VP Bag Progress

The VP Bag (very pink or purple - or this case both) is progressing slowly. Had trouble with the mistake rib as didn't seen to work from the instructions. Luckily the picture of the bag with the pattern was very clear and I figured it out from there.Have to have a pair of socks done in this stitch. The bag is a bit hard on the fingers and not fast being acrylic and done in needles .75 to 1mm less than recommended size. But a good stash buster and the fabric is really sturdy. Had planned two bags , but rethinking that. Hoping my 3 year old god daughter will like this one.

The online socks came to a halt at heel turning , have to sit down and figure out how many stitches to work in first short row. The bag became a priority having birthday deadline.

Think I have found some yarn for Twist & Shout (Knitty Fall 2008), my planned present to myself when I reach goal weight. There is some Cleckheaton Country 12ply on Ebay for $2.50 per ball , and it's purple, cause it just has to be purple:-). This would make it very affordable as well.

Still basically on one income , hubby has decided to go it alone with vehicle restoration , has about six months worth of work lined up. But things need to be bought to get the work done and income definitely won't be regular. But he is happier than he has been in a long time, and he's not a bad house husband, so I'm happier too.

Dropping in Quickly

Thank goodness for the rain here , but spare A thought for those who are flooded out in Northern NSW & QLD. Glad to be geographically in the middle of the North & South of the country at the moment.

Hey, if you haven't donated towards the Bushfire appeal, this might inspire you.
Each $10.00 donation to the Red Cross gives a ticket in the draw for some great prizes here: http://passionfruit.typepad.com/serendipity. What at great idea and congrats to Jacqueline the organiser & prize donators.


The RSPCA is after donations of pet food, towels, food bowls (even icecream containers) for help with pets who have been rescued from the fires. Regional centres aren't accepting donations as they cannot ship them. NSW donations can go to HO at Yagoona. Our work arranged a collection and one of the staff delivered items.

Also hear the radio station Nova FM is collecting blankets for victims and will come & collect lots of 50 or more. Or can be given to their on road promotional vehicle that travels around.

Knitting a VP (either very pink or purple) Bag from Yarn website for 3 year old god daughter, pics later.

Hit my 10kg weight lose goal today, nearly halfway - yay

What to Say

Our hearts go out to victims of the bushfires in Victoria, it's truly incomprehensible the magnitude of this disaster. It just looks like a nuclear bomb has gone off. So many people lost and it appears due to arson. Whole towns wiped from the face of the earth. So many people homeless.

I live in a bush fire zone , and even though we've not had a fire through here in the 40 years we've been here, with temperature at 43c on Sunday and everything so scorched and dry from 3 weeks of extreme heat, it smelt and felt like the grass could self combust at any time , just a carelessly thrown cigarette butt and all hell could break lose. Time to get onto council as they do nothing along our road to reduce fire danger. We have done the right thing and not illegally cleared the trees off our land , but now have a situation of having so many dead trees from the drought. We are not allowed to burn off , there is so much red tape to get one through the Bush Fire Brigade and our last request got ignored, it makes me very nervous. Our house being only a few years old had to pass bush fire regulations, we have a 40000 litre concrete water tank with diesel pump and fire hose, but a situation like Victoria , this would not amount to much help. I love the rain we're having so much right now.