tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86387372011-04-21T21:49:05.642+01:00A dyed-in-the-wool knitter shares mainly fibre-related information, updates and musings (with the occasional moan about the weather!).AmyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17261921293517946831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638737.post-6183888068720340632007-02-05T15:16:00.000Z2007-02-05T15:20:45.747Z

Then you've missed:Pirate Fisherman's Hatthe start of a Cotton Angora sleeveless top worked from the shoulders downThe start of Project SpectrumA vegan feather boaA new cameraAnd a toothbrush-related injury...All on my New Blog - dyedinthewool.wordpress.com

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If you've found yourself here and you are looking for new posts, please see my new blog over at Wordpress.I hope you can come and join me there.New Blog: http://dyedinthewool.wordpress.com/

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If you are still reading this, please go to this blog post http://dyedinthewool.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/heres-a-gauntlet/ for a new knitting post on the new blog.Thank you.Technorati tags: yarn; knitting;

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Ironic Fashion. A brief history for those who don’t know: an ASBO, a Chav, the Hoodie and Burberry. And now enjoy my little creation: More details (pattern, fabric source, notes and mods) ON THE NEW BLOG … and a cake!

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No "It's a Wonderful Life" for me. Resident Evil and Wolf Creek accompanied my non-gifting holiday knitting!I hope that everyone had as happy, healthy and safe time as circumstances would allow.Now for the good stuff (on the new blog!)

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I've decided that because Blogger behaves like a vacuum cleaner (i.e. it sucks) I'm jumping ship.I've set myself up over at WordPress. I love the new blog! Unfortunately that means that if you subscribe, you'll have to scoot on over and re-subscribe. I'm not letting this one go and I'll be posting in parallel for a few posts just to make sure I've caught everyone.I think I've lost at least

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A was for AmyB was for Boob CakeC was for Cader Idris/CregennanD was for DinosaurE was for Epstein-BarrF was for Faux-suede bootsG was for GreenhouseH was for Holly and HederaI was for Icons and IceJ was for JournalsK was for Knitting!L was for Lorna's Laces Lotus BlossomM was for MaltaN was for NorthumberlandO was for OrangeP was for PenninesQ was for QuillR was for RoseS was for Statistics and

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The last post isn't the last one before Christmas.I just logged on to my university's website to accept my degree and I found out the classification.A closer look?It's a 2.1!!!!!!!I'm not normally a fan of the over-use of the exclamation mark, but I think it needs it!As I mentioned previously, I thought I'd get a 2.2, so this is a complete surprise. I hadn't felt like celebrating yet, just in

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Not too bad, is it?Ends. Ends. All of those ends ...Snip, snip!Name: Argyle scarfPattern: Argyle Scarf, Knit.1 magazineSize(s): I haven't measured it, but it's longer than my legs (useful, no?)Yarn: King Cole Magnum Chunky in black, Burgundy, beige and creamYarn source: My LYSNeedles: 8 mm straightRecipient: My dadModifications: Change of yarn and tension/gaugeNotes: Well, it was supposed to be

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I upgraded to Blogger Beta (or Blogger as it's now called) and things seem to have gone phooie with the feeds. If you get multiple post updates in your feed-aggregator - sorry!In the meantime, look at my last ever entry in the ABC Along.

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Zygote. What's a zygote, I hear you ask? Well, it's two fused gametes - obviously!Early-stage zygote sketch by moi.I thought this was a particularly fitting final entry for my ABC Along, because it represents the start of life at the beginning of a new year (ya know, the old alpha and omega whatsit). It's also fitting because I'm now done and dusted with my biology degree. I am no longer an

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The dancing shot - a la BeckyMore photos on Flickr hereName:Black and White checked shirtPattern: Simplicity 4171Fabric: Viscose/polyester blendFabric source: My local haberdashersModifications: Shortened the length (to change it from a shirt dress to a shirt) and cut it smaller in the waist and larger in the upper arm as usual. Added a security pocket in the right side seam to fit my travel

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I've been prodded, poked, had blood taken and stuck my head inside a giant magnet, and apparently I'm "normal". Part of me is relieved that they haven't found anything (specifically no spinal chord compression like my mum, which was my biggest fear) but I'm also dissapointed because ... well ... they've not found anything?!Reader questions answered:YesNoYesOnly with a bananaAnd yes.Seriously

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BECAUSE I'M A GRADUATE!!!!!!!!! I can now add "BSc (Hons)" after my name (although I think it would be a bit pretentious if I did). I still have to wait for the confirmation of the award (probably in the new year), but this should be it. Seven years ... I'm shattered!

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No overriding theme, other than knitting, really!Biting the dust:Enjoy it while it's hereIt doesn't fit. I'm not sure if it's the stranding on the lettering section or whether I need to go up another needle size, but the top section will be coming out. I'll get the heel done first (the gaping hole in the middle of the sock in the picture above).Housekeeping:I've tidied up the project tracker in

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Yarn! OK, so it was pretty much a no-brainer for this knitter, but go with me.Yarn yet to be:Yarn I created:Yarn (commercial) I dyed:The next "... is for ..." entry will be the last. I'm sad .But look what 2Paw sent me:I'm happy Technorati tags: yarn; knitting; ABC Along

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Yay for insomnia, the cricket and my epistaxis! These things have come together beautifully to produce this:Right side:Wrong side (showing the floats):Three-quarters of the way up the sock is the waste yarn for the afterthought heel (another technique I haven't tried before).I'm now up to the part with the lettering - a chance the designer gave us knitters to go "wild". This is also the point

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I'm a joiner.First up is the Fall Cable KAL 2006. I'm working on a pair of Fetching gloves at the moment and I've got my eye on a cable and lace jumper from the last IK.Next is the Stranded colourwork/colorwork KAL. As requested on the blog, here's my colourwork history:What are your projects for this knitalong?If it's allowed, my Iris Garden socks will be the first project. I'm also planning

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X-RAY!I've had several of these babies in my time; many times for my teeth and a couple for my hip. I was going to try and get hold of my x-rays, but I'm not sure you can actually do this. Instead, I provide you with how I would look if x-rayed by a child:I'd still have pretty hair.It's a real shame that my MRI tomorrow isn't a CT scan (MRIs aren't x-rays, unfortunately). All jokes regarding

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I did give ample bracing time by mentioning it in my last post, so there are no excuses for anyone being surprised.Fab haircut ...... with a twist!Yaaaaarn!Purchased from the Yahoo Yarn Co-op Group, a vest kit from Philosopher's Wool in the "Hollyberry" colourway. I originally planned to do the Timber Frame vest (because of the nice vertical lines and because it looked fairly simple) but I'm

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Now, me and Tubey haven't really been spending a lot of time together recently. Other projects, both newer and older, have come between us. I've finally realised why; it's just not working out.I was planning on making it into a cardigan, and I'd already modified the sleeves, but it just wasn't holding my interest. I have an idea for the yarn, but that's way in the future. So for now, it's

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Note **my mum's** very swollen ankle - and how the sock still fits! Yay!!!!Yarn: Regia Silk in dark greyYarn source:Opitec UKPattern: Snake Skin Socks from the Six Sox yahoo group (August/September sock)Size: 72 stitches (largest size)Recipient: My mumNeedles: Set of 5 2.5 mm double pointed birch.Toe/heel/cuff: Short row/reverse flap and gusset/A 2/2 rib, then 1 row 1/1 rib and sewn (grafted)

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Writing.Over the last seven years of my degree (results the week before Christmas) I've done a lot of writing. The result? A pad of hardened skin on the middle finger of my right hand.Evidence of a hard life [snark]! You can see a difference (I promise) if you go to the Flickr page and have a peek at one of the larger photos. EDIT: I've now remembered to make the photos "public" as opposed to

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And a little bored. 1. FIRST NAME? Amy2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, my maternal great-grandmother3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? I nearly cried today and I properly cried last week4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Only when I use a fountain pen - ball points make my handwriting look like a dyslexic spider with seven broken legs.5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Quorn Turkey and Stuffing slices

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Vendetta - nah, just kidding!*V is for Valetta, the capital city of the Mediterranean island of Malta.The only picture of me in Valetta is one in a car park! That's about right.And V is also for VOTE!!! For the love of yarn, if you are in the States, and are registered, please vote. I don't care who you vote for (well, OK, I do. Don't vote for the Klan, OK? Anyone else ... should be fine).

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That does kind of threaten imply that more miscellaneous stuff will be forthcoming, and there probably will!For Deb:Having a birthday in early January I can fully sympathise with Deb's complaint about blech calendar pictures in November. My offerings to her are this:And this:I'd also like to give her (and everyone else) these pictures of two birch trees looking like they're on fire, thanks to

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As Monica said to Bill! {snarf}Progress on the second Snake Skin Sock (or the SSSS or S^4)So, I didn't manage to finish a pair of socks during Socktober - never mind! I've really enjoyed looking through all of the photos posted to the Flickr group. However, I did manage to acquire some sock yarn though!Kiwi tonal and Evergreen tonal from Socks that Fit.These are for a sock pattern that's been

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I'm not an advocate of mass medication (far from it) but in my next-door neighbour's case I could make a great big exception. I'll leave it at that since I'm googleable (is that a word? Well, it is now!) but to say that I'm a knat's whisker from going medieval on their posteriors wouldn't be far from the truth.Knitting? You want knitting?Well, I can't give you much in the way of knitting or

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Given that I've felt like death warmed-up for the past week I haven't done an amazing amount of crafting. I'm very aware of the irony surrounding my current situation; I am finally well enough to go into my local town center and ... I catch something. I'm not laughing, universe. Anyway, I was involved in another Craftster swap and if you're vaguely interested the relevant posts are here (my

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Needing to be energy-frugal at the moment I'm combining ABC Along entries.T is for Towels:Would knitters be able to survive without towels? They are (in my humble opinion) an essential piece of kit for blocking/drying of any item of knitwear. My personal best-find-ever-in-the-whole-of-today* was the blue microfibre towel. A fiver from Avon - how excellent was that?! My favourite towel (

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but were too wise to ask.Well, tough luck! You're getting it anyway! Here's the Socktoberfest questionaire: * When did you start making socks? Did you teach yourself or were you taught by a friend or relative? or in a class?Shortly after I learnt to knit (not sure of the time-frame) and I taught myself the hard way!* What was your first pair? How have they "held up" over time?See image

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Just like Oktoberfest, but with less beer. Well, maybe with a tad less beer. Well, with more sock knitting, anyway! I'm officially signed up and I've even downloaded a button, I've just forgotten to add it to the blog or indeed do any sock knitting in this month (so far)! For inspiration, just check out the Socktoberfest Flickr group.Socks:I'm ready to cast off the first Snake Skin Sock.

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Great blog-fodder, isn't it! I'm working on a propsal for a book - I'm pretty sure it was a targetted email to knit bloggers, but I took the bait!Stuff I can show:Despite the Royal Fail's best efforts, my first Craftster swap has concluded with the delivery of this bag of goodiesThe (not really a) Mystery Shawl makes it's first appearance here since ... does a quick search of own blog ... THE

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I sent the examinable component of my last university course today. I can't get it back now. That's it. The next thing I'll hear about it is when the postcard stamped by the university saying it got there safely arrives with me sometime next week. The result should be available the week before Christmas.All of that work didn't stop me shopping or crafting though ...Fabric 'n' whatnot:I'll be

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Statistics!I swear I didn't plan this! I was going to do socks or something like that, but anyway, here we are! The graphs and raw data are images to give the best accessability for everyone, but for those that want (email me) I can supply the spreadsheet in Open Office or Excel format.For the geeky among us, the stats test I used was the Spearmint Rhino Spearman Rank correlation coefficient.

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Aahhhhhhhaaaa! (Depending on your generation, and the kind of TV you watch, that will either be Abba, or Alan Partridge.)I found this over on the "But you don't look sick" blog. Some of my favourites:o: Really? That's not what my psychiatrist told me.o: Would a bit of vomit help? Because I'm feeling quiet nauseous.o: And you don't look stupid!o: Are you flirting with me?And finally...o: Should

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Rose:No more recent photos but it now looks much the same, only with added fungi! It's supposed to have red flowers (like the county I live in) but it's never flowered. I told it last winter that if it didn't buck up it's ideas I was going to move it. The leaves you see above are as a result of that telling off.Feet measuring update: some interesting early results, but I need more data. I'm

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Or dining room. Or on your front porch!A little background: my mum reckons that we (me and her) have an unusually wide heel depth in comparison to the rest of our feet. I would like to approach this in a scientific manner, and so I need some external help. I need three measurements: heel depth, foot circumference and ankle circumference. I have ably enlisted the help of my foot to demonstrate

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Quill! Well, OK, not quite a quill, but it's successor: the fountain pen.I discovered I preferred using a fountain pen to write a loooooong time ago. It really helps my handwriting, and if I use a biro it goes all Pete Tong!I now have to try and remain calm as I inform my neighbours what their 17 year old daughter has been up to whilst they've been on holiday for the past 2 weeks. This is not

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EDIT: Apparently, Internet explorer doesn't like my new fangled left align thing with the pictures. [insert weeping here] Well, I couldn't very well say little prick, could I? Oops! Well, that bruise is the result of have four (or was it three?) vials of blood taken for a battery of tests. Yes, my good people I finally have a consultant! Woo hoo - happy dance! This neurologist is only the

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First shorts, then socks.My stripey "Longs" (Well I can't really call them shorts if they go past my knee, can I?)For more views, go to Flickr using this link here.Fabric: Striped stretch cottonFabric Source: Fabric.comPattern: Simplicity 4238 - view E (cropped trousers)Pattern source: Local fabric/yarn shopModifications: Adjusted for my various sizes. Shortened the cropped trousers by about 8

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A day late and a dollar short!I had the original idea of taking my own pictures, but time and health (lack of both) meant that I haven't been able to. Instead, I'll provide a lovely amount of links all about ...The Pennines!The Pennines are a long chain of hills running more-or-less vertically down the country from the south of Scotland to the Peak District in the Midlands of England.There is a

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Nope, I haven't been KOed (for years I thought that was a dyslexic mispelling! The joys of having family members with a learning disability!), I've signed up for a swap over at Craftster. The theme is "Stars" and going off the previous 3 swaps it should be great fun. If you're already signed up at Craftster and have made a minimum number of posts, sign up (they close next Sunday, the 20th)!

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Click on any of the photos to go to Flickr where you can view larger versions and see more of my photos.Yarn: Un-named 100% wool DKYarn Source: A Secret Pal 3 "Angel".Pattern: Dimple Socks by KristiNeedles: 3.25 mm and 3.5 mm Brittany Birch double pointed needles from Elann.Cast off/toe/heel: sewn/short row/toe-up with heel flap.Modifications: I changed it to toe-up using these

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Since my mum begged, I sewed:Front:Back:Front pleat detail:Inside showing no exposed seams for the top band (very proud of this!):Click on any of the thumbnails for a larger view (external links to Flickr)Fabric: Stripey poly/cotton (1.5 m of 115cm wide)Fabric source: Local fabric/yarn shopPattern: A tutorial over at craftster.Time taken: About 2 or 3 days from start to finish (probably would

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Unfortunately, it's only a back muscle!I bent down to pick something up off the floor and, in an effort to protect my sore knee, I sort of twisted my back as I bent and "TWEAK"! So I spent most of Friday jacked up on pain killers and muscle relaxants (yeah, baby - legal drugs!). I did, however, manage to order some yarn:Drooooool - Cashsoft DK. I'm only going to knit with this yarn from now on

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I've joined a Sci-Fi Knit Along. Please help me feel slightly less geeky by joining too. Cindy - you know I mean you.The button I created

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DON'T PANIC!!! I'm only in the planning stages (so far). Here's the background. In this counrty there is a BBC TV channel called BBCThree (it's on digital) and their logo/mascots are these cute little orange blobs; see? My brother is clearly insane likes them. I'm going to make him one. It's still in the rough design stage at the moment: and I'm still not sure if it's going to be crocheted

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Orange!I'm not really a fan of the fruit (ask my brother how I drive him crazy with picking the pith out of every single sqaure centimetre of a segment) but I do like the colour. Need proof?Orange Montage.Top (l-r): Clapotis 2, Jaywalker, Mystical Creations Yarn, an orange with a hat!Bottom (l-r): Brigitte cardigan, A purchased fabric top, Probability Tank top, Orangeena jumper.Technorati tags:

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Not much happened really! I did manage some knitting, but not much. I finished the first "Dimple" sock back home.Dimple sock 1 - worked toe-up.It looks better on my foot, but wearing a thick woollen boot sock (even if for a few seconds) is not something I'm prepared to do. Even if it is all in the name of the blog! When I'm whinging about the cold and rain in the middle of February, I'll look

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Why was I there? See the end of the post.All in chronological order (I think) with comments where necessary. These don't tell the whole story; mainly because this is a public blog and there are some things I'd love to say, but I know that the people I want to talk about are perfectly capable of googling me! {sheepish grin} Click on any of the pictures for a larger view (some have additional

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I'm back! It was very hot, very hard work but also a lot of fun. I'm going to start reading emails (haven't actually looked yet) and the 518 items in Bloglines.Photos, tales and gossip will follow when I regain full use of my brain (probably about 6 months from now!)Mwah - see ya's later.

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And that includes me! I'll be standing in a field/in a stream/on a mountain for the next seven days and I don't think I'll have internet access. I'll try and post if I can, but no promises!In the meantime, learn all about Shropshire here!A slight bit of information for those not familiar with the Open University's way of working. The normal academic year (in England, anyway) runs from

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Northumberland!As usual, first, the location:OK, so the first one is a bit cheeky ...I stayed at a place called Featherstone Castle as part of a school trip. It was one of those "We'll tell the authorities that it's educational, but it's really fun" trips. They don't really do that any more, I don't think. Anyway, these days my old school goes on ski trips!EARTHQUAKE!!!! Or shoddy camera work.

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Finished! Finito! Fin! Beendet!I may have got a little excited with the online translator.Cup-o-teaThe 2.5 m of yarn I had left over!Click on any of the pictures for a larger view (if you dare!)Pattern: Clapotis from knitty.comYarn: Louisa Harding Sari Ribbon (90% Nylon, 10% Metallic) in colour 5.Yardage/meterage: 4 balls of above yarn (66 yds/60 m per ball) less 2.5 m!Finished size: Approx.

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That I've been working my little handknit socks off:Abstract: 241 wordsIntroduction: 510 wordsLiterature Review: just under 2000My sanity? Worthless!I wouldn't mind, but if I weren't going away on Friday, I'd have a full extra week to have this done. As it is, I've been working twice as long per day as I normally do. After my final check-through on Monday I may very well just stay in bed until

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I'm neurotic. If I don't have anything to worry about, I worry that I've got nothing to worry about! I think I was Woody Allen in a previous life! Anyway, ever since the road-trip-that-wasn't I've been worrying about my mum. She has managed (just) another car journey since, but it's all just blegh.Anyway, I have 2000 words to produce by early next week (plus a 300 word abstract, plus a 500

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The new issue of Crochet Me is up and I really, really need to shake a tail feather and learn to crochet.Stuff I like:Galaxy top - a t-shirt transformed by crocheted motifsIrish Oranges - a mesh shawl with lovely flowers and leaves. I think this would be great made in green with the flowers in different tonal colours.Crystal Lace Bolero - so cool. I didn't know you could do ribbing in crochet!

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Malta!EDIT: I've now made the photos "public" in Flickr, so if you were having any kind of problem with that, it should now be sorted! Carry on!My maternal grandmother took me on my first foreign holiday (assuming you don't count Wales and Scotland as foreign to England!) in April of 2003 (you know, the same time as SARS and the Iraq War!)So, where is Malta?View clockwise from top left. Click

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More photos can be found at my Flickr "Sew? I Knit!" page here.Fabric: An unlabelled, mixed-fibre, blue and white striped shirting from my grannie. The warp (or is that the weft?) is a synthetic and the weft (warp?) is a natural fibre.Pattern: From an old issue of "Essentials" magazine. Pattern number E177Modifications: Well - I modified the front pieces to accomadate my "boobage", turned the 1

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I decided that since my wrist didn't like me knitting on 2mm needles all the time, I'd better find something in a larger gauge. Hence Clapotis number 2:Click-en to em-big-enIn my defence, I did work on Tubey for a bit, but it is mostly wool. And my hands sweat glow. So really, it's all for my health - isn't it?I went for the purl-stitch-into-drop-stitch method I'd read about other people doing

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Thank you so much for all the kind and reassuring words you left in response to my last post. And even if you didn't comment, but just though nice things, thank you as well.In the cold, hard, light of day, these things always seem silly, and yet at the time are utterly terrifying. My dad and brother had a nice (ish) time in Blackpool and my mum and I had a girly day listening to England lose at

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EDIT: Well, I ended up going about a mile and a half. En familie we were going to see my paternal grandmother. We got as far as the slip way to get on to the motorway when my mum had a massive panic attack. My dad had to pull on to the hard shoulder becuase she was really bad. After about 15 minutes, we came home and I stayed with my mum, while my dad and younger brother went anyway. I'm

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Please leave a one-word comment that you think best describes me — it can only be one word long. Then copy and paste this into your blog so that I may leave a word about you.Seen - everywhere!Technorati tags: meme;

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This is a technical "I know there's a problem and I'm working on it" type post. No crafting whatsoever. So, if you don't run Internet Explorer at a resolution of 800 by 600 on Windows, I'll see you next time! Bye, bye!I know that the left sidebar disappears under the above configuration. I don't know why. If you are using Internet Evil, I'd encourage you to change to Firefox anyway (it's

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Don't answer that! Anyway, have you heard Paris Hilton's debut single? I like it.WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? I shouldn't like it. It's Paris Hilton, for heaven's sake. This is a woman who's entire career has revolved around her crotch. Blegh! I'm going to have to shower now.Not-knitting:I have been on the yarn (I'm not off the wagon by any means), but what little I have done isn't worth

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Yes, that's right - it's World Cup Time. World What? - say the North Americans.In a vain attempt to escape any potential screaming (or crying) from the neighours, I'm out in the garden. I love wireless internet!Here are some of the lovely things I'm enjoying, instead of the football or the French Open Tennis:ClematisAqua Liga??And a moth I found in the bathroomClick on any of the pictures for

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Lotus Blossom shawl in Lorna's Laces (Shepherd Sport, but let's not spoil the "L's"!):L is also for "Long story, but worth it". The link to this was posted on the online conference for my university. It's the best description I've ever read of what it's like to have a chronic illness, and how you can explain it to "normal" people.Technorati tags: yarn; knitting;

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What's there?Ohh - a frog in an ice cream tub!Don't try this at home - I'm a professional (idiot)!Bye, bye little frog.Click on any/all of the pictures for a larger view.Knitting?I need the 2.5 mm needles currently residing in Sugar Almond, so I'm knitting as fast as I can.Then the needles will be occupied with June/July's sock from the SixSox group, destined for my mum (at last, a pair of socks

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Knitting!Well, duh!I couldn't decide what I wanted to do for this. My first idea was to take pictures of all my current projects, or all of my finished items. I could have snapped all the pre-blog and pre-website items. Instead, I went down the video route.I knit what is called "Combination" or "Eastern Uncrossed". Before I learnt this technique I knit with the yarn in my right hand in a style

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But before I proved myself an idiot again, I did this:Sorting out my fabric stashThat's how I found the stripey shirt fabric for the "Sew? I Knit!" challenge.Speaking of which:Pattern pieces, masking tape, pencil, scissors and glassesEssential for this:Stuff I've seen around:Wanda's raglan jumper/sweater with lace detail and everything.Cindy's a-frickin'-mazing Dr. Who cardigan. I am so

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Having realised that I'm doing more sewing than knitting at the moment, I thought I'd better join my fellow kind and I've signed up for the June/July project on Sew? I Knit!The Pattern (shirt on the right)The FabricA true-ism:Read on the UKHandknitters list (posted by Annette).How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb

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Taken this morning in my garden.All the pictures are enlarge-able. The montage of Montana (clematis) has the original photo links in the description on the Flickr page. For the rest of the "All the Green Things" photo set click here.And woo-hoo on the cricket!Technorati tags: garden

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Great, arguing with myself. I blame the weather!TubeyWhat's wrong in this picture?A closer look?Yup, I stood on the needle and pulled it out. It's been like this for about 5 days now, and I still haven't done anything to fix it. I blame the weather.SLLSSecond sock is motoring:Although I did managed to frell up big time in the patterning. Some rows I forgot to do the lace pattern and then I

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Apparently not! I present to you a summer(!) top made from a pink and purple camouflage duvet cover (I have two of them!)The "Before" shotFront ViewBack ViewClose up of the "faking-it" facing where I cut it too short and had to do a 3-step zig-zag to join them (oops!)Click on any of the pictures to make big, or click here for the rest of the photo set.Fabric: Thin cotton/polyester camo print (

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I love colour (as you can tell by looking around my site!) and I love these t-shirt tank tops. Unfortunatly, individually, they were too short for me. So, realising that 2 too short t-shirts could make 1 long t-shirt I did this:The BeforeThe Cut!The SewingThe Hem StitchHow the Hem LooksThe Finished Object 1The Finished Object 2Technorati tags: yarn; knitting;

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Well, yes I am, actually. I've been watching all these reports coming in from fellow bloggers about fibre festivals (or fiber festivals, since they are in the US!) and frankly, I'm a little envious. Luckily, green is a colour that suits me! I know that there is a sheep-related fesitival in Cumbria, but I don't have the time/energy/money to go. So for the time being, I'm living vicariously.The

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View from my windowClick here to see the photos in close-up. Thanks to Kristi for the link.My cacti (and the frog!)In no way is this a distraction from the lack of knitting!See:Simply Lovely Lace Socks (still the first one)Over my Jaywalker for comparison. Eep! I've got a way to go yet.News Round-up:o: For those of us of a :cough: certain age - Take That get new record deal!o: Claudia is

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JournalsClick on any of the thumbnails to see what my scribblings say. Or click here for the "J" photoset on FlickrFor my main course this year I have to read, anaylse and summarise papers from scientific journals. In order to keep track of this, I also keep a "journal" or diary of my progress. In here go my notes on the papers, questions I need to ask my tutor, ideas for the final report and

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(that has a memory like a colander!)I forgot to say "Thank you" to Kristi, because I won a competition she ran. The prize was any one of her patterns. I chose the "Dimple" socks because I have some DK yarn begging to be made into a pair of boot socks.Also, the DNA/lace tank I mentioned in my last post finally has a pattern! Go to Squeaky Weasels blog for the instructions.Technorati tags: yarn;

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"The girl on the cover's cute!" - thus speaketh my brother. I think that Amy and Jill will now rest easy knowing that the model they chose has my brother's seal of approval!Tubey:Tubey Sleeves as of 8th of MayI decided that the bell sleeves weren't for me, but I couldn't be bothered doing the necessary maths to do a shaped sleeve. I decided that starting the 3/1 ribbing at the elbow would

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Sorry - I'm brain addled at the moment. That's what you get for studying I guess. Darned thirst for knowledge!I bought (non-knitting) stuff:Mocha cotton Military jacket (sorry for the bluuuuurrrry pictures!)Denim jacket (apologies for the chins!)I have always wanted a demin jacket (yes, I have high ambitions).I like them for very different reasons - the denim is a slightly heavier material, but

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I hate having secret knitting, so I've decided to partly "un-secret" it.Blurry, out of focus, and un-true colour - really worth it!I'm knitting "Sugar Almond" up in the yarn that I won from Lou. Right yarn, right time and, I hope, right pattern.I've decided that when I finish this/these that I'll send the pattern to Kerrie (who is too sweet, nice and lovely for words, by the way. More on that

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Icons of England (from Icons.org.uk - this isn't my idea unfortunately!): *Alice In Wonderland* The Angel of the North (want to see it) Big Ben (the bell not the tower!) *Blackpool Tower* Brick Lane *Cricket* (my first love!) A Cup of Tea (can't stand the stuff, but it is

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It all appears to be working now - carry on! (But sign up with Feedburner just in case!)So if you popped by on the off chance but you normally sub with Bloglines, hi!I'll be emailing "people" today.N.b.: I typed bloblines into the title!EDIT: as a work-around I signed up to FeedBurner. It gives the same service as Atom, but in RSS. This feed is working. Hopefully, this should prove more

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This can only mean one thing - spring has sprung!I hate my row gauge!It's causing me all sorts of problems at the moment. Tubey is taking forever to knit, and it doesn't feel as if I've progressed at all. The same goes for the socks. I know I've made progress on those because I use markers in my work to show where I started in a session.However, this gauge of mine is causing me something of a

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thud ... thud ...!That's the sound of my head hitting my desk. My lovely test knitter (Hi Anne!) has knitted up Acorn AND IT DOESN'T FIT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT! I sent the original to Kerrie (Magknits) because she had the perfect model and that didn't fit either. I am seriously tempted to tell Kerrie to forget it and I'll stick to accessories from now on.If all knitters were like Grumperina

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Well, it's a blouse, but y'know ...FrontSideBack - the hem is straight. I'm the one that's wonky!This is, without a doubt, one of the best fitting garments I have ever worn. Thanks to Burda, the ladies at my haberdashery and Sandra Betzina.Pattern number: 3018Company: BurdaFabric: white cotton broidery anglaisSizes used (not ready-to-wear equivalent): 20 (waist, back and upper chest), 22 (hips

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Holly (Ilex aquifolium)Hedera (Ivy)Possibly more suitable for Christmas time, but I just love the colours on these evergreens.Click on the pictures to be taken to a larger view (re-direct to Flickr, and just "backspace" it to come back here)Technorati tags: yarn; knitting; ABCAlong

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Well? What do you think?I think there might be a few bugs to iron out, but I like it.If anything looks skewiff, leave a comment or email me with your Operating System, Display settings and Browser.See ya next week.

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I listen to the MoshKnit podcast and I entered Brooklynne's "Design a Logo" contest. Judging by the fact that mine made it to the voting stage I'd guess that she only had the six entries.Now I won't tell you which one is mine (six), but hop over (six) and vote for which one you like the best (six).Direct Poll URL.Technorati tags: yarn; knitting;

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Not offered to me, but by me!There was a recent discussion on the Ample Knitters list about a pattern on the Garn Studio website. The flurry of emails was in response to an American contributor assuming that the measurements given were in inches. Being British I feel as if I'm in something of a unique position; I am fairly fluent in both metric and imperial.For knitting, large distances and

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I think I've taken on too much with this Acorn pattern. I found a massive error in one of the sizes, causing me to get my calculator out and twist my hair into knots. My test knitter (hi!) has also said that there are "quirks" in the pattern - she's keeping notes. Now, in life, quirks are good - it makes you ... quirky! In a knitting pattern? Not so much.As my mum said when I was whinging to

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A big "Thank you" to everyone who left a comment about the I Do shrug - it made the rest of the week worthwhile (illness, idiocy, depression and self-doubt, basically!).SLLS:I've completed the heel gusset decreases and I'm progressing down the foot now. The initial plan for these socks (when they were going to be my mum's) was to stop the patterning on the top of the foot because (1) it would be

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The model in the pattern was posing with a flower. I chose a broad bean plant instead.The colour is really off on this one!Close up of the pattern detail.Click on any of the pictures to enlarge. You'll be re-directed to Flickr (photo host). To get back here, just use the back button on your browser.Item name: I Do shrugRecipient: MePattern: I Do from knitty.comYarn: Sirdar Breeze DK (60%

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Greenhouse:Pictures taken earlier in the year, although there's hardly any "Spring" sprouting so it looks pretty much the same now! The bubble wrap is to keep everything at a near-constant temperature during the Winter.This was the scene of my second most exausting experiment ever. I had to grow three varieties of Red Fescue grass (1) with and without salt water application and (2) suspended

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This was the weather yesterday when I was doing the "photoshoot" for the snaffoed Magknits pattern:Unfortunately, I can't show you what I was suffering for, but I can show you this:This is my "Zoolander" pose.Also spotted in my garden was this:You mean you can't see anything? How about this then:No? Still can't see it? Neither can I - and I was there! Trust me when I say that it's a

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Top-down, double pointed needles, heel flap. What's wrong with me?This is the first of a pair of Simply Lovely Lace Socks from the Spring edition of Interweave Knits, for my mum, in Opal Cotton. My mum's birthday in on the 30th of this month. Can I make it? I am, under my own rules, allowed to gift these at any point next Thursday, right up to 11:59pm. So, can I do it?Mods: what have I

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after all my pimpin' I'm not in. April?EDIT: Turns out that Kerrie emailed me asking for some better photos with more detail in them. I never got that email. I now have to go and wrestle the item back off the person I gave it to for Christmas and do some more pictures. The lesson: never assume anything.

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Faux suede boots:I live in these from about September to May. I got them as a replacement for the thirty-year-old ankle boots I wore (my mum's handmedowns) and they are sooooo comfy. And cheap a good bargain!

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