Blog entries - February 2010

Ready to Go

Shelley — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:47:10 +0100

Bags are packed.
Yarn is wound.
We're off to Ottawa.
See you in a week :)

The Green Purse

Shelley — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:08:39 +0100

Meet my new purse. Isn't she pretty? And so springy with her big green pleats.

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I've been planning out this project for well over a month and really wanted to have it done before we went on vacation. I spent almost all of last weekend sewing together rectangles, picking out and correcting seams, and contemplating edge finishes and closures. I don't think I'v...

Afternoon Tea

Shelley — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:37:19 +0100

A break from vacation preparations.
Anne of Green Gables.
Trying to decide if I'll have time to make up a pair of these before we leave.
Ignoring the pile of laundry to fold.
Remembering something else that needs blogging before we go.

My Pink Blouse

Shelley — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:13:00 +0100

This is the fourth time I've made up this pattern - Simplicity 3835 ... I don't even need to look up the number anymore - and I still love it. This blouse went through a few iterations before reaching its final form (and might get a few tweeks yet).

I was originally planning to use the collar piece and have a placket with a button closure in the back. I had sewn it ...

2010: Week 7

Shelley — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:54:36 +0100

If I can avoid both games of fetch and the cat walking on my keyboard I might get a post finished before tomorrow ...

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Proving, once again, that I'm a sucker for cute groceries.

I finished Rob's new neck warmer ... for the second time. The fi...

Bits and Pieces

Shelley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:19:34 +0100

...of things going through my head today ... only one of which has a picture.

- I'm almost finished cutting out all the pieces for my new purse. There are so many! I got out a roll of painter's tape and labelled rectangles as I cut them out. I've still got one pocket to cut but I'm a little undecided about how big it should be. I think I'll sta...

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...

2010: Week 6

Shelley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:59:24 +0100

A whole new month this week. How exciting!

I can't believe we're already into February. It usually feels like an unnaturally long month given its twenty-eight days but this year it is going pretty quickly; we're having a spell of unusually warm weather this weekend and into next week and then Rob and I are taking off at the end of the month for a bit of vacation. But first, last week:

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Rice Pudding

Shelley — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:41:57 +0100

This is what I'm eating right now - well, I suppose technically this picture is from last week, but I am eating rice pudding from the same recipe in the same bowl with whipped cream and sugar cinnamon on top so I consider it close enough to not bother taking a new picture - it's so creamy and good. I like it best still warm but it's good cold too (and pretty awesome for breakfast).<...

2010: Week 5

Shelley — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:26:05 +0100

I'm a little late posting this time. Sunday night was spent tying a quilt and Monday figuring out the math for a new bag. I'll show the the first as soon as it's done and the second if it works.

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In the North in the winter sunshine means cold weather and, if you're lucky, a sun dog. This is the most incredible sun dog I have ever seen. It was even mo...