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
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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.
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.
Sunday, 11 March 2007
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
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.
Monday, 5 March 2007
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 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.
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.
Saturday, 3 March 2007
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.
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.
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
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
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.
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.
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