More updates

Well since my last post things have gone completly mad in my life, i have split up with the other half, now living with 2 friends,

I lost my grandfather, whom i loved dearly and being the closest relative spend alot of time with my nan, she lives in a little village where her local shop is 7 miles away, she's not frail by any streatch of the imagination, and still very active, however, i am doing my best to make sure she is ok, and adjusting to life after over 50 years with my grandad. I try and see her at least twice a week, it's a 40 mile round trip, but worth it. I think she's looking to move to somewhere with more amenities, as it was hard once my grandad started to deteriorate to do simple things, like go to the shops, a trip to the hospital was again a 40 miles round trip, they were in the middle of nowhere and the local ambulance depot was 15 miles away. So it would be sensible for her to be closer to a town.

I've had a motorbike accident, writting off a three week old bike into a tree, caught a patch of diesel and lost the front end throwing me of and bouncing down the road, luckily no major damamge was done, just a few bruises and a hurt pride.

Have a new tattoo, not a great picture but gives you an idea at least. covers about a third of my back.

So all of this plus repairing my car, holding down a full time job, running a car club and adjusting to being single, i've had absolutly no time on my hands to do any knitting, must get back into it. But need life to slow down a bit first. Will be back with a vengence soon, don't you worry about that.

Bex

i'm back

Ok i apologise for my lengthy absence, i went back into hospital following the car crash. had operation o my neck ad have been useless ever since. couldn't knit or anything. Plus I finally managed, with the help of some VERY good friends, Love you guys if you're reading this, managed to leave my Boyfriend. He started getting nasty, and then physically nasty, so they came over and packed all my stuff and got me moved, so now coping with moving and not being able to move properly, but it's for the best. Picked up the crochet hook for the first time the other day, started using some of the gorgeous yarn my sp brought me. Picks will follow. well i promise not toleave it too long till the next update.

Horray for spare time.

Well the show that has been taking so much of my time recently was a major success. nearly 100 bikes and over 900 cars through the gate with nearly 500 of them being show cars. Band went down a storm. The day went smoothly, and after paying the site fees etc. still came out with over ₤2000.00 for charity! Our chosen charity is Colchester ICTU. In memory of one of our club members, James Dawson, who died last year, after a long battle with illness, aged just 19. His car was there as a tribute to him, it is now owned by his close friend Spike.

I have been possibly the luckiest girl ever, Friday, completely stressed about the show, on the verge of saying f**k it, and i get a parcel from my secret pal, FULL of goodies, sweeties, chocolate, yarn, crochet hooks, it's an awsome package, although may have to hold here hostage to keep sending me ribena sweets, they are GORGEOUS, and mentoes, haven't had them in years, the other half got all over excited about the Cloud9 that were in there so let him have them, apparently they are just like baby ruth (?) having not tried the later i don't know, but either way hasn't had them since he was a kid on USAAF base. Pictures really will follow i am presently awaiting my friend with her camera, though looks like i could be waiting a while. might just go buy a cheapy one.

Robyn and her contests.

Ok for one reason or i haven't been able to ener most of Robyn's contest and here's another one. Last weekend i decided enough was enough and started decorating, deciding to do three rooms, i picked out 2 WIP's and the rest of my stash is safely tucked away behind a mountain of a back room until it is safe to come out and all traces of paint etc. have disappeared. Ohhh and i finally found a picture of the Hooded cardigan i knitted back in january time for antonia.

I'm back

Sorry i kinda disappeared there, had so much going on that i just went into auto mode and did only the bear minimm as couldn't handle much more. I am however almost half way though secret project. Yay. Completely the wrong time of year for it but hey, an FO is an FO. More to follow.....

Found this over on Dreamcatcher And thought I'd do one. Seems like a good thing to do annually around New Year to see what you have learnt in the last year. Amazing how it all adds up. I've only been knitting just over a year.


Afghan/Blanket
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knittingKnitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a livingKnitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
EntrelacKnitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
JewelryKnitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
IntarsiaKnitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rowsCuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

SP contest 5.

Robyn has asked us our favorite knitting spot. Well i don't really have one. I tend to sit on the sofa in the front room, with the lamp behind me. Living in a small flat, having a haven just isn't an option. However it does take me back to the reason i started knitting. Which is quite simply boredom.

At the time we had one telly in the house with an aerial as we weren't allowed to drill through the wall. Now DOH has an obsession in his computer games, and when at home is nearly always on his PS2/Xbox/360/Wii. I don't mind as it keeps him out of trouble and i know where he is. But i got very bored and did a bit of dabbling in card making (messy) Cross-stitch(great but tedious.) Beading (fiddly and slow) and eventually, for some unknown reason i went to the local charity shop and brought a set of 10mm needles and a ball of yarn for the wacking great price of 40p. And started knitting, something i was taught as a child to do by good old nanny. And have never lookied back. I don't like knitting in bed, just doesn't feel comfortable.

So there you have it, you'll find me sitting on the sofa, in the front room, whilst DOH plays computer games and i can make all the right sounds and be sociable, without having to paying any attention at all to his computer games.

lack of posts

Sorry about lack of posts, everytime i am spending more than 10 minutes on blogger it is freezing and i lose what i am doing. sorting out asap.

Oh No, Not again...

I am not complete crochet-a-holic. Mainly because it is easier to do without tilting my head forward than knitting at the moment that is a big problem. Still not great but practice, practice, pratice. And trust me, i am.

Started Trying to use the Elann Sonata solid that i recieved from my Secret Pal to knit with. I HATED IT, i thought my fingers were going to be sawn off with it running through my fingers. So put it down to start on my first 'proper' crochet project, Got past the first few rows and it became obvious the yarn i was using just wasn't stiff enough to support the structure of the bag. So frogged it. And in a moment of inspiration used the Sonata instead, Brilliant, i may hate knitting with this stuff but of my i love crocheting with it. makes a lovely stiff fabric and gorgeous definition. It looks amazing. Unfortunatly my 300 pound digital camra decided to break two weeks outside the warrenty so no camra at present. (Someone really doesn't like me at the minute!) I will do my best to get some published as and when i can. Although if anyone can tell me why i love crocheting but hate knitting with this stuff let me know.

Not knitting

Ok since my car accident and not being able to arch my neck therefore unable to knit i have been a little slack getting back into it. So just to enthuse you all i haven't knit at all this weekend, I have been at a bike rally called 'Bum in the Mud' still no DX but wouldn't be able to ride her anyway, had a great time and got burnt and spent saturday pm/sunday am promptly being sick and dizzy and generally crap. First outing since transam died and i got sunstroke. YAY for me. Seriously, if it's not one thing it's another at the moment. Luckily it's not too severe.
Am now going to look at patterns for a tank top or jumper. will let you know what i decide.

I'll learn to crochet if it kills me.......

That's what i have been saying for about a year, i have tried, but like the socks to no avail. Well i was on knitting pattern central and accidently clicked to go to the sister site crochet pattern central, and thought 'well while i'm here, may as well look.' Clicked on techniques and suddenly something occured to me. although i knit like everyone else and can do most things normally i am actually left handed. Saw instructions on how to crochet left handed....and i'm off. I am soooooo very proud of myself, will follow with pics. Still computer is not working, boo hoo. Have single crochet and (uk) double crochet down, half double looks, well, wrong so will have to practise but i am soooo proud of myself i look like a cheshire cat!

Earth's Children

Ok whilst i haven't been able to knit i have been reading a series of books called the Earth's Children Series by Jean Auel. The first book in the series is clan of the cave bear

Amazon.co.uk Review
'The Clan of the Cave Bear is the start of Jean M Auel's epic Earth's Children series. When her parents are killed by an earthquake, five-year-old Ayla wanders through the forest completely alone. Cold, hungry, and badly injured by a cave lion, the little girl is as good as gone until she is discovered by a group who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. This clan, left homeless by the same disaster, has little interest in the helpless girl who comes from the tribe they refer to as the "Others". Only their medicine woman sees in Ayla a fellow human, worthy of care. She painstakingly nurses her back to health--a decision that will forever alter the physical and emotional structure of the clan. Although this story takes place roughly 35,000 years ago, its cast of characters could easily slide into any modern tale. The members of the Neanderthal clan, ruled by traditions and taboos, find themselves challenged by this outsider, who represents the physically modern Cro-Magnons. And as Ayla begins to grow and mature, her natural tendencies emerge, putting her in the middle of a brutal and dangerous power struggle.'

So far there are 5 books in print with the 6th presently being written. i am now reading the 3rd, The mammoth hunters and have to say i am hooked. They are so well written and, if like me you love a good book, it's one that you really do get right into the heart of. Also knitted a book mark especially for these books, will do a show and tell when can get camera hooked back up to the computer.

On the knitting front i started another sock (See sock saga below) and guess what, no such luck of too small, still with a guage of 8 spi and 72 stitches it's too bl**dy big, i give up, socks are not for me. so will knit a 6-12 mth baby sweater for antonia. I hate socks.

Moan

OK maybe it is just me, but i am really getting sick of people who have something wrong with them using it as an excuse for everything, now this is coming from personal experience, i have a very rare condition called Stiff persons syndrome (yes, i laughed too the first time i was told.) Basically i spend around 4-6 months a year in a wheelchair, i am, like alot of people with various conditions, constantly in some form of pain, But i still run a massive hot rod and custom car club, have a full-time job, ok it's not one i really like or what i trained for but i do it, and manage to have a full life by any ones standard, since being diagnosed i now know this is progressive and incurable and i will in the future be permanently wheelchair bound and eventually i may be unable to do anything for myself, so what did i do, thought right i always said i want to rode a motorbike so i will, and now can. I am building a car to go drag racing in, doing all the work involved myself by modifying a few tools and things so i can do it myself, ok i can't lift or such things but where there's a will there's a way, i use pulleys and cranes instead. I also have built a frame which when i am really, really bad i can haul myself in and out of the car myself. Now another part of my condition is depression, so yes i have snappy days and down days but there i am lucky in that i have some great friends who pull me through but having so much to do actually means i can't stop and go woe is me. Now i except that not everyone is like this, some are not as strong as i am mentally, i am a fighter, but still when i get 'My whatever is playing up and i can't whatever', balls is what i say, can't is a state of mind. I have someone i am talking to on the net who hasn't spoken to me because there condition is playing up, i know what it is and what it entails but still if with whiplash and concussion and my SPS playing up and no computer at home, i can go to a friends to make sure i am keeping up to date with things, someone else can go onto there computer and say look this is the situation, not hugely talkative at the moment but give me a couple of days I'll get back to you. It's not hard. Sorry needed a rant because people like this really are a waste i just want to shake them and say what are you doing with your life? Sure i shall get some comments about this but hey it's my blog, and if you don't like it that's your problem.

Ok rant finished normal service will resume shortly.

Movies

Found this over on bulldog knits and thought it looked quite fun.

1)Name a movie you've seen more than 10 times.
Queen of the Damned. Oh how divine Stuart Townsend looks in this film.

2)Name a movie you've seen multiple time in the theatre
Disneys Cars

3)Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie
Nicolas Cage

4)Name an actor that would make you less likely too see a movie
Jennifer Anniston, she so cannot act for buttons

5)Name a movie you can and do quote from
American Graffiti

6)Name a musical in which you know all the lyrics to all the songs
I don't

7)Name a movie you have been known to sing along to
The great escape (well hum i guess)

8)Name a movie you would recommend everyone see
Bullitt with Steve McQueen or Zulu with Micheal Caine

9)Name a movie you own
All thoose listed above

10) Name an actor that launched his/her career in another medium but who suprised you with his/her scting ability
Vinny Jones

11)Have you ever seen a movie at a drive in? If so, what?
Don't have drive-ins in the UK

12)Ever made out in a movie?
Not in the theatre

13)Name a movie you keep meaning to see but you just haven't got round to yet
Jet Li Hero

14)Ever walked out of a movie?
Yes

15)Name a movie that made you cry in the theatre
We were soldiers

16)Popcorn?
Sometimes

17)How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?
Very rarely, mainly due to working hours

18)What's the last movie you saw in the theatre?
Fast and the furious 3 Tokyo drift

19)What's your favorite/prefered genre of movie?
action/war

20)What's the first movie you remember seeing in the theatre?
Transformers the movie (on a kids day)

21)What movie do you wish you'd never seen?
Phonebooth

22)What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
The Cell

23)What is the scariest movie you've seen?
The ring (japanese original version)

24)What's the funniest movie you've seen?
Jay and silent Bob strike back

Sorry

Hi all,
Sorry i haven't been around much lately, i have a computer with a virus (and no access at work) which is absolutly killing me not getting online. and secondly, i was in a nasty car accident. Nothing tooo serious, whiplash and concussion. So can't drive to my friends to use her computer, and have rely on lifts every where, which with my love of cars and driving again is killing me, and can only do a couple of rounds a time on my knitting as can't put my head down to look at what i am doing, again it is killing me. So all round i am completely fed up and miserable as hell. i mean what is the point of having time off work if i can't knit, or play with cynthia or doris. Also having trouble sleeping, so only thing i can console myself with at the moment is chocolate, Aren't i going to look good at my show, i'll be a blimp at this rate.

On a slightly better note got new club yarn from the yarn yard, it's lovely, just reminded me i can't knit it, but is greens, so will proberbly knit something for OHD with it. Anyway i am going to get back to being miserable as sitting at a computer is killing my neck, TTFN

To My Secret Pal

Ok i got over excited on the blogging front but if you scroll down you will find my questionaire.

Right on the news front, i went to my friend's last night and LEFT MY KNITTING BEHIND. I felt edgy and completely naked just by not having my knitting, it was almost as bad as trying to give up smoking, i cannot believe i am actually addictted, i had sweaty palms the full works, And when i tried to go to bed, i couldn't sleep, so at 1am i got up and cast on a pair of someone-stole-the-fingers-from-my-gloves-gloves, then after a few rows i went to bed and was fine, i had had my fix, god this sounds like a bloody AA meeting, My name is Doris and i am an addict. Seriously, this cannot be normal, then again i am hardly the appittamy of normality really, lets be honest, a girly girl, that loves nothing more than playing with engines and classic cars, runs a HotRod club where the she, the chairwoman, is the youngest member, and in her spare time, knits, bakes and does card making. hmmm. Hey i enjoy it so how cares.
Although that does neatly bring me to smoking, geez i have (unintentionally) cut down since i started knitting, becase i have to go outside on the balcony/shelf, and it is VIRTUALLY impossiblr to knit and smke, i have forgone aroung 10 cigarettes a day just so i can carry on knitting, which can only be a good thing, i do intend to give up soon, but not yet, When the time is upon me i will post it here as i will need all the help i can get.
Any way ttfn folks the cakes are nearly ready so better go get them out before they burn.

More Yarn Porn

Ok now is when you get to find out exactly why i called myself magpie knitter when everywhere else i am known as Doris. Well it's quite simple really, i see yarn, and i go ohh have to have it, even if i have no obvious use for it, this week has been brilliant for my magpie instints, first of all i had 10 balls of this arrive from hectorshouse on the angel yarns forum, i intend to knit one of louisa hardings designed with it.

Followed by some buttons to finish of this for my cousins little girl

Then this to make these

Followed finally by this, it is the prototype yarn yard club yarn. May attempt Forest canopy shawl with this.

Feeling all stashed out, i went into town yesterday and brought this Rowan felted tweed to make some armwarmers with, as i have always suffered bad joints in my wrists (23 and falling apart already!) and i hate the lack of dexterity you get with gloves or mittens, so decided to knit some armwarmers. I recon they will be gorgeous in a mock cable.

So i now have an even bigger stash and plenty to be getting on with, Oh and also some cheap dk & aran/worsted to knit a pet blanket as i am going to make at least 3 charity things this year and my chosen charty is my local blue cross centre.

FFO (Felted finished object)

For anyone that has looked at my original posts you will notice i mentioned a bag that was knitted back around december time that was yet to be felted due to a dodgy washing machine, Well, it's done, at 40 degrees, had to be done twice but i think its pretty much spot on

And to show you scale

And finally, this is a picture of the wip baby jacket i was making for Jeanette. It's knitted using YY Blackberry swoop. Don't know what to do with it now.



getting tetchy about SP10 as haven't heard anything yet. Start really panicing next monday, for now, got car club this week so very little knitting will get done. oh well.

Yarn Porn

Got my first instalment of YY Club Yarn today. I have been thinking all week about buying a nice fresh spring yarn. Even picked the one i like ready to buy today, then before i could log on and buy this turned up.


Isn't it gorgeous, not sure what to do with it after the dilema of the socks, maybe a shawl or more baby bits, even though i am minus the babes to knit for now. Ok still got Antonia who is so adorable, just waiting for her to grow into knitty's daisy that i knitted for her in James c Brett marble. Then piccy's, also soooo looking forward to my bits from Angel turning up. Pics will follow once it turns up. And aditional stash coming from 2 other scources but thats a secret.

SP10

Just signed up to SP10, sooooo hope i wasn't too late, really looking forward to this to the point it is 11.33pm and i am blogging instead of sleeping ready for work tomorrow.

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I like 'proper' yarn not a fan of anything with bits coming off it or fancy yarns as being relativley newbie i get confused very easily. Fibre not to worried about, i usually buy cheap yarns that are part synthetic as i doing alot of baby bits at the moment and find that it is easier for mum to care for than 100% wool, saying that, i did indulge the other week in some debbie bliss and see what all the fuss is about. Haven't had a vast experiance yet but mainly knit in arans/DKs.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
Have a travel holdal that holds all my yarn that is in use or ear marked and needles all live in here, have a vintage Tetley's Tea tin for smaller items and bits little scissors and tapestry needles.

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
Taught to knit by my nan aged about 7, lost interest for a while and came back with a vengance around 9 months ago. Still class myself as newbie but i can cable, BASIC lace, increase, decrease, know 4 Cast ons and 4 cast off and knit on dpns, so i guess advanced newbie/almost intermediate.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes, angel yarns. I have expensive taste but it gives you a feel of the things i like and need.

5. What's your favorite scent?
Mostly fresh smells like jasmine, ylang ylang, lily, favorite and only perfumes i wear are Channel No.5 and Dolce and Gabbana Red

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
Yes, need sugar rush, Choclate is always a good way to my heart, my favorite sweets would have to be either fruit pastilles/wine gums OR Galaxy fruit and nut. MMM.... If any americans wanna send me everyday american choclate my other half will also love you as that is proberbly the main thing he misses about home (born in virginia).

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
Make cards occasionally, love baking and cooking, Can't spin or crotchet for buttons. i've tried and failed, hey we can't all be good at EVERYTHINg, i just know my talents lay elsewhere ;)

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I am a rockabilly/pshycobilly fan, i like mowtown, some country, mainly classics, also a big fan of 80's big hair rock. Can't play MP3.

9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand?
PINK, big pink fans, deep pinks/cerises, having a bit of a spring/pastel colours thing at the moment. also a fan of Red and also black.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
Live in a flat with Other half. Not allowed pets as much as i really want another German Shepherd dog, i can't, either that or a pretty flufy house cat. Saving to move some time 2008 so will have both then.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
To see me without a scarf or very rare, not a hat person, don't like mittens, too many haunting memories from childhood, not sure on ponchos but do keep looking at those short tube scarfs and thinking they would be good for out on the bike or working on engines as no ends to get caught in moving parts

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Haven't really got a favorite at the moment but i don't like anything too repetitive, i get bored very quick and then lose all interest.

13. What are you knitting right now?
Lots of baby gear as my family seem to be on a boom at the moment. have a simple sweater at work for my lunch breaks and also Irish hiking scarf. Actually finished two things today, so projecs bit thin on the ground

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Doesn't everyone, It's strange as a crafter, i think people tend not to craft for you incase you privately critisise there work or something, but i have found i don't get hand made gifts anymore. Which is a shame.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Anything and everything, Although mainly use my aluminium vintage Aero's inherited from my nan.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
In my dreams maybe.

17. How old is your oldest UFO?
6 months, Basic a-symetrical scraf but got bored and just haven't got round to ripping it out yet. Was supposed t be for my sister.

18. What is your favorite holiday?
August bank holiday, simply because it is the weekend of the biggest show in the hotrod calender, Am looking forward to hopefully have Doris there this year, even if only on a trailer.

19. Is there anything that you collect?
Yarn, Wouldn't say it's a collection (yet) but like anything to do with tigers.

20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
I would give body parts for Dominiknitrix and Naughty Needles by Nikol Lohr. Intrigued also by Knitting fashions of the 1940's by Jane Waller. Haven't got any magazine subscriptions but have picked up Knitting once or twice and do enjoy that. Have got Louisa Harding Wintr muse colection, don't think there is anything in here i don't love, so as for patterns, modern twists on late 50's/early sixties classics.

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
Crochet, i have 7 how-to books and not one has managed to teach me so far, looking at tunisian crochet which i think looks a bit more up my street. Mainly concerntrating on perfecting what i know at the moment.

22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
See lower down this blog for the sock saga of late. Shoe size i am a UK 6, Euro 39, or 25cm, if anyone wants to knit me socks, i would be very grateful.

23. When is your birthday?
26th January

FO

Finished my cable baby sweater I was knitting for my cousin's new babe, Antonia, took a while as thought i hadn't brought enough yarn, and LYS has stopped selling it so was going to get round to trying to get some more, BUT, (and you know your stash is getting big when) I was clearing out one of my stash holes and found the other ball. YAY. Was found approx. 10pm last night, is now in washing machine. Will post pics once it is all pressed and ready to send to my cousin along with pics of the hooded sweater that preceded it. Also found out other cousin's partner is pregnant, so going to be very busy over the next couple of months with baby clothes. We are all very nervous at the moment as she has been trying for 6-7 years and it was thought she couldn't carry, but coming up towards three months now. Your thoughts and prayers for Jeanette would be most appreciated.

UPDATE
It is with a very heavy heart and much grief i have to report that i found out today that Jeanette lost both babies, we are all heart broken, and begs the question, why when so many unborn babies come into this world unwanted can someone with so much love to give, and a genuinely good hearted person have their path littered with so much grief and heart-ache.

Sock update

After talking to the lovely people on knittyboard I have decided to put the socks to one side. I have already made one scarf that is being blocked at the moment, and second oneis on the needles. First is a recreation of one i found somewhere on the net but couldn't locate it again, so i guessed, you'll have to excuse the ironing board, i find it is the best way to bock things without them getting in the way.

The second is Naima by gorgeous knits. Both are in the same aubergine purple colour, as doing three scarfs, one for each of my two aunties and on for my mum. figure if i start now the may be ready for christmas!

CENSORED

Ok, started with new years day socks in the rhubarb rhubarb, cast on on a 3.75mm needle in long tail method, transfered to my 2.5mm, 64 stitches as recommended, still that little CENSORED, is too tight want even fit kate moss' ankles, what on earth am i doing wrong, this is REALLY winding me up now.

Not a happy sock

Air is slightly blue round these parts at the moment. I have been working on my first socks for nearly a month, i spend around half hour an evening ding them, just turned my first heel, before anyone asks, I have kept checking my tension, and, joy of joys, they ain't gonna fit! Ribbing just will not go over my feet. Not happy bunny, many expletives when i realised this is the case and want to jump up and down and scream. LOTS. Wool is gorgeous (it's still the blackberry swoop) and pattern really highlights the colour, no i haven't got big feet (UK size 5.5) or fat ankles or anything like that. AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH.

STASH

Rhubarb Rhubarb (Top)
Blackberry Swoop (Bottom)
Just brought Rhubarb Rhubarb from the yarn yard, Sooooo pretty, tried to knit my first sock about 1 month ago, hated working with that 2-ply with a passion (might have been because it was baby 2-ply), its only that i stumbled to the yarn yard by accident and brought some blackberry swoop for a friend (that one never arrived, oops) that i was converted, Natalie really does do some beautiful yarn, i normally like dk/aran as i can see

it grow but for this stuff i really don't mind it taking a bit longer. Still on my first pair of socks with the blackberry swoop, its just I have a couple of skeins floating round hidden, in the kitchen and under items of furniture, (don't tell me the rest of you have never done that). only just joined the yarn yard club, and eagerly awaiting march yarn, each month you get sent an exclusive club dyed yarn in the usually 100g skein, but also around 20g of a solid or complimenting colour for heels etc. how cool is that! so now gotta figure out where else i can start stashing cos i can't knit as quick as these come out at the moment, and DB is already moaning that my yarn is taking over the tiny flat we presently live in. Oh well, it's an excuse to move somewhere bigger. More stash YAY.

Hi!

Right guess i should use this to tell you a bit about myself, I'm 23, i live in east anglia and have 2 passions in my life, my cars, hot rods, classics or american mainly, I am Chairwoman of my local hot-rod club and am presently the proud keeper of Doris, my 1964 triumph Herald saloon. Although i am going to do my best to keep cars out of this blog, there may be the odd referance.
My other passion is knitting, that is why i am here to escape from the madness and confussion of organising one of the top 5 car shows in english hot-rodding.
Started knitting again about 6 month ago when i was off work and bored, picked up a simple pattern, ball of wool and needles from my local charity shop and it has all gone down hill from there on. I now have at least 4 projects on the go, and so far have completed, well not a lot, 3 nintendo DS cases, 1 scarf, 1 GORGEOUS baby hoodie, a felted tote (that has yet to be felted because our washing mashing for some reason has decided it only wants to wash at 40, go figure) and a few odds and sods.
Presently working on a baby pattern that incorporates a cable pattern, another scarf (although the way that is going it will be ready for next winter), my first pair of socks, and i keep 1 pattern needles and wool at work for a simple jumper, for in my breaks.
Can't crochet for buttons, although do intend to one day learn.