wow 2 blogs.....

in a week.

Well more just to show pics etc I reckon or to keep me safe from jail for murdering a child....lol. School holidays do have advantages and school holidays are also shitty.

*Its good to sleep in without the mad rush in the morning.
*Its good to have and hold the child all day.
*Its good to just relax and not stress bout everything.

*And its bad cause "im bored" is etched in my memory for life from 3 others as well as this one.
*Bad cause, Im telling her to do things 15 bloody times before I YELL AND SCREAM.
*Bad cause, some magical faerie FORGOT to supply a unlimited amount of money to my bank account to undo the "im bored thing". (Note to self..... Yell at faeries)
*Bad cause, I wanna do my stuff and what I do during the day without having to remember to put her in the car too or pick up after her again and again and again.
*And cause as usual one of us is sick EVERY HOLIDAYS, yesterday was the first day we managed to get out and just for a hour mind. Dont want her sick next week. I want to go see Harry Potter then. LOL

now for some pics.

I finished her beehive hat.

I also managed to find and finish sewing a turtle neck top I made Brins 2 years ago from Angora Supreme. In the lovely aqua colour I notice some peeps like Donna at Random knits is using atm.(My fav stuff, but have slowly run out of my horded supply. *bawling*). This will go to skye now.

Also a little top I picked up at the local oppy for $1. Its nice and I wanna try to make one for skye in something I have here.

The spunks socks are still going. Im just about to turn heel on both pairs, then its smooth sailing down each foot. Hopefully he will have them by the end of the weekend. I keep getting sidetracked by wanting to make other things lol

OOOOOOOOO a spot of dying might happen today if I can get organised and find the right colours for this. Almost 200g of pure wool in beige. I HATE beige. But I was thinking a little dye over might make a nice pair of longies for skye. Any suggestions??????????????

And this might happen today if Brins is willing to listen, she made me buy it, wants to make it but wants it done now, all of it, one go, NOW.

Also at the oppy the other day I managed to pick up a darning mushroom for 50cents. Not bad. I had won one on ebay but it never showed. I wanted that one too, but this will do atm. Till I find another. Modelled by the lovely Rory Holden lion

AND Im making a toy hey....Been a long time since I made one. The monkey from Simply knitting was the last. I seen Sheldon Turtle over at knitty.com and thought heck I have heaps of bright green ackrylic stuff out the back. I might have to make me one. So Im doing the body atm. It will be a she and Brins has christened her "tillie turtle".

While I was out the back I found this I made for Brins for her first Xmas. I think its seen a xmas or two (everytime I find it again)

Oh and forgot to show you my new beanie.... My boy/man bought it for me when we were over there. Brins has worn hers to death. But Im saving mine. Im not a big beanie person. In fact Im not a hat person, they dont look too bad with my hair down or a bucket hat looks ok with my hair in a plait or something, otherwise its like sunnies. I look weirder than usual.

Im sitting in my spare/computer room looking at all the spunks stuff,(told ya he was slowly moving in) thinking I should be getting my craft stuff back out in the workroom. Everyday it slowly graduates its way back in the house. Yanno gotta look up something or try something or whateva. Im soo bad. Right in front of me is like a dozen magazines that have a place out the back. Heck I have space there (A WHOLE BLOODY ROOM) and a bookshelf so why do I keep bringing stuff in here. Tis like my sewing, having had a chance to look at any sewing since I been back, but alas the machine looks at me every night while eating dinner from down in the corner of the dining room. It stares at me, giving me filthy looks for the abandonment. I will get back to you, sweetie, after the child is back at school. ahhhhh Need to think on this before I move it, maybe a day of knitting will help with the guilt of it all haha

well I think that time is near, well actually I gotta go get dressed first, then to sit and knit with a nice hot cuppa. Its a tad chilly here today. My house is quite a few degrees colder than outside in winter. I hope ya enjoyed all the pics and if you have a slow puter Sorry.
Leave you with a pic of the latest and probably the last bloom of roses for this year (before I prune the little bastards *evil laff*)
ciao

just a quick one to say hi and give some quick pics of what ive been doing for the past month.
Missed midnight flight sat at Perth airport till morning for next one.

Pic of Brins and Jim enjoying the flight

Firstly went to Victoria to see boy/man graduate from Naval Recruits at HMAS Cerberus



I so was proud I gushed all day.

Probably a little embarrasing for the boy but heck not every day your little man becomes a big man
A pic of Brin freezing her little butty off (the BIG head in the back thats my ex ex hubby. What a trooper he was, met me at melbourne and I let him hire the car and pay for it to take us down to Cerberus. See Im a lovely ex really, IT WAS BLOODY FREEZING THERE lol

Then on to SA to see Smell and little heff. And while there, knitted away as usual. Made Donut a scarf from cheap crappo stuff from "cheap as chips". Might be cheap but was soft and warm which we needed IT WAS FREEZING THERE TOO lol. Some more mittens for heff cause she kept losing hers and I finally made a jumper from some wool I bought from the knittery a few years ago. Beautiful to work with and very soft. Skye loved it so much it took 2 days to get it off her

Ok forget the hols now I much rather would, we ended up sick with the flu, and I mean SICK and poor Brins still has it all. ear and throat infections, border pneumonia and on enough drugs to start our own chemist.

Got home and kept knitting. Pair of longies for Skye. Im addicted to making these now. These were from Alisons pattern over at "the blue blog", But with skyes measurements Ive been crunching some numbers and looking thru stitch books to come up with my own. To be released next week, Im busy today.

Also making my man some socks cause I love him. Making them both at once hoping to stop the second sock syndrome. Just a simple cable rib thingy. dont know where I first seen this stitch but heck I like it. I call em twistee socks. Pattern is knit the 2nd sticth and while still on needle knit the first and slide both off. Then purl 2. Wish I knew where I seen it, been doing it for ages now, made some gloves and socks etc a couple of years ago doing this.

Also making Brins a Bee hive hat from stitch and bitch. Shes obsessed with Bees.

Looks like the man will be moving in soon. Still 4 weeks till settlement and over the past week have applied for so many jobs my head was spinning, and as yet have heard from NIL. I need a job. NOW pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

Ok like a said a quick one, its cold outside but sunny and Im in the middle of trying to wash everything in sight and still have time to sit and knit laterer.

Ciao for now be back sometime this week with other news and pics.

quick one...

Before I head off east tomorrow night on the midnight flight to Melbourne till Saturday then off to SA to see my girls

Life is still hectic, this trip hasnt been without its faults and miseries, but not big ones, just my own organisation ones. Im off Im off yipeeee. Cant wait to see my little boy/man in his uniform. Im soooo proud of him, I can gush. And as for Smell and Skye I missing them both badly so cant wait to hug em.

In recent news, the spunk sold his house, so when I get back I must find a job quick smart, so he can move in here.

A few pics for today

Brins Hoodie I started last post is done, a before and after shot
before buttons on and a pic of the buttons, so cute

Some more slippies for me in my hand dyed merino in about a 12ply

My new toy bought today at spotlight. A knitting nancy thingy, or a "I CAN CHEAT ICORD" maker. Brins started making a scarf for herself using a toilet roll holder and pop sticks and I think its time she moved on, besides the spunk wants me to make covers for his guitar stands using it.

Ahhhhh a Harry Potter scarf in the making. Now I have the book I intend to make it all *evil laff* These look about the closet colours I reckon. Tis for Brins, so small and skinny and plane knitting. I will be making me a Slytheren one as Snape is my hero really, Hes so mean and dark. I kinda fancy the man really .

A pic of Brins summer clothes I am making, Got hold of some Lizzie Mcquire patterns so this is a skirt from one.

A little flower I made, nice and quick and from angora/merino

And lastly a pic that the spunk got as a early birthday pressie, (3 weeks away). A mate of mine is doing a Arts degree and so I commissioned her to sketch the harley, here it is, Its amazing, really shes captured every little detail. And he loves it

Ok gotta go, clothes to hang out, buttons to sew on, bags to start packing, and I suppose I better do some housework too.
Ciao for now

At long last I have time to blog.....with pics too

Well its been a hectic few weeks here, the spunk went to hospital 3 weeks ago and has been hobbling around and today has returned to work, my nursing days were a hell of alot of fun though. In the mists of all this I have been knitting frantically, well as much as you can wiped out on pain killers haha, and watching low grade movies. In fact Ive done heaps, alot of small but useful things really.

Firstly I finished my mohair cardi on the weekend and I have to admit Im impressed. I love it and its so thick but not itchy. Wool was from defunked Ozyarns called wildflower or something like that. Truely a beautiful wool to work with and the colours, jewel colours so hard to get in any light but in person ahhh lovely.

Next the promised pic of Brins handpainted fingerless gloves. Impressive. Hard to take a pic when she cant keep still lol.

Im made numerous pairs of mittens and gloves over the past few weeks, nice and easy and quick for instant gradification.
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Ahhhhh slippies. Done in angora/merino mix, blue on my feet
pink made for the spunks daughter. Yes they look like little bags that you would think "they aint slippies", but they are. Am doing another pair for spunks daughters friend now too, sheesh they nice. Smell also recieved some and am making a thicker pair in hand dyed merino for me again, so quick and easy and yanno I have no idea where the pattern came from, here, a book, no idea, but its stapled to my brain now.

Made myself a hat to, in country silk, in the lavender shade, lacy edged beanie pattern from Headhuggers.com, this is a fav, brins has one of these in hot pink too. Smell also got a hat in purple merino surpreme.

Also sewed some tissue holders for Mothers Day stall. PITY NO ONE MAKES TISSUES that fit anymore, grrr, but they sold anyway.
Havent had a chance to get near the sewing machine, but I need to make the mother of all bags for my trip east in 2 weeks. Must be big enuff for 18 hours travelling time,(planes, trains and automobiles, to hold knitting, lunchbox for me,magazines, and heaps pockets for purse, glasses and ipod, phone etc. But not too hard to lug around. Any ideas???? I was thinking a pair of jeans cut up to make one, at least some pockets all ready there and it be nice and strong.
Oh yes on Virgin YOU can take knitting needles, (I checked) but not on Qantas, stupid considering I can take wooden coloured pencils. Same thing, different colours really. wankers

Ahhhh my trip east what a logistic nightmare really, The donut was coming but due to missing the cheap flights last week shes now missing melbourne and her brothers naval graduation and meeting us in SA instead. So now its just me and Brins and meeting my ex over in Melbourne for it. Then flying to SA to see my baby girls, Smell and Skye, I cant wait. I havent seen them since December and my heff has grown so much, heres a pic of her keeping her hands warm.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and looksee what my spunk bought for me.
Ordered less than 10 days ago and arrived yesterday from Amazon, such nice people. I got it, I got it, I got it *doing a little dance around the room*. I cant wait to make some things from this, Brins is dying for a weasley jumper with a HUGE B on it and the cloak

And we sold the bike, on ebay no less, for what we wanted to a really nice guy in Canarvon ? in north WA. So heres a pic of me and Brins the day it got picked up. I sure miss that old girl but never mind we going to order our new one next week. wooohoooo

Heck there sure are alot of pics so I hope you enjoy em. Ive been busy downloading all the podcasts I have missed in the past few weeks, so have about 16 on my mp4 player ready to go, for listening to on plane and train and automobiles etc. lol

Ive been looking for a cheap but effective storage system for my circs and today bought a DVD holder, size of a exercise book with 40 pockets and the pockets are the size of a dvd cover so im not packing em in tightly. I like to keep em loose so they dont kink. $7 and working well


Now onto whats on my needles, sheesh what a nightmare. I started a orange mohair jumper for me and made a mistake 3 rows in, put it down, got out some zhivago to make a jumper, couldnt get gauge right, put it down, found 20 balls of blue loopy in the stash, started a jumper from the loopy classics book, gauge right, right sizings, but would fit 2 of me, put it down, came to conclusion, I am not meant to make me another jumper yet and instead started a hoodie for Brins
in Katia Himalaya in blue and green striped and will have huge winnie the pooh buttons. Its working lol

Latest news around here, I am finally going to follow my dreams and do a enrolled nurses course at Tafe. Next semester, if I can get the apllication requirements organised. Hopefully by the time the practical work stuff comes around my meds will be stable enuff and I will do it. My doc thinks its a great idea and if it takes me longer than others to complete it so be it.

Ok Im going to do some housework, it has been lacking around here past few weeks but I will leave you with a pic of Brins receiving a special award
at school for much improvement. Brins is semi dyslexic we have found out and has struggled hard but the other night finally managed to read me a book. wooohooo Go girl.

So ciao all, hope to add to this in next few days with more pics and news.
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Tis way too early and cold and.....

Dark and damp so this will be a quick one so I can go back to bed. The spunk and I have been sick as this week with a cold/flu and Im exhusted from sneezing and snuffling.

Sewing front I finished my kimono style top
and am working on another top for Friday night the spunk and I are dining out at a posh resturant and I wanna look good, haha. This gorgeous satin was on special yesterday at spotlight for $6 a metre, buy 2, get one free, Im thinking some lounge pants for me and Brins with whats left.
Ive also found a heap of material
previously bought over the years to make some summer tops, lovely orental silk stuff and some sheer material. And a opshop bargain,
8 metres of various winterish florals for $4. Destined to become pants for brins and skye and some pjs for them too.
Also in spotlight I found the lion brand yarns, wooo very nice the magic stripes was. And wow they have some lovely wools in there atm, Im dying to use my stash a bit so I can buy some other stuff, esp the micromerino they had, lovely and spotlights own "dashing" is divine.Still a whole wall of eyelash crap but ya get that. At least there supply of pure wool and wool blends looks betterer this year.

Ive been having a knitting blank so have just been doing some hats and fingerless gloves to sell at my market stall next month to finance my little trip to the Boys naval graduation and to see my baby girl for a week or so in June
Last week I let Brins dye some wool and she "painted" some grogeous looking stuff she called lolly wrappers. Ive knitted her fingerless gloves wth it but she squandered them in her room so pics will have to wait till she wakes. I dyed some also in black, red and brilliant blue, I dubbed "punky" and will find something to make out of that soon.Maybe fingerless gloves for me again, I do love to wear em. We intend to do some more dying today maybe, I have some stuff out the back room thats gross and needs some over dying.
Brins in her vest

I finished Brins beret

and I must say I liked making this and will make some more but I think I will adjust the pattern a little, I thought a cable or some lace work in it might look great too, a matter of playing around (which I seem to be doing a bit lately in my rut)
These were squares
smell was making before she had the heff and never finished,(shepard boucle type wool) it was meant to be a blankie, but Im looking thinking some nice cushion covers would look great and then the heff can use em in her room or whatever, So I must start sewing them together and sort that out.
My mission in life atm is to cull and use and sell what I have so when the spunk and I eventually leave this world and move country, I wont be taking excess stuff. (esp old UFO's)and knitting patterns I wont ever use. Ive given up on "she who dies with the most knitting paraphalia wins" too. And think "she who dies with the best wins"

A friend of the spunks lent us some great dvds to watch, this is on my agenda for today "father Ted" what a crack up, weve already spent weeks watching vicar of dibly and black adder and allo allo again and again. I forgot how funny they all were.
Latest book
I bought last week and in my spare time Ive been trying to read it, just about finished. I didnt mind it but would have liked to have read the first one first. But ya get that. Looking for more knitting novels now.

Ok thats it for this week, I will leave you with a pic of my little heff doing her own hair. awwww she makes my heart ache.