Monthly Archives: December 2006

Yuletide Yarn!

Posted on Thursday 28th December 2006 | 9 Comments

What santa brung me:

This Hipknits 4ply cashmere is my Yarntide gift from Helen:


And two skeins of lovely Lorna’s Laces in Valentine from Cazza:


I was very, very spoilt. :-)

I can finally post some finished objects pictures, too! Today we have:


Pattern: Endpaper Mitts by Eunny Jang
Yarn: Rowan 4ply Soft in Expresso and Fairy, 1 x 50g ball of each
Given to Badger in lieu of Alligator Mitts!

So now my plan is to carry on finishing off my outstanding projects and have a clean slate ready for the New Year. Though it doesn’t hurt to have a fiddle with some of my lovely new stash, does it?!

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What will Santa bring?

Posted on Sunday 24th December 2006 | 2 Comments

Presents are all knitted and wrapped. Tree is decorated with tiny gnome heads, freshly picked from tiny gnomes:


Hope you all have a very happy Christmas. I will return in a few days with (hopefully) lots of photos of yarn-ish gifts from Santa!

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More Weirdness…

Posted on Wednesday 20th December 2006 | 5 Comments

I’ve been tagged by Helen to list six weird things about me. Only six?!

  1. I could happily spend my life eating nothing but Dauphinose potatoes.
  2. I once appeared on a BBC1 daytime quiz show.
  3. I really like the shape of my feet.
  4. I prefer the taste of dried fruit to fresh.
  5. I like being slightly cold in bed at night, rather than warm.
  6. Before I got married, I had an unpronouncable Polish surname and whenever I told anyone, without fail they would say “sorry?”

Right! As per the rules*, I tag Cazza, Kai, Lin, Carola, Kay and Claire.

I don’t think I’m nearly as weird as people think… ;-)

*THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the “6 weird things about you”. People who get tagged need to write a post in their blog about their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says “you are tagged” in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

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My new noggin warmer!

Posted on Monday 18th December 2006 | 6 Comments

No cold ears for me this year!


“Does my head look big in this?”


“Oi! Who turned out the lights?!”

Pattern: Headline News from Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation
Yarn: Paton’s Jet (70% wool, 30% alpaca), shade #808, 2 x 50g balls (though closer to 1 and a half)
Modifications: None! Though I didn’t have plastic mesh for stiffening the brim, nor could I find any on the internet. Not that I was actually sure what I was looking for… But anyway, I had a Blue Peter moment and cut up a 6 pint milk carton instead (empty, of course) and it worked perfectly.

I still can’t show photos of my Christmas knits, unfortunately, as they haven’t all arrived or even been unwrapped. But they will follow soon!

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Christmas knitting be done!

Posted on Thursday 14th December 2006 | Leave a comment

It’s been a frantic couple of weeks but finally all the Christmas knitting is complete. I’ve knitted more in the past month than I thought I could possibly manage. Photos will follow shortly, including my splendid new winter hat.

I’ve been having a play with the blog template today, and need to sort out a few things, which is why the Bertie pattern is currently unavailable. Hoping to have it all sorted and looking tidy very soon!

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