Just busy frogging.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate picking up stitches? I finally got the number of stitches right, and now I've got to wait and do a few rows before I can see if the ribbing resolves itself and stops looking shit. I've found one gaping hole, but if there is just one I'll just sew it up....
bah humbug.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Meme!
Penny tagged me!
The Rules: Each player answers the five questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
1. What I was doing 10 years ago:
10 years ago I was 19, adn would have just finished my first year exams at Bristol Uni. I was studying Environmental Geoscience and was very releived to have passed Chemistry. I was going out with Phil (started going out with Matt in Oct/Nov '98) and was probably back at home already working at Laura Ashley in Aylesbury for the summer. Which sucked.
2. What 5 things are on on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
Finish my letter to the Planner I'm working for
Respond to comments on a piece of work I did without saying "you are a twat" too many times
Do the financial reporting for all my current jobs
Do the weekly Sainsbury's shop
Sleep
3. Snacks I enjoy:
toffee waffles (I think these are the same as stroopwaffles)
cheese
strawberries
vegetable crisps
dark chocolate
4. Things I would do if I was a billionaire:
buy every book I wanted
buy a bigger house in a cooler area
Give lots of money to charities I care about
Work part time
Travel
5. Places I have lived:
Suffolk
Buckinghamshite (that is a genuine typo there...)
Bristol
Nottingham
Surrey
I should tag 5 people, but I think almost every knit-blog I read has done this already! If you haven't, please consider this a nomination. :-)
The Rules: Each player answers the five questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
1. What I was doing 10 years ago:
10 years ago I was 19, adn would have just finished my first year exams at Bristol Uni. I was studying Environmental Geoscience and was very releived to have passed Chemistry. I was going out with Phil (started going out with Matt in Oct/Nov '98) and was probably back at home already working at Laura Ashley in Aylesbury for the summer. Which sucked.
2. What 5 things are on on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
Finish my letter to the Planner I'm working for
Respond to comments on a piece of work I did without saying "you are a twat" too many times
Do the financial reporting for all my current jobs
Do the weekly Sainsbury's shop
Sleep
3. Snacks I enjoy:
toffee waffles (I think these are the same as stroopwaffles)
cheese
strawberries
vegetable crisps
dark chocolate
4. Things I would do if I was a billionaire:
buy every book I wanted
buy a bigger house in a cooler area
Give lots of money to charities I care about
Work part time
Travel
5. Places I have lived:
Suffolk
Buckinghamshite (that is a genuine typo there...)
Bristol
Nottingham
Surrey
I should tag 5 people, but I think almost every knit-blog I read has done this already! If you haven't, please consider this a nomination. :-)
Sunday, 8 June 2008
My poor, neglected blog
Hello knit blog!
Well, Flicca is taking me an age, and with all the sport on the telly at the moment I haven't been knitting much (I like knitting infront of the TV - but I don't like sport! We only have one TV).
I have instead been doing more reading. I'm half way through the Night Watch Trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko. Its kind of trashy but cool nevertheless. Its certainly ticking my fantasy-but-not-sword-and-sorcery-quest-epics boxes at any rate. I have read half of the 2nd book (The Day Watch) just today (lets see, it was Moto GP, Tennis, Football, Formula1, Cricket, and now more football....) so when I popped into Farnborough (more on that in a mo) I went into WHSmiths, and luckily they had the 3rd book there on the shelf... hurrah!
I went to Farnborough as it is my nearest ASDA, and there were rumors on Ravelry that they were selling foam jigsaw pieces that could be used as a blocking board for cheapness. They were! I got one pack, but nearly bought 2... but I don't do lace and just wanted an alternative to covering the floor in towels, which get soggy. So £9 bought me a "noughts and crosses" board of 9 tiles that make nearly 1m square.
As for actually knitting, well Flicca is progressing. The back and fronts are blocked and dry and I'm on the 2nd sleeve.
Matt's socks are still in limbo, although they are further along than when this pic was taken:
Sheldon has returned! He was on holiday with my mum as she can actually crochet, and was going to do a few more rows on his shell-bottom for me. She visited yesterday for a trip to a Silk shop in Guildford, and returned him. So I need to try and master the i-cord join thing that defeated me before.
So I think once Flicca is done I shall finish poor old Sheldon, then tackle Matt's socks (they are just so dull, he wanted PLAIN socks, so they are red and stst...).
After that I must knit up my Zak and Sara into socks for ME! I'm currently thinking Bellatrix or Slip-up socks - any thoughts?
Well, Flicca is taking me an age, and with all the sport on the telly at the moment I haven't been knitting much (I like knitting infront of the TV - but I don't like sport! We only have one TV).
I have instead been doing more reading. I'm half way through the Night Watch Trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko. Its kind of trashy but cool nevertheless. Its certainly ticking my fantasy-but-not-sword-and-sorcery-quest-epics boxes at any rate. I have read half of the 2nd book (The Day Watch) just today (lets see, it was Moto GP, Tennis, Football, Formula1, Cricket, and now more football....) so when I popped into Farnborough (more on that in a mo) I went into WHSmiths, and luckily they had the 3rd book there on the shelf... hurrah!
I went to Farnborough as it is my nearest ASDA, and there were rumors on Ravelry that they were selling foam jigsaw pieces that could be used as a blocking board for cheapness. They were! I got one pack, but nearly bought 2... but I don't do lace and just wanted an alternative to covering the floor in towels, which get soggy. So £9 bought me a "noughts and crosses" board of 9 tiles that make nearly 1m square.
As for actually knitting, well Flicca is progressing. The back and fronts are blocked and dry and I'm on the 2nd sleeve.
Matt's socks are still in limbo, although they are further along than when this pic was taken:
Sheldon has returned! He was on holiday with my mum as she can actually crochet, and was going to do a few more rows on his shell-bottom for me. She visited yesterday for a trip to a Silk shop in Guildford, and returned him. So I need to try and master the i-cord join thing that defeated me before.
So I think once Flicca is done I shall finish poor old Sheldon, then tackle Matt's socks (they are just so dull, he wanted PLAIN socks, so they are red and stst...).
After that I must knit up my Zak and Sara into socks for ME! I'm currently thinking Bellatrix or Slip-up socks - any thoughts?
Saturday, 24 May 2008
flicca back
flicca back
Originally uploaded by cob_web
This is the back of Flicca. It is now on the floor of the spare room blocking. AKA soaking the carpet...
Taken with my brand new camera :-)
I'm into the 2nd 3rd of the fronts now. I say fronts because I had the genius idea of knitting them both at the same time on one needle so they would match. Why I didn't do that with the solitary sleeve which is staring at me forlornly I don't know. Especially as I modded the sleeve... oh well!
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Thursday, 1 May 2008
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