Blog entries - February 2009

Random Fabric

Shelley — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:44:08 +0100

A random picture of some fabric because I've been taking pictures of stuff today and my battery is dead and charging so I can't upload them yet. I got this little stack sometime in the summer. They are all fat quarters (except the black - that's a quarter metre) that I found at the quilt store when I was looking for something else. I like the shiny circles. They make me think of St...

Evangeline: Back On (and Off) the Needles

Shelley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:16:38 +0100

I finally put the nearly finished second Evangeline mitt onto my new needles today and knit the remaining six rows and thumb. I couldn't find my pattern and didn't want to print off a new one so I just kept checking what I was doing against the first mitt to make sure I was getting it right. I'm so happy to have these both finished and ready to wear but I feel they need a proper ph...

The "Get Er Done Giveaway"

Shelley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:08 +0100

Have you seen this? The Toronto Craft Alert is organizing a giveaway. All you have to do to enter (and you don't need to live in Toronto) is post a picture of a long delayed project (see below) to their flickr group and label it "before". You can get extra entries (up to 9 altogether) for doing various other things like signing up for their newsletter or posting about the giveaway on your blog (that would be this entry) or even finishing your project (that's worth 5 entries all...

Scaruffle

Shelley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:58:56 +0100

Pattern: Scaruffle by Bess Haile from The Knitter's Book of Yarn
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta, idena Mohair Lux (60% Mohair, 40% Akryl, 50 g = 180 m) [sent to me from Norway]
Size: As written
Yardage: 1 skein
Needles: 3.00 mm and 7.00 mm bamboo circulars

This is a great pattern and I know I will be making it again. It shows off a special skein of yarn so well a...

Yellow Week: Friday

Shelley — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:41:02 +0100

A bit of yellow at work. This is an origami flower Joyce left on my desk a while ago. I like the way it brightens up my empty tea cup.

Yellow Week: Thursday

Shelley — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:06:37 +0100

This is my dishsoap dispenser. He makes doing the dishes a little more fun.

I Have The Power...

Shelley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:50:37 +0100

These were in the mailbox last night. I feel like I can now do all sorts of things. But first some knitting:

The big needle is to finish my Scaruffle - currently crammed onto a too short straight - so short I don't even think I can knit off it let alone work short rows.

The dpns will let me get to those last six rounds on the Evangeline Mitts . I can't wait to be...

Yellow Week: Wednesday

Shelley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:37:01 +0100

Curry powder. Rob made dinner tonight. It was yummy.

Piecing the Curve

Shelley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:27:41 +0100

Curved seams intimidate me. Not because I haven't sewn plenty of them - they show up frequently in garment sewing (especially Jane Austen dresses) - but because I've never really been sure I was doing them correctly. They just feel like the sort of thing where there must be a trick that makes them easy to do but no one ever taught me. I love the look of curves in quilting ...

Yellow Week: Tuesday

Shelley — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:21:29 +0100

Abby's squeaky ball - a very popular toy - good for both stationary squeaking and quick games of fetch. Zeke, walking away from the water dish, was just a little more interesting this time.

Yellow Week: Monday

Shelley — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:28:11 +0100

In an effort to help combat the February greys I'm participating in Yellow Week, hosted by Erin of House on Hill Road (I highly recommend taking a look to see what other people are doing). These are some tulips we picked out at the grocery store on Saturday. I love the way they've opened up. We've got them sitting in the middle of the kitchen table where they are easy to see as we ...

Happy Valentine's Day

Shelley — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:29:02 +0100

I hope you have a cozy day with whoever is important to you. :)

Finishing Up and Getting Started

Shelley — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:56:39 +0100

This is left over from some yarn I spun last spring when I was borrowing Erin's Ashford Traditional. When I plied I was left with a whole bunch of singles on one bobbin that just sort of sat around until I gave her wheel back a couple of weeks ago. I figured Erin would want her bobbin so I wound the singles off into a centre-pull ball and it sat on my sewing table for a few days. Eventuall...

Following the Sun

Shelley — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:16:40 +0100

The sun was coming in and I had to follow it around the house. It's so warm and cheerful.

Our Pets

Shelley — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:10:49 +0100

...are so weird.