Thursday, 4 September 2008
Socks and the Monster Bag Grows
The monster bag is coming on, casting off to start the handles, so hopefully again, it will be the weekend when it gets felted. Then What next? Have at least one bag to do for someone else. I succumbed to Noro Sock yarn, two skeins, note to self, must make some socks, have got loads of scrummy yarn, including some rather gorgeous yarn sent to me from Lee for my Birthday........ have seen a pattern for some over the knee socks..........
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Saturday Night at the Kings Arms
I'm trying to get back on track with blogging, and squeezing in time to be here! I'm thinking ''what have I got to write about"?! Loads I suppose, I've always got something to talk about!
I've had two long days at work (07.30 - 21.15 is long in my books!). This was preceeded by a very sleepless noisy night on Saturday. Saturday evening was lovely. HobbitKeeper and I spent the evening in the garden, had tea out there (dry roasted veg and a cheese escolope, followed by strawberries and cream, yum yum), then went to bed about 10ish ready for a busy week.
Once in bed all we could hear was noise from the pub across the road. It's usually a very quiet pub on a queit street, an 'old mans' pub, where you go for a drink and to talk to people. Well, the noise was made by lots of people stood outside the pub, talking loudlyand bloody singing. Okay I thought, they will calm soon. Wrong. They carried on and carried on and carried on some more. Getting louder. Me getting growlier.
Just after 1AM it all erupted, the inevitable fight and all the noise that ensues. It was the Landlord fighting with someone. Did I mention that I didn't recognise anyone outside the pub ( I looked several times!). The police arrived, not that they appeared to be overly good at quelling the situation or dispersing people. Then an ambulance arrived as someone inside had collapsed.
By 2Am, the student across the road, the other names I have for him are definitely not polite, decided to plug his bass into his amp and start playing it so loud that it drowned the sound of the drunks outside the pub. By this point I was sat on the side of the bed, holding my head, frustrated, tired and nearly in tears, no sleep and with the prospect of getting up in just over three hours.
HobbitKeeper and I got dressed (did I mention that HK was really not in a good mood at all?!) HK went across the road and banged on the students door and shouted 'OI Jimmy Paige, knock it off!' and a few other non-repeatable words. The bass got turned down quiet, but not completely off.
The noise outside the pub started to hush down by half two.
When I came home Sunday Night, the landlord was outside the pub, looking worse for wear, with two women, talking to a third in a car, about the events of the night before and how he'd been wronged. I was ready to explode. Normally its a wave and a 'hello', but I had all on not to go and give him a piece of my mind. I held off. Not worth having a go at someone who's drunk and got an audience. My time will come. And I shall look forward to it.
I've had two long days at work (07.30 - 21.15 is long in my books!). This was preceeded by a very sleepless noisy night on Saturday. Saturday evening was lovely. HobbitKeeper and I spent the evening in the garden, had tea out there (dry roasted veg and a cheese escolope, followed by strawberries and cream, yum yum), then went to bed about 10ish ready for a busy week.
Once in bed all we could hear was noise from the pub across the road. It's usually a very quiet pub on a queit street, an 'old mans' pub, where you go for a drink and to talk to people. Well, the noise was made by lots of people stood outside the pub, talking loudlyand bloody singing. Okay I thought, they will calm soon. Wrong. They carried on and carried on and carried on some more. Getting louder. Me getting growlier.
Just after 1AM it all erupted, the inevitable fight and all the noise that ensues. It was the Landlord fighting with someone. Did I mention that I didn't recognise anyone outside the pub ( I looked several times!). The police arrived, not that they appeared to be overly good at quelling the situation or dispersing people. Then an ambulance arrived as someone inside had collapsed.
By 2Am, the student across the road, the other names I have for him are definitely not polite, decided to plug his bass into his amp and start playing it so loud that it drowned the sound of the drunks outside the pub. By this point I was sat on the side of the bed, holding my head, frustrated, tired and nearly in tears, no sleep and with the prospect of getting up in just over three hours.
HobbitKeeper and I got dressed (did I mention that HK was really not in a good mood at all?!) HK went across the road and banged on the students door and shouted 'OI Jimmy Paige, knock it off!' and a few other non-repeatable words. The bass got turned down quiet, but not completely off.
The noise outside the pub started to hush down by half two.
When I came home Sunday Night, the landlord was outside the pub, looking worse for wear, with two women, talking to a third in a car, about the events of the night before and how he'd been wronged. I was ready to explode. Normally its a wave and a 'hello', but I had all on not to go and give him a piece of my mind. I held off. Not worth having a go at someone who's drunk and got an audience. My time will come. And I shall look forward to it.
Friday, 29 August 2008
Square Base Bag
I decided, as a follow on to the bucket bag, to do a Square Base Bag. I'm pleased with it so far. I wanted it to be quite big when finished. I've not felted using the Twilley's Freedom before, althoug I know it felts very well. I'd like to do a similar base in a thinner yarn, so as to fit in more stripes of colour and emphasise the sqaureness.
This is the square base
The Monster so far!! It is very big, I'm planning to do another cream and chocolate stripe then do the handles, then keep my fingers crossed that it will fit in the washing machine haha! It's taken just over 12 balls so far.......
I'm quite taken up with this yarn and the Freedom Spirit, which is a double knit yarn and felts fabulously. I'm hoping to get this monster finished over the next week, so watch this space!
This is the square base
The Monster so far!! It is very big, I'm planning to do another cream and chocolate stripe then do the handles, then keep my fingers crossed that it will fit in the washing machine haha! It's taken just over 12 balls so far.......
I'm quite taken up with this yarn and the Freedom Spirit, which is a double knit yarn and felts fabulously. I'm hoping to get this monster finished over the next week, so watch this space!
Bags bags bags
I've been busy over the summer - mainly working hahaha! HobbitKeeper has been off work and sees the hours I spend on the laptop as 'unconstructive' when he's not feeling happy, so I've not been about so much online.
I've finished the Pat Pi Bucket Bag (aka my take on The French Market bag). This is the bottom of the bag, I'm very pleased how it turned out!
And this is the finished article the right way up! It's had a fair bit of use in it's short life!
I was so taken up with doing the base of it, I thought about doing a square base.....
UK Swap Parcel has arrived!
I collected my UK Swap Parcel this morning from the Sorting Office this morning - it actually arrived yesterday, but a certain person was out knitting for the day......
So Haven't I been thoroughly spoiled rotten??!! A huge thank you to my Spoiler - Katherine or 'Yarny Mammoth' to me! There was an amazing amount of presents, all individually wrapped. Katherine certainly did her homework on me!
So Haven't I been thoroughly spoiled rotten??!! A huge thank you to my Spoiler - Katherine or 'Yarny Mammoth' to me! There was an amazing amount of presents, all individually wrapped. Katherine certainly did her homework on me!
This is what Katherine sent to me: postcard, Edinburgh Book Festival Bag, Crochet flower, bamboo knitting needles, set of three crochet hooks, ravelry badge, 2 balls on noro kureyon, 5 balls of purple touch feely yarn, "Blissful Brownies", "Easy Knit Socks", "Easy to Crochet", "Knitting in no time", Alpshabet beads, green & black dark chocolate and butterscotch chocolate, 3 scented candles, flannel, floracologie lavender bath soak, Scottish Breakfast Tea, Fun baking cases, Lindt Lindor chocolate, and build your own Stonehenge kit - all individually wrapped in beautiful paper and ribbon.
That's what I call 'Spoiled'!!
Thank you Katherine!!
Thursday, 10 July 2008
UK Swap QOTW 3
Ok, so I'm doing it backwards, but with all the best intentions!
Is there a TV programme you watch religiously? Not really, I don't regularly watch TV. I don like UKTV Gold and Paramount. I do watch out for the 'Seven Up' Series and have been following this since I was 16.
What TV programme(s) do you avoid like the plague? Reality TV - Big Brother and all such similar diatribe
Is there a TV programme that you find works particularly well for knitting along to? Nothing in particular, but can knit along with the above channels as I don't really have to concentrate on the TV much! I sometimes sit an watch the fishing programmes with Hobbit Keeper on a wet Sunday afternoon, I can do knitting that takes more concentration then!
What was/is your favourite kids TV programme? Erm..... I liked the Magic Roundabout, I like some of the Disney Classics such as 101 Dalmations and the jungle book etc. Bagpuss, Captain Pugwash. Tv was heavily censored when I was a child, to the point where we were only allowed to watch The BBC and not ITV etc. Happy Days. And I don't mean the one with the Fonz! I used to like some of the dramas.
Not overly exciting answers about my TV Viewing!
Is there a TV programme you watch religiously? Not really, I don't regularly watch TV. I don like UKTV Gold and Paramount. I do watch out for the 'Seven Up' Series and have been following this since I was 16.
What TV programme(s) do you avoid like the plague? Reality TV - Big Brother and all such similar diatribe
Is there a TV programme that you find works particularly well for knitting along to? Nothing in particular, but can knit along with the above channels as I don't really have to concentrate on the TV much! I sometimes sit an watch the fishing programmes with Hobbit Keeper on a wet Sunday afternoon, I can do knitting that takes more concentration then!
What was/is your favourite kids TV programme? Erm..... I liked the Magic Roundabout, I like some of the Disney Classics such as 101 Dalmations and the jungle book etc. Bagpuss, Captain Pugwash. Tv was heavily censored when I was a child, to the point where we were only allowed to watch The BBC and not ITV etc. Happy Days. And I don't mean the one with the Fonz! I used to like some of the dramas.
Not overly exciting answers about my TV Viewing!
UK Swap QOTW 4
Sorry am a bit behind with all this, so here we go!
What is your favourite thing that you have knit? (It might not be your favourite thing to wear but it was the most enjoyable to knit). Most things I enjoy knitting for one reason or the other. I like to try a different technique then adapt it to a few things. I'm into short rows at the moment. I'm doing a rug, I've done a face cloth and plan to do another rug but with some eyelets in or some fancy stitch to enhance it.
What is the worst thing you've ever knit? Golly gosh! The worst, hhmm. Wouldn't noramlly get finished if I didn't like it. I was disappointed with my Baggy Trap bag, but I know where I went wrong and will eventually do another one but better next time as i like the overal shape of the bag.
What are your favourite knitblogs? Don't tend to read knitting blogs. Blogging is a fairly new thing to me and am just getting into the habbit of reading blogs of those I know!
What is the most amazing knitted thing you have seen (This Ravelry thread might help) Ok, I went to this thread, would love to browse it, but, I haven't got the time or patience for my laptop to go through the hassle of 'not responding' every time (honest!) I turn a page..... sorry.... the mystic waters shawl looks amazing though.
What is your favourite knitted item to wear? Post a picture if you can. I havne't made anything to wear as such for a while. I've been doing bags and accessories and scarves and face cloths etc!! I find it difficult to find a pattern of something I like that is in my size. My favourite knitted item I didn't knit, it's a very long lacy/crochet jacket from Monsoon in greens. I don't have a picture of it.....
What is your favourite thing that you have knit? (It might not be your favourite thing to wear but it was the most enjoyable to knit). Most things I enjoy knitting for one reason or the other. I like to try a different technique then adapt it to a few things. I'm into short rows at the moment. I'm doing a rug, I've done a face cloth and plan to do another rug but with some eyelets in or some fancy stitch to enhance it.
What is the worst thing you've ever knit? Golly gosh! The worst, hhmm. Wouldn't noramlly get finished if I didn't like it. I was disappointed with my Baggy Trap bag, but I know where I went wrong and will eventually do another one but better next time as i like the overal shape of the bag.
What are your favourite knitblogs? Don't tend to read knitting blogs. Blogging is a fairly new thing to me and am just getting into the habbit of reading blogs of those I know!
What is the most amazing knitted thing you have seen (This Ravelry thread might help) Ok, I went to this thread, would love to browse it, but, I haven't got the time or patience for my laptop to go through the hassle of 'not responding' every time (honest!) I turn a page..... sorry.... the mystic waters shawl looks amazing though.
What is your favourite knitted item to wear? Post a picture if you can. I havne't made anything to wear as such for a while. I've been doing bags and accessories and scarves and face cloths etc!! I find it difficult to find a pattern of something I like that is in my size. My favourite knitted item I didn't knit, it's a very long lacy/crochet jacket from Monsoon in greens. I don't have a picture of it.....
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