Blog entries tagged White

Swing Set

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:08:19 +0100

Pattern: Swing Set by Karen Alfke for the 2010 Rockin' Sock Club (May kit)
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in "Sweet Pea"
Size: Women's Small
Yardage: about two thirds of the skein
Needles: 2.00 mm dpns

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I got some pictures of my new socks yesterday....

Snow

Shelley — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:15:47 +0100

We've been having a crazy amount of snow this year. This is our side deck. Two weeks ago today it had absolutely no snow on it. Now I'm not even sure where the steps are. We've had even more snow since I took this picture. Thank heavens they ploughed our street on Sunday or we would never have gotten out of our driveway yesterday (as it was we still got stuck a few times getting hom...

Random Image #7

Shelley — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:41:56 +0100

The spider plant my sister gave me has been showing buds for a little while and today I noticed that it is finally blooming. They are such delicate looking little flowers.

Things I want to do this weekend

Shelley — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:21:05 +0100

(This picture is not really related to the text below but I wanted to give you something to look at. I'm trying to decide if there is enough of it to make a summer top.)

I love long weekends (who doesn't); they give you plenty of time to do all the things you feel you ought to do while still being able to do all the things you want to do. I thought I'd share my list of va...

A Simple Summer Dress

Shelley — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:48:36 +0100

I've been wanting a few nice summer dresses ever since the warm weather hit us but hadn't really got around to it what with moving and everything. When I started to set up my studio I discovered that I had a few pieces of undedicated fabric that were large enough for simple sundresses. This one is a batik I bought a few years ago at the quilt shop. It's so clean and simple but with...

In progress

Shelley — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:35:52 +0100

Part of what I'm working on this evening. I'll show you the rest of it tomorrow.

Starting Something New

Shelley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:11:29 +0100

Obviously this isn't my sweater (which is progressing - I now have the whole back and half a sleeve) but I really wanted to start in on it. I'm copying out the pattern (I can't bear to cut them and then not have the some other size when I need it) for this t-shirt. The dark fabric hiding at the top right of the photo is what I will be making it out of. I've been adoring this fab...

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.

Winter Shots

Shelley — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:39:49 +0100

As you can see in my last entry, we got a bit of sunshine last Sunday. What you can't tell is that it was also warm outside. It must have been the first day since September when it has been both warm (i.e. above -20) and sunny at the same time - we've been having a very grey winter. I decided that this called for a walk so as soon as I was finished ph...

Red Possum Mittens

Shelley — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:47:13 +0100

Pattern: mine because the one I was originally using didn't make sense (or fit) even at gauge.
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Possum Worsted in Ratta (70% Merino, 30% Possum)
Yardage: most of two skeins
Needles: 3.25 mm dpn's

I've actually been wearing these mittens for a few weeks now but only attached the i-cord dummy string (dummy string out of idiot cord -...

Malanka

Shelley — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:30:42 +0100

We went to the 2008 Malanka held by the local Ukrainian Association last night. We'd never gone before but will definitely go again. I didn't have my camera last night so this is a picture of the hair band that was decorating our table.Elise (the lovely lady whoinvited us) said I could wear it (and gave us a wonderful doggie bag of sausage and perogies when we went home). ...

Christmas Houses

Shelley — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:16:41 +0100

These are the gingerbread houses we made Christmas Eve.

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Holiday Granola

Shelley — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:16:47 +0100

Last time I got granola (a favourite for breakfast) the store didn’t have any of the fruit ones so I had to get the plain almond. I’ve ended up having a lot of fun adding raisins or dried blueberries or chopped dried fruit according to whim when I get up in the morning.Today I decided that my granola should be as festive as everything else in the house so I used candie...

Yarn Control

Shelley — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:25:38 +0100

My Moo Mini cards arrived last week. I learned about them through Craftboom about a month ago. It took me a little while but I finally came up with a good reason to order some ...

I’m starting to develop quite a collection of partial or unused balls of leftover yarn and often the label has gone missing. Right now I can remember what each ball was from and wha...

It's Winter

Shelley — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:20:58 +0100

We have passed from Fall into Winter.

Thursday was a lovely Autumn day. I spent my lunch hour walking around enjoying the crisp air and sunshine. The trees were glowing with yellowed leaves and the lake was a ripply mirror reflecting their splendour.

When we woke up on Friday it was windy and the forecast was calling for snow. I spent my day watching the wi...

Candy

Shelley — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:25:31 +0100

... for my yarn stash that is. My order from The Sweet Sheep arrived today. Inside were three skeins of beautiful red yarn made up of 70% merino wool and 30% possum fibre. Possum!

It’s Possum Worsted by Cherry Tree Hill. Each skein is 50 grams and 109 yards and knits up at 4.5 stitches to the inch on size 8 (5.00 mm) needles. It is so lovely and squashy...

Linen Blouse

Shelley — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:30:27 +0100

This is the result of my drafting out that Japanese pattern last week. I asked Rob to sound out the name of it for me and it turned out to be “linen blouse” - just replace all the L’s with R’s and put a little emphasis on the E at the end of blouse - that’s pretty close to how it sounds. Mine is actually made from some cotton batiste left over from this ...

Something Old, Something New...

Shelley — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:44:40 +0100

This is my wedding bouquet. I’m certain that our photographer has some lovely pictures of it so I’ll save detail shots until then. It is made of felt, beads, wire, floral tape, lace, silk and yarn. I spent most of Friday working on it and I was really pleased with the way it turned out. Robhad a matching boutonniere of a small white flower and a couple of the tiny blue fl...

One of Those Days

Shelley — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:08:58 +0100

Do you get those day? The ones where your brain has chosen a topic but you don’t really have the energy to do anything about it.

I really wanted to do something crafty on Wednesday but didn’t really want to put any effort into it. A new book would have been perfect- you can just look at the pictures and read over the projects and decide which ones...

The Pocket

Shelley — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:48:15 +0100

This is my submission to Tie One On . The theme for May and June was “the pocket” and since this apron started with the pocket fabric (and it is certainly the pocket that makes it cute) I decided to submit it.

I had meant to have this ready for my party last weekend (since it goes with my party dress) but I ended up too busy and never got around to i...