Strawberry Tea Cosy
Ma Snook called up the other night to confirm that Rodd’s Auntie is indeed having a booth at this year’s Fifties Fair, and would I mind making some knitted pieces for it? I decided to turn it into a challenge: Just how many tea cosies can one woman knit in two weeks? I polished off the first one in two days. I found the pattern through Ravelry and it’s available online. I used some leftover Gryffindor scarf yarn for the red and yellow, and some cheap Kmart acrylic for the green. I think the effect is definitely kitschy and cute. On to the next one!
Month: August 2007
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Strawberry Tea Cosy
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Violet’s Cardy and GVH Socks
As I mentioned before, my friend Brigita had a baby (named Violet!) and I wanted to make her something. So last week I cracked open Debbie Bliss’s Baby Cashmerino 2 and cast on for the “Cardigan with Moss Stitch Edging.” It’s a very quick little knit, especially when you modify it to the knit the body on a circular up to the armholes. I had three balls of Baby Cashmerino in colour #340010, but when I finished I found I had at least half a ball left over. That means booties! These are from a pattern I had in my Ravelry queue called “Saartje’s Bootees.” (It’s a free download on that site.) Again, very quick to knit. And aren’t the little wooden buttons just perfect? We actually had them at the shop and I couldn’t resist. I’ll be sending this off to Brigita today… I hope Violet likes it!
Next up are my “GVH Conwy Socks.” Conwy is a pattern from Knitting on the Road, and while I still like the look of it, it wasn’t that fun to knit. The little twisting cables just get really, really boring. I used Colinette Jitterbug in the Velvet Damson colourway on 2.75mm needles. And as you will remember, I ran short. I couldn’t bring myself to frog them back though, so I used some leftover Sirdar Town & Country to finish the toes… Hence the “GVH” (i.e. “Graft Versus Host”). They’re a little bit Frankenstein, aren’t they? I still love the Jitterbug colour though, and I’m definitely going to wear them. -
Harry Potter comic
Comic strip + Harry Potter + knitting = my kind of humour. (Thanks, Bex!)
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ASCII Magic Eye Movie
Ooh, neat! My friend Kel has this ASCII Magic Eye movie linked as her Google Chat away message. Can you see the bouncing ball? I can, but seeing Magic Eye pictures is my superpower.
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Alex vs. Alex
Kudos to the 17-year-old student who managed to corner Alexander Downer on climate change. I wish I’d been that politically-aware at that age.
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Tote Bags
Claudine has a lovely little new online shop selling her totes. I just ordered number 3 from her!
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City2Surf
I’m already dreading that hill.
It’s five days til the 2007 City2Surf, and the Snook and I are once again taking part. We’d hoped to better our times from last year, but the combination of my hamstring injury and his laziness have meant that we haven’t done much training. We’ll do our best on the day, but realistically I think we’ll be walking most of it. There’s still time if you’d like to sponsor us, though, and I hope you’ll be cheering us on this Sunday! (Is it time to start carb-loading yet? Mmm, delicious carbs…) -
#10!
Sydney is apparently the 10th best “foodie” city in the world. Nice.
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GVH
GVH
I’m finally getting to the end of these darn socks I’m knitting for the Snook – “Conwy” from Knitting on the Road, for those who care – and I hit a bit of a snag tonight. I’d been watching with some anxiety as the small ball of Jitterbug disappeared just a little too quickly through the foot. Tonight I had to face facts. I did not have enough yarn to finish the toes. So… to frog or not to frog? To be honest, this pattern really bored me. I didn’t think I can face doing the whole heel and foot again. So in desperation, I threw in some navy Town & Country I had in my stash. It looks rather bodgy, but I think I kinda like it. I told the Snook proudly tonight that I’ve decided to name the finished pattern “Graft Versus Host”. I’ll post pictures as soon as I weave the ends closed…
