My new obsession

I so very patiently waited until I finished the Ripple before beginning this new project - which Ollie refers to as his blanket. Apparently he thinks it'll be perfect for when he's snuggled on my lap for our nightly before-bed story. I've made (and joined) 18 hexies so far, so they are coming along very quickly. Not looking forward to those ends, though!

Show and Tell

A very productive week! (see, I can do it if I put my mind to it!).

Table Runner for a birthday gift - finished. Un-ironed, but finished.

I even hand-stitched the binding!
All rolled up and ready to take to the party.
My skirt is also finished. Using this one I made in April, I embellished it with circles cut from upholstery samples (layered in 3's) which were then sewn into 2 circles. Then I bound the bottom edge in binding made from one of the upholstery samples.
I'm also wearing my new boots (yay!!).
And the most tedious of all the tasks - tucking in all the ends of the Ripple - was completed on Tuesday (whilst the 2 boys I baby-sat slept peacefully for 2.5 hours!!!). The parcel was posted on Wednesday, and surprisingly arrived in Swan hill the very next day!
I even had time to cut out circles for a new quilt...despite having several unfinished quilts calling my name for some assistance! Naughty, I know, but it's the thrill of the new...

Making a start on the list

Take 2 on the 40th birthday gift I referred to in my last post. The first attempt was made following the hexy table runner pattern and instructions in Sew Hip Mag. Dismal. Sewing all those bloody seams together was just a pain in the neck. I quickly threw that on the recycle pile (home to all failed attempts at creating something).

This is attempt two, where I scrapped the magazine pattern, and made my own half hexagon template (after reading about them here). Much happier.

I'm part way through some border stitching in red, then I'll attach some ticking for the backing. Currently measures 149cm by 49cm.

Progress... kind of...

Thanks for all of your encouraging words re: the crochet. Unfortunately I got to nearly the halfway point of joining my granny squares when I realised the first three rows I put together were done in the wrong order! Arghh! (It looked great, though!)

I've yet to pull it apart - too much to do, so little time!!
I've tucked in over half the ends for the ripple blanket, and know I will get the rest done on Tuesday when I'm baby-sitting (the boys sleep for about 2 hours after lunch!).

Miss J is off to Paris and London for a couple of weeks on Thursday, so I've sewn her a draw-string dirty laundry bag for the trip. I need to make her another for her shoes, and probably one to house the ripple blanket (which is to be posted off this Wednesday!!). Ollie needs a couple for his toys, which I guess isn't urgent....

I'm off to a friend's 40th on Saturday night, so nave to make her a gift, and I was also hoping to embellish a skirt I made from this book to wear on the night.

That's not too ambitious for just under a week, is it?

Unfinished Business....

Only one or two rows left for this blanket, but then I have to tuck in all these ends!

I finally got off my butt the other day and bundled these granny squares according to rows. They are now patiently waiting to be sewed together.
I'm just about to watch Foyle's War (recommended by my sister for the hand knits) while I sew some squares together - that should stop my mind from wandering off to the next big project, and hopefully I will be laying under my snug granny square blanket before winter's end!

Yay! It's finished!

I finally finished my February Lady Sweater yesterday! I'm so excited, it took me nearly 6 months, and it is my most ambitious knitting project yet.

I used just over 3x200 gram balls of BWM Aran in Dusty Blue.
The lace is full of errors, but I don't care because I FINISHED!!! All part of the charm, I say.

"Ask for More"

bingo! on flickr

My sister is about to celebrate her birthday. She was really looking forward to having an exciting bingo call for her age, so I googled it tonight, and found out she is turning "dirty knee". Needless to say, she's devastated. I think she was after something charming like "two little ducks". Now she's lamenting the fact that she will be "dirty knee" for 365 days.

What's your bingo call?