Monday 29 March 2010

No Closer to any FO

The draped vest was all but completed and I realised it's just too heavy and pulls terribly at the shoulders so have mostly unpicked it and it's destined again to be a Afghan. Not all is lost I wrote up the pattern , my first attempt at this and hopefully it will easily adjust to a less bulky yarn.

DD's Jacket for the Royal just does not want the sleeves too fit and time is running out fast to have it completed. Don't have a plan B , so have to completed it by Wednesday night.

Saturday 20 March 2010

Uhh !!!!!

Just Realised - no FO for 2010

Will this Year ever slow down

Haven't even started to feel like a routine is happening and it's nearly April.

Frogged the lacy socks, keep losing a stitch in the course of a round and have given up.

Started mapping out my idea for my drape vest. It's going to be chunky - raided the stash and found some cream bulky yarn to be worked on 10MM needles. It was originally destined to be an aran style afghan, but never quite made is past a few squares.

Spent most of the day in hospital yesterday with DD as she had her in grown toenails fixed on both feet. Spent this time figuring out the cable edging for the vest and have nearly completed it. Have cast on for the main body and will do a moss stitch border and plain stocking stitch body.

Sleepy Bears hasn't been touched.

Poor Dugald has been having terrible time teething, have had dogs forever but never had one suffer so badly with fevers and pain.

Mum is showing at the Royal Easter show this year and has friends coming from wide and far to stay with their dogs. As we're hoping the judge this year won't have been influenced as to who to award before they get here and have a fair chance of being honestly judged on the day. Given that - it's back to the sewing machine to finish a suit for my DD so she looks the part when in the ring.

No rest for the wicked as they say. Just wish I could remember when I had the time to be wicked

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Nearly A Month since I was here last



Life just seems to be speeding past and leaving everyone tired and weary. Not sure if it's the terrible humid weather we've had in Sydney that's contributing. Dugald knows how to keep cool though.

Have made a fair bit of progress on Sleepy Bears, but haven't touched it for about a week. Actually had the energy to get a fair bit of housework done last weekend, after hitting a brick wall with a possible virus last week. I think I've found a miracle cure Wasabe Peas. Ate nearly half a kg last over a few days and feel like a new person. Figured I'd burn the crap out of whatever was niggling at me.

Knitting , did pick up a lacy sock and did a few more rows of rib, so not even past the cuff yet.

Have been thinking knitting though, want to make a drape cardigan/vest type garment that are popular right now, so been looking for pattern without success. But have figured it's a basic rectangle construction, so will give it a go myself. Noni B
have one in store that has a plain body and cable pattern round the front and neck, it will require closer inspection. Knits seem to be really in this upcoming winter.

Also like the pattern on lady at works cardigan, it's like basketweave, but stocking stitch part is cabled, think I've worked out how to copy that as well.

And just cause he's handsome another pic of Dugald the Bugle



and another just cause it's funny