November 13, 2010 · 3:37 am

Swirly Skirt

I’ve started working on this skirt. It consists of 24 triangles – I’m glad I bought it as a kit all of the cutting would have driven me mad.

So far so good. The instructions are great and it seems to be coming together nicely. I’m slightly concerned about the 1/4 inch seam allowances and no seam finishes (won’t it fray?)

I’ve been away – here – a fabulous (and very relaxing) time was had by all. I did more knitting which I will show you in another post.

Today I spent a bit of time sorting out my craft room. I share it with Misses A and P and it was getting messy, disordered and very cluttered. I find it hard to think straight when surrounded by a mess. So now I shall be able to start my Christmas crafting.

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October 28, 2010 · 9:43 am

Time Wasting

I spend most of my afternoons watching my girls completing various different activities; music, ballet, swimming etc. This should be prime knitting time, however, it mostly is reading time or chatting to other mums time. Hence I have no progress to show.

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October 27, 2010 · 3:10 am

Stash Addition

Knit is having a sale. I picked  up 10 balls of Desert Garden Aran Cotton (this is Parakeet colour) for $25

And an unlabelled silk, alpaca, merino mix (10 balls $25). Definitely worth visiting.

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October 26, 2010 · 3:22 am

Book Purchases

Yesterday I bought two books from Amazon (the Australian dollar is doing so well).

Modern Top-Down Knitting by Kristina McGowan and

Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitting Workshop.

Reviews to follow in due course.

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October 25, 2010 · 4:45 am

More Progress

Slowly working away on my knitting. I’m intrigued by knitting in the round and I’m quite keen to try a big person version. Maybe something like this or this (although this my be beyond my current ability).

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October 24, 2010 · 4:31 am

Baking

My self-imposed challenge of blogging every day has meant that today I’m struggling to find something to write about. As we all know, craft takes time and although I have made some progress on my knitting – it would look very similar to yesterday’s image.

Today I made chocolate cup cakes. I made Chocolate Cake No.2 from the Golden Wattle cook book. Stuck them into patty pans (it made 9) and then sprinkled icing sugar over the top.

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October 23, 2010 · 1:38 am

Progress

I’m enjoying knitting this top – the pattern is very easy to remember (mindless really it’s 9 rows knit and one purl) and the yarn is lovely (it’s a Jo Sharp Silk, Alpaca, Merino mix).

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October 22, 2010 · 12:54 am

Redback Spider Costume

Today the girls had to go to school as something Western Australian. This is Miss P dressed as a redback spider. It’s been the best costume – it’s simply a black t-shirt, black leggings and I sewed four extra legs to the t-shirt (stuffed opaque tights). We’ve taken the red patch of the back and used it as a Charlotte (from Charlotte’s Web) costume.

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October 21, 2010 · 12:14 am

An Outing

As I’m still caught up in a tangle (somewhat of my own making), I went for a walk to the DNA Tower (see above – image from lifeonperth.com) to get out of the house, get some fresh air and a new perspective. It has worked for the moment.

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October 20, 2010 · 1:01 am

Progress…

It’s a very grim day here – suits my mood. I’m struggling today. I’ve let myself be caught up in things, which I should know to avoid.

I’ve continued on this top (for one of my girls – whichever one it fits). It’s a very simple pattern – although the sleeves might prove to be a bit tricky. At the moment it’s a 10 round repeat – 9 of knit and 1 of purl.

I have learnt that to achieve garter stitch in the round you need to alternate between knit and purl, i.e. one round knit, one round purl – fascinating.

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