tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85400063435279380182023-11-16T06:32:07.723+00:00Not Knotty LottieLottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-51280572633929046162011-02-08T17:27:00.001+00:002011-02-08T17:27:06.957+00:00That 70's Show<img width='640' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLertPKec4o6DniuOEPHoCm8E1qtD5gVVcW9iXITS4XwwRnfK01DBY9WKzpDHYqY612p_CJOZKmPkJgQlnGPYf_67TBLBvg9pCunPBy9vLu4JRsZpUTMXpxC0H7W-r3SmLmYpOKw58Df0//'><br>Yes I have finally finished all of my planned knitting for babies that were born in 2010.<br /><br />Two cuddly toys and the Starsky and Hutch inspired jumper pictured above. I am really happy with how it looks, and even happier with the new dad's reception of it - he was over the moon.<br /><br />I knitted quite a lot of it during DVD marathons over the past couple of weekends - Mad Men, The Muppet Show and That 70's Show. An eclectic mix I am sure you will agree!<br /><br />Unfortunately I still have several other projects on the needles - including a 4ply jumper (silly girl) another shawl and my first instalment of the Socktopus 2011 sock club. <br /><br />Really it is a good thing that I have decided to have a bit of a stashdown this year and not buy any yarn until knit nation (July). Right?Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-9083260837680828682011-01-26T18:16:00.001+00:002011-01-26T18:17:14.048+00:00Well what a surprise!I realised something yesterday, something I am sure you all knew years ago..... If I actually want to get any knitting done, then I do actually have to take it out of the bag and move my needles! <br /><br />This may sound simple, but I think I have got dragged down by having too many things that I want to do and not really knowing where to start!!!<br /><br />Well I have been on two training courses this week that have been focused on goals and how to achieve them and rather than applying these to other areas of my life to start with I am using them on my knitting - that way I can see progress!!! <br /><br />Last night I finally finished one of Sophie the rabbits ears and it is my goal to finish the other one tonight, which would mean that baby Ariadne can finally have her toy, I will have actually finished something this year and I can use the correct needles on that jumper I am so close to finishing.....<br /><br />You know - I might actually get some stuff done this year!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-3700098715581049492010-11-11T21:41:00.001+00:002010-11-11T21:41:58.115+00:00There has been some knitting....<img width='640' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR43hOJoJSO6Ovwk0r9LIIpvh4wTwWW-KQu4cXLi2SnQcgcN9FIaGtGZmYriY6aBh1iGEWDJtI7kza9HnZcF4n9H1p0LRQmX8LqiVlyjzaA7BKKb1MbcJSdwLbICSoPMor_ZUt4vTVYU//'><br>Not much, but a little! <br /><br />I have continued working on my 12 jumpers and was making very good progress up until the point that I started getting terrible pains in my right arm and had to stop knitting all together for several months! <br /><br />So the current position is 8 jumpers finished (and most worn very regularly), one jumper on the needles, two jumpers just waiting to be sewn up - hahaha 'just' as if they haven't each been waiting over a year already - and one jumper to cast on.<br /><br />Now if only people would stop having babies, I might have a chance to get some jumpers finished!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-26122784207110014062010-11-11T18:02:00.001+00:002010-11-11T18:02:35.892+00:00Testing testing 1...2....3This is a test to see if I can blog from my phone! I know that I have been a terrible blogger these past few months and have neglected you, however in my defence there has been a lot going on! Some of it sad, but recently some of it very happy. I have high hopes that the future will mean much more of the latter.Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-67712069080529344912010-05-15T18:58:00.047+01:002010-05-15T19:30:03.198+01:00Day 2 of Elephant HuntingWe went hunting for more elephants in London on Friday. There was a whole herd in Green Park. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRFOaikz8KFSiWDEiE1UknPErl8yQioO87JMKY8NR0rRvpmYJKbKnYiEOoZ5ETc4ZH65WI91CnsyG08dpcAQweAIzhaarZ2XZ6pz3fmzlBX-NiJiHzsHQR7-wOJn8htvgbWBEjNJZXIU/s320/P5140005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471558881607986658" border="0" /></a><br />And plenty more in the surrounding area! By 7.30pm I was up to 77 of the 158 elephants!<br /><br />I am quite pleased with my progress so far, but I think I will just do a round up of a few elephants everyday - as at time of posting I am up to 87!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-66282995830228092222010-05-13T20:48:00.030+01:002010-05-13T21:32:30.047+01:00I'm going on an elephant hunt...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUTw0sGnXGvr3QQvXazTedNtQRS9DrEIxTq5d-if_VP1QI5y7ev7ih-k5eCctvx7kzgFIK4f5K8VVv8e7JCsGzdlRNedw21CdPj0jiOh2_eX_VxKf5Decqh_WV8WH37uBLoN24biSvao/s1600/Hathi.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUTw0sGnXGvr3QQvXazTedNtQRS9DrEIxTq5d-if_VP1QI5y7ev7ih-k5eCctvx7kzgFIK4f5K8VVv8e7JCsGzdlRNedw21CdPj0jiOh2_eX_VxKf5Decqh_WV8WH37uBLoN24biSvao/s320/Hathi.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470844902077618882" border="0" /></a><br />You may remember <a href="http://notknottylottie.blogspot.com/2009/11/epic-tale-of-elijah-elephant.html">Elijah</a> from a previous post. Today he has been out in London making some new friends....<br /><br />I will warn you know that this is a very picture heavy post!<br /><br />First of all we went to the V and A on my way to work.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJRbLkxiI2sv4RkHpcKFRjXrRqXUFNdLHdAUNRSc7LGD-d8pR27Lo2x48fqEP7HIKHQNwmqUvQUGBrbvmssyqfXpzz0gF5ecAW7ZtGdbdOpdzFxfl60USoalgCfMULyoDEFZBkYNeAkg/s1600/P5130004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJRbLkxiI2sv4RkHpcKFRjXrRqXUFNdLHdAUNRSc7LGD-d8pR27Lo2x48fqEP7HIKHQNwmqUvQUGBrbvmssyqfXpzz0gF5ecAW7ZtGdbdOpdzFxfl60USoalgCfMULyoDEFZBkYNeAkg/s320/P5130004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470845160282891970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then at lunch time we went to High Street Kensington:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9z311n8gBXd5BWhZgCOgBDpKoWOmU8EU6GetqNJtWXUD9fXuS5USBUQM2bQKgoiYvGiI4Ugyn8mvLNATRYQMUyKdzgvDnFtNXUSpO2JJhWgPl_lY0DTIHfJp_KYxiOWAHt5YjZqvh0U/s1600/P5130005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghteMi54kkpjy1lzQV4U7_UV7pcBgnMZj_xaGysqF01-1_oA8PizWvthDazfByJhm1gnolfYUa-R_WgrNai9_Dq3mp4RWHkeVQrkKy8dhM937ve5o0xI5SBsRC1wMZ0dhuuyiyFyY28z4/s320/P5130072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470854413849032962" border="0" /></a>Which brings my total elephants to 28. Which isn't bad for one day! Only 230 to go!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-12289777636621026532010-05-11T22:00:00.007+01:002010-05-11T22:18:27.050+01:00Bits and PiecesDespite my complete lack of blogging I have actually been quite productive recently!<br /><br />I have finished jumpers 3 and 4 (so only 8 to go!). I have managed to painstakingly unpick parts of jumpers 5 and 6 that I had messed up, so hopefully they should get finished sometime soon.<br /><br />I have been sewing - I made another bag like the one in my last post and then went to a Dressmaking weekend at the <a href="http://www.thepaperedparlour.co.uk/">Papered Parlour</a> in Clapham. It was really good and I am quite proud of the dress that I made:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAb0hC20EWaMa6V0EXfgTs1rtc8iAKtDOxbRujAofINwzdGJRFScRnFCrGc3ZFcIemCLbeWlt4EFMSx04lQb_9B0DAx-OMWtXNMrsL5npaAmoSBUNo5Qu5H4Utu8F8gYcvKqEm87Cupk/s1600/P4250004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAb0hC20EWaMa6V0EXfgTs1rtc8iAKtDOxbRujAofINwzdGJRFScRnFCrGc3ZFcIemCLbeWlt4EFMSx04lQb_9B0DAx-OMWtXNMrsL5npaAmoSBUNo5Qu5H4Utu8F8gYcvKqEm87Cupk/s320/P4250004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470121787020895042" border="0" /></a>So maybe it is not that impressive, but I did design and make it in 10 hours!<br /><br />I am really pleased with how the back turned out -<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2EO9EZzvVc9E6GJ4_mZPbPf_qXssRPKZoHD40YcBkJOQPUHIkkTmd9bWEet4na8VQ60_qXFiGj8xAc2EnFgjvQkhdJD0p1Ti6kqt3YMYgf_D9lJp7jrG5VdYzhPDnjIzXAATZprliy8/s1600/P4250003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2EO9EZzvVc9E6GJ4_mZPbPf_qXssRPKZoHD40YcBkJOQPUHIkkTmd9bWEet4na8VQ60_qXFiGj8xAc2EnFgjvQkhdJD0p1Ti6kqt3YMYgf_D9lJp7jrG5VdYzhPDnjIzXAATZprliy8/s320/P4250003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470122254909852498" border="0" /></a>I have also got some grand plans for future sewing, here is a sneaky peek...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxStx5sPaegmgTqDJVK_3Z2gTFjyuxnwl8ydU-5iyHMse9QYs3Lp4i1tuV3kO2vB7WmQrBNsi49i9Xi5Fc3VRT15L0bgh5KLl5fFVLOYEumc3F0FuFvhdOCmXrkztEAFOSZvkTzczbtA/s1600/P5040007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxStx5sPaegmgTqDJVK_3Z2gTFjyuxnwl8ydU-5iyHMse9QYs3Lp4i1tuV3kO2vB7WmQrBNsi49i9Xi5Fc3VRT15L0bgh5KLl5fFVLOYEumc3F0FuFvhdOCmXrkztEAFOSZvkTzczbtA/s320/P5040007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470123077026151026" border="0" /></a>And finally I have been adding buttons to anything and everything - I am particularly pleased with how some nice wooden buttons look on my new shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAH3Yq9PnmnyllPsbyhLSVridv5BuWTguGaj56KaBsyy30pSM4hVpxg0PcHaIu_yrM17CmHraKppZyI94HrZu_i2JfXc1xatLDOvrIJpAaM2mrEzc7YCXihdPvHr5b7J7z7rZqmR7jdI/s1600/P5080018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAH3Yq9PnmnyllPsbyhLSVridv5BuWTguGaj56KaBsyy30pSM4hVpxg0PcHaIu_yrM17CmHraKppZyI94HrZu_i2JfXc1xatLDOvrIJpAaM2mrEzc7YCXihdPvHr5b7J7z7rZqmR7jdI/s200/P5080018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470123875488022546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCFb7rUUH11FJXG6gbcuRk1eVU0Ov5wYX0XWmGXGQaKnbXB74TRL2Xs_0Eqo4XOJ3WSIVXXElqOzy2wMEQ9zd1lnZrvU3nj8uX3VawjiS8ax8IIdLkanFyYbdBGNhLVh-SAgeLLo0LxI/s1600/P5080019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCFb7rUUH11FJXG6gbcuRk1eVU0Ov5wYX0XWmGXGQaKnbXB74TRL2Xs_0Eqo4XOJ3WSIVXXElqOzy2wMEQ9zd1lnZrvU3nj8uX3VawjiS8ax8IIdLkanFyYbdBGNhLVh-SAgeLLo0LxI/s320/P5080019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470124160298205490" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-85427619372687524272010-04-06T20:36:00.006+01:002010-04-06T20:57:49.347+01:00Spring CleaningI have been doing a bit of spring cleaning over the Easter weekend. I have had a few projects that have been hanging around that I have not been sure about for various reasons so I have now <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">frogged</span> them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKw_ozI-jH_MF7npypD-6DpZfuXAT32-rnDwhgakKL_izwzT-1roOidY4x68Hj7FGqx_S21O1AXcTXVFE0DjRdP3nWrTkKhjvRFFLA2F8GBmm2khTQhu4FWqA6bPaOCOgNBe-2mvT8bE/s1600/P4030123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKw_ozI-jH_MF7npypD-6DpZfuXAT32-rnDwhgakKL_izwzT-1roOidY4x68Hj7FGqx_S21O1AXcTXVFE0DjRdP3nWrTkKhjvRFFLA2F8GBmm2khTQhu4FWqA6bPaOCOgNBe-2mvT8bE/s320/P4030123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457113086699105810" border="0" /></a><br />I love this pattern (<a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter09/PATTcitron.php">Citron</a>) and will definitely make it in the future, but this particular project had bad memories for me as it was what I was knitting when I found out that my Grandad had died.<br /><br />I am planning on using the yarn to knit a featherweight cardigan - which is a project that I have also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">frogged</span> over the past few days as the yarn that I was using just broke so easily - but to be honest the yarn is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">laceweight</span> cashmere I am not quite sure what I was expecting!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7xIPlIVArYRM0SVFWc1-WEkRapFfdx5deG72mBATBUeadEWHhyGlhEa4M_Th3F1R0mo_h2YXrXjIV_E6fDCM5-bU05Y-Q5vVqWvuuCRCsQlpIqxXNtFUE7mEVzJuAVAXVzZ79aNtbWM/s1600/P4050124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7xIPlIVArYRM0SVFWc1-WEkRapFfdx5deG72mBATBUeadEWHhyGlhEa4M_Th3F1R0mo_h2YXrXjIV_E6fDCM5-bU05Y-Q5vVqWvuuCRCsQlpIqxXNtFUE7mEVzJuAVAXVzZ79aNtbWM/s320/P4050124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457113264442675554" border="0" /></a>Pretty colour though.<br /><br />This is what they look like now:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcgTfvF3tEkil1pFEN2mALyoIKK1yA7_y5PKEWHwKpZV0pxu91dnYAo9deyDOyyLZqvpwPl6nrSDoVkhoPwN-GvrVg0f26D0K31mZvaN5Deqi-kmtGxQUEYRmZPiO7pYBp-OfcQNCDEY/s1600/P4050129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcgTfvF3tEkil1pFEN2mALyoIKK1yA7_y5PKEWHwKpZV0pxu91dnYAo9deyDOyyLZqvpwPl6nrSDoVkhoPwN-GvrVg0f26D0K31mZvaN5Deqi-kmtGxQUEYRmZPiO7pYBp-OfcQNCDEY/s320/P4050129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457113675131360962" border="0" /></a><br />It hasn't all been ripping back projects though - although I don't yet have a 3rd Jumper I do have about 5 potentials for that throne. They are all at least halfway through, so as soon as I can knit again ( I have got pains in my wrist/arm again) hopefully I will get at least one of them finished before the end of this month.<br /><br />In other craft news I went to a learn to sew class at John Lewis a couple of weekends ago - I am so proud of the little bag that I made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tLE0sGdhbU2rq_EBR8bkVhN_dzI-r188hr0XYrd-lOIRH0IpyFMlunYJYi5Y6EGegvbBhDsLLxvP02asXXGJ1s5DKo_LfSf28XJurGfgDlFWrvWABNvfaVKdifvcCDNbUwBApESgw_w/s1600/P4060155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tLE0sGdhbU2rq_EBR8bkVhN_dzI-r188hr0XYrd-lOIRH0IpyFMlunYJYi5Y6EGegvbBhDsLLxvP02asXXGJ1s5DKo_LfSf28XJurGfgDlFWrvWABNvfaVKdifvcCDNbUwBApESgw_w/s320/P4060155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457115154790449282" border="0" /></a>Hopefully my Mum will be bringing my sewing machine when she comes to visit so that I can sew some more things!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-45682029173065443102010-02-14T17:34:00.004+00:002010-02-16T19:28:55.313+00:00IntSweMoDo 2010I finally got some pictures of my O W L S. I have worn it several times and still haven't sewn the buttons on yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wcf34ou13lRt7cUl0PZLZWGUQJfCKdktLKd64B10kzDa8ezCQNeXPcxIndUPxi9TVj5PEk8wOK7PCk42jeizxEFBv4f5J8r_JNjkmDC7ma40Y76-fkECaFGDWJanlQyXApO3g-kzCDs/s1600-h/Owls_IntSweMoDo2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wcf34ou13lRt7cUl0PZLZWGUQJfCKdktLKd64B10kzDa8ezCQNeXPcxIndUPxi9TVj5PEk8wOK7PCk42jeizxEFBv4f5J8r_JNjkmDC7ma40Y76-fkECaFGDWJanlQyXApO3g-kzCDs/s320/Owls_IntSweMoDo2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438154995269075634" border="0" /></a><br />The second jumper that I started was Snow White - then I decided that I didn't think the pattern wenr well with the teal yarn that I was using. So then I decided to knit the fitted February Lady - I had knitted a whole ball before deciding that I would never set in the sleeves so it wasn't worth carrying on. So I frogged my Cascade 220 again and decided to knit St James, but unfortunatly third time was not lucky and by the time I had knitted down to the bust and tried it on it was HUGE!<br /><br />I should really start making a tension square before I start knitting!<br /><br />I have managed to knit my second jumper (well shrug really). It was a quick knit, but I really like it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXkuxQ0Q_Ew7H6G-_m-qg7PlWk7jxG5qECuhTMNRtqaPF2afhZeeg65pLLslu0uHhdvXqKHmVFWId8657tUbz0IWMMUMDQG0fY3yxohpO6j-ezjXrvzx0_YlLwRGQ_chvlBOO5oe_4Rk/s1600-h/OneToneShrug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXkuxQ0Q_Ew7H6G-_m-qg7PlWk7jxG5qECuhTMNRtqaPF2afhZeeg65pLLslu0uHhdvXqKHmVFWId8657tUbz0IWMMUMDQG0fY3yxohpO6j-ezjXrvzx0_YlLwRGQ_chvlBOO5oe_4Rk/s320/OneToneShrug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438925278387403970" border="0" /></a><br />And now I have started my Ravelympics project....Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-66838934946362634052010-01-17T19:15:00.005+00:002010-01-17T19:29:45.589+00:00Owls - IntSweMoDo2010I have finished my first jumper of the year - <a href="http://needled.wordpress.com/parliament/">Owls</a> . I love it and would like to make a cardigan version sometime in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42tewQJE3pHlGppXJnohX0FOG3RLQv1N_PQ084PEKSjIYQgEygnXIqvbTmpz5B6qCSAGUSCDuf7gb16NK5Pl3xXg7eEV59vgQpwI71bzo_aR9pxN0Ly6bWAV3OJFXcj4C2D-_1RazeB8/s1600-h/P1090070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42tewQJE3pHlGppXJnohX0FOG3RLQv1N_PQ084PEKSjIYQgEygnXIqvbTmpz5B6qCSAGUSCDuf7gb16NK5Pl3xXg7eEV59vgQpwI71bzo_aR9pxN0Ly6bWAV3OJFXcj4C2D-_1RazeB8/s320/P1090070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427792182065509426" border="0" /></a><br />I am afraid that I have not been able to take one photo where you can actually see the cables which is a result of bad lighting and black knitting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HWljici0g2Dx8wg-uC-tMcG7Fj-jg-Nm_ushhEv7wR2Jf9Tg15a12LCbS0fmFQ7Vx8LdQTwSL_C61aDgYZ7b9LZtu9Db0lYphRab_fxsNLANZXK2X1ibg1afQzo3x051LxhRjUC1x64/s1600-h/P1090072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HWljici0g2Dx8wg-uC-tMcG7Fj-jg-Nm_ushhEv7wR2Jf9Tg15a12LCbS0fmFQ7Vx8LdQTwSL_C61aDgYZ7b9LZtu9Db0lYphRab_fxsNLANZXK2X1ibg1afQzo3x051LxhRjUC1x64/s320/P1090072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427792363313699282" border="0" /></a><br />I can assure you that I am really happy with it and due to the lack of owl jumper pictures, here are a few other owl items around my flat. You have got to love those owls!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfeCsDI7pcNA1H6q1s9wLIYgDjQN5UsfwfnePfTPjMfdQ0ju-oDoyZ_XJMYtbUD3eSd6Ta7vZzJQAHYlgpctjkIbef-rnaPunwiawefS7JW4zFIDzjJp_18p63xZR0GtfyHvRK_SyyAY/s1600-h/P1090074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfeCsDI7pcNA1H6q1s9wLIYgDjQN5UsfwfnePfTPjMfdQ0ju-oDoyZ_XJMYtbUD3eSd6Ta7vZzJQAHYlgpctjkIbef-rnaPunwiawefS7JW4zFIDzjJp_18p63xZR0GtfyHvRK_SyyAY/s320/P1090074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427792472277304594" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-67087464281931094582010-01-06T18:55:00.006+00:002010-01-06T19:19:47.340+00:00Selbu Modern and 2010 challenges<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXREucW64qQAHflYY0aTULWbQaRNrWWcMSU0gAWf_oNBruzPUW7KQgcUx0rW-nVbp6YLFGjxy67hrfBAufFZR6bPnJOjp-tP4l3MnY4cc1ZLlZ-E7u-E2OFC_92N6PaT-f58RN8ogh_qg/s1600-h/P1020039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXREucW64qQAHflYY0aTULWbQaRNrWWcMSU0gAWf_oNBruzPUW7KQgcUx0rW-nVbp6YLFGjxy67hrfBAufFZR6bPnJOjp-tP4l3MnY4cc1ZLlZ-E7u-E2OFC_92N6PaT-f58RN8ogh_qg/s320/P1020039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423705667427339890" border="0" /></a><br />Over the Christmas and New Year break I travelled up to Newcastle, while I was there I managed to use Fair Isle in an actual item (a technique that I had only previously attempted it in a class). The pattern is <a href="http://zeitgeistyarns.blogspot.com/2008/09/selbu-modern-free-pattern.html">Selbu Modern</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M6102qoFJgFv8EgYVeyD_ZtUUUGqP1lwZUp_t3PIy9xI3GbBM0j5cOJz0HDyJl2UQRYJtkbuVesowBz13-a_mUMPFd-5JeQH2upeaCEQfFEg4Cyus2n_dPcXUDLSMm3QWliuKGmd8Lk/s1600-h/P1020063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M6102qoFJgFv8EgYVeyD_ZtUUUGqP1lwZUp_t3PIy9xI3GbBM0j5cOJz0HDyJl2UQRYJtkbuVesowBz13-a_mUMPFd-5JeQH2upeaCEQfFEg4Cyus2n_dPcXUDLSMm3QWliuKGmd8Lk/s320/P1020063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423705960079487394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am really pleased with the result. I used the same yarn (Easyknits) that I have just used to knit a forest canopy (which I am also wearing in the picture above) and a single ball of Rowan 4ply soft in a lovely deep brown.<br /><br />Knitting this hat in fair isle allowed me to complete one of my New Years resolutions from 2009 to try some new knitting techniques. This year I have set myself an even bigger challenge - I have signed up to IntSweMoDo2010 (which stands for <strong>International Sweater-a-Month Dodecathon). </strong><br /><br />I cast on for my first jumper January 1st and hopefully will be blogging about it in the near future!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-15627454364685388272010-01-02T21:08:00.003+00:002010-01-02T21:11:03.137+00:00Happy New YearI just wanted to say that I am still here, but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">unfortunately</span> there has been a lot going on in my life at the moment. I am hoping for a better year in 2010 - and hopefully some better blogging!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-78894725390299906592009-11-18T23:05:00.013+00:002009-11-19T08:09:41.464+00:00The Epic tale of Elijah the ElephantWell I started off with some free Rowan Denim Yarn<br />- my Rowan International free gift (I didn't really fancy the free bag pattern).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DGHArKCmCzClBAwWdOZGegUGBW5MIjkhDZyEFoKbRrZJpKRCdFOGK9VZdjJoKQLTR8PLYaJws63phavkNjYi92-snjo1p64WhJKB9217cmHZG8Kl5T09xGzX5q-cQKgWQeUkCWksjHY/s1600/PA130022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DGHArKCmCzClBAwWdOZGegUGBW5MIjkhDZyEFoKbRrZJpKRCdFOGK9VZdjJoKQLTR8PLYaJws63phavkNjYi92-snjo1p64WhJKB9217cmHZG8Kl5T09xGzX5q-cQKgWQeUkCWksjHY/s320/PA130022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405719810861012034" border="0" /></a><br />This yarn shrinks and the colour bleeds when you wash it, so I decided to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-shrink it before knitting with it.<br /><br />So I used my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">niddy</span> noddy to wind the balls into skeins tied each several times and put a three into a pillowcase sealed that and washed them at 40degrees on a normal wash. I thought I had been pretty careful, but I got a bit of a shock when my yarn went from this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6O8kdWhPgscLRyUVIuZxI9H98Fd7h7VfZvbSnrpyYLy09l9ebBykIxYpghZIpmFN_Dc9HYuAFk4uJJvO_veRHrPYRQIrNM-cvsODqPGhFSp0XAvmNcMoVli7DlpU4iBG2b8NeVQ6W40/s1600/PA130025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6O8kdWhPgscLRyUVIuZxI9H98Fd7h7VfZvbSnrpyYLy09l9ebBykIxYpghZIpmFN_Dc9HYuAFk4uJJvO_veRHrPYRQIrNM-cvsODqPGhFSp0XAvmNcMoVli7DlpU4iBG2b8NeVQ6W40/s320/PA130025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405720503627926866" border="0" /></a>to this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhVClJPAQNx-9f9KeduHb6WPZ2EsB6tVQBQPiUnrL_eIIqnSfVtmbxn_0HfZ7txFmRAB7Hd_0m-fs5aFamd3yyL_m8u1EJQTZeqQrTsuAppvjq65vllxYvKN3uyFbyhlgPPEu1S7girQ/s1600/PA170001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhVClJPAQNx-9f9KeduHb6WPZ2EsB6tVQBQPiUnrL_eIIqnSfVtmbxn_0HfZ7txFmRAB7Hd_0m-fs5aFamd3yyL_m8u1EJQTZeqQrTsuAppvjq65vllxYvKN3uyFbyhlgPPEu1S7girQ/s320/PA170001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405720736497765858" border="0" /></a>But in fact it wasn't as bad as it looked - the skeins were all still intact and could have been wound from a swift with some care. However I do not have a swift, so I then had to wind each ball by hand with the skein around my knees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCRAC0grMOdDLpwu3s_EPac0D8sWcBHXh0t4MTkjIJLnAVNTa_xBcqw2tzZ1iTmw8p_u42egaB42sYwwa3xSrnDz0F8ZX1-r1pQ1etC7wBtKqOWOMX7HKCwxKrFPMXPB9k8KLdIaDits/s1600/PA170004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCRAC0grMOdDLpwu3s_EPac0D8sWcBHXh0t4MTkjIJLnAVNTa_xBcqw2tzZ1iTmw8p_u42egaB42sYwwa3xSrnDz0F8ZX1-r1pQ1etC7wBtKqOWOMX7HKCwxKrFPMXPB9k8KLdIaDits/s320/PA170004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405721398002002578" border="0" /></a>The blue bits on the floor are 'fluff' that has come off the yarn - it went EVERYWHERE. I had to hoover about 10 times to get rid of it.<br /><br />I ended up with some hand wound balls:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg-Q60uwYfpKGJC9sGlcgBOQrHRKhX1medxIg9LpJktNKZmmTb0Kkxf2hPU5Fj6N9I5C3qdZpT2-ng3d1y_dJhEEgR56S-KhiffOdnoikNZztaBSsHsswXX9yh7-iw9N_Bznx3YpQ8lM/s1600/PA170003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg-Q60uwYfpKGJC9sGlcgBOQrHRKhX1medxIg9LpJktNKZmmTb0Kkxf2hPU5Fj6N9I5C3qdZpT2-ng3d1y_dJhEEgR56S-KhiffOdnoikNZztaBSsHsswXX9yh7-iw9N_Bznx3YpQ8lM/s320/PA170003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405721934904032434" border="0" /></a>Which I then wound into centre pull cakes on my ball winder:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BBKv9lUw6Yb8kLbMoU7Uue8iSL_Fw4tcra13qLUWefZoGP2Hfw0tRIXuFEb7a-q_DxwCtb01e9Y3PLfan5EIjhO7GidRTSyFmHPWwQCBP3QAGlSGV2dERSIYO-2ezWKyREP7RgAaOvM/s1600/PA170009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BBKv9lUw6Yb8kLbMoU7Uue8iSL_Fw4tcra13qLUWefZoGP2Hfw0tRIXuFEb7a-q_DxwCtb01e9Y3PLfan5EIjhO7GidRTSyFmHPWwQCBP3QAGlSGV2dERSIYO-2ezWKyREP7RgAaOvM/s320/PA170009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405722247466554178" border="0" /></a>THEN I started knitting! I loved <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/toys/elijah/">this pattern</a> and will probably knit it again - but not in a denim/cotton yarn. The tight gauge to stop the stuffing falling out / small needles / fiddly picking up stitches absolutely killed my fingers - I think it looks great knitted up though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyFBrqJj4j5pn9_biSzME5Pw57fkUHELHDwsdJPeavIJluGSwul0nbAXXT41DV210D4gBnK4cg_bZsA1P4lhCbvc1UoHCwcMHO4QsBatIrTVJepF0_nda330_jQPLPnibkLZYghqg7zo/s1600/knit+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyFBrqJj4j5pn9_biSzME5Pw57fkUHELHDwsdJPeavIJluGSwul0nbAXXT41DV210D4gBnK4cg_bZsA1P4lhCbvc1UoHCwcMHO4QsBatIrTVJepF0_nda330_jQPLPnibkLZYghqg7zo/s320/knit+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405723465922952274" border="0" /></a><br />I am very pleased with him, my fingers have just about recovered and I think he looks pretty happy too!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-91232608856578383392009-11-15T16:35:00.008+00:002009-11-16T13:43:14.117+00:00Bernard's HatDespite the fact that I have decided that I am not going to stress myself out by knitting presents for other people this year, I have knitted my Grandad (Bernard) a hat.<br /><br />My Grandad is definitely knit-worthy, I am not quite sure why I haven't knitted things for him in the past. I think it could be because he was living with a knitter and I didn't think he would need any scarves etc which was about all I could knit then.<br /><br />Anyway - I knitted my Grandad a cowl a few weeks ago when he was ill. He loves it - he wore it everyday when my Mum stayed with him. Mum then told me how he needed a new hat as they had to throw away his old knitted hats (I think they had got to the point of falling apart).<br /><br />So I have designed a hat for my Grandad - it is quite manly, but also fun (this is for the man who taught me to roller skate and dance, despite the fact that he was 70 when I was born!). I hope he likes it - and I have written the pattern down just in case you fancy a quick and easy bulky knit hat as well.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Bernard's Hat</span> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywCJexL8JpRWjYxCB7dBT4tZy6L1BWvFs5riK-yv41G0GihPA1AJ_rA8YNuBFSD-RtDkF0k4nJjU2bM7h0IBmvku5BjhUQYqHgIV0M8TgRh6kaqvCXp2uPcIkIS3S3eESqPeY9a2V9tc/s1600-h/Bernard+Hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywCJexL8JpRWjYxCB7dBT4tZy6L1BWvFs5riK-yv41G0GihPA1AJ_rA8YNuBFSD-RtDkF0k4nJjU2bM7h0IBmvku5BjhUQYqHgIV0M8TgRh6kaqvCXp2uPcIkIS3S3eESqPeY9a2V9tc/s320/Bernard+Hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404380784918193874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Size 10mm dpns<br />Super Bulky Yarn - I used LANG Merino 50 Superwash (colours 4480 and 4488) - 90m/100g<br />Edited to add- I used less than 1/2 of each ball<br /><br />Cast on 48 stitches in MC (I used cable cast on for a stretchy hem)<br />Join in the round being careful not to twist - place marker to indicate beginning of round<br /><br />Row 1 MC- Knit<br />Row 2 MC- Knit<br />Row 3 MC- Purl<br />Row 4 MC- Purl<br /><br />Change to CC (*)<br /><br />Row 5 CC -Knit<br />Row 6 CC- Knit<br />Row 7 CC - Purl<br />Row 8 CC - Purl<br /><br />*I carried the other colour by twisting the colours at the beginning of each round, but you could cut the colour at the end of each set of 4 rounds if you wish<br /><br />Repeat these 8 rows twice more (Rows 9 - 24 so you have 3 stripes of each colour).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3Fjfz9OEx-LqbKMrfSxznWJqKY8EcrWEndQolxzYOCoybN7rPB34vtoIpnxsFIyTGcdfDrrGjm3C_sF7XsO7uwSLXqa6n4J5Zwbk8Ktz1mMjnKCd9gpW6iNvjEcbG7vx0aYkQxucYcw/s1600-h/PB150091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3Fjfz9OEx-LqbKMrfSxznWJqKY8EcrWEndQolxzYOCoybN7rPB34vtoIpnxsFIyTGcdfDrrGjm3C_sF7XsO7uwSLXqa6n4J5Zwbk8Ktz1mMjnKCd9gpW6iNvjEcbG7vx0aYkQxucYcw/s320/PB150091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404381002037898338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is a close up of the decreases (it's quite difficult to take a photo of the top of your own head)</span></span><br /><br />Row 25 MC - Knit<br />Row 26 MC - K4, K2tog - repeat across round (40sts remaining)<br /><br />Row 27 CC - Knit<br />Row 28 CC - K3, K2tog - repeat across round (32sts remaining)<br /><br />Row 29 MC - Knit<br />Row 30 MC - K2, K2tog - repeat across round (24sts remaining)<br /><br />Row 31 CC - Knit<br />Row 32 CC - K1, K2tog - repeat across round (16sts remaining)<br /><br />Row 33 MC - Knit<br />Row 34 CC - K2tog - repeat across round (8sts remaining)<br /><br />Cut yarn and pull through remaining 8 sts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl_U1TGw2tNYA7MJdzsZV1-4uRGT-fQCbLEp-oXOs10sEz7GTDwUd8KfKGTnAOYCyhglrDktBvIHnY4lHVnhOyX6zjdm2BErvBD0ZyCEYylZCRZNX-7qhGrtk9v22fuv8E4wXuGwml0Q/s1600-h/Hat+-+Full+Picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl_U1TGw2tNYA7MJdzsZV1-4uRGT-fQCbLEp-oXOs10sEz7GTDwUd8KfKGTnAOYCyhglrDktBvIHnY4lHVnhOyX6zjdm2BErvBD0ZyCEYylZCRZNX-7qhGrtk9v22fuv8E4wXuGwml0Q/s320/Hat+-+Full+Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404381424413729314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Again- difficult to take photo's of yourself - honestly I am happy with this hat and I hope I normally don't look this scary!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Please contact me if you find any mistake with this pattern- as it has only been knit by me (so far). Please only knit this pattern for personal use - do not sell the pattern or items knit from it without contacting me.<br /><br />Many thanks.</span>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-26666529226192262952009-10-28T20:51:00.006+00:002009-10-28T20:57:51.160+00:00Be back soon...Sorry to anyone who is expecting a proper blog post - I have loads of things going on at the moment, but will post again soon. Until then here are some of the things that I am knitting at the moment:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-zcIJYvbUkBzNvrISPbZwcDyUIRIRcOLGW66SFxYnGfVZeM4jylJztwNjuqQiNrdEwQk8nONtc40hbBUVBCNZtnQ8K2fpx7vJxOWRRgDozuLlVK5kOI0ksiG3HR_GMPQwXpWjF6d5dc/s1600-h/PA140002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-zcIJYvbUkBzNvrISPbZwcDyUIRIRcOLGW66SFxYnGfVZeM4jylJztwNjuqQiNrdEwQk8nONtc40hbBUVBCNZtnQ8K2fpx7vJxOWRRgDozuLlVK5kOI0ksiG3HR_GMPQwXpWjF6d5dc/s320/PA140002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397757111836932802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KtWmxWOtYMW4mDbtCUppW8NYvEe2lfy1HegTj0dwMvp68oRxDpJcR6wm3Rr7VVHKDGkBiEyARkR0evombOYZCtK0GI8M42wk4jSVMDwKySK2hExWWgd03b_65_O9G8ded-MkBeyMLSY/s1600-h/PA140011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KtWmxWOtYMW4mDbtCUppW8NYvEe2lfy1HegTj0dwMvp68oRxDpJcR6wm3Rr7VVHKDGkBiEyARkR0evombOYZCtK0GI8M42wk4jSVMDwKySK2hExWWgd03b_65_O9G8ded-MkBeyMLSY/s320/PA140011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397756811222682834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABRk4g5eJxP55Aw7yFm-JGWRlffuAGqFqRs23rU7doKMaN0DOTHQ92C2H1MQTVBRxTJsnx3OCihmyBjIP1OmvpaH7YY08CCEgWHDBM9TEhly_tAuaEXt7U0TGl4KBsIr6EFGqmS1vObA/s1600-h/PA140012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABRk4g5eJxP55Aw7yFm-JGWRlffuAGqFqRs23rU7doKMaN0DOTHQ92C2H1MQTVBRxTJsnx3OCihmyBjIP1OmvpaH7YY08CCEgWHDBM9TEhly_tAuaEXt7U0TGl4KBsIr6EFGqmS1vObA/s320/PA140012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397756707055794114" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-84049948558754432802009-10-12T15:38:00.005+01:002009-10-13T19:47:34.332+01:00An Old FriendI went to <a href="http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=19">Ally Pally</a> on Sunday to help out on the '<a href="http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/learn/programmes/craft-club/">Knit1 Pass it on</a>' stand run by the UK Handknitters Association. It was really fun and I had a great time teaching people to knit or reminding people of a forgotten skill.<br /><br />On my way out after a long day - I spotted an <a href="http://notknottylottie.blogspot.com/2009/05/coat-for-boat-disaster.html">old friend</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ddMPUnfsYXsB80TxzNKqiIsfUtOgXc-EXDOqtikEOwSrzypC21ilLQlsTDHPEZ8Hszemk5yvYwTtbomDuphsE1BjSrV4YLyB8BfoDoQNecRAZnhTSGpjpqLPs_vfX_3E5Qs-vCSI4JU/s1600-h/PA110020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ddMPUnfsYXsB80TxzNKqiIsfUtOgXc-EXDOqtikEOwSrzypC21ilLQlsTDHPEZ8Hszemk5yvYwTtbomDuphsE1BjSrV4YLyB8BfoDoQNecRAZnhTSGpjpqLPs_vfX_3E5Qs-vCSI4JU/s320/PA110020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392156425088557970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had a look around but couldn't see the ugly jellyfish anywhere - the is probably for the best though! The rest of the 'Coat for a boat' looked amazing though!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbTROrSr4Qq6mZWt3Vh4fUcVniwk5cipFGeMYOnovX0RiNpQaLByI_n_SKs9KdsoC7VER_lOEjVKIkqT6Etqw_0UcOgUlLPLlybzgWGJK8leCNtf5A58DaKExCQ60cEcGZhx0o3kL-Ls/s1600-h/PA110021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbTROrSr4Qq6mZWt3Vh4fUcVniwk5cipFGeMYOnovX0RiNpQaLByI_n_SKs9KdsoC7VER_lOEjVKIkqT6Etqw_0UcOgUlLPLlybzgWGJK8leCNtf5A58DaKExCQ60cEcGZhx0o3kL-Ls/s320/PA110021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157400078502482" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-66448853028212654452009-09-28T21:56:00.004+01:002009-09-28T22:01:12.037+01:00Magic Moments...I don't think I will ever fail to love the process of blocking:<br /><br />Before<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC4VpkVBOGyGTdyLWXTYxuIFQ8g2wkgZEQoTu4XqUYTjDKSjsOjAU4RdIC8TXKqCXKRiF21QMDqIeS378jIeb4fopaX3WUB7Hs5NHOitYBWbdVxayDvznoZFm1eW61otqGBPG9CT3Tbk/s1600-h/P9240010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC4VpkVBOGyGTdyLWXTYxuIFQ8g2wkgZEQoTu4XqUYTjDKSjsOjAU4RdIC8TXKqCXKRiF21QMDqIeS378jIeb4fopaX3WUB7Hs5NHOitYBWbdVxayDvznoZFm1eW61otqGBPG9CT3Tbk/s320/P9240010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386625408795932866" border="0" /></a> and After<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93EUjB-JAo6nIvDaZTV572d-eI_lY7OA51ui_3_NAHf0OErvezhSYkS4jed2ur20GA-IAsUblizGmrtiSNVfXowASrwmY49YN5zMk59ukX4sKDkU_u15mh1Fx0wD5xRzrh2Lp0Ogh2kw/s1600-h/P9240022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93EUjB-JAo6nIvDaZTV572d-eI_lY7OA51ui_3_NAHf0OErvezhSYkS4jed2ur20GA-IAsUblizGmrtiSNVfXowASrwmY49YN5zMk59ukX4sKDkU_u15mh1Fx0wD5xRzrh2Lp0Ogh2kw/s320/P9240022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386625616190641506" border="0" /></a>(this is my 'Enchanted Canopy' Shawl - from Forest Canopy Shawl pattern by Susan Lawrence)Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-16700422025604811482009-09-28T21:44:00.005+01:002009-09-28T21:55:42.800+01:00GoldfingerI think my favorite thing about living in London (except actually seeing my boyfriend - unlike before when I was in Newcastle) is the amount and variety of different things going on.<br /><br />For example last week at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">VandA</span> I took part in a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gilding</span> workshop 'Be bold, be gold' as part of Design week. I took along an object to be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">gilded</span> (surprise, surprise I took some knitting needles).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuzyPNaoMAAPkpPsAVMoqPxZ08GKT4eQnH2Zk22YajjVZJ5zCWKoPnLN5v3mOjZq-ao44ZQUa16AjfZkhEjAOCZcGBCrIxVwInCZjPjDYjA1DQmf0OfK0Zh1qn0z2Igs6q9i5cQiWDTo/s1600-h/P9240006+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuzyPNaoMAAPkpPsAVMoqPxZ08GKT4eQnH2Zk22YajjVZJ5zCWKoPnLN5v3mOjZq-ao44ZQUa16AjfZkhEjAOCZcGBCrIxVwInCZjPjDYjA1DQmf0OfK0Zh1qn0z2Igs6q9i5cQiWDTo/s320/P9240006+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386623462062372178" border="0" /></a><br />The needles that I took are a pair of old bamboo needles that I don't think that I have ever actually used - but now they look amazing. I would <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">defiantly</span> have a go again in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6kWukWq88zvups1jAW_NTInMeOA9SmVrQxoOksIYQEvosmRTsUt_npKJ6j_a1aKYkBh4spYPf8-Jt0Wg4EJKMVWeBI_Y2p-1HOQv1Q3-EZsUT19iQZ1ltb9Ku4-aHzHzFIhzJjVfJCU/s1600-h/P9240012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6kWukWq88zvups1jAW_NTInMeOA9SmVrQxoOksIYQEvosmRTsUt_npKJ6j_a1aKYkBh4spYPf8-Jt0Wg4EJKMVWeBI_Y2p-1HOQv1Q3-EZsUT19iQZ1ltb9Ku4-aHzHzFIhzJjVfJCU/s320/P9240012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386624243196279378" border="0" /></a><br />It was surprisingly easy<br />- paint on the size<br />- leave it to dry<br />- talc your fingertips<br />- lay the gold leaf on the item<br />- rub it with a paintbrush<br /><br />And admire.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVb4wIvFXKM59zIkewNFYDBKaavbvYoZq0BpkIKUZyk4-vBMsnB53qEWwgtyTp3ykw6dm1cb1ys1BQ5IoYL70u1gQALnlZel9LPmv5LN33NOKQZgkZ_Ktj6aYKxl4WXDvdcv-fK-9oMc/s1600-h/P9240017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVb4wIvFXKM59zIkewNFYDBKaavbvYoZq0BpkIKUZyk4-vBMsnB53qEWwgtyTp3ykw6dm1cb1ys1BQ5IoYL70u1gQALnlZel9LPmv5LN33NOKQZgkZ_Ktj6aYKxl4WXDvdcv-fK-9oMc/s320/P9240017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386624481051720930" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-71406424273551575872009-09-24T07:53:00.004+01:002009-09-24T08:02:38.964+01:00My name in lights ...... well not quite<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQnG9kRnmYcLYAGVvr5qPaPboAlGE2y3MhfwH3mv6HWvnIwdh7ceIYnbiYWACEz0tSUB255rjkcimA-YVIdrHL4R7rYV2rXGetTkBxGa_NZ8xRmPjUa_7j_LQs7jGJFQXo4YQEhv8VCM/s1600-h/P9240006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQnG9kRnmYcLYAGVvr5qPaPboAlGE2y3MhfwH3mv6HWvnIwdh7ceIYnbiYWACEz0tSUB255rjkcimA-YVIdrHL4R7rYV2rXGetTkBxGa_NZ8xRmPjUa_7j_LQs7jGJFQXo4YQEhv8VCM/s320/P9240006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384924219073675586" border="0" /></a><br />But it is my name in print and I am quite excited anyway!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ici-ol7dW7OzA7uhMydKFe2J_wsj0IV-TVT0LmA5xnQ9IDrmTb7r0vap-UjwJvFMNeL1mTGmCV50R62XouPRYQzsiRmOHJP8Bt33oxfT4o5UIFBZU2LCf9rskGsxLPlEKa-G2p-m5WA/s1600-h/P9240002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ici-ol7dW7OzA7uhMydKFe2J_wsj0IV-TVT0LmA5xnQ9IDrmTb7r0vap-UjwJvFMNeL1mTGmCV50R62XouPRYQzsiRmOHJP8Bt33oxfT4o5UIFBZU2LCf9rskGsxLPlEKa-G2p-m5WA/s320/P9240002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384925239352950882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The book comes out in the beginning of October (Amazon informs me on the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>) but I got my preview copy early. The book has got lots of nice pictures and it does look good, but I am not quite sure who will need / want to knit 30 different Coffee cozies? Mind you I can't really talk as I have an increasing pile of hand-knit shawls in my bedroom!<br /><br />I am still very proud - I think it looks great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD525sfqmSiXST_LKsVRGo_zrMdRQK2dksQWd-DYLI9-dijb-gXUlF-AJOxy6w66pV1_lUTVigbI6t821yJm-Tt13I6YoVOcXdqHk3gI8PZ4us0kyXlWsDTSAGU5fG8p5flLwrrWroj4/s1600-h/P9240003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD525sfqmSiXST_LKsVRGo_zrMdRQK2dksQWd-DYLI9-dijb-gXUlF-AJOxy6w66pV1_lUTVigbI6t821yJm-Tt13I6YoVOcXdqHk3gI8PZ4us0kyXlWsDTSAGU5fG8p5flLwrrWroj4/s320/P9240003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384925548620897922" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-13427527708769489102009-09-22T08:12:00.009+01:002009-09-22T08:28:56.880+01:00I love lace!After my original thoughts about knitted lace disappeared (i.e who would wear a shawl) it turns out that I think lace is my favorite thing to knit ever (well at least right now)!<br /><br />I finished my second <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ishbel</span> shawl in time to wear it to the wedding, it is a gorgeous dark purple tweedy yarn - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hmmm</span> maybe tweed lace is my favorite thing to knit ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5soSKR8RebbfiCf8_NYfcdJ-jPokhWI1qoYI7DjVxt_ayw8WQw-T_jTi4O172Msrfi3XuSevtPj1RMBJJwJKrf49WoglmsBqjnLblySiyAnNdC7zjjWHJr6HH0Byae1CVh-ZbIrmoi4E/s1600-h/P9190074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5soSKR8RebbfiCf8_NYfcdJ-jPokhWI1qoYI7DjVxt_ayw8WQw-T_jTi4O172Msrfi3XuSevtPj1RMBJJwJKrf49WoglmsBqjnLblySiyAnNdC7zjjWHJr6HH0Byae1CVh-ZbIrmoi4E/s320/P9190074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384187290349388354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7hfRfaYczvcp6FtbvWfZfdImlC0mfXYDQ1u59Y0vhvX7v4MVlvLCyF369VqzBFM3Sp5XUCCSukuLpS7Tk4XdYs9IPGpPAOQj2XMhpO9QL-yDJ20CbeYcVr6mpmndZJeuG1DY3Jpvfu0/s1600-h/P9190073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7hfRfaYczvcp6FtbvWfZfdImlC0mfXYDQ1u59Y0vhvX7v4MVlvLCyF369VqzBFM3Sp5XUCCSukuLpS7Tk4XdYs9IPGpPAOQj2XMhpO9QL-yDJ20CbeYcVr6mpmndZJeuG1DY3Jpvfu0/s320/P9190073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384187665259072866" border="0" /></a><br />I had also completed my first ever garment <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lisel</span> (also designed by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ysolda</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Teague</span>) which only took a couple of days to knit - I am really pleased with it and have started knitting another - this time with sleeves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ldE21tXgvqT-g78stCtdzLzqui1ySNparZ6eKMEGpXIqSeBgu0YBpYQjC6c3IOxPhxZe0iR3CYsEdjw33Kd67BT3Z4kqtx-g2d19sHJLznDVCJqQjuVNRKj5tuJCGJf_8Tl0ZOpyy8/s1600-h/P9190071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ldE21tXgvqT-g78stCtdzLzqui1ySNparZ6eKMEGpXIqSeBgu0YBpYQjC6c3IOxPhxZe0iR3CYsEdjw33Kd67BT3Z4kqtx-g2d19sHJLznDVCJqQjuVNRKj5tuJCGJf_8Tl0ZOpyy8/s320/P9190071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384188336059338898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUhgNQFC3_FlZkyifg941r7LEB0ja4BsB0GifBOf6f1lnDyeyZ4C0-EvWitH_GVHaMKywwpQFrcZaKlwx7G09kdV-SpkzIxIVbThf7ZDpT20wcWQECuURDIYfBuCmH7laD1gmVKjl_O8/s1600-h/P9190070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUhgNQFC3_FlZkyifg941r7LEB0ja4BsB0GifBOf6f1lnDyeyZ4C0-EvWitH_GVHaMKywwpQFrcZaKlwx7G09kdV-SpkzIxIVbThf7ZDpT20wcWQECuURDIYfBuCmH7laD1gmVKjl_O8/s320/P9190070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384188547438197362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The second one may take a little longer as I have been distracted by yet more lace! Forest Canopy shawl - I have named my version enchanted forest though due to the stunning colours of the yarn that I am using:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QZMwCqqnBHLn-GEMBN-HLL4MZMAUiiiaZxcplDF9YzUwC8flOqM-Prbcz2rnJzpURLK6CO_8lkNHIuLRRd1BNFa-ppbQ23tv7ENRPYhuLrKzfnk0QCSJbtAYNtZyM3ZRbS0708Os038/s1600-h/P9220089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QZMwCqqnBHLn-GEMBN-HLL4MZMAUiiiaZxcplDF9YzUwC8flOqM-Prbcz2rnJzpURLK6CO_8lkNHIuLRRd1BNFa-ppbQ23tv7ENRPYhuLrKzfnk0QCSJbtAYNtZyM3ZRbS0708Os038/s320/P9220089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384189102335599698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bFlPhjYW52KM88eOfzwSYe2iDP5Ho_8HBzTW21bgi2QpsO9_gz6dLrUgMZ1h7PL4KdY0cBszzBuqPAS6i1eHB6rHzh-NSLamK8DC9kmZviNzj0D3BATqiwz07PkbxXpuJjp_nMVeShM/s1600-h/P9220091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bFlPhjYW52KM88eOfzwSYe2iDP5Ho_8HBzTW21bgi2QpsO9_gz6dLrUgMZ1h7PL4KdY0cBszzBuqPAS6i1eHB6rHzh-NSLamK8DC9kmZviNzj0D3BATqiwz07PkbxXpuJjp_nMVeShM/s320/P9220091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384189454744741538" border="0" /></a>And with the lace spread out a little so you can see the leaves:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TafAWFW6OWvA8cXouqBmaxqU2KcmDZnl0p9eEiI2Rs5uljJXSLSG6a7SsKTX612EFZTDfxJY6uzgUqVFZxBxR8-YsD-OAHk4lQJJBKgOlSz75R_Io4r90ZOA9cLb5tvfirWhMB6-wnA/s1600-h/P9220092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TafAWFW6OWvA8cXouqBmaxqU2KcmDZnl0p9eEiI2Rs5uljJXSLSG6a7SsKTX612EFZTDfxJY6uzgUqVFZxBxR8-YsD-OAHk4lQJJBKgOlSz75R_Io4r90ZOA9cLb5tvfirWhMB6-wnA/s320/P9220092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384189916963745986" border="0" /></a>Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-84761662449145024502009-09-15T13:24:00.012+01:002009-09-15T19:50:11.135+01:00I Knit WeekenderI had a brilliant time on Friday and Saturday last week. I spent two days at the Royal Horticultural Halls surrounded by knitting.<br /><br />Friday morning I met up with <a href="http://susiefhandmade.blogspot.com/">Sue</a> (despite having forgotten my phone in all the excitement to get there) and we went to a talk about 'Unexpected Knitting' by Debbie New. I was really inspired by this talk and hope to one day knit my own lace boat - kidding (kind of). Debbie showed us all sorts of fascinating items and garments - I really loved her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennau/2954533303/">kaleidoscope cones</a>.<br /><br />Then on to the marketplace which was full of so many amazing yarns, I could hardly choose. After several walks around and seeing many familiar faces I purchased some lovely things:<br /><br />A shawl pin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VDql83_sVFQAdROoR_kPAFVDWjaYYvvTj7ZwNUakfJUIRKvt89A6ae9jJcBVEDscvwAYnhszejXY9bsUR1BlNKWjlTJvrO1FcOzmkqXazM3EvSFSYFmRPWaiyjFxgXsUeUYZVfaSMQ0/s1600-h/P9150057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VDql83_sVFQAdROoR_kPAFVDWjaYYvvTj7ZwNUakfJUIRKvt89A6ae9jJcBVEDscvwAYnhszejXY9bsUR1BlNKWjlTJvrO1FcOzmkqXazM3EvSFSYFmRPWaiyjFxgXsUeUYZVfaSMQ0/s320/P9150057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674623245725250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A large purple button<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_pTOaLRzHNs-hWa-SovwlhWMkXpPZg-lniOHp2n2ektnY1ZjGQcz-wCMbmB33DOrSHJgHirruy-kk9404oprMVBPtvvxlGfJ3xpmP_ndS6NVYWRpZ6Yt_3U8pGxFGZxexpazDdfSV1w/s1600-h/P9150059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_pTOaLRzHNs-hWa-SovwlhWMkXpPZg-lniOHp2n2ektnY1ZjGQcz-wCMbmB33DOrSHJgHirruy-kk9404oprMVBPtvvxlGfJ3xpmP_ndS6NVYWRpZ6Yt_3U8pGxFGZxexpazDdfSV1w/s320/P9150059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674731783686530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some 2ply Lambswool (black)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFcGfyBRyyXVZTHPQhYkhIxlIOVqv7u6tzAGQkpq5Hdtj2dqPPK9paeqqp18m6wmyqnnCPSP-pKgm3aBqIvNNnpSbwBcX1DiyamO9nQ8mwVTfVl-lWVm9zNUblcDa72bgmOLlvLiOoso/s1600-h/P9150065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFcGfyBRyyXVZTHPQhYkhIxlIOVqv7u6tzAGQkpq5Hdtj2dqPPK9paeqqp18m6wmyqnnCPSP-pKgm3aBqIvNNnpSbwBcX1DiyamO9nQ8mwVTfVl-lWVm9zNUblcDa72bgmOLlvLiOoso/s320/P9150065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674869384470802" border="0" /></a><br />Some 2ply Alpaca (black)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jDKM5Qa-gZpP9GYtOnFNxJfN36OKkXeW8P4_xsyRhZFL_JiFOzltbx9zZ9T4ipelEeq5Sziyuo_B3uRrGyLXlBwEEbMIszFBm8YE0QPoNOhjv2ng5WZ091oDXE_J-JiNJw7jznMwurk/s1600-h/P9150067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jDKM5Qa-gZpP9GYtOnFNxJfN36OKkXeW8P4_xsyRhZFL_JiFOzltbx9zZ9T4ipelEeq5Sziyuo_B3uRrGyLXlBwEEbMIszFBm8YE0QPoNOhjv2ng5WZ091oDXE_J-JiNJw7jznMwurk/s320/P9150067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674998587473618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And some stunning purple 2ply 100% silk<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TRbXLzLo6tzihj9Se00ZAfC2LSfWgJcLeztEU8psqmNf0p6sOqvxPeBm97_jHkTvHz96sdIqxft6acT6e5rLU9v8W9T8TDoGOnbj7YJ5cCSxmagRlp9wtXVNK1_7b_h2VvESarnqPT0/s1600-h/P9150069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TRbXLzLo6tzihj9Se00ZAfC2LSfWgJcLeztEU8psqmNf0p6sOqvxPeBm97_jHkTvHz96sdIqxft6acT6e5rLU9v8W9T8TDoGOnbj7YJ5cCSxmagRlp9wtXVNK1_7b_h2VvESarnqPT0/s320/P9150069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381675123440814386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Can you tell that I have been bitten by the lace bug? Or that I love black and purple?<br /><br />Then on Friday afternoon I met up with Mel to go to the Alice Starmore talk 'Influences on Design'. Alice showed some stunning photographs of the Isle of Lewis and talked a little about the history of the way of life there. Very interesting - I am not sure it has quite convinced me on knitting a whole 4ply fair-isle jumper, but I am pretty sure I have said the same about lace in the past so who knows!<br /><br />I then made my way over to the Knitting and Crochet Guild stand to help out there for a bit - I did nip off when it was quiet to go and get my Whimsical Little Knits book signed by Ysolda Teague (please note the purple tweedy Ishbel - I am going to get some better photos for a later blog).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6sQAMDTrQNXc4TQySkRdiDeE52hD0pXucacVxV-o-QqudfdmIvcFT8di8NzCXfZtm-1SbAF7NWr-8dIZ_BRYiWGo1bKkhnWHFH5QzsolvBmfGkw0DgBj7oEHg2olT_pKtlk53E_WWyE/s1600-h/Charlote_Ysolda_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6sQAMDTrQNXc4TQySkRdiDeE52hD0pXucacVxV-o-QqudfdmIvcFT8di8NzCXfZtm-1SbAF7NWr-8dIZ_BRYiWGo1bKkhnWHFH5QzsolvBmfGkw0DgBj7oEHg2olT_pKtlk53E_WWyE/s320/Charlote_Ysolda_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381675318546597794" border="0" /></a>Thanks to Sue for the photo! (I fell in love with the jade coloured jumper that is just over my shoulder - there maybe some more grey chunky knitwear in my future...)<br /><br />Then to end the day a fashion show, there were some very wearable knitted items and some that I would need to be convinced of to leave the house - but very impressive none the less.<br /><br />Then Saturday began with a bit more inspiration (i.e shopping) where I managed to only buy a set of KnitPro metal interchangeable needles (starter pack only) that I have been lusting after for an age. I love my Denise Set - but these ones are shiny :) I was really pleased because I managed to finish my Leisl (which I had only started on Wednesday night) on Friday so that I could wear it on Saturday (again further pictures to come!)<br /><br />I then had a class with <a href="http://www.anniemodesitt.com/">Annie Modesitt</a> - amazing knitter/teacher/ woman. I learnt loads about modular knitting and was shocked to learn that the squares are not made by increasing then decreasing, but by decreasing only - the crazy world of knitting!<br /><br />Then another couple of hours on the guild stand where I was lucky enough to get to chat to Joyce Meader and <a href="http://woollythoughts.com/">Woolly Thoughts - Pat Ashworth and Steve Plummer</a> for a couple of minutes.<br /><br />All in all a great two days - Thank you I Knit - see you again next year?Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-82707509690073985802009-09-01T21:35:00.008+01:002009-09-01T21:45:09.649+01:00Bank Holiday WeekendI was very busy this weekend:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Knitting</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BGALcpEkiiCd8-vS1E_S37hEzDcoXpS_B1tjXHPIllGihdCO_y8nLbW8ZHSdOyaric5J8u5yY6BoBB8S9SoTAMO4s8cWoZKqyLBqWmh5eZLutuYMal3uXq57FxiR6TpO5KMMa2Maa1U/s1600-h/P8180003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQC4b8aJL_nb2N_pCuil6QrVW1zC17ecSzsfQGSq7uS8yJGxfb3yyjUAFpUklKZDu7P4SNohNfp5dGu1aUZJuLrOLHMIzHaJ5rXgYaMV7q4xLx8UJkEZYc8GwBaSCynZbg66B8Lzu5Kc/s320/P9010024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376601116190139250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spinning</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uj0-btQ_PovKGlXev7AKKcl5ZCiN8Ick_hGR1yQKBAL5gD3DgoEEjYwh1U7wZtD9UMeB9ld76-Ik50qAwQzELSj1zwYUqRV7dUVRZaGdEw7tNUDXp84dic5q0jaAx9LdJaxcTHXg3E0/s1600-h/P9010018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uj0-btQ_PovKGlXev7AKKcl5ZCiN8Ick_hGR1yQKBAL5gD3DgoEEjYwh1U7wZtD9UMeB9ld76-Ik50qAwQzELSj1zwYUqRV7dUVRZaGdEw7tNUDXp84dic5q0jaAx9LdJaxcTHXg3E0/s320/P9010018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376601535414480642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlG7O9HlE8kqXVVoRVeEF4NCtYXWxTNKNH3pDPJxp7xdkRLtX-QqDuHzr8N6HVoBUWuJpYwLovLZ1ZihQZuXiQ9LPDH3UBMqteYRodUcHJKr7oPWjfG5HykA34bUrPWTJSsFWqrQ0vPc/s1600-h/P9010028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlG7O9HlE8kqXVVoRVeEF4NCtYXWxTNKNH3pDPJxp7xdkRLtX-QqDuHzr8N6HVoBUWuJpYwLovLZ1ZihQZuXiQ9LPDH3UBMqteYRodUcHJKr7oPWjfG5HykA34bUrPWTJSsFWqrQ0vPc/s320/P9010028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376601747970200290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2j2NDRW__BxK0xm9fxAbpqpdw_jIrPaoSpzLhSo6ItDeOKAf-Ftgk7eNASKnYcikwGucExe2WbfKzhh0SrSnaouaG-adIr_Xt0GIl2bFpc9MJdT8NN7x44g2OPcrbSk5UCOqRE3iZAo/s1600-h/P9010017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2j2NDRW__BxK0xm9fxAbpqpdw_jIrPaoSpzLhSo6ItDeOKAf-Ftgk7eNASKnYcikwGucExe2WbfKzhh0SrSnaouaG-adIr_Xt0GIl2bFpc9MJdT8NN7x44g2OPcrbSk5UCOqRE3iZAo/s320/P9010017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376602008013823698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dying</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLYU-YSlE8BS071gjB1Ra8CWlqoxBUTHMQ9RlsxD4806zk0gos0Vc9YQYp2F61QPoKplASxOJSPntipQZ04DNzgZFC7vfPm2VyOPzXGw0_tGfLLMxiU8YLcyeh-64I3pQ2LQWnLfn-WU/s1600-h/P9010023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLYU-YSlE8BS071gjB1Ra8CWlqoxBUTHMQ9RlsxD4806zk0gos0Vc9YQYp2F61QPoKplASxOJSPntipQZ04DNzgZFC7vfPm2VyOPzXGw0_tGfLLMxiU8YLcyeh-64I3pQ2LQWnLfn-WU/s320/P9010023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376602269694201970" border="0" /></a>I also managed to buy a new bike and go for a 7 1/2 mile walk. I need a holiday!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-84193305621031473392009-08-14T13:56:00.002+01:002009-08-14T14:06:30.929+01:00Happiness is.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVLtZbXLOqdlleD4kmKhKAhy-h57pWYgIKY6a4FVAfrK0ASk_FnbFB_CxhuPw6q0ygQbbxzM3rteWmShXenqQfaj99HeBWixUdVruhBHXd2ruvDCJm4pqKpDA3llURl17mO_cZCvIduw/s1600-h/Happiness.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVLtZbXLOqdlleD4kmKhKAhy-h57pWYgIKY6a4FVAfrK0ASk_FnbFB_CxhuPw6q0ygQbbxzM3rteWmShXenqQfaj99HeBWixUdVruhBHXd2ruvDCJm4pqKpDA3llURl17mO_cZCvIduw/s320/Happiness.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369802765400592690" border="0" /></a>I have <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">finally</span> finished voting on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ravelry</span> 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span> Annual Bobby Awards. I was lucky to be part of the 200 volunteers to narrow down the original nominations to a more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">manageable</span> size.<br /><br />It has been really interesting and I have really enjoyed it, my queue and favorites have grown exponentially. It has also been hard work 6419 nominations spread over 30 categories. We were allowed to vote for 5 items in each category (which was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">soooo</span> difficult - most colourful stash nearly killed me!). The deadline is on Sunday (I know shocking that I got something done <span style="font-style: italic;">before</span> the last minute)<br /><br />I can't wait to see what the final selections for everyone to vote for will be. I am really looking forward to getting back to having some knitting time in the evenings! I love Ravelry.Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-50063477082126469722009-08-02T19:19:00.003+01:002009-08-02T19:23:43.299+01:00Injury TimeHello, just wanted to write and say sorry - I was planning on finally doing a photo shoot of some finished objects, but no can do! I have fallen on my foot and now can't walk/move (I'm gonna see how it feels later because I think I could have potentially broken a couple of toes). I will have to take the photos another day, because my poor boyfriend is already having to run around after me as it is!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540006343527938018.post-48224141766857259832009-07-20T21:24:00.004+01:002009-07-20T21:32:33.094+01:00Last week of the tour de fleece and knitting swapsI have continued to spin everyday. I am very proud of myself. I will take photos of all my yarn on Sunday (there isn't that much of it, but I do love it all). I did want to post today to show off the lovely parcel I received from my UK swap partner:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj8LRqAtB1A4BN6R3WvvrnYfl-S15DUCYbJeb1ID94EO42rd3BQCRh9zX5fnKFwE-yBsTqmR46K2QUNhgKAXzLOoAXHm0Hzz9h7CrwCNgAA37lqd0Nb3V7P4OeRIq7P5m-29ebQw_ywM/s1600-h/072009203346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj8LRqAtB1A4BN6R3WvvrnYfl-S15DUCYbJeb1ID94EO42rd3BQCRh9zX5fnKFwE-yBsTqmR46K2QUNhgKAXzLOoAXHm0Hzz9h7CrwCNgAA37lqd0Nb3V7P4OeRIq7P5m-29ebQw_ywM/s320/072009203346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360641814273849026" border="0" /></a><br />This photo does not do it justice - my camera is still not working and the camera on my phone had a bit of a breakdown this evening - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ARGH</span>! I love everything- but the Space Invader necklace I am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">absolutely</span> over the moon with! There is also a beautiful wooden shawl pin. It is all just perfect!<br /><br />I really hope that my swap partner will like her package half as much as I love mine!Lottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402261560309535351noreply@blogger.com0