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My #knitting mojo has well and truly returned, which is a slight problem as most of my supplies are still in storage! 😭 Here’s the start of a replacement alpaca scarf for the Snook, who recently lost one. I’m using @morrisandsons Maya 8ply in a dense linen stitch. It makes for a lovely flat fabric with two distinct sides, but it’s slow going as you essentially knit every row twice. 🧶🧣

What a beautiful day! We went on an expedition over the Harbour Bridge to Cremorne, where we walked all around the point. It’s lovely! Sandstone cliffs, patches of regenerated native bushland, sailboats, formal gardens, stunning mansions, and many bush turkeys. Then we caught the ferry back for those million dollar views… ⛴️ ☀️ ❤️

Baby sweater is finished! Even managed to squeak out a matching hat with the remainder of the 3rd ball. The pattern is called “Peggy” from an old Patons Fairytale book. Lovely pattern, except for the lack of charts. (Oh, how I cursed. WHERE ARE MY COMPILABLE PATTERNS??) And of course, I modified it to be knitted in the round as much as possible. Details are on Ravelry if you’re interested… 🧶

Guess who just won a prize in her first ever meat raffle! #thisguy 🏆🥩😜

Donated to Kamala’s campaign before I got out of bed this morning, and got to tick a fun new box in the process! 😜❤️

Just got tickets. The Sydney show is Nov 6… which means we’ll either be celebrating Kamala’s win or kicking off the end times. 😱

• https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=GIMME24

Public service announcement for Sydneysiders: We will have a total solar eclipse on this date (July 22) in four years. That means TODAY is the best day for checking what the view of the sun will be like from your house or preferred viewing place. (If you forget and do it next year, you’ll be off by a day due to Leap Day.) We’ll be checking at my house between 1-3pm, but you can see the expected times for all Australia here: https://eclipse.asa.astronomy.org.au #eclipse2028 🌞🌑

• https://eclipse.asa.astronomy.org.au/

The body is done! I just need to pick up and knit the sleeves, sew on a couple buttons to the shoulder opening (babies have big heads), and give it a wash and block. ❤️🧶 #knitting

I fixed the mistake in my knitting from yesterday, and wrote a blog post with photos showing how I did it!

Fixing your knitting mistakes

A few months back Rodd said to me: “I booked us in for an afternoon lecture at the library on outer space… because you’ll be retired and so that’s our life now.” 🧑‍🚀❤️ Thanks to the @cityofsydney Library and the @powerhousemuseum volunteers for the excellent session! We heard about Australian women astronomers, moon rocks, and learned all about the Saturn V rocket (with the help of a Lego model). #moonday 🚀🌔