Redo

Shelley — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:46:06 +0100

A couple of years ago I spun up two skeins of some amazingly soft superwash Bluefaced Leichester roving into the most beautiful twine you've ever seen. It was my first foray into Navajo plying and I didn't really care for the result. My singles had looked lovely but the finished yarn was coarse and rough and completely lacking in any sort of bounce or fluffiness. It was also unbalanced...

Pink Syrup

Shelley — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:47:22 +0100

I'm waiting for my canner to reach boiling. Inside are five jars of my very first jelly. Rhubarb jelly to be exact. I got some rhubarb from Rob's mum on the weekend to make strawberry rhubarb jam and of course I cut too much. I was going to just freeze all of the leftovers when I thought "why not try jelly?"

I made the juice last night and left the stewed fruit sitting...

10 Dresses: April

Shelley — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:40:14 +0100

I said I'd finished a sundress on the weekend and here - with the help of my tripod and handy-dandy remote - it is.

I still call this April's dress even though March's isn't finished yet (it's cut out). It's very comfortable. I used the Mendocino sundress pattern and two layers of cotton voile (Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks). I love this fabric. When we went to Victoria ...

Hawthorn

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:15:54 +0100

Pattern: Hawthorn by Susanna IC
Yarn: Sundara Yarn Aran Silky Merino in Flower Studies #91
Size: As written
Yardage: About 2 and a quarter skeins
Needles: 4.50 mm bamboo circular (32")

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My hawthorn is finished!

I gave it ...

My Heart Beets 4U

Shelley — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:36:47 +0100

Pattern: My Heart Beets 4U by Anne Hanson for the 2010 Rockin' Sock Club (July kit)
Yarn: Blue Moon Fibre Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in "Firecracker"
Size: Small
Yardage: 1 skein
Needles: 2.00 mm dpns

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It must be because I kn...

Flabella

Shelley — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:10:52 +0100

Pattern: Flabella by Christina Bain for the 2010 Rockin' Sock Club (January Kit)
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock lightweight in "Happy go Lucky"
Size: Small (see notes on sizing below)
Yardage: 1 skein
Needles: 2.50 mm and 2.00 mm dpns

All Those Bobbles

Shelley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:20 +0100

Just a quick update on my second Flabella sock. It seems like it's going very slowly but that's only because the first one went so quickly (due to a greater than usual proportion of knitting time). I'm about two rounds from starting the heel and have only three bobblesleft to make. Despite the way this sock is taking longer than the first one, I think my knitting speed on the patter...

Rockin'Sock Club: Jan-Feb 2010

Shelley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:57:49 +0100

Warning

If you are a Notorious Sock Knitter who has not yet received her kit (and doesn't want it to be spoiled) or have a violent aversion to sock related blog content, go no further!

If, however, you need a dose of colour in your day, could not possibly get enough of socks, are a former Notorious Sock Knitter needing a bit of the fun or, you know, just feel lik...

I Spun

Shelley — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:32 +0100

I ended up in my sewing room with the door shut on Saturday morning. I'd intended to do some sewing and the door was shut in order to give Zeke some people-time without Abby. I couldn't decide what I wanted to sew and was thinking of grabbing a book or something when I realized this was a perfect opportunity to get reacquainted with my spinning wheel.

I grabbed the roving I g...

My Dainty Leg Warmers

Shelley — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:04:18 +0100

Pattern: Leg Warmers from One Skein by Leigh Radford
Yarn: Blue Moon Fibre Arts, Socks That Rock Heavyweight in Midsummer's Night
Size: As written
Yardage: About half the skein (~80 m/87 yrd)
Needles: 3.75 mm dpn's

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These are wonderful leg warmers that suffered from an unusually bad case of procrastination. The knitting went very quickly but ...

Birthday Crafting

Shelley — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:52:28 +0100

I think I might spend every birthday in my sewing room after this. It was so relaxing to be sitting working on something just for me. I finished off three little projects for a new spring outfit and wore them out on Friday when we went out for lunch and shopping. Photo credits go to Rob.

I spent my morning finishing my Scrap Wrap and Muff from Denyse Schmidt Quilts. I enjoyed these p...

Stalled

Shelley — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:25:58 +0100

This is the little blanket Jane got me started on to learn crochet. I've been working on it pretty steadily for the past while; it's been my portable project since I finished Rob's socks. But now, with nine squares done and eleven to go, I've run out of yarn and have to wait until I can get some more.

Moving

Shelley — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:14:52 +0100

We got possession of our house at noon and ate lunch in it. We had loads of fun exploring every last bit of it and the ground around it. I will share some pictures once we're set up over there. Sometime in the next couple of hours I'll be disconnecting my computer and we're not totally sure how long it will take to get reconnected.

We've loads of stuff to move (and ...

Random Image #5

Shelley — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:01:06 +0100

Rob with one of last year's pine cones.
There were still some seeds inside.

My Hemp Lace Tank

Shelley — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:32:18 +0100

Pattern: Hemp Lace Tank (#329) by LanaKnits
Yarn: allhemp3 in Dusty Rose
Yardage: 3 skeins
Needles: 2.00 and 2.5 mm AddiTurbos

It's so exciting to be finally finished this project. I started this just after our wedding last summer (so about the end of July) when the weather was really hot. Hard to believe right now - it will be a few months before it is warm enou...

Odds and Ends

Shelley — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:19:36 +0100

A Quilt for Jane

Shelley — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:57:07 +0100

My sister Jane wasn't feeling so well so I decided to make her a little quilt. It was made (mostly) from the easy lap quilt directions from Bend-the-Rules Sewing by Amy Karol. I love the way it turned out. It's big enough to be cozy and small enough for me to quilt with my machine. I'm always a bit nervous quilting because things have a tendency to shift on me but I just went ...

Final Touches

Shelley — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:48:37 +0100

Cotton muslin stretched in a plastic hoop.
Three strands of pink silk floss.
A quilt label.

Random Image #3

Shelley — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:37:48 +0100

Spring in our living room.

Waiting

Shelley — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:36:52 +0100

I got these skeins of sock yarn from Oceanwind Knits last week. Two for me and two for Rob. I'm thinking of getting a little fancier than my usual plain socks and doing ribbing along the top of the foot and the leg on Rob's and some sort of lace pattern in the same places on mine. I know there are lots of pretty patterns on Ravely too so I may go looking for something new altog...

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