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Just some shots of my knitting WIP!
What's in the box little girl?!

A Blanket









A Cardi










A secret project

Blankets, Burritos & Baileys

So what did the 2nd hold in store for me and mine? Well we had to go to the vet's as Kitty needed a post test check up. She had her Glucose levels checked last week and the results were in. It seems that she is responding well to her Diabetes regulation. It seems such a long time ago that we discovered she had Diabetes what with all the bunny trouble we had. He is doing excellent BTW - other than his fur being slightly shaved still he looks like he was never sick, at death's door even!! Kitty also has more weight to lose bless her. Upon her diagnosis we discovered she was a little tubby {I know the feeling} and she has a target weight which is sweet, she has lost a fair bit without trying so that is good! but she has a fortnightly weigh at the clinic - so we are diet buddies *lol*
I had a yUUUUmy dinner of Burritos which is hands down one of my favs, and I make the best Guacamole ever so I really enjoyed that. I make them with Quorn mince and I am convinced they taste like the real thing - I guess most Carnivores would disagree... I like em though. And a Baileys for afters even though I can't seem to drink anymore without going all splotchy which is weird but a good thing I reckon as I used to drink far too much!!!
I have finally made a decision about my blanket I am going to make a smaller version, that way I wont need to source so much yarn and I can also fiddle with the colours, I am going to take some pictures as well as I want to upload them to my Ravelry page. I have made a list of things I want to get done tomorrow as I am spending far too much time procrastinating! So with that I am off.

1st Of January 2008

So I indulged in a day of Lazy stuff - last one I figure.. I have been making lists and plans for the re-organisation of my life - I am being my own life coach *lol* Today I have been thinking about where to start. This post was all about my quest to start a blanket. I recently picked up my needles and decided to continue with my blankie. Sadly I was too slow and Rowan have since decided to discontinue a few of the colours - grrrr So I have to decide if I can continue and hunt the yarn on used site or frog it (undo the lot) and start a new project... any suggestions are welcome :)

Blanket Update!

Just a quick post with the pics of my blanket as promised.. Not bad eh?! I am hoping to finish two before the deadline - one pink and one blue.

Wednesday

In honour of the gorgeous Danni I present to you the above layout!  She is finally on study leave and I wish her all the luck in the world in her exams!  The LO does only show her now btw it was for a class I done last year!!!! i finally finished it!  It has two other pics of her underneath when she was a baby cute huh?!

It has been a busy week, Monday I was listening to one of my regular podcast's cast on when I heard of this appeal its called casting on for Kenya and it an appeal for hand made blankets for children with HIV.  Its so sad and I could cry thinking about those poor children who need blankets to keep them warm and even comfort them, but instead of crying I have cast on.  I e-mailed the organisation and they have asked that the blankets are sent to them by the beginning of June.  I have been knitting a little pink one and I will post pictures of my progress.  I want to make a little blue one as well if I have time but right now I am making the pink one full of love for the recipient.

Danni stayed over last night which was great we had our usual girlie fest of Tv, as the OC has now finished I made sure I had lots of Sex and The City re-runs on the Sky box... ahhh nuthin like a bit of SATC for girlie giggles! We also got some study/crafting done today so it was a good day.

I have loads of stash arriving every day but I am trying not to be distracted from the blanket, so I think on that note I will return to the pink blanket - have a great evening all x

I love mail

Little things sure please little minds and if there is one thing that always pleases me its mail: snail mail!  I love racing home to check my mail!  Mark usually gets home first so I have him text me.. Tonight there were lots of little packets for me so it was a good day.  I ordered some more yarn for my one million pound blanket that came today along with some 'Addi Turbo' needles I treated myself to... they make you go faster I am told: should mean that I will be producing Squares by the bucket load.  I also got the latest copy of 'Creating Keepsakes' *sigh* I am so bad... I never scrapbook anymore... I listened to one of my favourite podcasts today at work and it was all about craft resolutions.  One of the ideas was to work on UFO's... Unfinished Projects.  I have so many its frightening, but the idea is to tackle one a month, that way its not too intimidating, you either finish it, give it away or start over.  For your viewing pleasure and to shame myself here is a list of UFO's in my possession:

Knitting

1: My blanket

2: My mother in laws scarf

3: My sisters scarf

4: Various baby objects

5: A cardigan for myself

6: Other sundry items I have started and 'stashed away'

(Thats half the year then...)

Cross Stitch

1: Fairy jar

2: Christmas Fairy

3: Bunny

4: Another fairy...

(Thats a year then..)

Scrapbooking/Paperarts

1: Exploding Christmas box

2: A Tag book

3: Some Christmas cards I started in a class

4: 2 star books

5: about 10 pages

hell I am giving up !!!!!!!!!!

Off to a good start!

What a wonderful start to the new year!  It doesn't seem like a 'big deal' but Mark and I finished tidying my craft room, I love how it looks, that is the back wall with all my 'supplies' I have my computer on the opposite wall and very importantly our 'Love Orchid' Mark brought this for me a while back to cheer me up.. It hasn't died which is a miracle because I am not so good with plants.  I love our spare room, I spend hours in here so it is really important to me that it is orderly.  I am a lucky girl to have my 'space' but I figure Mark has his Playstation!

Completed another square, its going to be a beautiful (expensive) blanket if ever I finish it.... Work tomorrow (boo) but I do have Weds off (yay) so hopefully the first week back will be relatively pain free.

Going Stripy

Having had so much wonderful free time to myself I picked up my knitting needles last night. 

I had brought myself this book some time ago with a fantastic project in mind... I love the huge blankets that people always have draped over their sofa's in the movies and tv shows, one I have always drooled over was the blanket that the Halliwell sister's have in 'Charmed'.  When I saw this book I thought 'perfect' so I went ahead and purchased the book, picked a design and brought the yarn.  I had the idea of making one for myself but also one for my sister Danielle.  I thought what a wonderful keepsake to take to University to remember home by.. Bear in mind my sister hasn't even decided to go to University but ever hopeful I was not deterred.  After knitting my first square I decided to read how many squares were required for the completed throw it was quite big 193cm x 193 cm (77in x 77in).  Wow about a hundred, still not quite put off I figured it would be 'ok' as I have about 2 years so a few squares a week no probs... Then something else occurred to me, while adding the yarn I needed to my database (geek alert) I pondered the COST!  The throw is knitted in Rowan Handknit Cotton yarn which at £3.60 a ball isn't cheap, then times that buy about A HUNDRED balls... £400 for a blanket NO WAY! I love you Danielle but its not going to happen... Her project is now shelved.

I am however going to attempt to knit a smaller version for myself.  I can just see it now, the blanket that no one can touch, use, eat or drink near, the blanket that the cat cannot 'nest' on and that must stay in the wardrobe in a glass cabinet... Oh well here is the first square anyways: