Looks like October will be sock knitting month for me. I have joined a couple of knit-alongs, both of which are socks-related. The first is Socktoberfest, "a month-long celebration of socks", hosted by Lolly. I joined Socktoberfest for the first time last year, thinking that I'd give sock knitting a go, just for fun. At [...]
You might remember that a while back I joined the Scrap Swap that TuttiFruiti and RedHeaded Snip It organised. Well look what I got!
A big thank you to my swap partner Kristine. These arrived early last week, apologies for my lateness in posting about them! The fabrics are so lovely, lots of gorgeous florals, and [...]
In the skein…
Winding…
by hand. No, I didn't think I'd have the patience either…
To a ball, and then to this.
The yarn is Colinette Jitterbug in velvet plum that I bought at the Sydney craft fair back in June (from Sarah Durrant). I'm knitting it up into these socks (pattern from Knitty). So far so good!
I'm slowly catching up with my blog reading. Gosh, you guys have been busy! But I'm secretly enjoying having lots of posts to read. Heheh, does that sound so dorky? Oh well, a gal needs her crafty blog fix!
I'm just dropping in for a shameless plug. These coasters are now on my little shop. I [...]
Well I had an unintended break from the internet for the past two weeks. And I wasn't even on holidays! Long story short, we had to replace our credit card after someone stole our credit card details online, and while we were waiting for the replacement to arrive, our internet provider company tried to charge [...]
It's Father's Day here tomorrow, so here's my (belated) flashback friday, Father's Day edition.
Dad carrying me and my cousin. I'm the one on the right.
I have very few photos of my dad, because he's always the one taking the photos — making photos like this so precious. He loves photography, and as a baby I [...]
