Entries from August 2008

August 28, 2008

Lots of Parcels – and a plea for help

I’ve come home and the postman has been very good to me (well not really the postman but they did manage to put everything through the slot rather than leaving collection cards). I came home to THREE packages.

The first was expected – a T-shirt, pins and bag from Ravelry

The second was expected as well – [...]

August 22, 2008

I’ve Been Spoiled

The Postman Came!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Secret Pal 12 Spoiler is great!
I had a lovely parcel waiting when I came home (it arrived Wednesday but I was at the other flat)

There were books – Favourie Socks, Natural Dying, and A Dyer’s Garden. Yarn – Knitpicks Essentials which I haven’t tried before, stitch markers with large and small [...]

August 19, 2008

At the Finish Line!!!!

My Ravelympics entries are going well. The Poncho is blocking, I cast off the first half of the scarf and picked up for the second half, and I am on the Podium for the Sock Put and WIP Wrestling for two pairs of socks.
This means I’m all caught up on my Sock Club socks and [...]

August 17, 2008

Progress…

A big post today, with the two flats I only have internet access in one so I’ll just have to save everything up.
Ravelympics Progress -
I just need to weave in the ends on the poncho and block it. I haven’t added the fringe but I’ll send the leftover yarn along so my sister can [...]

August 8, 2008

Warming up for the games

It’s almost time to cast on for my Ravelympics projects. I’ve been really good and not done any early sneaky casting on but I’ll hope they’re showing the opening ceremonies at lunch in the canteen and I’ll cast on then. This is just a quick post on my coffee break and I’ll fix the links [...]

August 3, 2008

Dying again, and knitting, and sewing…

Quite a busy weekend – although I didn’t get very far on the cleaning I planned on doing.
Friday, I made a new purse from a kit I got for Christmas last year. It was the Tube Pocket Purse from Wonder Woman Quilts. This is a great pattern and turned out really well. The buttons are [...]