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@lahondaknitter Thanks! It didn’t have the original belt, and I’m still not sure this is the right one for it. But I love the dress. šŸ™‚

@pinkcatknits The bigger blobs are actually stylised roses, and then there are little triangular bits all over between them.

My art just arrived! Canā€™t wait to hang it. Thanks @artbuds! http://t.co/unHKIEk4

@zephyrama An odometer? I reckon. Check with @thecyclery. (Personally, I just use RunKeeper on my phone whenever I ride.)

@zephyrama There’s also GMaps Pedometer, which requires nothing: http://t.co/ClezjOYb

@drkknits Ugh. That sucks.

@kunaal84 @knitdra I forgot to mention that half the knitters in Sydney saw me working on it over the past few months. šŸ˜€

Party shopping complete. And there goes the grocery budget for the monthā€¦

@glittertrash Socks are easy. Thereā€™s no trick and no special skill involved. Just follow the pattern! After 1 youā€™ll be fine.

RT @freshome: 10 Design Mistakes You Donā€™t Want to Make in Your #Kitchen http://t.co/4NajfTNq // Oh great. Pic 9 is pretty much our kitchen.

@gilmae I never said relieved? It wasnā€™t sitting around; it was made custom. Designer & tradesmen impressed we didnā€™t go ubiquitous white.

@gilmae I think you are. Definitely not us. Thatā€™s why it took so long; they had it make it special. šŸ™‚

My Cherpumple plan got way harder upon realisation that readymade pumpkin and cherry pies are pretty much unheard of here.

So now I’ve got to bake two pies AND three cake layers. #cherpumple #madness

@Gidgetknits I wasn’t that surprised by pumpkin, as it’s totally foreign here. But cherry? Cherry pie? I had no idea it was so rare.

@arwenamin @Gidgetknits @sthcrft The Pie Tin in Newtown actually makes pumpkin pie. The cost for one whole pie? THIRTY NINE DOLLARS. *gulp*

@arwenamin @Gidgetknits @sthcrft So yeah, making my own pumpkin pie. šŸ™‚

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Stressing about everything to make for Halloween party, then realised I have an army of friends who always offer to help. Outsourcing FTW!

@randomknits Ooh, nice! (As long as NO PEEPS ARE INVOLVED.)

@ptinutz @zephyrama Iā€™ve sewn invisible zip in with regular zipper foot. You canā€™t do it with a normal foot though. Canā€™t get close enough.

Halloween is here: time for trick or bleat http://t.co/QKSzUKBu (Or as I like to say: SUCK IT HATERS.)

Candy Man: How to Make Alton Brownā€™s Candy Corn http://t.co/HkNFTNRI

@randomknits @AusVintageGrrl @ptinutz @zephyrama I got this Brother invis. zip foot: http://t.co/uvPSpPA4. Works fine in my Janome!

@randomknits @AusVintageGrrl @ptinutz @zephyrama Also, I have used Colette’s tutorial for all mine with good results! http://t.co/6OaXUGqD

@drkknits Oh nice! How was the pattern? Did it work out?

Accidentally left wellies at work last week. SCORE! Thanks, Past Kristy.

@zephyrama What. The. Hell. That curvey foot thing looks MAGIC.

RT @thebestjasmine: OMG RT @tedr: Picture of a grizzly bear checking out a boy in a bear costume at a zoo http://t.co/fYTZQmxd

@gilmae So was a lot of crap! Fun stuff should be embraced, regardless of where it came from. (I personally celebrate Robbie Burns Night.)

@gilmae You mean trick-or-treating? Itā€™s not mandatory for grow ups. Just turn off your porch light. If I had a tv show, Iā€™d tell everyone!

@redambition I got one at Coles Broadway previous weekend. Same priceā€¦

@drkknits I’m having whiskey. (Insomnia struck again.)

@StuartCRyan Hello yourself! Just having an idle surf before I head to bed. *yawn*

@stufromoz @StuartCRyan I wondered how he found me to follow… šŸ™‚

@randomknits What was the book?

I really should stop wearing full skirts on breezy days. Thatā€™s twice now Iā€™ve nearly flashed all of Broadway.

@lemon_lime Yay! And I got a pie plate on my lap. And some DVDs so you will understand our costume. šŸ™‚

I gave @kunaal84 his wedding gift today: a hand knitted cricket vest! Happily, it fits. šŸ™‚ http://t.co/9PW6Bsx1

Frocktober #15. Vintage dress from Jonathan Summers of Sydney. http://t.co/YhY0uOgO

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My first major sewing disaster. A very cute pair of shortsā€¦that donā€™t even remotely fit my thunder thighs. *sigh* http://t.co/HgJqOwEE

@knitterjp @drkknits Apparently my bottom half is literally three sizes bigger than my top half. šŸ™

@knitterjp @drkknits Iā€™ve been making dresses to fit top half and getting away with it, but obviously need to make some adjustments.

@zephyrama I only know of yokes on shirts. How would that work on shorts? (This is my 1st pair and I just followed pattern exactly.)

@zephyrama Theyā€™ve got a waist band now; a yoke is just like a wider one? I think I just need a bigger size overall.

@knitdra If they fit somebody I like, Iā€™ll give them away. šŸ™‚

Just flipped through all of @SewGertieSewā€™s book. Head spinning. So much seems beyond me now, but Iā€™m getting there! #shirtdress #dreams

@zephyrama Do you have a dressmakers form? I think I need one. Proper fitting is getting harder without it.

@drkknits Butā€¦ is Arrested Development cheering you up at all? (Hey, hermano!)

@drkknits Damn I love Lucille. ā€œI donā€™t understand the question, and Iā€™m not going to acknowledge it.ā€ I should say that more to idiots.

@randomknits Is that hot pink tulle?? Okay, now Iā€™m having Madonna-in-the-80s dreams!

@zephyrama Iā€™m going to start watching eBay I think. Or maybe when they go on sale. I saw adjustable ones at Lincrap, I think.

@drkknits The show? Didnā€™t see it.

It took a few hours, but Petey forgave @the_snook for leaving him. http://t.co/iUSjRc3P

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@randomknits I still like it. All the cool kids have ink. (Have I ever shown you mine?)

Last sleep before @the_snook gets home!!

Housecleaning, Then Dinner? Silicon Valley Perks Come Home http://t.co/tcT47S5p // Get on this please, Google.

He’s home! Codependency levels are normalising. šŸ™‚ @ Bourke Street Bakery http://t.co/JDqqLFXX

Pressies!! Also a bottle of Chanel No. 5. #totesclassy http://t.co/WjTrQYQH

@RoseRed_Shoes @mrs_sockvictim Yeah, I wanted to be pretty for the pickup! But he was out so fast I didnā€™t even get to leave the car. šŸ˜€

@randomknits Yep, just in time!

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@drkknits I saw that link and expected it to be an actual work-out-if-you-want-kids thing. Instead it’s just effing stupid.

I really, really need to make myself a HIPSTER DEER DRESS, right? Universe, you need to enable that. http://t.co/uTqSDYS8

BIRDS on BALLS, people. BALLS! http://t.co/bfJFtq3J (cc @RoseRed_Shoes, @drkknits)

@randomknits Yeah, I shortened mine quite a bit too!

@lemon_lime @drkknits My uterus clenches every time Mitt Romney mentions women. Does that count? (cc @imdominating @Justacogitating)

@drkknits @lemon_lime I don’t mine the peanut butter part so much, given that at my house it’s me who’s smearing it.

@redambition Sewing is the new zombies/owls/fedoras/bunting. You will be assimilated.

@randomknits LOVE IT. So impressed with how you used the border print! It’s stunning.

I’m actually really upset that @_Shuffs_ squished a zookeeper. I’m sure he didn’t mean it. Poor lady zookeeper, and poor Mr Shuffles!

RT @AusVintageGrrl: @redambition Wait, sewing is now a hipster thing? #FML šŸ˜‰ // Only if you refer to your garments as “artisanal”.

@drkknits Oh no.

@AusVintageGrrl Oh, sweet, thanks! Let me know next time you’re heading over to Broadway and I’ll come meet you. šŸ™‚

@drkknits Oh no. Oh no. I’m so sorry…

RT @manaboutnewtown: Interesting read on the topic of cyclists running red lights via http://t.co/DizAdbMC // I smugly obey red lights.

@RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits Or an ice cold Mars bar, maybe?

Beers with @eileendcoe! (@ Pumphouse Bar & Restaurant) http://t.co/Lrx4upXI

@drkknits @redambition Yes, mine beeps to say itā€™s turning off. Itā€™s fucking annoying when youā€™re sewing. I got it at Kmart, IIRC.

RT @brittanieshey: ERMAHGERD! http://t.co/uCWPaROc // Some great last minute Halloween costume ideas there!!

@handmethepanda what? I thought they were going gangbusters?

Great night having dinner and hanging out with @eileenDCoE and her Melbs buddiesā€¦

Breakfast with @eileendcoe! (@ Toby’s Estate) [pic]: http://t.co/qiKhqmqC

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@AusVintageGrrl @zephyrama How does that work? You got a link to a tutorial or anything?

@zephyrama @AusVintageGrrl Ahhh, I get you. Useful tip – thanks!

@Gidgetknits @drkknits @randomknits @knitterjp Those are useful! I suck at growing veg and I’m scared of chickens. You’re IN.

@drkknits @Gidgetknits @randomknits @knitterjp I guess you’re gonna have to be the Laura Roslin. Which civil liberties shall you cut first?

@knitterjp @gidgetknits @drkknits @randomknits I have looked at http://t.co/z1nDaBtl before. But again, Chicken Fear.

@drkknits @Gidgetknits @randomknits @knitterjp I love that we’re talking about a Zombie Apocalypse, and you’re stuck on who to hook up with.

@TMBGAustralia Was just reading the FB page to see if any tour dates had been announced. Saw you guys in Syd in 2001 and it was AWESOME!

@knitterjp @RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits @randomknits Corsets would inhibit my ability to kick zombie ass. This isn’t STEAMPUNK, you hipster!

@jezfletcher A personal favourite. Saw it back in college when doing my film degree. Melanie Lynskey is amazing…

@zephyrama Oh no! Not good?

Wee nip of whisky + hot shower + old book finally did the trick. Sleep and I are friends again! Except now I donā€™t want to get upā€¦

@drkknits Iā€™m so sorry that happened. Itā€™s good you spotted the ticks when you did! I hope puppy is better soonā€¦

Frocktober #13. You gotta love a dress where the collar sticks out past the shoulders. #vintage http://t.co/fplHZDcd

@that_alison Old Vogue! Used to be in Chippo but recently moved to Marrickville: http://t.co/I67r1qIo

@zephyrama @RoseRed_Shoes I think it was actually homemade too, judging by zigzagging on seams instead of overlocking!

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@drkknits Don’t suppose you’d lend me those? I’m a sucker for English history.

@mrs_sockvictim Welcome back!

@miftik @domalessio Aus is doing pretty well, though a lot of it is on the back of the mining boom. IT is going strong tho, in my experience

@miftik I’d probably have to, like, adopt you though. šŸ˜›

@knitdra @drkknits I have to say, references to political strategy and V. Woolf may have put me off. I like ACTION and PLOTS!

Working from home but cats aren’t bothering me. Apparently I kept them awake all night too.

RT @Center4Fiction: Best tweet of the night: RT @sblackmoore: You know who else has binders full of women? Serial killers.

@BarackObama Would like to donate, but form doesn’t seem to allow American expats living abroad to contribute!

Received 2 phone calls and an email from @RedCrossAU in the past 24 hours. I donated to them, but geez, they are pursuing me hard. šŸ™

@Ezzles Damn, we’ll miss you! Have fun with your move though… Hope it goes smoothly!

I have gotten sign-off from @the_snook on the Halloween menu. What, like you don’t project manager your social gatherings?!

@drkknits @the_snook There is most definitely a spreadsheet. I have Halloween spreadsheets going back 5+ years. Such a dork.

@drkknits I’m going to start assigning your name to tasks on it. You’ll see.

Tripping on camera in front of everybody is my nightmare. Hugs, Julia.

.@jose9 Haha, nice. I should totally institute daily standups and a burn-down chart.

@drkknits SHORT SKIRT HOOCHIE MAMAS UNITE.

@zephyrama You are hard.core. I can’t wait to see how it turns out.

@redambition I sewed some sequins for mine, and it nearly killed me.

@zephyrama Won’t get my Gertie book til Sunday. Looking forward to it!

@randomknits I bought 3.5m, so at least I’ve got enough left to do a top. šŸ™‚

@randomknits Obviously my Lace Incompetence has infected you.

@drkknits Nice one!

Finally wearing Hazel today. Seams are itching me. I think I need to start investigating how to “fully line” things. #sensitiveskin

Frocktober #12 – this is @ColettePatterns Hazel I sewed last weekend! #ifeelpretty http://t.co/U3imjem0

@knitterjp @drkknits @randomknits Whoa. $2800 for a pair of shoes?!

@randomknits @knitterjp @drkknits This is a very important skill for Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness. I’m definitely tempted.

@drkknits @randomknits @knitterjp Obviously we only need one of us each to have these skills within the commune. Specialisation!

@drkknits @randomknits @knitterjp I hate to break it to you, but Ivory Tower Academic is not a role we need in the commune.

@drkknits @randomknits @knitterjp Now, Butter Churner or Kangaroo Butcher? Those we need. Get on that. šŸ˜›

New headphones + Spotify’s “90’s” radio station = Kris in protective (and hopefully productive) cocoon.

@zephyrama I know about those. It’s mainly the one joining the gathered shirt to bodice. Can you still French seam that?

@Gidgetknits @drkknits @randomknits @knitterjp Only once food, clothes, and shelter are taken care of. Any additional skills? šŸ™‚

@zephyrama Oh, that’s a good idea! Might try that then. Thanks.

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1) AUS 2) IT business analyst 3) Yep, both free gov Medicare and $300/mo private covered by husband’s job #InsurancePoll (cc @amandapalmer)

@knitterjp Love the Karlstad!

@zephyrama When I put a cardigan over mine, it suddenly took on a very maternity look.

@zephyrama @randomknits Discovered today that I can’t wear my new Hazel out yet, as not a single bra works with its strap placement.

@drkknits I think the cartoons reload every refresh, as none of the ones I see are knitting related!

@Gidgetknits @drkknits Hahaha, @gemma747 beat you to it. You’re both procrastinating. šŸ™‚

STOP. THE. PRESSES. This requires a complete Halloween costume re-think. I could be SEXY CORN??! http://t.co/OhS7m1xs (cc @the_snook)

@DrMiaow We don’t tend to go for scary costumes. In the US there’s not such an emphasis on that.

@randomknits And Rodd could be a SEXY FARMER. Isn’t this brilliant? But then I’d have to devise some cardboard tractor outfit for the cat…

Just watched Petey Cat stick his head in a water glass and drink. The water glass I keep beside the bed and drink from myself. HURL!

@blakepup Knittingā€™s been in a boom cycle for nearly 10 years now. I know lots of public transport knitters – including myself. šŸ™‚

@Rellarc79 Sewing machine to the rescue!

RT @brainpicker: Oh wow. The population of Russia 1500-2000, visualized in a crocheted scarf http://t.co/qalzlC9E

@cdeagle Yep. In fact, I know someone who is using it in his job at Googleā€¦

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Hey, I was on the telly Friday night! http://t.co/56LZ4QO0

@drkknits Like 4, maybe?

This weekend I roasted a chicken, sewed a dress, hung all my clothes on the line, and planned a quilt. Apparently Iā€™m Amish now.

My roast chicken dinner. http://t.co/hFIP7XJL

@toastman Everybody shits on the Stable Table. I LOVE the Stable Table!

@gemma747 Hey, is that the pizza place? Iā€™ve eaten there! Itā€™s not far from my office. šŸ™‚

@drkknits Lovely! And a bright colour – huzzah for personal growth. šŸ™‚

@AusVintageGrrl Ooh, that looks awesome. If you go back anytime soon, I’ll pay you to pick up one for me! šŸ™‚

Frocktober #11. New dress! Bought at Target (damaged) and repaired by me. http://t.co/3UG5PnRi

Shirtdress gapes a bit between buttons. Have it safety pinned for now. What’s better: adding snaps or sewing down and putting in a side zip?

@redambition I thought that was just gluing your boobs to your clothes, not gluing your clothes shut! šŸ˜€

@AusVintageGrrl Ooh, I’d love one. (Are you coming to Halloween? Could get it from you then…)

@redambition @zephyrama I think I have some snaps at home. They may be metal though. Any reason why plastic are better?

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I forgot my sewing friends are all tea drinkers. Horrors! Emergency run to shopsā€¦

Sewing party has taken over the whole house! http://t.co/gs6GDPLY

I made a Colette Hazel today! I hacked a bit to get a better fit. I think I need to make a smaller size next time. http://t.co/x8tiRmoF

RT @drkknits: Chippendale sweatshop http://t.co/5drjhPWs // I haz concentration face.

@drkknits @knitdra I should clarify it was $20 at Kmart in Indiana ten years ago!