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.