We spent Saturday by the water, watching the tugboats maneuver the large ships carrying coal in and out of the harbour, we had a lovely lunch on Queen’s Wharf and then we stepped aboard the HMAS Newcastle which was docked in Newcastle Harbour over the weekend, an opportunity to look first hand at what it’s [...]
Archive for August, 2009
HMAS Newcastle
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
colour me happy
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2009 | 34 Comments »
Lots of wool-eater samples in progress today! I’m making the Wool-Eater more economical, using yarns from the stash, working smaller motifs and joining them all into one patchwork crocheted blanket!
Wool Eater Instructions
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2009 | 40 Comments »
Crocheted Wool-Eater Blanket
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8 ply wool
4mm crochet hook
Ch 6, join with a slip stitch to form a ring.
1st round: * ch 5, work 4 [...]
a zillion things
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Are you making the most of the week end? I’m trying!
I’m taking notes from this fabulous little book,
and sanding and vacuuming furniture.
I’m taking time to water my flowers,
and I’ve just discovered that Charlie is now laying eggs.
I took a course yesterday that I’ve been meaning to do.
I’ve been playing with colourful ribbons,
and joining granny squares,
washing [...]
meet + greet
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I‘ve been meaning to thank the wonderful Bee from Chain Creative for the lovely interview she did recently with me.
You’ll find it right here.
And did you also know, that in the real world I teach crochet + patchwork and quilting classes. Yes I do, I’ve been doing this for over 15 years now, and love [...]
Wool Eater
Posted in Uncategorized on August 19, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I popped on a pinny and headed over to my old blog to do some spring cleaning. I locked the front door behind me and began to clean. While I was in the front room dusting I was startled to hear visitors entering through the back door ever so quietly, sneaking around like church mice. Amy thankfully turned [...]
hawaiian flowers
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2009 | 42 Comments »
Aloha! hawaiian flowers bursting with colour!
I hope you’ve had fun with this month’s mystery motif.
I’ll be posting a mystery motif on the first of every month!
soapbox
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2009 | 14 Comments »
photo via hummerdieb
Forgive me, but today I’m stepping up on the soapbox and about to have a little rant!
I have a fan and no I’m not going to link to her, she knows who she is. What I will say is that I’m a little over her renaming the crochet patterns I post and changing them [...]
round four
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2009 | 15 Comments »
An edging of colour completes our mystery motif, the ‘Hawaiian Flower motif.’
Round four:
Work a round of double crochet in a contrasting colour as such:
Work 9 double crochet up one side of the petal, chain 3, work 9 double crochet down the other side of the petal, work 1 double crochet into chain 1 space of [...]
round three
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Our mystery motif will start to take shape once this round is worked. Ready, lets go!
Round three:
* Work 18 double treble (wrap wool twice around hook) into the 11 chain loop, slip stitch into the 1-ch space of the previous round, repeat from * around, join with a slip stitch to end.
Fasten off.
See you tomorrow with Round [...]
