tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165124602012-01-20T15:11:56.583+10:00This is my place to show off my knitting, crochet or whatever! My cats, dogs, grandkids, sunsets, cooking. Maybe a few thoughts on various subjects. I love to read your comments- but please leave an email address or something so that I can reply won't you?Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668817422625660395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512460.post-38645541980356990102012-01-11T20:49:00.005+10:002012-01-12T00:39:05.322+10:00

I temporarily lost my blogging Mojo!!But I am back again after more than two years of non blogging! And this is why - I decided to join Sarah London's CAL the Wool Eater Blanket. This will be the 6th Wool Eater blanket I have crocheted - love this pattern! The CAL starts today Wednesday 11th January 2012Go here to sign up by entering a commenthttp://sarahlondon.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/

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A friend saw me today, on a program on national Australian TV called Stateline, and wrote to tell me. Thanks, Bunty!Well it was true enough - it was recorded over two years ago and I had forgotten about it - and I had never seen it! I am the one in the bright pink blouse and glasses - who gets called by the wrong name. Story of my life - my "15 minutes of fame" and get called the wrong name!http:

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Striped Hoody (Free Pattern)Shared via AddThis

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I have had a few people tell me they are very interested in the late Steve Irwin's Australia ZooWe took a Japanese house guest - a lovely young girl named Mai (pronounced MY) here on a University exchange - for a visit there last year and I thought you might like to see some of the sights there. We had a fantastic day and it was beautiful - a lovely warm Spring Day. As we entered the Zoo Gates we

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I have been a very slack blogger! Nearly three months since last posting. Mind you I have been extra busy lately as well as having had a very nasty chest cold - caught from husband Eric on 5th January yuk! The 5th January is of course , Twelfth Night - so "On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me"..................................................I was well enough to be able to

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I have managed to get quite a lot of knitting done since May! I remembered to take pics of most of it - unfortunately, the last lot of knitting I did for the Homeless Connect Day at Brisbane City Hall in November, I forgot to take pictures of ! DUH!These first two sets are adaptations of the Precious Layettes patterns from Leisure Arts Booklet #3202All these baby knits were knitted for charity -

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July is the middle of our Aussie winter - and on the Darling Downs in Queensland it is very cold indeed. In Warwick just a few miles away from Toowoomba, they hold the annual Jumpers and Jazz Festival in July. Jumpers, for my American friends, just means pullovers, not a pinafore dress! The main street is decorated with knitting! Everywhere!Trees, lamposts, even the balconies of historic

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Peach Blossom - so delicate! Look at this magnificent Candy Tuft!Being Spring, of course there were masses of Azaleas ! Feast your eyes on these! Then there were Day Lilies, and Hollyhocks.And because of the drought there was a lot of effort made to use materials other than plants, to make flower displaysThese magnificent blooms are made out of - Umbrellas! Since the

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St Luke's church had a wonderful display of Teapots during the Carnival of Flowers - a huge collection of everything to do with the great English tradition of Afternoon Tea.There were not only Teapots, but Teasets, Tea towels, embroidered Tea cloths all done by hand, a wonderful collection of very old electric jugs and kettles - I had no idea there were electric jugs in the 1920s! This very old

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See this winding band of green vegetation? Well it's PARSLEY!!!

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I took so many pictures of all the flowers! The gardeners had a display board showing exactly how they planned the designs and planted the flowers. I must try some of their ideas in my garden!There was so much colour and variety - hundreds of people travel to Toowoomba every year just to feast their eyes!

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Ok - because I was so slack - here are the promised photos of all the beautiful flowers on display in the Queens Park Toowoomba, way back in September during the Spring Carnival! In this year of extreme drought, only three parks were planted with these wonderful flowers - instead of the normal 15 - and all water used to grow them was transported in special water carts, using only bore water -

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I never realised when I came to live here in Toowoomba, that life would be so frantic! I can't believe it is three months since I posted to my blog! Here it is Boxing Day ( to American friends, that is the day after Christmas Day in Australia and England)We had a blessed peaceful Christmas - both my son and daughter were able to be with us at the same time - I am so happy I could bust! My

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I know, it's been a helluva long time between updates. So - a few pictures of Toowoomba - the Carnival of Flowers has just finished so there are lots of pictures of flowers in this post.But first of all - here's some pics I took of Toowoomba in the winter - and oh brother, was it cold! Much colder than we have been used to - and sometimes it was just plain awful! We did eventually use the open

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I can't believe I haven't had time to update my blog since June! I swear I am never - ever - moving house again - the stress is just awful!We found a gorgeous little house - very old - a typical Queenslander, built on sturdy wooden "stumps" above ground - the stumps were originally tree trunks and very old - you can still see the original marks of the axe in them. Nicely renovated with a new

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Moved house and living in Toowoomba on the Darling Downs in Queensland - where the weather is much colder - no longer sub tropical.Will be back soon to post pictures of our new house and the town in general. My computer died and I hate to think I have lost all my photos and worst of all, my patterns! Serve me right for not backing up everything!Any ideas on how to save all the stuff on my hard

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This is Adem in Turkey - born on February 26th 2008!He is wearing the little Tomten and Summer Set I made him! They are a little big for him - but I am sure he will grow into them pretty fast!His mother is Ferda and is an internet knitting friend of mine.It looks as if he will be wearing that little sun hat for years!Isn't he a sweetheart?

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A lady asked me to make her a crocheted jacket - already started by her grandma before she died. Not a knitter or crocheter herself, she wanted me to finish the jacket. However, she waited some weeks before she got the yarn, and the part that was already done, to me. She forgot to bring the pattern however, but presented me with a long piece of crochet in a very old cream wool, that had been

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This little sweetie is a Cabin Fever pattern called Homecoming Layette - it is available all over the internet and costs about $6USDIt is really easy - being top down and no seams, my favourite!The pattern has a jacket, hat, and blanket but no booties - but that is no biggie - I just use my favourite bootie pattern and incorporate the jacket pattern in it. The Cap in the pattern is plain Stocking

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Finished a nice little knitted blanket for Veronica, mother to my daughter's partner, RickVeronica has not been well - she had bad bronchitis at Christmas so with winter coming, and Toowoomba being a very cold place, I thought a little cuddly blanket might be a good idea.It is a modification of the pattern By the Sea Shell and Wave Afghanby Katherine Power Johnson

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I visited Montville with my friend Edna when she was staying here recently. If you are not too sick of it, here are some more pictures of this fascinating little place!This lovely spidery looking white flower is a native lily.This mysterious looking plant we think is a type of flowering ginger - the red part is bracts, the actual flower is the yellow protuberance - if you look carefully you can

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Some of you may know that I have been getting my Buttons on ebay from Dave Rundell in Florida - well Dave wrote to tell me he is no longer selling on ebay - BUT - he IS still selling buttons.He can be contacted by email on Daverundell@cs.com - he is selling packages of gorgeous buttons, like these pictured, for 75 cents a package, plus relevant postage. And his postage charges are very

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Oy, you! You with the camera!!!Yeah, that's right, you!Can't you see I am hungry?Honestly - I thought you'd never offer - hmmm... fresh bread ....yum!Got any more?Ok - I'll just help myself then, shall I???What about me? I'm a butcher bird, can't eat bread - against union rules!

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This is Queenie - our Burmilla - she is a very old lady now - 14 years old.She likes to sit next to me when I am knitting - but she doesn't like any of my junk up there with her - so she pushes it all on the floor!Grrrrr!See how she is flexing her front paws, kneading, in and out? That is one happy pussycat!She has the most remarkable green eyes - almost a chartreuse colour.Of course, this is

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Visited Montville on the Sunshine Coast recently. This is what used to be the old Post Office, now the Misty Morn Restaurant - in 1975 I was offered the house next door, which was the post mistress's old house, for the princely sum of $20,000 AUD! It was on a 1/2 acre block, came with several cats and a goat, and an English oak in the garden. I dithered around and didn't buy it. Now it is worth

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This is Olivia aged two.She lives in Eaton, Ohio USA. I have been corresponding with her mother by email since before she was born.A few weeks ago I finished this little fun fur coat for her birthday, and sent it to her with a little toy koala, you can just see it in her hands, in the picture below.I also sent her a card with a picture of koalas on the front - which she keeps in her bed LOL!Isn't

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I seem unable to keep my blog updated for less than a few weeks interval!Here's what I have been doing since the last post.This is a very simple little baby jacket - my own little square jacket pattern - that one of these days, I must write down! The yarn is Bernat Soft Boucle which was gifted to me by dear friend Gail Bable last year. The colorway is I am afraid now discontinued - I have one

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The Knit 'N' Natter Bag - now available as PATTERN ONLY - so if you can sew or have a friend who sews and can be persuaded to make this for you - hehehe ! Here's where you can buy the patternhttp://www.calicocottage.com.au/store/WsDefault.aspClick on Accessories, then Knitting Supplies(I couldn't get the whole link to show up here!)Cost is $15.50 AUD PLUS postage. In Australia $ 2.50 AUD

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Fantastic Knitters' Tote Bag designed by a friend of mine here in OZ - take a look at this! The Knit and Natter BagFront view, showing knitting needle pockets both sides, tape measure and sewing needle pockets, also showing separate holders for sicssors and needles. This is the back view,

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Finished #2 Baby Albert Jacket!This time, I weaved the shoulder seam and knit the sleeves in the round on two circulars. I knitted the sleeves straight for 25 ridges, then decreased to 40 stitches evenly, and did 6 ridges for cuff.Much better shaped sleeve IMHO!Patons Bluebell (5 ply) on 3.75 mm needles. Hat made up as I went along. Socks are North Country Cotton Baby Socks (free pattern on

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This is a much more accurate representation of the colour!Not sure about these buttons but they are rather nice - the only ones that "went" IMHOFound some of the most gorgeous 4 ply angora like yarn so did a double crochet (single to my American friends) edging all round and on the cuffs.I've already cast on the next Baby Albert - this time I plan on straight sleeves, done on two circulars - no

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I joined the Knitalong on the knitbabysurprise group on Yahoo - to do the Stocking Stitch version of the Baby Surprise Jacket by ElizabethZimmermannThe Moderator overseeing the KAL is Pandaman who came up with the modification to the original pattern.This is stage one - I have stage 2 and stage 3 ready to go!This second picture has the right colour - it is Mint Green, yes, you've guessed it,

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This is the fourth Tomten I've made since just before Christmas - such a gorgeous combination - pale blue Angoretta and a small bit of that mysterious chenille in green/blue someone gave me!The buttons were absolutely perfect - an exact match with the chenille - how lucky can you get? Found them in my button box - had totally forgotten they were there!Another Soft "N" Seamless Sweater - I had

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Sitting on our passionfruit vine - a beautiful Blue Tiger Butterfly. Eric (DH) was complaining he couldn't get a good picture, because they "kept moving around" LOL!!Apparently when he first went out with his camera, there were about a dozen flying around in a cluster! You can see an unripe passion fruit in the first picture on the left - we have hundreds of them, due to ripen soon!! YUMMY!!!!!

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Since I finished the "dead mole" Tomten, I have sewn on its buttons, done some crochet round the edge of its hood, made two more Tomtens and a Soft and Seamless Baby Sweater. I finished them all on Friday 28th Dec.I decided to stay with the Teddy Bear buttons after all!Buttons from daverun on ebay.comThis one I made with Angoretta in a deep Apricot with the left over mystery yarn from the "dead

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Little boys and their Grandpas - a special relationship! Especially when you have made a tree house and need some help to get it fixed in the tree branches!Little Caleb (the one who "hasn't got a grandpa") gave Eric the benefit of his advice and a helping hand with the cutting of the planks.Finally a rough and ready little platform of sorts was finished, a few branches of the big old pine tree

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Hope everyone had a Merry and Happy Christmas!!We went to my daughter Simone's house on Sunday 23rd. As grandson Tom was going to his Dad's on Christmas Eve this year (he has Christmas turn and turn about with each parent) we had our Christmas with him on the Sunday. We arrived in the early afternoon - and had gift giving and lovely dinner with Tom's paternal Grandma Del, his Aunt Rana and her

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Eric (DH) got some fantastic shots of our bearded dragon - he stirred him up a bit, so that he puffed himself up and opened his mouth and did his threatening bit!! Isn't he a beauty???Normally very unassuming and peaceful - this is how he looked at first - trying to pretend he was part of the scenery.then he started feeling just a tad uneasy.........See how he looks when he is fully aroused to a

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This is so pretty! I just used up some odd bits of blue - pale blue is Panda Angoretta, navy is Panda Disco, and the deep sky blue is Patons Totem ( I think)I haven't made one of these for weeks - only started it to keep a lady company at the Caboolture Library Knit and Natter - she was making her first BSJ, so we did it as a knit along!I love the cheeky little buttons with smiley faces - they

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I was given some yarn on Friday morning about 10 am. It was three skeins of Eden; the label says, in German, "Jakob AG - Bernetta Wolle - Col - 1933 " It is 28% Wool, 71% Polyacryl, 1% Viscose And three skeins of Moda Vera Jazz furry yarn - in a milk chocolate brown. So yummy!!I knew right away it wanted to be made into a Tomten Modular Jacket.The Eden is a lovely tweedy looking yarn - sort of a

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Are you sick of my tree pictures yet? I had to show you this gorgeous close up of the blossom on our poinciana tree - that wonderful single petal that is pale pink striped with red amazes me! And the colour is absolutely true to life - what a gorgeous tree!We get a lot of interstate and overseas tourists taking pictures of this tree - and I don't blame them either! Look at the glorious carpet of

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I finally finished this blanket - the edging just seemed to take forever on this one!!I made a lot of other baby things - but I just had to finish this because it was for someone who specially requested it - and is paying me to make it!!The edging is in a very deep purple - Sandra's favourite colour.I am so pleased to have it finished at last though. This is one of my faults - I do tend to

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Been trying to get some more items finished - no matter how I try I always seem to have more UFOs around my house!!!! So have been trying very hard to get a lot of them finished. Here's a few, now with buttons on; three hug me tights, or shrugs, adapted from a pattern given to me by my friend Bunty.Another couple of little sets just finished,a helmet, socks and diagonal baby blanket in apple

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Three views of the Poinciana tree in full bloom in front of our house! As you can see it casts the most magnificent shade as well as looking spectacular!

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You may remember that in June this year, I wrote about Knitting for Brisbane's Needy attending the Homeless Connect Day at Brisbane City Hall.Well the Lord Mayor of Brisbane organised another one - and my, he did the needy people of our city proud!This time there were even more services available than before - lots more organisations gave their time and their help to others less

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This is Talitha aged three months - her big sister aged three, is in a ballet concert soon - so I made Talitha a tutu like her sister's and some little ballet slippers.Charnelle is thrilled that her little sister is dressed for ballet too!!The tutu looked so small when I was sewing it - but Oh My! I could have halved the length!!So sweet!!

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Received my first Christmas Exchange for 2007 - from Linda in USA - thank you so much Linda!! Two magnificient doilies and a gorgeous little Angel!I am starting to feel Christmassy already!

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Working on a few things right now! *sigh*This little dress is the "Cinderella" dress - an old favourite of mine. This one is half way - I am using crochet thread - I think about a 10 - with a 1.75 mm hook - in a lovely coffee colour with cream bands.I am making another the same in White 4 ply Bendigo cotton, using a 3.5mm hook.Here's a comparison:The crochet thread one will fit newborn to 3

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Been working on lots of things lately - finishing off a blanket in lavender, purples and greens for a lovely lady who saw me working on the one I made for Marlene - and immediately said she would pay me to make one. I smiled very broadly, thanked her and said "yes please!"I have been trying to get some baby things finished too. Our summer is about to start so thought some lightweight cotton tops

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The Jacaranda Season, October, has come and gone. They seem to like the drought these gorgeous trees with their lavender blue blossoms - they were especially lovely this year.These pics were taken at the top of a ridge on the way to Montville, on the Blackall Range.There is a yellow blossomed tree, the Bucurubu, known as the Yellow Jacaranda which blooms at the same time of year. It is not

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I have said this so many times already - but we do get the best sunsets here in Scarborough. After the heavy storm we had the other day - we had the most perfect sunset!The tide was out and the reflection on the water, and in the puddles made by the heavy rain were so spectacular.

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Had a series of big thunderstorms during the last week - noisy and violent and lots of lightning. My dogs are terrified of storms poor dears ! Grandma's Knitting Place was awash!But oh, the rain is so welcome - we are in the middle of the worst drought in Australia's recorded history - climate change is no myth - it is Spring here - just - and already very high temperatures during the day.We get

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There I was sitting on the banks of the Baroon Pocket Dam, near Montville - nursing a sore foot, when I made a little friend. He was very interested but a little shy.A little black duck showed great interest in me and my knitting - and possibly my sandwiches?He came closer for a look - keeping a wary eye on me - but not too scared.I kept very still - and waited............He took a little bite of

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Look what the postman brought me!! Last year I participated in a knitting exchange with one of my American groups. My partner didn't reciprocate. But another friend on the same group sent me these gorgeous hand made goodies, plus some yarn to make up for it. Aren't people just lovely?? Especially knitters!The socks are knitted from Cascade Fixation - which I simply must have, dear reader!This

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This pretty little set was so easy - quick too!The yarn is Big W's Carnival Effects - Fair Isle colour #5Done on a circular needle as socks you get a fairisle effect - on flat knitting you get cute stripes.Booties are Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Booties. Hat is an invention. Jacket is a version of mine which is a cross between the Rectangle Sweater and a little jacket from the Lion brand site. I

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Made two little hoodies from some donated anonymous yarn - almost like a chenille in thick chunky delicious red - this is the Elizabeth Zimmermann Tomten pattern which I love and am (almost) as addicted to as the Baby Suprprise Jacket!The original yarn had obviously been wound into balls - although I am not sure it had ever been knitted up before. It smelt strongly of cigarettes (ewwww!) and had

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This is for my friend Di in Michigan - made in her favourite colours, christmas Red and Christmas Green.On its way to her as we speak!This has been promised to Di for a long time - *sigh* - life, and other knitting does get in the way some times!The lavender and pale green and blue blanket is for Marlene in Bendigo - another friend I have never met before.I was showing off this blanket at the

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Knitting for Brisbane's Needy won the $5000.00 grant from www.femail.com.auThank you so very much to all the countless thousands of people all over the world who voted for us!!!!Here is the Press Release put out by Karen, the owner of the Charity.Cash Grant Finalist Voting WinnerKnitting for Brisbanes Needy was started as a Yahoo online group in January 2006, after hearing from several not for

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Finally back on line after a glitch with my computer - could receive and send emails, but could not access Internet Explorer. However after help from a good friend (God Bless you , Annette!)I am now using Firefox Browser, so should have not too much trouble, once I get the hang of the new set up. So will be able to update everything now!! Talk about suffering withdrawal - no blogger, no ebay !!!!

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I don't believe it - 16 days since my last post !! But I have been busy! I finished a comfort shawl for my friend Di in Michigan - in her choice of her favourite colours - Christmas Red and Christmas Green. I had some lovely soft Capricorn in Red and some TLC in Emerald Green in my stash - exactly right!! Here's the result. Good old Capricorn - it makes the nicest, softest cuddle blankies -

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Some of you may know that I belong to a fantastic group of ladies called Knitting For Brisbane's Needy. We are a group of ladies, about 120 strong who knit and crochet for needy people, homeless, abused, aged whatever, originally in Brisbane and environs, but now reaching to needy people much farther afield. We have just been informed that we are one of ten finalists in a cash competition to win

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Paid a visit to Mary Cairncross National Park the other day. It is years since we were last there - and we may never go again. What a shame they put a cafe and kiosk there. Now it is full of busloads of noisy people - and the haven of peace it once was is no more!It used to be very quiet, and there were lots of birds and wildlife evident. But sadly, no more. The crowds of people obviously kept

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Finished the sweater for Rick - and although I am pleased with the result, I can't say I am sorry to see the end of it!The colour is actually a lot bluer than this photo shows it to be.It also seems a lot bigger than I expected - and hey, I did swatch - and I did measure accurately! But then it is meant to be a generous fit. It has taken me longer than any man's sweater I have ever knitted before

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Finished this little set last week in time to take up to Montville. I thought it was a pretty set to give them an idea of the type of thing I like to knit.The committee of the Sunshine Coast Crafts wanted to see as much of my knitting as possible at their last meeting to decide it my work was good enough to sell in their lovely little craft shop! Although I shan't be selling this one it is

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This gorgeous pure wool was on sale at Big W - and so tonight I get to cast on a sweater for Rick, Simone's SO!This is actually his last year's Christmas present - so I am going to make him a lovely aran patterned pullover . The colour is a bit paler than the picture shows - it's called Dark Petrol.I am so pleased - 100 gram balls for $2.67 each - bargain ! - and it is machine washable.The

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Remember this?The start of The Adult Surprise Jacket?It's finished at last!!It was supposed to be finished for daughter Simone's birthday, 26th June, but it wasn't, so bought her some gold earrings instead for the actual day. ( The jeweller's had a sale!!)This is what she will receive in a few days' time! It's hard to believe that shapeless blob metamorphasised into this elegant jacket!I am very

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This is Violet after the rain - isn't she beautiful??And this is outside in the middle of winter folks!And this is Grandma's Knitting Place ! One of them anyway - this is our back deck. On the table is Violet being given some TLC some weeks back now. Hasn't she improved??The towels are the dogs' - I didn't notice the raggy old things on the line when I took the pic!!

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We had some rain - only for 24 hours - and oh it was so blissful - albeit very cold and windy too.We really need so much more though.However - we always get glorious sunsets a day or so after - this is right across the road from our house - literally a few hundred yards away.You can see it was cold - the guys fishing are wearing thick jackets - their legs and feet are bare though - brrr!Every

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Have been very slow on the knitting front since my last post!However, my friend Penny posted a little jacket and blanket on her blog, which was the subject of a couple of nasty comments,because of the colour. I had some yarn in a lovely nutmeg brown - so shamelessly copied her idea - used the same baby jacket pattern and made up a little blanket identical to hers!! Told you I would Pen!The colour

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Thursday was the best and most rewarding day I have ever spent ! Together with other members of Knitting for Brisbane's Needy, I went to Brisbane City Hall for the Homeless Connect Expo. I caught the train at 6.47 am - on a very cold and windy day (well, cold by Brisbane standards anyhow!)Here's what I wrote to the group of my experiences:Well ladies - we did ourselves proud today - everything

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Since I last posted - still slogging away on the Adult Surprise Jacket - will make a concerted effort to finish it before June 26th (Simone's birthday)Have made some more baby things which are all safely given to Karen of Knitting for Brisbane's Needy. Tried a new pattern which is free online. Pretty Baby Sweater.http://www.knitwits-heaven.com/pretty_baby_sweater.htmThis pic didn't come out too

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With the help of Marilyn on knitbabysurprise group, I am participating in a "knitalong" on the Adult Surprise Jacket.I had been putting off making this because of the thought of the 'math" involved - what a baby I am!It really is not difficult at all - once I made a swatch, and worked out the number of stitches to 10cm , then asked my daughter for the width of the most comfortable sweater she

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I made my second Tomten!!This time I was happier with it - mainly because I read the pattern more carefully when I came to doing the double decrease on the sleeves. For those who like to know these things - the Tomten pattern is from the remarkable brain of the late Elizabeth Zimmermann and is available in a couple of her books, Knitting Workshop and the Opinionated Knitter or as a single pattern

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We have been thinking of moving to Toowoomba to be closer to Simone. Since having had problems with the new neighbours, and giving up our beloved cats, the idea of a new start is looking more attractive every day.We found a wonderful rental property about 15 minutes from Toowoomba CBD - on 23 acres, plus a fenced paddock. The potential is endless! You can just see the back of the house here if

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Isn't this gorgeous?? I took this at night, last Friday week when at Simone's - the most beautiful Crab Cactus, also called Christmas Cactus in USAI used the night setting because it was pitch dark at the time - not that you would know it! And just look at all the flowers still in bud!

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What a sight!I have to share these pics - taken on Wednesday evening 2nd May 2007. We get beautiful sunsets here - but isn't this spectacular?? The bumps on the skyline on the next picture are the Glasshouse Mountains.At the end is was like watching a bush fire through the trees at night!

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More beanies made this weekend - for Knitting For Brisbane's Needy - a great Yahoo group I belong to, that knits (and crochets) for homeless and needy people. Mind you - we are getting alot of requests for knitted items from a lot farther afield than just Brisbane now - and our members are from all over Australia, in U.K. and U.S.A. We make what we want, when we want - but just occasionally, we

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Finished this beautiful baby sweater - finally sewed the buttons on!It is from Elizabeth Zimmermann's book, "Knitters' Almanac" - the lace stitch is Gull Wing stitch.The only seams were the sleeves - I could have knitted them on two circulars I guess and then there would have been no seams at all!Thanks to Marilyn on EZknitalong - for pithy and comprehensive instructions - even though I was too

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This dear little sweater is "Rindy's Top Down Raglan"There are absolutely no seams at all!!! I knitted the sleeves on 2 circulars.The little girl buttons are adorable aren't they? I have them in red, blue, pink,yellow and mauve - I got them on ebay from Dave Rundle (daverun)I use them a lot. They make all the difference don't they? This is a cowl ( neckwarmer or joined up scarf) for another

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I made another dog coat for Fozzie - this one is a freebie on the internet called Dog Coat with Contrasting Collar. It was super easy to make - and quick too!I also made a lot of beanies for Knitting For Brisbane's Needy - the Yahoo group I belong to and am co-moderator of. I crocheted and knitted 6 Adult size and 3 Baby size - and FORGOT to take pictures!!!!!!!!!! AAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I gave

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This is my first Tomten Sweater!! I have been "chickening" out of making this for years - so took the plunge when a knitting group I belong to that specialises in Elizabeth Zimmermann patterns, did a Knitalong - it was really easy - although I had a hard time when it came to the armholes - I found out I was making it so much harder than it really was - I had mis-interpreted the Knitalong

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Very sadly we have had to take four of our six beloved cats to the local Animal Aid Centre because of threats to their safety made by the man next door. The anxiety caused by this was too much to bear - every time one of them went outside I was in terror for its life and limb.They have already been separated - two males and two females - they had a big area for each at the centre. Eric said they

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Two more little jackets - the one on the right is "Precious" from the Leisure Arts Booklet, Precious Layettes - the one on the left is the same pattern, without the lacy pattern stitch. Amazing - the same pattern and two different looks. The line across the right hand jacket doesn't appear in "real life" don't know whether it is a slight difference in the yarn at that point, that the

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Ok - so I broke the diet - but this time who could blame me!! Spotlight were having a ONE-DAY-ONLY 20% off EVERYTHING sale, including previous sale items. So my friend Claire and I set off early Monday morning, loins girded, to avail ourselves of some GOOD STUFF!!I got this bag of mixed goodies for $5 - less 20% which is $4.00!!Nine balls of Feathers yarn in a caramel colour. One ball of Vixen.

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Made these two little sweeties for twins which were as yet unborn - I made a pink and a blue in case there was one of each - now I have to make another pink one as it turned out the twins were both girls!!This is one of the Leisure Arts Precious Layettes - modified of course, in pale blue Panda Angoretta and Blue TLC Wiggles. The pink one is Panda Angoretta and White TLC Wiggles. The

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Made a New Year Resolution to go on a yarn diet. Got the idea from a Canadian knitter's group I am on - no purchasing of yarn between 1st January and 30th September - nine whole months!The deal is this - you get one "get out of jail free" card - you can only fall off the wagon once. Sock yarn doesn't count - but that only applies to Canada and United States IMHO - I don't need socks!You can buy

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I forgot all about these two little sets!! These are made in Thorobred Soft for Tots (another sadly, discontinued yarn)and some variegated Panda Magnum ; these are ideal for using up small quantities of yarn. The little jackets use about 50 gram of yarn; the hats and booties even less! Did I mention that the jacket takes around three hours to knit?? And as I crochet them together (the only seam

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I bought a little fun fur pattern by Sirdar on ebay last year- it is a matinee jacket and separate ear flap helmet. I made it into a full buttoned hoodie for a colleague at work - her little girl turned one last month.Diabolical stuff to work with - especially in artificial light - grrrr!!! But I think I made a good job of it. Lincraft had the fun fur on special for 99 cents so the whole outfit

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I found this cute little set on the net - it is called Blue Triangles and has matching booties too. Look at the cute little hat - with a peak and ear flaps!! This little sweater is by Charles Stacy - I simplified the original pattern - it was so hard to understand, they way it was written, so I modified it.

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Received another SOS , this time from a local lass Theresa who is having a baby in a few weeks and she and her husband are doing it tough. A few good friends rallied round, thank you to Dawn, her grand daughterTracy, her daughters, Michelle and Rosaleigh, for a stroller, cot, change table-cum-bath, and a suitcase full of clothes,to Pam who delivered a huge amount of clothes, toys, a walker, a

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In between bouts of afghan crocheting, I made a few baby things too. This is some of my knitting since January 1st - so I have not been idle!!! An SOS from Lisa in Canada had me flying to the needles to make some baby things for a young couple she knows who are having their first baby with few funds and in need of help. This is the Ribbed Yoke baby sweater - I love this little pattern - so easy

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Here it is - the finished Hearts Afghan!!!This nearly broke my heart I tell you - not that it was difficult to do - but lining it up exactly row by row and stitch by stitch was tedious in the extreme. I used a bulky w.w acrylic - but I think I could have used a larger hook to make it drape more. However, I finally undid the sewn seams and crocheted the pieces together instead - voila!! Much

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This afghan has been on my "to do" list for over two years!!It was promised to my dearfriend Sandee in Atlanta, GA for that long - and finally I made myself start it!There are three panels with hearts on, intersected by four plain panels with a popcorn on - I am crocheting it in some worsted weight yarn that I bought on ebay a couple of years ago. The original pattern is in white with blue hearts

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I received these pics from Helen in New Mexico - lots of snow!!! Had to print these because they are such great pictures!!The pink light on the snow which looks so spooky comes from the special street lighting - Helen says even the snow when it is falling looks pink!!The cat's name is Dude - and yes he is on a leash - taking a "wee" moment!! This is a fantastic effect - weird sort of fog during a

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!I never tried to take pics of fireworks before - these were taken from the beach at Scarborough - the fireworks were actually set up on two boats in the sea - if you look carefully at the first two pics you can see a line of reflection on the water!!It was a fantastic sight - there were literally hundreds of people there - picnicking on the beach in the dark with all sorts of

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The long awaited rain started on Christmas night and rained steadily through Boxing Day and most of Wednesday. Wednesday night this was the sunset - the house was flooded with this gorgeous apricot light for about 15 minutes before the sun finally went to rest.

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Well that didn't take long!! Once I had worked out the pattern directions - which were written in a weird way IMHO, it only took about 10 hours to make. My hand is sticking out of what will be the turtle neck, and the little cuff showing is a leg hole!The pattern was a Patons one for Canadiana/Classic Wool/Decor; but there were four sections or panels of pattern block, and you had to do 1st row

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I am halfway through a dog jacket for my daughter's new man's mother's dog ( what a mouthful)The colour in the close up is much more accurate - don't know why the other is more blue!!The aran pattern is called bones and biscuits!!!The rib part is the turtle neck and the two little holes are for the front legs.I am now on the decreasing part for the back. The dog is a nice little fellow name

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This lovely little cable sweater can be found on www.tahkistacycharles.com There is also a hooded jacket version and a gorgeous little helmet to match.I used Panda Angoretta in white. I did adapt the pattern a bit - inside the diamonds was a moss stitch pattern - and it was so fiddly to do, so I kept all the background in reverse stocking stitch - and it looks better IMHO!!! The little jacket is

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