Not much knitting has been happening this week, why? Cos I'm addicted to this dam Vampire Wars game on Facebook.
It is sucking up every spare minute I have. I think it's because I have been so focussed on the real-life never-ending happenings - uni/study/work/parenting etc - that a bit of fantasy role play is very enticing.
You attack people for blood, hire minions and they give you blood, blood is the currency etc etc.
Anyway enough of that, I currently have 3 pairs of socks on the needles.
Not happy with how the Nutkins have turned out so it'll get frogged, only half of one done.
My Lorna's Laces in tickled pink are striping and I don't like it so they are awaiting a trial on larger needles to see how they'll turn out and if the striping will be more of a pooling type of effect.
My plain tiger socks are the ones I've turned to, plain, non-thinking knitting and they are the only ones I'm happy with at the moment.
No pictures, it's too late to get the camera out and find the sockies. And I need to go get some more blood mwahahahah!!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
We have been messing around with the Ashford Dyes again. Now that the shed is set up it is so easy to head out there and throw some dye on some yarn.
I will never get ( well I don't think I will ) any Poison Nr 5 from Wollmeise. So I tried dying yarn with purple and black:
Wanna closer look? It's darker in person.
But wait.. were's the black? Well after it had dried I noticed some patches that I missed, and I checked during dyeing, really I did, so I threw it in a purple dyebath for a second go. Some black bits remained black and the purple went really bright. In person it looks more darkpink and dark purply black. This will be a Forest Canopy Cowl Fetching Set.
I am trying to dye the perfect *tiger* yarn. Oh wait let's look at my first go - which I used to knit my Tiger Feet socks ( yes, I did do one) emphasis on the one.
Just not happy with how they were knitting up. And I suck at duplicate stiching so I've found out. They are hibernating because I had to go and attempt tiger yarn #2:
But wait, where are the white bits? Duh forgot to leave room for white. Back to the dyepot:
This is tiger yarn #3. I'm much happier with this one but there is a bit too much grey. Alhough I like how the colours merge into each other- took care with this when dyeing it up, so that turned out as planned - which are a bit lost in the way it knits up but. Had to drop everything to see how this would knit up. Grrrr ;)
wish blogger would stop messing around with my photos looks much better the right way up.
Miss A had a go at dyeing up some balls for projects that she has requested. This we have named Rainbow Pony Spew, it has soo many colours. It is going to be her winter Fetchings.
This one she dyed up for socks, mainly has primary colours and is not as colourful as the above yarn.
This is my blue/green attempt. This one is also for a Forest Canopy Cowl/ Fetchings Set.
I have not been monogamous with my knitting lately which is not at all like me.I cast on the teal Moda Vera Socks to see how they'd knit up ( been doing that a lot lately) on 2.5mm needles. So far so good these will be put aside as an 'in between projects' project, something to grab when a small project is needed. They are more teal in person.
Still want to knit a Wisteria and a Tangled Yoke Cardi, and have the yarn ready to go for them but uni starts up March 2nd and I am having fun messing around with dyeing and socks at the moment.
I know when uni starts I won't have the time to mess about and will be back in the strict timetable cycle of work sleep study.
I will never get ( well I don't think I will ) any Poison Nr 5 from Wollmeise. So I tried dying yarn with purple and black:
Wanna closer look? It's darker in person.
But wait.. were's the black? Well after it had dried I noticed some patches that I missed, and I checked during dyeing, really I did, so I threw it in a purple dyebath for a second go. Some black bits remained black and the purple went really bright. In person it looks more darkpink and dark purply black. This will be a Forest Canopy Cowl Fetching Set.
I am trying to dye the perfect *tiger* yarn. Oh wait let's look at my first go - which I used to knit my Tiger Feet socks ( yes, I did do one) emphasis on the one.
Just not happy with how they were knitting up. And I suck at duplicate stiching so I've found out. They are hibernating because I had to go and attempt tiger yarn #2:
But wait, where are the white bits? Duh forgot to leave room for white. Back to the dyepot:
This is tiger yarn #3. I'm much happier with this one but there is a bit too much grey. Alhough I like how the colours merge into each other- took care with this when dyeing it up, so that turned out as planned - which are a bit lost in the way it knits up but. Had to drop everything to see how this would knit up. Grrrr ;)
wish blogger would stop messing around with my photos looks much better the right way up.
Miss A had a go at dyeing up some balls for projects that she has requested. This we have named Rainbow Pony Spew, it has soo many colours. It is going to be her winter Fetchings.
This one she dyed up for socks, mainly has primary colours and is not as colourful as the above yarn.
This is my blue/green attempt. This one is also for a Forest Canopy Cowl/ Fetchings Set.
I have not been monogamous with my knitting lately which is not at all like me.I cast on the teal Moda Vera Socks to see how they'd knit up ( been doing that a lot lately) on 2.5mm needles. So far so good these will be put aside as an 'in between projects' project, something to grab when a small project is needed. They are more teal in person.
Still want to knit a Wisteria and a Tangled Yoke Cardi, and have the yarn ready to go for them but uni starts up March 2nd and I am having fun messing around with dyeing and socks at the moment.
I know when uni starts I won't have the time to mess about and will be back in the strict timetable cycle of work sleep study.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
A few projects to update:
firstly another felted bag. This was completed at the same time as the others but I've only just found the camera charger and now feel comfortable using the camera again knowing the batteries can be charged.
Lincraft Cosy Wool, 1.5 balls. 5.5mm needles. This bag carries my sock WIPs.
Also completed Patonyle Socks #4314 from a destash in Ravelry.
Just wanted to see how they would knit up. Lucky to have the stripes match up.
2.5mm needles and my sock recipe.
Lion Brand Magic Stripes 2.5mm needles and my sock recipe. This is a bit scratchy after the Patonyle so they are hibernating for a bit.
I saw these on Ravelry and had to have a try at making them. In a coincidental twist, last night I was surfing the stash for yarn to use for my next pair of socks and decided that I am competent enough at knitting socks to use my hand dyed tiger yarn that I made ages ago (think 2 yrs ago or so it's been waiting that long) so they were already ear-marked as the next socks.
I even want to name them the same but feel it would be 'wrong' to, so I've called mine Tiger Feet Socks.
The details are duplicate stitched on which would be easier than changing yarn for such short runs of colour.
Nearly forgot....
Finished my Raspberry Cowl and had enough yarn leftover to make a pair of fetchings.
Handyed cleckheaton country 8ply beige. 4mm needles for Fetching, 4.5mm for Cowl.
Cowl pattern is Forest Canopy Cowl. Had a blast knitting these.
firstly another felted bag. This was completed at the same time as the others but I've only just found the camera charger and now feel comfortable using the camera again knowing the batteries can be charged.
Lincraft Cosy Wool, 1.5 balls. 5.5mm needles. This bag carries my sock WIPs.
Also completed Patonyle Socks #4314 from a destash in Ravelry.
Just wanted to see how they would knit up. Lucky to have the stripes match up.
2.5mm needles and my sock recipe.
Lion Brand Magic Stripes 2.5mm needles and my sock recipe. This is a bit scratchy after the Patonyle so they are hibernating for a bit.
I saw these on Ravelry and had to have a try at making them. In a coincidental twist, last night I was surfing the stash for yarn to use for my next pair of socks and decided that I am competent enough at knitting socks to use my hand dyed tiger yarn that I made ages ago (think 2 yrs ago or so it's been waiting that long) so they were already ear-marked as the next socks.
I even want to name them the same but feel it would be 'wrong' to, so I've called mine Tiger Feet Socks.
The details are duplicate stitched on which would be easier than changing yarn for such short runs of colour.
Nearly forgot....
Finished my Raspberry Cowl and had enough yarn leftover to make a pair of fetchings.
Handyed cleckheaton country 8ply beige. 4mm needles for Fetching, 4.5mm for Cowl.
Cowl pattern is Forest Canopy Cowl. Had a blast knitting these.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Pfffftttt.
That's a raspberry.
And here is some raspberry yarn which used to be beige:
Yarn: Cleckheaton Country 8ply.
Again blogger thinks this is the right way up.
This is going to be a Forest Canopy Cowl.
And here is some raspberry yarn which used to be beige:
Yarn: Cleckheaton Country 8ply.
Again blogger thinks this is the right way up.
This is going to be a Forest Canopy Cowl.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time Wasters
My current time wasters:
You move your cursor around on the black area below and to change colours just click the mouse button.
First seen here: not sure what the done thing is when you stumble across little gems like this but am acknowledging where I found it.
Also this little addictive game: Boomshine
You move your cursor around on the black area below and to change colours just click the mouse button.
First seen here: not sure what the done thing is when you stumble across little gems like this but am acknowledging where I found it.
Also this little addictive game: Boomshine
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Bag Adventures...
I have my knitting mojo back in felted bags at the moment. There have been lots of discoveries during this Research and Development phase. I am trying to find a 'goto' bag pattern. So far my experiments have ended up too big, too thin, and almost perfect.
Some tips for felting:
First Bag: French Market Bag 256 sts around is waay too biig.
See last post for pics.
Second Bag: French Market Bag with 164 sts is still a little on the big side but not too bad, handles are a bit too short.
Third bag: Ann's Petite Felted Bag, this is the one where I mucked it up by putting it in the pillow case for felting, apart from that it is a good size and I am making a second one that will be perfect :)
See the difference in handle with? I assure you they are both 9 sts wide.
Fourth Bag: Petite Felted Carrier, decreasing the handles at a rate of 9 rows to make up for the mod to change to two handles. No pics - but a WIP none the less.
All of these are knitted with Vintage Hues and 5.5mm needles.
Cat Content:
They line up for food in our house. Always in this order though.
Some tips for felting:
- Don't use towels, the lint will mute the colour of your bag, when I used jeans, the colours were much brighter and obviously no lint was on the bag when it came out of the machine.
- For a first attempt, stick to the pattern, I wanted a big bag - not a huge bag that is not good for anything. (see previous post)
- Maybe putting the item in a zippered pillow case is not a good idea, I never ran into any problems when I just threw it in the machine. (see below)
- Check the handles, when I used the pillow case the handles must have rolled in on themselves and felted that way therefore they ended up waaaay narrow.
- Check the bag, when I used the pillow case the bag felted in on itself where it was folded in half and put into said pillow case. Was difficult to pull apart and still has creases where it melded to itself.
First Bag: French Market Bag 256 sts around is waay too biig.
See last post for pics.
Second Bag: French Market Bag with 164 sts is still a little on the big side but not too bad, handles are a bit too short.
Third bag: Ann's Petite Felted Bag, this is the one where I mucked it up by putting it in the pillow case for felting, apart from that it is a good size and I am making a second one that will be perfect :)
See the difference in handle with? I assure you they are both 9 sts wide.
Fourth Bag: Petite Felted Carrier, decreasing the handles at a rate of 9 rows to make up for the mod to change to two handles. No pics - but a WIP none the less.
All of these are knitted with Vintage Hues and 5.5mm needles.
Cat Content:
They line up for food in our house. Always in this order though.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Bag? What Bag?
I should have listened to that inner voice. I sort of did when I ripped back 10 rows but I should have gone further. I thought it was huge but was kinda sure that it would lose inches in the felting process. It shrank heaps length wise and not much widthwise.
Dimensions before were:
14inches across bottom square base
14 inches tall
(Blogger insists this is the right way up for this picture)
After felting it was:
12 inches square across bottom base and
8 inches tall
It felted really nicely, lost lots of colour variation though as it all melded together.
Miss A saw it and instantly said "I'll have it", after a fit of laughter at it's size, so it has gone to her as planned. I still think it would make a better cat bed. Gee, looking at those pictures though I can see that it did shrink a fair bit. It is still huuuge.
I am now going to raid all the pure wool from my stash, I know I have cat bed yarn in there somewhere. And I want to make another smaller bag for myself in the same colour. At least I know it will take a shorter amount of time as it will be way smaller than this one. I am planning 10 inches square base and 14-16 inches for the sides - I still want it taller.
Please knitting goddess, don't let me accidentally make something out of non-feltable yarn. Cos we all know that's where I am headed next.
Dimensions before were:
14inches across bottom square base
14 inches tall
(Blogger insists this is the right way up for this picture)
After felting it was:
12 inches square across bottom base and
8 inches tall
It felted really nicely, lost lots of colour variation though as it all melded together.
Miss A saw it and instantly said "I'll have it", after a fit of laughter at it's size, so it has gone to her as planned. I still think it would make a better cat bed. Gee, looking at those pictures though I can see that it did shrink a fair bit. It is still huuuge.
I am now going to raid all the pure wool from my stash, I know I have cat bed yarn in there somewhere. And I want to make another smaller bag for myself in the same colour. At least I know it will take a shorter amount of time as it will be way smaller than this one. I am planning 10 inches square base and 14-16 inches for the sides - I still want it taller.
Please knitting goddess, don't let me accidentally make something out of non-feltable yarn. Cos we all know that's where I am headed next.
Friday, January 02, 2009
The best superglue ever...a cautionary tale
Standing in Bunnings debating the merits of cheap superglue with one that cost a few dollars more.I really neded this to hold well so I bought the more expensive superglue, the 'Loctite' brand, sounds good doesn't it? Mr Ex used Loctite lots so I knew it was going to be good. You put that on bolts and stuff that you want to stay put.
So when I got home I knew that I needed a strong bond between glue, plastic and metal. So I slathered the glue all over the end of the plastic cable and then put a dob in the metal hole just to be sure. This is where I became unstuck hahaha.
I tried to take a photo, but the camera will not focus on something so small.
I think the glue dried too fast - it set in about 2 seconds!!! - making the plastic now slightly larger than it should be for correct insertion. I pushed and pushed but I could not push the plastic cable all the way into the metal :( (operative word here, all )
Now the join is super bonded albeit about 4 mm is left sticking out that shouldn't be ( I have pulled and tugged and cannot yank the cable out ) At first I chucked it in the bin, but on second thoughts it is thicker yarn and with such superior bonding there is no way that it'll come unstuck now so I tried it out and yes, it'll pass. The yarn doesn't get caught much at all, really, I hardly notice it.
A new cable has been ordered, however. And if you need to stick something I highly reccommend the 'Loctite' brand superglue it's fantastic!
So when I got home I knew that I needed a strong bond between glue, plastic and metal. So I slathered the glue all over the end of the plastic cable and then put a dob in the metal hole just to be sure. This is where I became unstuck hahaha.
I tried to take a photo, but the camera will not focus on something so small.
I think the glue dried too fast - it set in about 2 seconds!!! - making the plastic now slightly larger than it should be for correct insertion. I pushed and pushed but I could not push the plastic cable all the way into the metal :( (operative word here, all )
Now the join is super bonded albeit about 4 mm is left sticking out that shouldn't be ( I have pulled and tugged and cannot yank the cable out ) At first I chucked it in the bin, but on second thoughts it is thicker yarn and with such superior bonding there is no way that it'll come unstuck now so I tried it out and yes, it'll pass. The yarn doesn't get caught much at all, really, I hardly notice it.
A new cable has been ordered, however. And if you need to stick something I highly reccommend the 'Loctite' brand superglue it's fantastic!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone!
Miss A arrived home last night, she is pale, pastey, grumpy (as predicted...she wasn't home 5 minutes before yelling at me?!) and looks just terrible, needless to say we stayed in last night.
This had something to do with the cat throwing up though. It is not right to just watch the cat throw up, you have to move her so she will not puke on anything not easily cleanable. Watching her hawk up while she is under a table, is not ok with me, if you are near the cat then dammit! Grab Her! Don't sit there, in the way, 2 feet from the cat and watch and yell at me. I just said to grab the cat and was met with a verbal attack.
Sometimes I think these visits do more harm, it takes days to get her back to her happy self. Don't get me wrong, she loves and wants to go I am just not sure about the care she gets while there, the other children are older and have a later bedtime, I think they let her stay up until she is ready for bed (10-11pm) and then the excitement of 3 other kids gets her up at 6am.
Got some photos to share.....
This is how far along the bag is:
I am enjoying this knit and did actually rip back 10 rows to bring the stitch count from 296 which looked huge even before felting to a still big 256 stitches. Even if it felts to half the size it will be big enough. Slight problem Miss A saw it and asked why I used that horrible colour. Doh. I quite liked it and was thinking about how I could snatch it for myself.
I thought I was going to run out of yarn as the base sucked up nearly 3 balls before the frogging and I wanted 2-4 in the sides (estimated) plus 2 for the handles (I know that is an overestimation there but I want to be on the safe side). So off I went back to Spotlight and got some more blue/orange Vintage Hues. While I was there the orange colourway looked very yellowy, yellow is Miss A's fave colour, I kicked myself - Why didn't I choose her favourite colour? Needless to say I got some of that to make another bag for her, I quite like that colour, looks a bit like tiger stripes and I just love tigers.
See anything wrong with this picture:
A Knit Picks needle is not meant to come apart there is it?
Right up until 11:48 was happily knitting along on the bag when this disaster struck. No stitches were lost, I hunted for the superglue and couldn't find it, ( I am sure I put it in an easily findable place last time I used it) luckily Bunnings opens at 9 today.
Miss A arrived home last night, she is pale, pastey, grumpy (as predicted...she wasn't home 5 minutes before yelling at me?!) and looks just terrible, needless to say we stayed in last night.
This had something to do with the cat throwing up though. It is not right to just watch the cat throw up, you have to move her so she will not puke on anything not easily cleanable. Watching her hawk up while she is under a table, is not ok with me, if you are near the cat then dammit! Grab Her! Don't sit there, in the way, 2 feet from the cat and watch and yell at me. I just said to grab the cat and was met with a verbal attack.
Sometimes I think these visits do more harm, it takes days to get her back to her happy self. Don't get me wrong, she loves and wants to go I am just not sure about the care she gets while there, the other children are older and have a later bedtime, I think they let her stay up until she is ready for bed (10-11pm) and then the excitement of 3 other kids gets her up at 6am.
Got some photos to share.....
This is how far along the bag is:
I am enjoying this knit and did actually rip back 10 rows to bring the stitch count from 296 which looked huge even before felting to a still big 256 stitches. Even if it felts to half the size it will be big enough. Slight problem Miss A saw it and asked why I used that horrible colour. Doh. I quite liked it and was thinking about how I could snatch it for myself.
I thought I was going to run out of yarn as the base sucked up nearly 3 balls before the frogging and I wanted 2-4 in the sides (estimated) plus 2 for the handles (I know that is an overestimation there but I want to be on the safe side). So off I went back to Spotlight and got some more blue/orange Vintage Hues. While I was there the orange colourway looked very yellowy, yellow is Miss A's fave colour, I kicked myself - Why didn't I choose her favourite colour? Needless to say I got some of that to make another bag for her, I quite like that colour, looks a bit like tiger stripes and I just love tigers.
See anything wrong with this picture:
A Knit Picks needle is not meant to come apart there is it?
Right up until 11:48 was happily knitting along on the bag when this disaster struck. No stitches were lost, I hunted for the superglue and couldn't find it, ( I am sure I put it in an easily findable place last time I used it) luckily Bunnings opens at 9 today.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Settled
I trust everyone had a good Christmas, mine was very quiet, as usual, quiet but nice.
Miss A has gone to her dad's from Christmas day to NYE. One more sleep to go, it is getting easier to let her go and count the days till she returns, well she doesn't return, some grumpy, harpy returns and 2 days later she appears, but that's a whole 'nother post.
Do you think I could settle into some serious uninterrupted knitting time for the 6 days she was gone? 6 days, no plans, no 'have to' do anything, nope, but that was they plan. oh well.
But now that she is due back tomorrow and after speaking with Jess last night, I am raring to go and have found the magical project that will renew my soul and reinvigorate my love for knitting and help me stop verbally harassing the cats. I have, or will have - as soon as I stop looking things up on Ravelry, petting my yarn and blogging about it - decided on my next project : TaDa... a French Market Bag for Miss A.
Project Specs:
Needles: still agonising over the size here (what ones, what ones I think blogging is my way of procrastinating on this decision) I *think* I will use 5.5mm *think*
Yarn: Cleckheaton Vintage Hues colour 1279 blues and reddish in colour.
I really want one for myself so why would I be starting one for her first?
Aha! there is method in my madness.....( I have clearly been left on my own too long with only the cats to talk to, like they are actually people and care about /understand what I am saying)
Miss A has gone to her dad's from Christmas day to NYE. One more sleep to go, it is getting easier to let her go and count the days till she returns, well she doesn't return, some grumpy, harpy returns and 2 days later she appears, but that's a whole 'nother post.
Do you think I could settle into some serious uninterrupted knitting time for the 6 days she was gone? 6 days, no plans, no 'have to' do anything, nope, but that was they plan. oh well.
But now that she is due back tomorrow and after speaking with Jess last night, I am raring to go and have found the magical project that will renew my soul and reinvigorate my love for knitting and help me stop verbally harassing the cats. I have, or will have - as soon as I stop looking things up on Ravelry, petting my yarn and blogging about it - decided on my next project : TaDa... a French Market Bag for Miss A.
Project Specs:
Needles: still agonising over the size here (what ones, what ones I think blogging is my way of procrastinating on this decision) I *think* I will use 5.5mm *think*
Yarn: Cleckheaton Vintage Hues colour 1279 blues and reddish in colour.
I really want one for myself so why would I be starting one for her first?
Aha! there is method in my madness.....( I have clearly been left on my own too long with only the cats to talk to, like they are actually people and care about /understand what I am saying)
- The size will be an 'unknown' and I have pretty clear expectations on what sized bag will be right for me, I need to practice first, see how the yarn/needle size gels with the finished product.
- Don't know how firm the fabric will be in relation to the needles used. Ravelry can be a curse, when you are trying to work out what needles to use and 4 people on there have each used different sized needles. Will be experimenting with 5.5mm, or maybe 6mm, hmm maybe 4.5mm ( see what I mean )
- Don't know how the colour will turn out in the end, have chosen my least liked colour to experiment with.
- Am making this first one slightly larger that the pattern specifies due to not knowing which sized needle to use and the fact that the yarn specified has a different gauge to what I am intending to use.
- And finally OMG Miss A's birthday is in 9 days and what have I bought for her?!? Surely I kept something back from Xmas like I usually do....nope.....Have I bought something during the year and put it away, forgotten in the back of my wardrobe?....nope...can't I just say that the bike I got for her in August was her present? .....nope....How about the new glasses that she needs, can't they be her birthday present?........c'mon now your just bein' mean, no glasses means she can't see......This doesn't make me a bad mummy does it?? She will get a gift. (if I get off this damn computer and start it)
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Update
So what have I been up to?
Not much at all really.
I have been reading the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer.
I am such a sucker for vampire romance stories. So why would the quiz result surprise me??
Not much at all really.
I have been reading the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer.
I am such a sucker for vampire romance stories. So why would the quiz result surprise me??
You Are Midnight |
 You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you're a night owl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends. |
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Socktober
Here are the most recent socks that I have completed.
Specs:
Thuja pattern
Spunky Eclectic 'Signature' yarn
3.25mm needles
Nice thick, warm socks for winter.
Specs:
Thuja pattern
3.25mm needles
Dream in Color Classy 'Ruby River'
Specs:
Thuja pattern
3.25mm needles
Shepherd Colour 4 Me 'pink/white'
Specs:
Hobby Print
2mm needles
My sock recipe
Not very happy with the way the colours pooled. Might have even posted these finished before - can't remember.
Current WIP: Sea Socks
Thuja again (love this pattern!)
3.25mm needles
Shepherd Colour 4 Me 'blue/green'
Other News
Uni
has just one more test to go in a week and a bit and then I am done for the year. Not doing Summer Semester this year, I really need the rest.
Car
found out who damaged my car, disappointed to find out that it was one of my students and even more disappointed when I found that I had to fork out for the repairs myself as the Dept will not cover staff cars! My car was not the only one vandalised either. Anyway, the damage has been repaired and I have been relieved of over $300. The crash repairers did a fantastic job, I am very happy and I will not dwell on this any longer, the damage is gone now.
Holidays
it is the holidays and we are both sick again. At least something in my life is predictable hey? I managed to avoid coming down with the flu during school-time but now that the holidays have started, I succumbed.
Weight Loss
Had official weigh in last week and my loss so far is 6kgs. I had engaged the services of a Personal Trainer 6 weeks ago and it is going well. Up until we both got sick that is and now I have no energy to do anything except reach for chocolate and pepsi max. I will worry about exercising when I am better.
Bikes
Miss A and I have new bikes and intend to go riding a) when we are better and b) when it is not raining. Kmart had 25% off bikes, Miss A had grown out of hers, great timing. I was ust going to get mine serviced but when we went to the bike store there was a bike in my fave colour for only 50 bucks more than a service would cost me. My old bike was bought when I was in my late teens and bike technology has changed a lot since then so.... a new bike was bought for me. The car has also had a towbar installed complete with bike carrier so we can ride further away. That was one of the main activities that we were going to do these holidays, best laid plans of ours always go astray.
So that's about it, being sick makes it the perfect time to sit and knit, so that's what is planned for the duration of this fluey/coldy thing.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Long time no blog...or On The Edge!
Alternative Title: This is called living.
Don't you love it when the universe conspires against you?
WARNING: I will hit the next person that says, "Things can only get better from here".
Yes a ranty post, strap in and let's go. (It won't be too bad, I promise)
Seems like I only blog when things are not going as expected.
Don't you love it when the universe conspires against you?
WARNING: I will hit the next person that says, "Things can only get better from here".
Yes a ranty post, strap in and let's go. (It won't be too bad, I promise)
Seems like I only blog when things are not going as expected.
- On Saturday my washing machine fried. It was 12 yrs old. Only $999 for a new one which is getting delivered today. Probably should have turned it off when it started making that funny noise and not when the smoke started coming out of it right?
- Also signed up for a Cross Trainer only $999 can put it on GE Card and pay it off slowly right? Wrong if I want to use GE Card, I will have to pay full price of $1699 blah I can juggle some money over and pay cash for it....will only be broke for a few weeks...oh gee I have my prac teaching block coming up and I have to take that as Leave Without Pay- one whole week. Oops perhaps the cross trainer was not a good idea right now? Can save $700 this way, why pay them $700 when I don't need to right? But I want it! And I have paid a deposit, They need to get one in so that'll buy me some time, what? it's here, now, I need to get it this week? shit.
- Today was my divorce hearing.. it was granted, so that's not so bad right. Mr Ex didn't show up and cause problems or anything like that.
- Today I woke up to find that my car had been 'keyed'- right across the bonnet, Not too bad, it's only a car and it will only cost $350.00. Not buying yarn at the moment, it's only a couple of jumpers worth. I thought it was that stray cat that has been hanging around but the crash repairers said that it was definitely a key. Who would key my car at work?? See above that no money = no going anywhere. Haven't been to the shops for two weeks.
- My dear cat is still marking his territory IN THE HOUSE!! aarrgghh!!! right infront of us, IN the video cupboard ON all the videos and playstation games WTF? If I have to fork out another $60 bucks for Lego Starwars I will scream.
- I have enlisted the help of a personal trainer 3 weeks ago hence the desire for a Cross Trainer. I have exercised my huge butt off and have currently lost 7kgs. I am on a health kick and have managed to avoid the chocolate cakes at morning tea and just eat my banana and I have now been pushed over the edge.
- The lovely girls from work and I will be going out for tea tomorrow night, there may be alcohol involved, definitely schnitzel parmagiana and chips (diet!? c'mon I need a break-haven't you seen the week I've had?? Yes, I know I have no money, Yes, I know my Personal Trainer will not be happy, Yes, I know I will pay for it in sweat later this week)
Can you say 'Cash Flow Problem' ? I will look back over this post and laugh in a few weeks time.
BTW any invites over for tea will gladly be accepted.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
I'm Baaack
Tigers is back from the dead. ooh zombie Tigers. scarey.
Anyway I have completed 2.5 socks. Cant remember what I have already posted about so apologies if I am repeating myself.
One is the horrible hobby print.
The other is DIC Classy in Ruby River. beautiful, love the socks and the yarn. Thuja pattern.
Over the last few weeks I have written posts in my head and not gotten round to posting.
They were all hilariously funny and witty. But I have since forgotten them. sorry again.
Lots of things to post about but no pics too lazy to get the camera, find the socks (they have been swallowed up by my room)
I have been:
drilled
filled ....obvious dental reference which is to be repeated in 3 weeks time. Oh joy!
scanned
poked
prodded.....problems with most of my girly bits, again Oh joy! also to be repeated in a few weeks time. See the pattern developing here?
miserable...due to above girly issues and general malaise of having a respiritory illness for 6 weeks.
ill....and so are 7 out of the 12 kids in my class so possibly to be repeated in a few days time.
studying...this is ongoing and I am trying to stay on task and up to date with weekly work.
socialising...girls from work have been ensuring that the above is not happening and have changed my online dating drinking status from non-drinker to social pisspot.
recovering...now I know what a hangover feels like ;)
Mr Ex has also had his own health problems that have impacted on Miss A, he has a bone tumour in his spine and his treatment so far is going okay. Miss A however has not been ok and that is one of my reasons for not posting as often these last few months.
Anyway I have completed 2.5 socks. Cant remember what I have already posted about so apologies if I am repeating myself.
One is the horrible hobby print.
The other is DIC Classy in Ruby River. beautiful, love the socks and the yarn. Thuja pattern.
Over the last few weeks I have written posts in my head and not gotten round to posting.
They were all hilariously funny and witty. But I have since forgotten them. sorry again.
Lots of things to post about but no pics too lazy to get the camera, find the socks (they have been swallowed up by my room)
I have been:
drilled
filled ....obvious dental reference which is to be repeated in 3 weeks time. Oh joy!
scanned
poked
prodded.....problems with most of my girly bits, again Oh joy! also to be repeated in a few weeks time. See the pattern developing here?
miserable...due to above girly issues and general malaise of having a respiritory illness for 6 weeks.
ill....and so are 7 out of the 12 kids in my class so possibly to be repeated in a few days time.
studying...this is ongoing and I am trying to stay on task and up to date with weekly work.
socialising...girls from work have been ensuring that the above is not happening and have changed my online dating drinking status from non-drinker to social pisspot.
recovering...now I know what a hangover feels like ;)
Mr Ex has also had his own health problems that have impacted on Miss A, he has a bone tumour in his spine and his treatment so far is going okay. Miss A however has not been ok and that is one of my reasons for not posting as often these last few months.
Friday, July 04, 2008
1, 2, 3 bam
Tigers is down for the count...
She has caught another bug and is still coughing and spluttering. (not to mention - wheezing, crying, demanding drinks from Miss A and being a general pain in the a#$e)
I think this might be a record - over a month and still sick!
Luckily she is now on 2 weeks holiday from both work AND uni yay! First priority is resting and getting well.
She's trying to finish off the Horrible Hobby Print socks from recent posts.
Photos of knitting activity may appear, who knows?
She has caught another bug and is still coughing and spluttering. (not to mention - wheezing, crying, demanding drinks from Miss A and being a general pain in the a#$e)
I think this might be a record - over a month and still sick!
Luckily she is now on 2 weeks holiday from both work AND uni yay! First priority is resting and getting well.
She's trying to finish off the Horrible Hobby Print socks from recent posts.
Photos of knitting activity may appear, who knows?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Cough cough
I won't be going anywhere this weekend because I am sick...cough, cough, splutter, wheeze etc.
World Wide Knit In Public Day will be going ahead without us. I had hoped to attend this year, oh well.
Because I am sick I am allowed to surf the internet aimlessly for as long as I want to. Miss A cannot have it as she is well and the laptop is now infected as I have touched it. I feel a bit like a warped King Midas: 'I've touched it so now you cannot mwahahaha!'
I decided to make a mosaic, I'm sure you've seen them around and it killed half an hour for me.
Here's my mosaic:
The rules are :
A. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
B. Using only the first page, pick an image.
C. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into the mosaic maker
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to
?4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.
1. Loch Ossian Dawn, 2. Italian Clouds Canvas, 3. Wilderness of Glacier & Snow Lake, 4. drops in drops, 5. 4978-John Cusack, 6. Hat Lake Snow, 7. Roatan Beach - Perfect Day !!! 25000 + views and 200 + faves - Thank you - Janusz, 8. hot chockit in hungary, 9. water droplets in the shower - o.k. bokeh, 10. We are choosing hope over fear., 11. A big bloody Samoan storm that turned gay!, 12. Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright
Kntting has not happened much this week cos I just don't wanna. The Iris Vest patterning has only 2 rows to go still and I don't wanna do it. The socks are pooling unidentically and I don't wanna knit them either. I have turned into a miserable 4 year old!
One thing I have learnt being on my own is if I feel that I am getting sick I wilI struggle on and get some shopping done quickly. We now have enough essentials and a few frozen dinners to last the weekend and then some. Not having someone else to pick up the slack is a bummer. Knowing that we will not starve this weekend If I can't get out of bed tomorrow is good.
Lots of funny foods end up in the trolley when I am not feeling well....blocks (plural!) of chocolate, custard tarts, and heat and eat puddings (hmm, all plurals)
Can you say 'comfort food' ?
World Wide Knit In Public Day will be going ahead without us. I had hoped to attend this year, oh well.
Because I am sick I am allowed to surf the internet aimlessly for as long as I want to. Miss A cannot have it as she is well and the laptop is now infected as I have touched it. I feel a bit like a warped King Midas: 'I've touched it so now you cannot mwahahaha!'
I decided to make a mosaic, I'm sure you've seen them around and it killed half an hour for me.
Here's my mosaic:
The rules are :
A. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
B. Using only the first page, pick an image.
C. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into the mosaic maker
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to
?4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.
1. Loch Ossian Dawn, 2. Italian Clouds Canvas, 3. Wilderness of Glacier & Snow Lake, 4. drops in drops, 5. 4978-John Cusack, 6. Hat Lake Snow, 7. Roatan Beach - Perfect Day !!! 25000 + views and 200 + faves - Thank you - Janusz, 8. hot chockit in hungary, 9. water droplets in the shower - o.k. bokeh, 10. We are choosing hope over fear., 11. A big bloody Samoan storm that turned gay!, 12. Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright
Kntting has not happened much this week cos I just don't wanna. The Iris Vest patterning has only 2 rows to go still and I don't wanna do it. The socks are pooling unidentically and I don't wanna knit them either. I have turned into a miserable 4 year old!
One thing I have learnt being on my own is if I feel that I am getting sick I wilI struggle on and get some shopping done quickly. We now have enough essentials and a few frozen dinners to last the weekend and then some. Not having someone else to pick up the slack is a bummer. Knowing that we will not starve this weekend If I can't get out of bed tomorrow is good.
Lots of funny foods end up in the trolley when I am not feeling well....blocks (plural!) of chocolate, custard tarts, and heat and eat puddings (hmm, all plurals)
Can you say 'comfort food' ?
Friday, June 06, 2008
Long Weekend
Aah, this weekend is a long one courtesy of the Queen having a birthday. Thanks QE.
My university assignments have just been posted in which means I have come to the end of this semester. Must go and see how long the holidays are...ooh looks like about 6 weeks. I feel so tired and have looked forward to this for so long, to have respite from one stress is terrific. I have 3 days off now until back to work and it is delightful.
I am currently knitting the Iris vest, but have decided to modify it to knit it in the round and omit the front opening. After 5 false starts we are off. So far it's going well, no pictures cos I am stuffed and not getting up to get the camera. I'm using some Cleckheaton Country 12ply in purple.
What's the bet that the size will be wrong? I am sort of slotting the pattern into an old vest pattern the difference is only 6 sts which I will reduce when the pattern has finished.
My socks are in time out as the pooling on the second one is not nice. I hae tried knitting tighter, looser and it is still not nice. This is disappointing as the first one was good.
The Mega boots stretch socks are also in time out as I think they might be better on smaller needles and can't decide whether to continue or frog 'em.
Also can't get hold of 4-5 balls of Cascade 220 number 2428 lot 0665. I have 3 balls but need extra for a complete 3/4 sleeve cardy. That means I have to save up and get 8 hanks of something suitable. Now if I lost weight I would need less yarn, this is my main motivator to get fitter. Hence we have had no soft fizzy drink for the last 3 days. Not much, but it is a start.
So I have a free weekend of knitting to do when I let them out of time out. Which one should I let off first? Or I could start something new, you know, just for the weekend, seeing as though the others are naughty.
My university assignments have just been posted in which means I have come to the end of this semester. Must go and see how long the holidays are...ooh looks like about 6 weeks. I feel so tired and have looked forward to this for so long, to have respite from one stress is terrific. I have 3 days off now until back to work and it is delightful.
I am currently knitting the Iris vest, but have decided to modify it to knit it in the round and omit the front opening. After 5 false starts we are off. So far it's going well, no pictures cos I am stuffed and not getting up to get the camera. I'm using some Cleckheaton Country 12ply in purple.
What's the bet that the size will be wrong? I am sort of slotting the pattern into an old vest pattern the difference is only 6 sts which I will reduce when the pattern has finished.
My socks are in time out as the pooling on the second one is not nice. I hae tried knitting tighter, looser and it is still not nice. This is disappointing as the first one was good.
The Mega boots stretch socks are also in time out as I think they might be better on smaller needles and can't decide whether to continue or frog 'em.
Also can't get hold of 4-5 balls of Cascade 220 number 2428 lot 0665. I have 3 balls but need extra for a complete 3/4 sleeve cardy. That means I have to save up and get 8 hanks of something suitable. Now if I lost weight I would need less yarn, this is my main motivator to get fitter. Hence we have had no soft fizzy drink for the last 3 days. Not much, but it is a start.
So I have a free weekend of knitting to do when I let them out of time out. Which one should I let off first? Or I could start something new, you know, just for the weekend, seeing as though the others are naughty.
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