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First ever sock complete!!! I even successfully kitchenered the toe, how cool is that? I had to refer to the net (see link below)for the ankle shaping because I didn’t quite get…
I like the ‘water’ stitching. The fish started out as a scrible that looked sorta fish shaped, so I gave him a big eye, better fins and painted him up. Riscy and I are car…
A quiltlet. Ink and watercolour and STITCHING 7.5cm x 12.5cm. Yeah Baybeee! The Resolution: Get back to the stuff that floats my boat… the stitch, quilting, embroidery, fabric and…
Scarf knitted lengthways in the Diamond Mesh lace pattern from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. It is very meshy but also very soft, knitted from some superfine merino that I…
To all my friends – real life and internet 🙂 I hope your 2006 is filled with joy and growth. New years resolutions have such stigma, but it seems natural to assess the preceeding…
I have been at home during the last week, but haven’t felt like doing much of anything, including blogging. I have been doing a little bit of knitting, and a fair bit of spinning.…
I blocked the lace this afternoon and safety pinned the ‘arms’ up so I could judge its suitablity as a shrug: I am thinking that it will work AND I wont have to knit cuffs since…
I could probably make this into a reasonable length scarf with the remaining yarn in this ball and the other (smaller) skein I spun, but the idea of converting this into a shrug…
I treated myself this year. I bought Angels in Stone from Dijanne Cevaal. Dijanne is a well known textile artist in Australia and I’m very pleased that we have been able to…
My Spinners and Handweavers Guild met for a Christmas lunch today. Pot Luck style. I cooked a potato fritatta using a recipe from Stephanie Alexanders Cooks Companion which I…
Etchings. I did a printmaking workshop with Jenny Peterson today at her studio in Boolarra. She has a lovely house and studio slightly out of town. I was her only student today,…
Stating the obvious. I have made a new banner for my blog. The photo was taken from my friend’s house in Kingston (south of Hobart in Tasmania). That’s what I miss the most about…