuXYwtYzRI/AAAAAAAAAgY/zQ0tQwYyrK0/s1600-h/IMG_1447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuXYwtYzRI/AAAAAAAAAgY/zQ0tQwYyrK0/s320/IMG_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398575029981596946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I can't</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> get over how tightly twisted the skeins are they are very firm and stick out, not soft and floofy and falling over. I'll see how they go when it's time to wind them into balls.<br /><br />The knitting goddess shined on me again and I now have some Poison Nr 5 ( along with a few others) on its way here, hopefully this week (it takes only 7 days from when it is marked 'dispatched' ...cool). I have wanted Poison Nr 5 since I saw it being knitted on someone's blog just 2 years ago, and my heart skipped a beat. Will post pictures when it gets here.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SuuWV7CbWXI/AAAAAAAAAgA/bEQkAt-1VbM/s1600-h/IMG_1447.JPG"><br /></a>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-1549524542070903592009-10-03T13:39:00.004+09:302009-10-03T14:18:47.705+09:30The Taming of the Yarn and Maybe I Need To Get Out More<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The yarn has been surprisingly easy to tame, no tangles at all, such relief. lol. Here it is in my drying cabinet - looks like a fridge but it has a fan at the bottom and it will blow hot or warm air upwards. I think this is from the 1960s or 1970s, great for driyng yarn.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPGDyqqAI/AAAAAAAAAfg/Zr8uhaCENBA/s1600-h/IMG_1432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPGDyqqAI/AAAAAAAAAfg/Zr8uhaCENBA/s320/IMG_1432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388221707199358978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the balls all dry and ready to knit:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPFtvmumI/AAAAAAAAAfY/-MihVtJz5yM/s1600-h/IMG_1433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPFtvmumI/AAAAAAAAAfY/-MihVtJz5yM/s320/IMG_1433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388221701280938594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />And here it is reborn as a V<span style="font-family:arial;">iking Cable CPH. </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Loving the challenge of incorporating the cables into the CPH pattern.</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Not much of a challenge for some but for me it is.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-family:arial;" ></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPEhQknzI/AAAAAAAAAfI/eoE19PNIxlo/s1600-h/IMG_1438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPEhQknzI/AAAAAAAAAfI/eoE19PNIxlo/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388221680749682482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Having issues with trying to work out what needles and what size to work in regarding jackets. Ms Koalajeans 2 below, is much better than before and I am so much more likely to actually wear it BUT maybe I went too small, now I ummed and ahhed over the sizes and calculated and thought and you know...thought it would be ok but it has turned out a bit on the small size. I like how it looks on, it is passable but not perfect, but no way can I do it up, it will have to stay an open jacket. (At least I don't have to go searching for a button) It could be and inch or so longer.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPFE18V-I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OvORG-RH_HQ/s1600-h/IMG_1435.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsbPFE18V-I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OvORG-RH_HQ/s320/IMG_1435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388221690301667298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">What do you think for <span style="font-family:arial;">the next one</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">? Do I just go up a needle size, I know it will be more drapey and that would be ok or do I go up to the next sized needle or do I do both. How do you work out what size to knit?<br />I feel if I cannot make one that is just right - with all the agonising over sizing that I am doing and to have it not come out as expected according to my calculations - that I may just give up altogether. ( I hope I don't and don't want to but I cannot keep reknitting completed jackets lol) And gauge geez, I am so close to correct gauge if only possibly maybe a quarter of a stitch out and then I remeasure and it is bang on gauge. The only other things to change are needle size or pattern size.<br /><br />There must be something wrong with me at the moment I was watching Casino Royale you know the James Bond movie with Daniel Craig and after the movie was finished I was so upset, for days people, for days. Here was James ready to give up his career for this woman and she ended up crossing him (to save his life it turns out later) and drowned herself and he tried to save her. I was so upset because he was in love with her and she was not just another lay to him etc and it ended badly. This has been on my mind for days now. I just feel so bad for him. I need to watch it again, but Miss A won't let me: "Gee Mum I'm getting worried about you". Weird huh?<br />Maybe after all the womanising we find out why he distances himself from his ladieez. Just as he begins to open himself up he shuts himself off again, perhaps it is because I can relate to that.<br /><br />Maybe I am just in love with Daniel Craig's James Bond, no that couldn't be it, must be something else.<br />I will need to watch the next movie to find out </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> ;P</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-61467368023359959482009-10-01T12:26:00.019+09:302009-10-01T18:53:29.671+09:30The demise of a jacket<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >These school holidays I had three major goals -besides getting a good rest (four days in my pjs counts for that right?) and gosh how nice that was - wait I am still in my pjs now, guess there is a fine line between relaxing and slob</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > I </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >will let you know where that line is when I find it.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Anyway the goals were:</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >1. to finish Ms Koalajeans take 2 </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >2. to frog my Cental Park Hoody Oh Noooo</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >o!</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >3. Block the vest<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Well it was easy reknitting Ms Koalajeans and here she is...</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQeywAmHBI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/PmHKzofTkAY/s1600-h/IMG_1424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQeywAmHBI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/PmHKzofTkAY/s320/IMG_1424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387464911471647762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQhZuxNQDI/AAAAAAAAAfA/RrnOKfFrSeY/s1600-h/IMG_1425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQhZuxNQDI/AAAAAAAAAfA/RrnOKfFrSeY/s320/IMG_1425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387467780176822322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfcoj8QLI/AAAAAAAAAeg/ksrrUx47JGg/s1600-h/IMG_1426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfcoj8QLI/AAAAAAAAAeg/ksrrUx47JGg/s320/IMG_1426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387465631026921650" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >It was a little snug straight off the needles so I am hoping that a good blocking will stretch it out a little. It is still heaps better than how it was before.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br />I also had to block my Bracken Vest which I think I finished a few years ago and then stuck it in a bag in the top of a cupboard ready to block.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQdd446OiI/AAAAAAAAAeA/5tSecbA42Zk/s1600-h/IMG_1422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQdd446OiI/AAAAAAAAAeA/5tSecbA42Zk/s320/IMG_1422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387463453566450210" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >And now my CPH. I loved this hoody, it was one of the first jackets that I knitted (second actually) unfortunately I chose to knit it in a size tha</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >t was about 2 sizes larger than I needed. (what was i thinking?!)</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Oh and since then I have learnt the importance of recording size knitted and needles used etc. I have to reknit this but have no idea what size needles were use</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >d. I think I used 5mm not sure, and I have to go hunt for the pattern, I have a vague idea of where it could be but that's it. I will have to go </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >to Ravelry </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >and look at the cover of the magazine it was in.<br /><br />Here is my lovely assistant assisting me wind the pieces into balls:<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQddV82NkI/AAAAAAAAAd4/9AGlmZXqRJo/s1600-h/IMG_1421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQddV82NkI/AAAAAAAAAd4/9AGlmZXqRJo/s320/IMG_1421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387463444187723330" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >After about and hour ot two, this is how it looked:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfdEebvtI/AAAAAAAAAeo/QUEZ9nUjoYU/s1600-h/IMG_1427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfdEebvtI/AAAAAAAAAeo/QUEZ9nUjoYU/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387465638520012498" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Can anyone forsee any problems winding this back into balls? It was okay on the swift but off it, it puffed up and now it looks like fancy cushions!<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfz9r3UII/AAAAAAAAAew/-HrZyRZ_jso/s1600-h/IMG_1428.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQfz9r3UII/AAAAAAAAAew/-HrZyRZ_jso/s320/IMG_1428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387466031834288258" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br />Here it is soaking in some Soak Wash, mmm smells nice.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQf0V_49AI/AAAAAAAAAe4/il3eqjODT5o/s1600-h/IMG_1430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SsQf0V_49AI/AAAAAAAAAe4/il3eqjODT5o/s320/IMG_1430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387466038360732674" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Still soaking at the moment so I will post more pictures of it later. I will weigh it down a little to get rid of the kinks. I knitted Ms Koalajeans 2 with kinky yarn and it was not nice, it was rough in places.<br /><br />Now, off to do some R&D (research and development) on Ravelry, I will not be frogging and re-knitting anymore jackets!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><br /></span><br /></span><br /></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-81082281918810530662009-09-18T19:41:00.003+09:302009-09-18T19:44:44.929+09:30Friday Fill In #142<span style="font-size:130%;">1. My car <strong>needs a wash</strong>.<br /><br />2. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >School Holidays</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> are coming up next.<br /><br />3. Lately, things seem </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >like they are going to be great</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.<br /><br />4. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >My knitting room</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> is one of my favorite 'hiding' places.<br /><br />5. What happened </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >to that piece of chocolate I had here</span><span style="font-size:130%;">?<br /><br />6. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Re-knitting Ms Koalajeans</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> is not impossible!<br /><br />7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > resting</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong>, tomorrow my plans include <strong>recouperating </strong>and Sunday, I want to <strong>knit because I don't have to work yay</strong>!</span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-90173998034100615772009-09-17T17:52:00.003+09:302009-09-17T18:11:48.429+09:30Croak<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">See this....</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHx2RIi7II/AAAAAAAAAdg/Fq5iBtjuM6Q/s1600-h/knit09+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHx2RIi7II/AAAAAAAAAdg/Fq5iBtjuM6Q/s320/knit09+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382348944298929282" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">It is now several balls of wool. I could not envision wearing it outside the house, it looks dowdy.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Must say that they yarn is yummy and soft and I still really want it finished, just in a smaller size that's all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I made the decision to rip it out and re-do it. Not a hard decision considering it didn't turn out like I had wanted it to.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">It needed 25 rows taken out from the underarm to chest section and 5 cable repeats off of the bottom. If that was all that was needed I could probably have cut and grafted, however I felt it was too wide a the back neck as well.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Now this is not a case of not swatching or not measuring because I measured and swatched and checked it all the way along.<span style="font-family:arial;"> Although it did stretch a bit lengthwise, I think it's a case of</span> not realising that the fabric wo</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">uld have a little more stretch and that a smaller size would be okay too.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">So now I have this...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHz84wxLtI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Xi2ES4w2psw/s1600-h/knit09+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHz84wxLtI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Xi2ES4w2psw/s320/knit09+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382351257039089362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't reskein and soak the yarn to straighten it, I just wound it into a ball and started knitting it u<span style="font-family: arial;">p.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> The stitches are a bit wonky so I hope they will settle after blocking.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is now two sizes smaller and my fingers are crossed even tighter this time ( no I have checked and rechecked the figures/gauge/etc and I am sure that this time all will go well.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Andy doesn't really care as long as I sit still.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHz9CGuEoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/MZQBv8g1ACo/s1600-h/knit09+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SrHz9CGuEoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/MZQBv8g1ACo/s320/knit09+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382351259547079298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He insists on squishing himself right up next to me and the arm of the chair</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> EVERY time</span>.</span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-63673890132372810252009-08-29T12:04:00.004+09:302009-08-29T12:08:09.759+09:30Friday Fill Ins #139<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">1. He was a little bit odd at first.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">2. Sunny days are what I look forward to most this time of year.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">3. My best friend is my daughter.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">4. Life sucks to be honest with you.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">5. Appearances can be deceiving.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">6. The last person I gave a hug to was my cat Andy.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dvds and knitting, tomorrow my plans include more knitting once I get off the internets and Sunday, I want to stay in my pjs and knit but I have to work!</span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-15840744179065791792009-08-14T18:30:00.003+09:302009-08-14T18:41:50.364+09:30Friday Fill In #137<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Techno;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Oops missed a few:<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">1. When will </span><strong style="font-family: arial;"></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">my <span style="font-weight: bold;">prince</span> come? lol</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Ice Age 3 </strong><span style="font-family:arial;">was the last good movie I watched.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Everything has its beauty but </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">even that doesn't last</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast food</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> is what I had for dinner. (see 7)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5. I'd like your </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">stash</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6. </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Home</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> is where I want to be right now. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">getting rid of this headache</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">, tomorrow my plans include lounging around in my pjs</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> and Sunday, I want to </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">not work </strong><span style="font-family:arial;">!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have the need to stay home and lounge about tomorrow. I have cast on Mr Greenjeans in Koala Luxury 10ply and so far it is down to the rib and cable part.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This is my first top down raglan and I am loving it so far.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></p>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-6275065131427867542009-07-31T19:03:00.004+09:302009-07-31T19:18:59.360+09:30Friday Fill In #135<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >The tooth is all fixed and works well.<br />I have finished my first uni assignment for this semester ( there are 6 ) and will treat myself by starting a new project. High on the list is Mr Greenjeans, in BWM Luxury Koala and some scrummy Fortissima Mexico Country Clour sock yarn.<br /><br />Finishing my assignment is a huge weight off of my shoulders, I have been forgetting things at work which has been worrying. I feel more able to handle the load of this semester at the moment but that could change as the semester progresses.<br /><br />I have finished all of my custom-knit projects unfortunately I did not get to take a photo of the mobile phone bag that I finished, and the feathers scarf is now out of the house. Now it is time for something solely for me.<br /><br />Friday Fill In:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">1. It's time for<strong> tea</strong>.<br /><br />2. <strong>Spotlight</strong>; it's not a bad place for <strong></strong>yarn sometimes.<br /><br />3. I must be <strong>an obsessive knitter.</strong><br /><br />4. Knitting is the best thing I have ever known.<br /><br />5. My <strong>socks</strong> are simply <strong>handknitted</strong>.<br /><br />6. The last time I laughed really loudly was <strong>when Miss A made me</strong>.<br /><br />7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to <strong>surfin' the internet</strong>, tomorrow my plans include <strong>work</strong> and Sunday, I want to <strong>blow out the candles ;) </strong>!</span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-63376490608329030462009-07-24T20:56:00.003+09:302009-07-24T21:09:54.825+09:30Friday Fill In #134<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Not much has happened this week, we had decided to go to the movies and out for dinner but that was not how it went. We got to the movies and before it even started I had busted a tooth on a <a href="http://www.cadbury.co.nz/Products/Candy-Confectionery/Pascall-Chocolate-Eclairs.aspx">Chocolate Eclair</a> ( a chewy toffee ). Dinner was a soft Macdonalds hamburger because I did not want to break the tooth further - it is pretty bad, luckily it doesn't hurt yet. I was able to call the dentist before the movie started, unfortunately they don't open on Saturdays</span></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">1. </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Breaking a tooth </strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> is not the end of the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Sitting here, listening to the sound of rain falling, I </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">feel comforted I love hearing the rain falling on the roof at night it helps me sleep</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Chocolate</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> tastes so good!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Sometimes, putting others first is <span style="font-weight: bold;">necessary for the good of all</span></span><strong style="font-family: arial;"></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5. </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Sock yarn</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> is breathtaking, really.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6. Well, maybe there is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a god</span></span><strong style="font-family: arial;"></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">sulking over my broken tooth whilst surfing the internet</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">, tomorrow my plans include </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">work, having someone come over and fix my roof, visitors Saturday night</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> and Sunday, I want to </span><strong style="font-family: arial;"><s>sulk some more</s></strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">spend time with Miss A playing Wii Sport.</span><br /><br />Join in here: <a href="http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/">Friday Fill Ins</a><br /></span></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-80827146854253186372009-07-18T14:40:00.008+09:302009-07-18T15:05:58.642+09:30Late Friday Fill-In #133<img width="100" alt="ffi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3200015130_1ceb740230_t.jpg" height="50"/> <br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >1. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">Frozen Pizza </strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >and </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">ready made garlic bread</strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > make a quick and easy dinner.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >2. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">Interweave Knits</strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > is the book I'm reading right now.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >3. July brings back memories of </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">winter. </strong><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >4. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">That I would beat Miss A at WII bowling </strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >was obvious.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >5. They say if you tell your dreams </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">to someone they will laugh at them</strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >6.<span style="font-weight: bold;">You've got</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;"></strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > to think it over. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">staying up late</strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >, tomorrow my plans include </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">work</strong></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > and Sunday, I want to <span style="font-weight: bold;">go to the markets</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">!<br /><br /><a href="http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/">Friday Fill Ins</a><br /><br />Lame I know but this is my first time.<br /><br /></span><br /></span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-70454036340634068602009-07-13T15:04:00.007+09:302009-07-13T15:22:55.679+09:30Socks!<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Two pairs of socks have been completed this month:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SlrIPMOA1aI/AAAAAAAAAdY/88RbCM3J7ME/s1600-h/Vinca.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SlrIPMOA1aI/AAAAAAAAAdY/88RbCM3J7ME/s320/Vinca.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357814870014219682" border="0" /></a>Yarn: Vinca - #549<br />Needles: 2mm<br />Cast On: 68sts<br />Comments: Interesting yarn to knit with, lovely colour changes. Firm fit.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SlrHsJmVN9I/AAAAAAAAAdI/0cDKgG8jZWc/s1600-h/Lupin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/SlrHsJmVN9I/AAAAAAAAAdI/0cDKgG8jZWc/s320/Lupin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357814268015491026" border="0" /></a>Yarn: Opal 'Lupin'<br />Needles 2.5mm<br />Cast on: 68sts<br />Comments:<br />Accidentally snipped the working yarn at the ribbing and had to reattach :( fortunately it didn't muck up the matching striped too much. Had to add some more black yarn 2 rounds before the end of the toes otherwise one would have had yellow and red at the tips of the toes. Very easy to match this yarn.<br /><br />I have decided that life is too short to be saving the 'good' sock yarn. I had been waiting until I was worthy of the good yarn - not saying I am now worthy just giving up on that idea as no matter how careful I am during knitting, a small error inadvertently creeps in, whether it is a missed decrease found after the toes are kitchenered or me not remembering if I crossed a box on my ticky sheet. Socks are rather forgiving and mistakes like these do not affect the end product.<br /><br />So I am going to be knitting up my Noro and my long petted yarns and my excitement for sock knitting is now bordering on the crazy side :)</span>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-74323786260105765552009-04-29T18:30:00.000+09:302009-04-29T18:31:08.948+09:30<a href="http://www.heyquiz.com/quiz/cat_kill"><img src="http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/14_89.jpg" alt="Is your cat plotting to kill you?" /></a>Tigershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20357978.post-25020852712989279622009-04-23T10:08:00.005+09:302012-08-27T18:41:02.762+09:30New Socks!!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Holidays hav</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">e been spent writing up lesson plans, studying and some knitting in between.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spotlight had new sock yarn out so I had to try it. It is Moda Vera Noir. A little scratchy in places but hopefully it will soften up with washing. It was also very thin in one or two places but for only $12.95 ($8.95 this week on special - typical!)</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5IkraRfI/AAAAAAAAAcw/lQCdIsqG0gA/s1600-h/IMG_1347.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327680441138431474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5IkraRfI/AAAAAAAAAcw/lQCdIsqG0gA/s320/IMG_1347.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5I2ACKyI/AAAAAAAAAc4/uPKbjbRf4Es/s1600-h/IMG_1348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327680445788334882" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5I2ACKyI/AAAAAAAAAc4/uPKbjbRf4Es/s320/IMG_1348.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">I also finished my first pair of monkey socks, these seemed to take the longest time as I could not decide on a pattern, much time was lost researching patterns on Ravelry. One is bigger than the other because it got tried on a lot.</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5d6r9srI/AAAAAAAAAdA/arqF0DIHzAE/s1600-h/IMG_1349.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327680807823585970" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6c_VIAR26AY/Se-5d6r9srI/AAAAAAAAAdA/arqF0DIHzAE/s320/IMG_1349.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">My third lot of Teaching Practicums starts on Tuesday, so I will be tired and grumpy for the next 8 weeks, I have 5 x one day per week sessions followed by a three week block.<br />I have prepared a unit of work containing 9 lessons on plant life cycle / germination etc.<br />I have decided not to do a teaching prac next semester as I feel it would be beneficial to have some more ideas for lessons by doing other fun units such as Maths and Science (oh boy) for both 2nd sememster AND Summer Semester. I need to do Summer Semester this year or my plan to finish in 2013 will not happen.</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 130%;">It is finally raining here and it is expected to continue for the next week, yay, lesson plans are almost done with one more to go, so that leaves the rest of the holidays for knitting. We all know how great it is to be sitting inside under a rug knitting, while outside is grey and dull and wet (or is that just me?)</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br />
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