Jaywalkers on show

I thought seeing as I have already worn these socks that I should take a photo of them on my feet. So here they are:

Knitting Olympics

Well I have gone an done it...I have joined the Winter Olympics Knitting Olypmics hosted by the YarnHarlot. I am going to knit the Clapotis, I know most of you have done one, but it is something I wanted to do way back last year, I have the yarn and so now that all the Christmas knitting is over I can knit something for myself.

My Knitting Chair

A while back Cece posted her knitting chair and tagged me to do the same, so here it is, it is a recliner lounge, which is very handy for me, being height impaired my feet don't touch the floor, so it usually is in the recliner mode when I am sitting/knitting. During this hot weather I find that mostly I am knitting on the 3 seater lounge, as my arms don't touch the sides and get all hot and sweaty....come on winter. What you can't see is the coffee table in front of my chair, choc a block with knitting magazines, books, needles, the jaywalker socks had a home there for their entire coming to be.


I have been knitting outside on the back and the front (heaven forbid - in full view of passersby) verandahs, I have even taken my knitting over the road to where #1 son was living and knitted on their front verandah. At this time of year it is nice to find a cool spot to knit. Our back verandah faces west so it is good in the mornings and the front facing east is great in the afternoons.

Jaywalker sock knitalong

I have finished the Jaywalker socks.


They came out pretty good, considering I had a couple of problems while knitting the second sock, I had a few bamboo needle blowouts, the first one just kind of broke, not all the way through, but enough to stop me using it, I thought I would be clever and glue it back together, but that idea was short lived when I snapped a second needle, they were the bamboo needles I couldn't get here in Australia and Cece was wonderful enough to send me a set. I think I will need to get my socks soar on two circulars book out and learn how to knit on them. I already have the circluar needles thanks to #2 son giving them to me for Christmas.

I'm Back

I am back at work today, I tried all weekend to think of a really good excuse as to why I should have the next 3 days off before Australia Day on Thursday holiday and as we are going to HOG NSW Rally this weekend I will be off also on Friday and Monday next week, well I guess 3 days the first week and 4 days the second week back at work will ease me into it again.

I am dissappointed with myself, I had been eagerly waiting to see my gift to Marti for the 1st round of matches arrive at her place, but after reading her blog this morning, it doesn't look as if it ever arrived, I am so so sorry Marti, I didn't forget you.

I had been knitting madly for Christmas, I got my dad's blanket finished Christmas eve, and then casted on for #2 son's girlfriends cotton top which was for her Christams Present, I finished it on 9 January, she was OK with that and it turned put pretty nice. The only problem with it was that it was way to long and her boobs were hanging out every which way, so I had to take drastic action and get the scissors out and cut it at the shoulders, I had used Kitchener stitch instead of seams on the shoulders, It wasn't too bad, so cut away I did, then undid the rows until I thought what would be good, took another measurement and then redid the shoulders.





I have since then knitted a baby hat, another blanket for my Aunty, as she visited my parents the day after boxing day and loved their blankets and just loves purple, so Mum asked me if I would knit one for her to give to her sister for her birthday, which isn't till September, but seeing as we had so much rain during my holidays, I got it done. I also finished my sock knitalong,

For Christmas my boys both gave me knitting items, #1 son and girlfriend gave me a lovely hard cover book with 25 cushion patterns, and #2 son and girlfriend gave me two pairs of circular needles for socks.

#1 son and girlfriend have now moved from her dad's across the road, I miss them already, they are only in Mangerton (Wollongong suburb) with her mum and step dad, they are all self contained now in their own 2 storey granning flat.

Miss Purl (Danielle) send me some beautiful stitch markers and a lovely card by her favourite artist, thanks so much they will come in so handy.


I knitted some fingerless gloves for Shannon as she suffers from cold hands, I hope they make it to you while the weather is still cold.



I read the book on Tasha Tudor, what an amazing women, to be living today but in the style of the late 1800's, she does just about everything, from knitting, spinning, weaving her own material, candle making and all in her house built in the 1980's (I think), but in the 1800's style home, fuel stoves and all, wouldn't that be lovely in winter time.


It's my Mum's birthday today, she is 68, I had better remember to ring her tonight. She had her left elbow operated on last friday, which she says feels much better now, it will just slow her up for a few weeks, so no golf, lawn bowls or much else for now.

I had so much to say, I should have written it all down, but this is probably enough for now.

Merry Christmas

I am so tired, my inlaws arrived at our place this morning at 6am to give Christmas presents, I was in a deep sleep dreaming away, when I was startled by DH jumping up saying shit....there here. Now at 8.31am I am at my desk and wishing I could go back to sleep. My FIL is having lung surgery tomorrow for lung cancer, he is looking great, so all should go well, his hospital stay will be about 10 days, bummer being a few days before Christmas, but you take a bed when it is offered, and with cancer you don't need to delay it any longer than necessary.

The inlaws seemed to like their blankets I knitted them, I am coming up to half way on Dad's blanket, only 4 more nights knitting and two of those we will be out, boy oh boy I need more time, maybe I will have it done by the time Mum and Dad are leaving our place on Christmas Day, but with temperatures expected in the high 30's, maybe not.


I got a lovely gift from Shannon this week, a CD of Christmas Carols and a lovely card, I am getting a new CD player for Christmas so guess what will be the first CD to play, thanks so much Shannon.

Yesterday I got a gift from Sharon, a lovely handmade stocking with my initial on it, a Caramello Bear, it was yummy! A Koala crossing fridge magnet, some candy canes, a lovely card, and a family newsletter, I will read it soon I promise, just a bit busy at the moment, I did look at the photos on it though.

I finished the Felted Wine Sock for my boss, and the scarf I did earlier for a Manager in my department, I gave it to her this morning, she loved it. Thanks Sharon for sending me your copy of Yarn magazine with the pattern for me to borrow, but I had already got a copy, I will send your copy back soon, thanks again for the lovely gesture, do you know what, it arrived on Sunday, a knock at the door, DH answered, a lady handed over the parcel, and we don't have weekend delivery only usually letters by the postie on a Saturday during Christmas seaon, and I don't think we have had any of those this year in Kiama.














Only two more working days then off for over 4weeks...yahoo.

Marti I hope your parcel arrives soon (you will get two now, the original match parcel and just a small Christmas parcel), I was hoping it would before I finished work tomorrow, so I would know you got it OK. I will try to get on the internet at #1 son's and check while I am on holidays, well before he moves from across the road, they are going to move in with her mother and step dad who have bought a house in Wollongong with a granny flat out the back, so they will have a bit more privacy and be closer to work, but I will miss them, #1 son is going to miss being at his father inlaws, he loves it there, and he will certainly miss his swim in the river and walk on the beach each day, but they will have a swimming pool in the backyard and the beaches will only a 5 minute drive.

I wish you all a very happy christmas and a great New Year, and I will catch up with you all in the new year. I hope to see alot of white Christmas photos on blogs, it just looks so lovely.

Cece, I forgot to take my knitting place, I was walking around with the camera this morning thinking that there was something else to take, but I couldn't remember, and as usually I just remembered now while typing this.

Have a great Christmas.

I'm so lucky....lucky, lucky

Wow, I have been so spoilt this week, I received a beautiful little angel for the christmas tree, the tree went up last night while I was out with the girls from work having dinner, so I put the angel on the tree this morning and took a few pictures.

I think I need to have a bit more light, this is taken from the other side of the room, the tree has been put up downstairs in the rumpus room, which #2 son and girlfriend use as their loungeroom.






This one shows the boxes from where the decorations are kept, now just to get them packed back away till after Christmas.














I received my Tribe gift from Lisa yesterday, thank you so much, I really have to learn to spin now, I think I have everything I need, but a bit of knowledge would be advantageous. I got some beautifully coloured rovings to spin (help), some lovely stitch markers, a CHOCOLATE Yummy! I am taking it to work to have during the day (well as long as it will last once opened) and some garden soap, now Lisa I know I said I have a lot of gardening to do, now I will have to get a move on and do it, and this soap will be so good to wash up with, thank you so much for the lovely gifts, you really did give me things I like.



Aren't they just great colours together, I wish I had great colour sense, to put colours like this together.







DH took this picture of me on Saturday night we were ready to go to the HOG christmas party.

All the Aussie tribe members little gift for christmas have been posted so hopefully they will receive them this week.

And finally, but still not finished this is how much I have done with Lucky for my #1 daughter in-law (no they are not married, but have lived together for nearly 5 years so I class her as my daughter in-law), her birthday was Monday and her party this Saturday, I have plans to get it finished tonight.

Christmas Knitting still to get done, Dad's blanket, then I have to find some wool that will felt well and make two felt wine socks, so I guess my cotton top and the one for #2 son's girlfriend (who lives at our place) will have to wait, as there are only 11 more knitting nights left and we have some nights out in that, and I don't finish work for my holidays until Thursday 22 December.

I love Mail...

I received a parcel from Cece yesterday, she made me a lovely dark purple booga bag, a skein of knitpicks...yes knitpicks dye your own yarn, and some lovely note cards with a knitter on the front, she really knows how to make someone's day, I needed some things to bring a smile to my face.














My recent ebay finds are a box of blue and white cotton, a spinning book, and wool gathering book (see previous post).














This is some of the knitting things I did on the weekend, the first colour on dad's blanket for his christmas present and 6 more rows on Jaywalker. I did get a couple more tribe pressies done last night, but I can't show photo's just yet, I am hoping that I can get them all to my tribe members for christmas day, that way every time we us it on Christmas Day we can think of each.




I also got the book Millinery Knitting by Annie Modesitt.

How'd I do.....

I didn't get too much done on the weekend, I did get half of my tribe christmas gifts done, I will post the USA ones on Thursday (I have to wait until pay day), I did manage to get out and shop for an outfit for my DIL party, I did get a bit down with the whole thing, the shops seem to have all the same things which didn't suit my shape, I ended up at a shop which has some very nice classic style ladies wear, I have a couple of their outfits for good wear. I really like the dress, #1 son and DIL aren't too sure, but I told them I like it and feel comfortable in it. I then tried to get some shoes to go with the dress, I want some nice summer strappy shoes, well my fat little feet don't fit nice strappy shoes....BIG BUGGER. I do have some court shoes with a bit of a heel that will go with them, will look around here at lunchtime this week for shoes.

To top it off while in dress shop, I spotted some really nice 3/4 length denim shorts for $89, tried them on, well I am short remember, they were a perfect jeans length, so I didn't get them, then while walking up the street towards the local spotlight store, I came across the Red Cross Second Hand store, well they had a brand new pair of Katies brand denim 3/4 length denim shorts for $10, and in my size - bargain of the day mate.

I only got through the first colour of dad's blanket not a full repeat let along 4 repeats of the pattern (which consists of 2 colour bands as in other blankets), what else did I do, oh yeah, I did manage to clean the bathrooms, YUK!.

I did wash all of Ruby's blankets and packed some away now that the weather is warming, how hot is it going to get today - expecting 30 degrees, I hope it doesn't get that hot. #2 son bathed Ruby yesterday.

Our friends came over on Sunday we had a great afternoon, we ended up going down to the golfie for the meat raffle, we won another 1/2 ham, which we opened last night. Our friend won a turkey breast (already cooked), she also won $30 on a poker machine, put a couple of dollars in the machine next to win and got another $80, then moved to another won with a couple more dollars and won $50, she is so arsie, anyway she ended up shouting dinner, so we ended up there until nearly 10pm, we were the last lot in the club - and their photos of their wedding in Bali are absolutely gorgeous.

I received another ebay win on Friday, it is a book on spinning, weaving and dyeing, with another called Wool Gathering which is similar. I had a quick read, and can't wait until I learn to spin. Maybe in the holidays I will have a practice.

I even did six more rows on Jaywalker KAL.

I will post some pictures later of what I have been doing.

Another Christmas Present done

Mum's blanket for Christmas is off the needles. I just need to sew in the ends and it will be done. I have done 4 rows on Dad's blanket, no pictures yet.














And a close up of pattern














This is how much I have done on Jaywalker, it isn't a very clear picture, maybe next week I shall have a better one.














This weekend I hope to:
Get my Tribe members Christmas giftie done (well maybe the overseas ones)
Do atleast 4 repeats on Dad's blanket
Clean all the bathrooms (3) I hate that (thank goodness for Enjoi)
A few more rows on Jaywalker, so I can get a decend picture, like everyone else's lovely jaywalker socks.

I have to go shopping tomorrow and find something to wear to Seanna's 21st Party.

I would like to finish painting the bulkheads around the kitchen (12 months since the new kitchen went in - I want it done before Christmas)

I would like to paint above #2 son built in wardrobes (same as kitchen)

I would like to weed a small side garden and plant the Lavender I bought the other week before it dies in the pots.

We are having friends over Sunday arvo to show us their wedding photos in Bali in September, we had to cancel, which I am glad about now as it was when the bombs went off for the second time.

Wash Ruby's blankets from her kennel

And the list should end here as my weekend is only two days, not the 10 days I would need or like to have to do the above list.

I need to clean the outside windows (well the ones I can reach), I would have to do them with a bucket of water as we aren't allowed to use the hose to wash down any hard surfaces or vehicle, we have had these water restrictions for over 12 months now with no end in sight, I also want to wash all the floors (we don't have any carpet anywhere in the house, except for a carpet mat in #2 son's bedroom, but this may have to wait.

I will update with what I achieved next week. Wish me luck

I hope everyone is healthy and happy.

Talking of happy, my #1 son had a new drug this week for Crohns, he will need to have it every 8 weeks, it takes about 4 hours on the drip in hospital while being monitored, and it costs $4,000 a go, I am so glad our public hospital system is good at the moment as he doesn't have to pay, his specialist is the head of gastroenterology (Spelling ????) at the hospital, although the hospital system does seem to lack in some areas. So far he hasn't shown any side effect signs, and I hope that it works for him, as it doesn't suit everyone with Crohns.

I would really love to sit down outside with my knitting and a nice cold bourbon and coke, but I need to get to work. Thank God it's Friday.....Yippee

Warning! Sunglasses needed to read this

I cast on for the Jaywalker KAL last night after everyone had left and I needed to just sit and unwind (read Knit), the pink is so bright you may need your sunnies to have a look. I got the wool off the trading table at Knitting Guild for $6.














I wanted to be finished my Mum's blanket tonight, so I will take to work to do some at lunchtime.

My parcel yesterday was the book Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, I had totally forgotten about it coming as they had told me the expected delivery date would be December 12. I had a quick read before making the salad last night, I will need to sit down and get the circulars out and try it I think, it wasn't making really good sense last night, but I did have about a million other things going around in the old mashed up brain.















Just for Cece, this will be a great idea when you and Aaron start a family.

Jaywalker KAL

I am going to join in a knitalong, while reading Fiberfish this morning I read about the socks she is doing with the Jaywalker KAL, so I thought, and I wish I didn't think sometimes, that I would love to do this too. I have some bright pink sock yarn so I was thinking (there I go again) that I would use that for the Jaywalker pattern.

Shit what am I thinking (I am not) I am 3/4 through Mum's blanket, with another one for Dad, the Tribe Christmas gifts, sew together Seanna's "Lucky" top for her 21st on 12 December. And I would also like to knit myself a cotton top to wear on Christmas day, and maybe a cotton top for Abby for Christmas. Then the only people I have knitted for will be my BIL and Nephew, I could do them a beanie each. Bugger, what the hell was/am I thinking.

Well I shall see how much I can get through before Christmas, we also have a friends daughter having her first baby which is due 10 December, I think that just may have to be a bought gift.

I will cast on the Jaywalker socks tonight, as it is Steve's birthday (he is 47 - but don't tell anyone - shhhh) so the family will be over for dinner tonight and as Steve's parents will be there I can't knit on my Mum's blanket as I have done one each for Steve's parents for Christmas.

Steve has just rung me at work to let me know a parcel is at the post office, so I will collect it on the way home, I can't think of what it would be as I don't think (there I go again - all this thinking is mashing my brain) I am expecting anything.

Major Disappointment

We had a phone call from DH's favourite Aunty last night it is his favourite uncles 60th birthday on Wednesday and they want us to have dinner with their family on Saturday night at Wentworthville Club. So now I am going to miss SNB Dinner. I will still get to SNB but will have to leave around 4.30pm to drive to Sydney. Another craft person who's blog I have been reading is going to come along to SNB, check out her blog here.

I finished the sleeves on Lucky, and have cast on for the front band. All bits are ready to block, so I may do that tonight, oops, well after I sew in all the ends.


I am so getting itchy hands, I have so much going on in my head with what I have to knit and what I would like to get knitted before Christmas, it is driving me mad, as you know I like to work on one thing at a time, and it has been so hard this week, as I want to be getting lots done.



I have wrapped up my tribe pressie to go to US, I will post it today at lunchtime.


My #2 son is home today from TAFE with a tummy bug, and as I sit here typing this, my stomach is not feeling to crash hot, but I have had a bit of time off lately sick so I had better get along to work.

Here is how much I have done on Mum's Christmas present.

And the heat is on.....not in my office

After 14 1/2 years my office has finally got reverse cycle air conditioning, yippee, this summer is going to be very bearable.

In the knitting side, I am up to the armholes of Lacy and hope to finish them tonight. I also have done two more repeats on my Mum's blanket.

I rushed around at lunchtime getting some things to hopefully do for pressies for Christmas for my tribe, but time is getting extremely tight with all the projects I need to do and the ones that I have in my head to do....I must stop listening to my head.

I also got some things to send to Marti with the lace yarn, I hope she is going to love the colour, as I am sure it will go with a lot of different things.

Wollongong SNB will meet this Saturday and afterwards are going out for dinner together, it is going to be a great night. Ailsa is the November gift recipient for our tribe so I will take her gift to SNB.

I will get my act together and get some photos on my blog of knitting I am doing.

And if you want a virtual patty cake then just go and see the mouth watering ones that Just Jussi and Pick Up Sticks have pictured on their blogs recently, they look like they are such great cooks.

Shannon, I am thinking of you along with our other tribe members, I hope all goes well for you in the coming weeks, I know how hard things seem sometimes, but just keep going, keep smiling, and most of all never forget.

What my birthday says about me....

Your Birthdate: September 15

You take life as it is, and you find happiness in a variety of things. You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle. Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home. You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very stubborn streak. Your strength: Your intense optimism Your weakness: You shy away from exploring your talents Your power color: Jade Your power symbol: Flower Your power month: June

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Weekend Away

This picture has my bike first then Geoff and Fiona's (with Indian head) and then Steve's bike.


Our weekend away to Canowindra was great, but I didn't get the camera out until Sunday morning when we were leaving. I have some pictures mainly of the bikes. The countryside was absolutely beautiful, everything is so green and the farm dams are nearly full, they must be getting a fair bit of rain, I don't know if the drought is over for them or not. I love the Blue Mountains and Katoomba, we rode through Lithgow, lunch at Bathurst, through Orange then Canowindra, the ride home goes through Cowra, Yass, Goulburn, Marulan and down Macquarie Pass to home. Most after Marulan kept going up the Hume Highway to Picton Road and down Mt Ousley to Wollongong, but it is quicker for those south of Wollongong to go down Macquarie Pass. Steve and I left to ride home by ourselves, the first time all weekend we rode together, he rides up the back and helps keep the group together I ride up the front it is faster, a few others rode also left as we did they caught up to us, I was having a ball leading about 8 bikes doing 140klms down the freeway, all the time trying to keep an eye out for any cops and there radars, luckily we didn't see any.

I got home and within half an hour I was sitting doing some knitting, I need to catch up a bit on Lucky, while riding home, besides singing to myself I was going through things that need doing, I decided that I would get lucky up to the neck decrease last night, well I got further than that, I am up to the armhole decreases aswell. I hope to have the left front finished by Wednesday night, I don't know how that will go as I have the mole cut off my back tomorrow morning, so I may not get knitting done tomorrow or the next few days after, I will have stitches for two weeks. NO riding, lifting heavy loads, Yey! no carrying basket loads of washing, I will have to get the whip out around my place.

I have received confirmation that my ebay purchases are on there way, so hopefully this week I will have my 8ply cotton and my wool winder. I also received confirmation from Amazon that my book Socks soar on two needles is on its way, expected date of arrival 12 December, but with the back log at the wharfs and customs with there new beaut scanning machines, it could be a bit late.

The picture is my bike out the front of the Canowindra Hotel, this is were we stayed the night, this is getting ready for the ride home. The local Lions Club come down and set up in the side carpark and feed us a great dinner and good old country style breakfast, they have been doing it for 9 years now. This is an annual ride on the 2nd weekend of November.














The next picture is Steve with friend Glenn, who is sitting on his bike suffering from the worst hang over, he was so drunk on Saturday night that we had to walk him about a kilometre to his motel room, I nearly wet myself laughing, I have never seen someone so drunk that they were staggering on every step, it took over 1/2 an hour to walk him to his room, we then went back to the pub for more dancing, they had a great band there for us - "Loose Stones".













The next picture is the bikes lined up in front of the Royal Hotel Canowindra all ready to ride home.

Shopping at Ebay and Amazon

I just got some great bargains on ebay, and ordered from Amazon the book (knitting book naturally) Socks Soar on Two Circulars. It says 6 - 21 days shipping, so I will see if I get it before 1 December, then I will order the smallest bamboo circulars to knit some socks on, I can just see my list of things to knit getting so out of hand that I will be still getting through them next Christmas. I need to stop buying yarn, but who can resist when you get a bargain. I will have to flash my stash in the next few weeks, and let you all see how out of control it and I am, and I don't mean in how much....I mean "how much and how messy the room with it is".

I bought 10 balls (500g) of Heirloom 8ply Cotton in green for $16.55 (they are over $4 a ball in shops), don't know yet what I will do with it, probably knit myself, yes myself a summer top. I also got a wool winder, I have been trying to get one of these off ebay for ages, but was always outbid, I ended up paying $32 for it, but it is still about 1/2 price to a new one.




I got another little suprise in the mail from another tribe member, Donyale sent me a really nice little mauve colour notebook, just the thing for carrying around in my knitting bag to jot down knitting things when I need to.

I wonder how those two tribe members are going on their family together holiday this week down the coast, I can see them now, loungeing around the pool, with drinks in hand and knitting close by, lucky things.

I tried to order some things for my giftingtime person from Knit Picks and got right through to the checkout part, put in her address etc, but couldn't get it processed as I don't know her home phone number in US - bugger, bugger, bugger. Anyway, now I am getting a wool winder I may just do up some of my lace yarn purchased recently and get some things from here and send instead. So hang in there Marti I haven't forgot about you. I can't wait to get my ebay purchases in the mail, probably next week now as we don't have saturday mail delivery here, only a couple of weeks before christmas as they get such a back log of christmas cards/mail.

The weather here is being a bit unpredictable this week, boiling hot one day, cool the next, with the forecast for here on the coast in low 20's and inland under 20 degrees for the weekend, I don't know what to wear riding as I am not taking much, the area we are riding through is the blue mountains, which is going to be a bit cool, but then where we are going could be a bit warmer, what a pickle hey!. I guess wear long sleeves and take a short sleeve t-shirt and hope for the best.

Lucky

I am getting along very well with Lucky, I will have to use the computer less as it makes my arms ache too much using the mouse to often. I am trying to get as much down as possible as this weekend there won't be any knitting until probably Monday, we are riding to Canowindra for the weekend with the local HOG group. I hope the roads will be all clear, as they had a really bad storm the other night out Bathurst way and some roads are still under water, we may have to take a different route. No the knitting won't be going with me, I am only taking one small bag strapped to my pillion seat, so with a change of underwear, t-shirt, socks, toiletries, and the bourbon, and then there are Steve's things, there won't be any room for knitting. Plus Drinking alot and knitting won't go well together. We ride most of the day saturday, party the night away, then ride home most of the day sunday.

Here is the right hand side front of Lucky.













I have been tormenting myself again, by looking on the knitpicks webpage, why is it that US get all the good online stores, but they don't ship to Australia. Bugger - double bugger. There sock garden yarn in hollyberry is yummy, and the sweet tarts is a nice colour

Knitting progress

Damn my left arm from elbow down is so sore, I think something is a little overwork in it or something, it really hurts to bend or twist my arm from side to side. Anyway that won't stop the knitting.

I have now finished the right front of "Lucky" and will start the left front tonight, this is knitting up quicker that what I imagined. Photos to come. I also completed two pattern repeats on my Mum's blanket for Christmas.

Stupid me got my arms so sunburnt yesterday, and I didn't even think I was out in the sun for long, well at any one time that is. We washed our bikes, I hang out heaps of loads of washing, (that is probably what did it), we mowed the lawn at 4.30pm, so I was cranky with myself when later in the evening I realised how burnt my arms were, and the cancer spot cut out recently is extrememly red and raw, I hope it goes before I go back to specialist Tuesday week to have a mole cut of my back. Boy is he going to be pissed. I will have to put on the sunscreen all the time, I wish it was in the shower water it would make is so easy, instead of trying to put it on yourself.

Thanks Shannon for the lovely card you sent to say hello. It was really thoughtful. I am trying to decide on what to send Weebug, I had better get my act together before long and also the November person I have to do something for her. It is all so exciting.

Ailsa is knitting Annie Modesitt's Corset Thank Top and it is beautiful. I didn't put two and two together when she was showing us how it was going the other week, I decided to have a look at where to get the pattern from and it was then I realised that I have Annie's book "Confessions of a Heretic Knitter", I haven't read much yet, but what I have read is very interesting, something I will have a try at next year.

Tagged by Donna

What is your all time favourite yarn to knit with? Heirloom wool and their cotton are nice to knit. Aurora 8 is a really nice yarn to knit.

Your favourite needles? Addi turbos - circulars

The worse thing you've ever knit? I can't remember so I will go with the blanket I made my in-laws for this christmas, I don't like the colours used, but hopefully they will, they were made with my attempt to reduce my Stash.

Your most favourite knit pattern? (maybe you don't like wearing it but it was the most fun to knit) I enjoy lace patterns, I just didn't know that is what they were all the years I have been knitting these patterns in baby wear etc.

Most valuable knitting technique? Mattress stitch and Kitchner Stitch, I have to have instructions for doing the latter.

Best knitting book or magazine? Whichever one has the pattern I like knitting.

Your favourite knit-along? I haven't been involved in a knit-a-long, maybe next year, I have too many things I need to get done in a very short time at the moment.

Favourite knitblogs? All the ones on my blog especially Our Tribe.

Favourite knitwear designer? Not sure, I just knit whatever takes my fancy.


The knit item that you wear the most. (how 'bout a picture of it?) My jumper made from Nundle wool - springtime colourways????.

Tagging? A lot of people have this so I tag Fiberfish and Yarntherapy and Sassy Gina-d - my favourite USA bloggers.