I've just noticed that blogger has posted that as Friday 22nd May. Which it isn't yet, not here in UK! I think the world of google is struggling with the fact that we've moved - it keeps giving me google.com.au, not very useful here! I have changed everything in google and onmy computer to stop it - but no!
Anybody know what to do?
I've sorted it! At least for blogger!
And my mac has the right google coming up now, while the iphone (which has not left the UK since it arrived in packing at O2) is showing .com.au! Have contacted google....
Thursday, 21 May 2009
About time I thought
to get back on here!
I've been knitting away, but don't seem to have any more pics of how all that is going.
I'm still knitting the Gytha from Twist which is Nanny Ogg on my Ravelry page - the body is done, one sleeve complete and the other pretty close, so only that and the hood to go. I think it'll be lovely and snug once done.
Then, I'm onto the second of the Emily the Car socks - the yarn is FABULOUS, striping in several reds and pinks and a greenish black which works beautifully however it sounds! It's the braided socks from the book Bex sent me - so altogether a very Bex project!
I haven't really done much at all on the Pi Are Squared shawl this month - busy, somehow.
Otherwise - well, we had guests
and took them to Wollaton Park, a big (500 acres) park with deer etc and Wollaton Hall within it. Great for running around, ducks, geese, a camellia room, beautiful old buildings, an old-fashioned natural history museum, and an industrial museum. We just walked and ran (guess who did which?)
There were beautiful bluebells - can you see them?
For Clare's birthday we went to the seaside - lovely B&B, great food, and wonderful weather over the enormous beaches. The pictures form the last post were in Western Australia, these are England - but with iphone quality camera, I'm afraid. No kiting as it was still as anything (though not quite the millpond we experienced in Busselton!)
Clarey disappears into the distance
Thought I should prove there were a few clouds...
And just wanted to mention - now on Skype, if anyone wants to phone us!
I've been knitting away, but don't seem to have any more pics of how all that is going.
I'm still knitting the Gytha from Twist which is Nanny Ogg on my Ravelry page - the body is done, one sleeve complete and the other pretty close, so only that and the hood to go. I think it'll be lovely and snug once done.
Then, I'm onto the second of the Emily the Car socks - the yarn is FABULOUS, striping in several reds and pinks and a greenish black which works beautifully however it sounds! It's the braided socks from the book Bex sent me - so altogether a very Bex project!
I haven't really done much at all on the Pi Are Squared shawl this month - busy, somehow.
Otherwise - well, we had guests
and took them to Wollaton Park, a big (500 acres) park with deer etc and Wollaton Hall within it. Great for running around, ducks, geese, a camellia room, beautiful old buildings, an old-fashioned natural history museum, and an industrial museum. We just walked and ran (guess who did which?)There were beautiful bluebells - can you see them?
For Clare's birthday we went to the seaside - lovely B&B, great food, and wonderful weather over the enormous beaches. The pictures form the last post were in Western Australia, these are England - but with iphone quality camera, I'm afraid. No kiting as it was still as anything (though not quite the millpond we experienced in Busselton!)
Clarey disappears into the distance
Thought I should prove there were a few clouds...
And just wanted to mention - now on Skype, if anyone wants to phone us!
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Happy Birthday dear Clarey!!!!!!!
Have a wonderful day!
I'm looking forward to seeing you kite on the sparkling waters of Norfolk. I'll even help chuck the kite in the air for you!
I want to say thanks for you generously not minding me not working for that last year - and taking me to Sydney; what a wonderful experience!
New adventures now in our new city and new jobs; more time for you to enjoy all your other interests - starting today!
Much love xxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm looking forward to seeing you kite on the sparkling waters of Norfolk. I'll even help chuck the kite in the air for you!
I want to say thanks for you generously not minding me not working for that last year - and taking me to Sydney; what a wonderful experience!
New adventures now in our new city and new jobs; more time for you to enjoy all your other interests - starting today!
Much love xxxxxxxxxxxx
Monday, 27 April 2009
New podcast and a measuring
OK, so I've found a new podcast - 'Gives Good Knit'. I really enjoy this one; she's literate, interesting and DOESN'T HAVE AN IRRITATING VOICE! Hur-blooming-ray!
Tika's blog is Largely Unrepeatable, and I like that too. She's challenged herself to knit and spin 12 miles this year - and I thought I'd see what I've done to date (anything finished after 1/1/09 counts):
Mamluke socks - 380 yds
Hemp jacket - 1952yds
Jaali - 1200yds
Cable socks - 360 yds
total 3892 yds
divide by 1760 (that's how many yards in a mile, apparently - who knew? Us UK people of my age at least are confused - think in imperial, but learn metric. Hmmm).
gives 2.21 miles knit so far. Not including the yards in the Nanny Ogg sweater.
I'm not challenging myself here, just intrigued.
Tika's blog is Largely Unrepeatable, and I like that too. She's challenged herself to knit and spin 12 miles this year - and I thought I'd see what I've done to date (anything finished after 1/1/09 counts):
Mamluke socks - 380 yds
Hemp jacket - 1952yds
Jaali - 1200yds
Cable socks - 360 yds
total 3892 yds
divide by 1760 (that's how many yards in a mile, apparently - who knew? Us UK people of my age at least are confused - think in imperial, but learn metric. Hmmm).
gives 2.21 miles knit so far. Not including the yards in the Nanny Ogg sweater.
I'm not challenging myself here, just intrigued.
Friday, 24 April 2009
Nanny Ogg progress
Here's a view of where I was with the knitting yesterday - and today I tried it on; I'm almost at 15" (of 18" for this size, 17" for the next one down - not certain which to do, given that I am not v tall, but shall want to block a little wider, I think, and I don't want the shaping to be too low (would NOT flatter the middle of me at all!) Hmmm. 17.5" seems like a good compromise!
You can see the colours well in this pic - if the green had come out a little lighter I think that would have been better, but what the heck, not bad for a quick bodge dyeing job.
I was planning to get some pics of the area and the house up today, but we're both knackered, after C went out with colleagues last night. She expected to be back about 11 or not much later, but it was 1.30am and she wasn't answering her phone, so I felt I had to stay up in case. So I was pretty p'd off when she did get in (rather drunk) and we're both tired today. Just for the record, NO probs with her staying out as late as she likes, but if there's been a plan and she's hours later in the middle of the night... I reckon it's my job to have a moment of anxiety.
Anyway, she's hungover today, and I'm not. Ho hum.
The weekend is likely to be fun one - Saturday at Airbossworld for kiting, before C's ps arrive and we explore a new-tous restaurant that is proud of it's local ingredients (the Larder on Goosegate) - hope to get lots of tips for local foods!
But a part of me is wishing I was in Wollongong this weekend - or at the Courthouse!
You can see the colours well in this pic - if the green had come out a little lighter I think that would have been better, but what the heck, not bad for a quick bodge dyeing job.
I was planning to get some pics of the area and the house up today, but we're both knackered, after C went out with colleagues last night. She expected to be back about 11 or not much later, but it was 1.30am and she wasn't answering her phone, so I felt I had to stay up in case. So I was pretty p'd off when she did get in (rather drunk) and we're both tired today. Just for the record, NO probs with her staying out as late as she likes, but if there's been a plan and she's hours later in the middle of the night... I reckon it's my job to have a moment of anxiety.
Anyway, she's hungover today, and I'm not. Ho hum.
The weekend is likely to be fun one - Saturday at Airbossworld for kiting, before C's ps arrive and we explore a new-tous restaurant that is proud of it's local ingredients (the Larder on Goosegate) - hope to get lots of tips for local foods!
But a part of me is wishing I was in Wollongong this weekend - or at the Courthouse!
Friday, 17 April 2009
Getting in the habit.
A few pics of the things I've finished and those I'm starting:
First lots of pics of the Dratted Hemp Jacket (TM) - which I'm counting as finished though in fact I have yet to sew in ends, graft underarms and sew in a zip. A mere bagatelle, i'm sure you'll agree!
Whole
Seamless Hybrid construction of back to add just a leetle interest to the project without deviating form the dullness requested by the recipient.
A detail of the front where the travelling stitch zig-zag is reflected rather than identical on each side.
Detail of collar.
Up close and personal with indigo dyed hemp.
To prove there are two (I thought I had completed the second a day or two ago, then realised I had in fact omitted the MMMM (or WWWW) pattern just before the toe, and had to rip out. Oh well, thank heavens for spit splicing.
So now I've started the Gytha hooded top from the Twist Collective winter edition. I'm using Treliske organic rich dark brown merino from NZ for my main colour, with the donkey Bio Natur dyed dark green and rust (and undyed) held with Colinette Parisienne in Velvet Leaf, Ginger and Moss for the contrast colours. Working well, I'm pleased. (I actually bought the Merino from Ecoyarns in Oz, BTW, v helpful).
Detail of Gytha - you can see the colours reasonably accurately here, but in fact the final garment will be mainly dark brown.
Lara - yes, I'll do some pics of the house and neighbourhood soon (but not over the weekend, I'm off to Bristol for a reminder course for GP...).
First lots of pics of the Dratted Hemp Jacket (TM) - which I'm counting as finished though in fact I have yet to sew in ends, graft underarms and sew in a zip. A mere bagatelle, i'm sure you'll agree!
Whole
Seamless Hybrid construction of back to add just a leetle interest to the project without deviating form the dullness requested by the recipient.
A detail of the front where the travelling stitch zig-zag is reflected rather than identical on each side.
Detail of collar.
Up close and personal with indigo dyed hemp.
To prove there are two (I thought I had completed the second a day or two ago, then realised I had in fact omitted the MMMM (or WWWW) pattern just before the toe, and had to rip out. Oh well, thank heavens for spit splicing.
So now I've started the Gytha hooded top from the Twist Collective winter edition. I'm using Treliske organic rich dark brown merino from NZ for my main colour, with the donkey Bio Natur dyed dark green and rust (and undyed) held with Colinette Parisienne in Velvet Leaf, Ginger and Moss for the contrast colours. Working well, I'm pleased. (I actually bought the Merino from Ecoyarns in Oz, BTW, v helpful).
Detail of Gytha - you can see the colours reasonably accurately here, but in fact the final garment will be mainly dark brown.
Lara - yes, I'll do some pics of the house and neighbourhood soon (but not over the weekend, I'm off to Bristol for a reminder course for GP...).
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Finally
A quick blog post from blighty.
We've been 'home' (more of that!) since 21st February, and yet - I haven't posted here. Sorry! It's been a long 7 weeks or so, with lots of catching up with people (and sleeping on their floors) and house hassle. We're in a nice little two up two down terrace in an area of Nottingham called Sherwood, chosen for it's lovely traditional butcher's shop, and the greengrocers, and the Textile Workshop, all just round the corner. The house is unfurnished, so we have more of our own stuff than we did in Sydney, but it still feels only approximate to being a home.
Anyway - I'm knitting like a dervish (do they knit or only spin?) Have just completed a pair of Mamluke socks from the same Nancy Bush Folk Socks book as Lyn is enjoying back in Redfern. Mine a re long-promised 40th birthday presents for Kate, and have been a speedy knit due to the 5ply yarn and 2.75mm dpns (I usually use 2.25mm for socks), as well as the stranded pattern - I kept having to get to the end of a shape in the pattern.
An easy knit, but fun, and a good break after the dratted hemp jacket (also a 40th present, this time for my brother, and completed almost on time, though needs a zip and grafting the underarms. I'm yet to see if he ever wears it!) Here's a bit of a pic from early in the knit:
I had a fun trip to the Colinette millshop in Powys, Wales - Miss Fee, you'd have loved it!
Anyway, I shall stop now - I'd better keep things low and cool so I don't wear myself out, don't you think?
(Listening to Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side in a pub on a Wednesday lunchtime before going home to do some dyeing).
We've been 'home' (more of that!) since 21st February, and yet - I haven't posted here. Sorry! It's been a long 7 weeks or so, with lots of catching up with people (and sleeping on their floors) and house hassle. We're in a nice little two up two down terrace in an area of Nottingham called Sherwood, chosen for it's lovely traditional butcher's shop, and the greengrocers, and the Textile Workshop, all just round the corner. The house is unfurnished, so we have more of our own stuff than we did in Sydney, but it still feels only approximate to being a home.
Anyway - I'm knitting like a dervish (do they knit or only spin?) Have just completed a pair of Mamluke socks from the same Nancy Bush Folk Socks book as Lyn is enjoying back in Redfern. Mine a re long-promised 40th birthday presents for Kate, and have been a speedy knit due to the 5ply yarn and 2.75mm dpns (I usually use 2.25mm for socks), as well as the stranded pattern - I kept having to get to the end of a shape in the pattern.
An easy knit, but fun, and a good break after the dratted hemp jacket (also a 40th present, this time for my brother, and completed almost on time, though needs a zip and grafting the underarms. I'm yet to see if he ever wears it!) Here's a bit of a pic from early in the knit:
I had a fun trip to the Colinette millshop in Powys, Wales - Miss Fee, you'd have loved it!
Anyway, I shall stop now - I'd better keep things low and cool so I don't wear myself out, don't you think?
(Listening to Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side in a pub on a Wednesday lunchtime before going home to do some dyeing).
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Trying to keep up
Just a quick post - today I had another lovely meet-up with Cath, a pleasure caused by my leaving-behind of Clare's bag of dragon-boating clothes on Saturday (when I got home from the Central Coast after midnight), and a Waterloo Junction arrangement.
It was very hot (39*C in Hornsby, where we met, and apparently only 33 in Sydney, though it felt very much hotter in the un-airconditioned train from Hornsby south, and waiting on platforms). Fortunately, Cath knew of a tea shop inside the massive COOL shopping centre; I usually do not like such things, but today any chance of cool was welcome - though even this air-conditioned leviathon of a Westfield was pretty warm today as we sweated over our iced tea and knitted.
We've hatched a plan to encourage each other to be outward-looking and creative that I feel very positive about. Thanks, Cath.
I got back to Newtown eventually, to ok Han's bag desig at crumpler (Han, they've done the main sewing and it looks BRILLIANT! Very pleased, and hope you will be too) and to try to get braces for Clare. Retro Spec'd had a notice on the door saying 'back at 4.30'. They lied - I hung around sweating in an internet caff and returned at that time; waited 40 minutes and then gave up. Pretty irked!
Anyway - here I am writing again so soon. Don't hurt your neck from the whiplash when you fall, Sally!
It was very hot (39*C in Hornsby, where we met, and apparently only 33 in Sydney, though it felt very much hotter in the un-airconditioned train from Hornsby south, and waiting on platforms). Fortunately, Cath knew of a tea shop inside the massive COOL shopping centre; I usually do not like such things, but today any chance of cool was welcome - though even this air-conditioned leviathon of a Westfield was pretty warm today as we sweated over our iced tea and knitted.
We've hatched a plan to encourage each other to be outward-looking and creative that I feel very positive about. Thanks, Cath.
I got back to Newtown eventually, to ok Han's bag desig at crumpler (Han, they've done the main sewing and it looks BRILLIANT! Very pleased, and hope you will be too) and to try to get braces for Clare. Retro Spec'd had a notice on the door saying 'back at 4.30'. They lied - I hung around sweating in an internet caff and returned at that time; waited 40 minutes and then gave up. Pretty irked!
Anyway - here I am writing again so soon. Don't hurt your neck from the whiplash when you fall, Sally!
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