Can I still call myself a blogger?

Hello. It’s been a long time.
I’m finally feeling almost 100% – bit of a lingering cough, but my energy levels are back.
Gorgeous Man was away last week, so apart from work stuff I didn’t touch the computer at all. I have been crafting though.
The borders are on the fish quilt and I’m currently basting that [...]

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Some finishes

Life has been hectic, and a certain little miss seems to need more and more entertaining lately. Still I’ve managed to get a bit finished here and there.
First up, some spinning. This is my attempt at sock yarn. It is 3.35 ounces and 341 yards (95 grams and 312 metres) and is n-plied.

I need to [...]

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Is it wrong…

Big news first: I’ve ordered a Schact Ladybug spinning wheel. Gorgeous Man will be bringing it home from the USA at the end of October. The universe wanted me to have this wheel – the dealer is walking distance from his hotel.  He assures me he is able to get it home. Is it wrong [...]

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Today I did something I thought I would never do

I strapped a soft toy into the front seat of the car. Whenever I get in the car I strap Gorgeous Girl into her car seat, put on my own seatbelt and comment that we “never, ever get into a car without a seatbelt”. So today she insisted that her toy elephant sit in the [...]

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Wednesday is for knitting… for me

I could show you the extra inch or so on Juno Regina.

But that would be boring. Let’s talk about other things.
Gorgeous Man found a place online that will provide us with a box of organic vegetables and fruit straight from the farmers. We have to go to one of the local health food shops to [...]

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Monday is for Quilting…

Unfortunately, I worked more hours than I usually work yesterday (not complaining, just stating fact) and so didn’t get any quilting done. By the time I finished work I was tired and I have learnt the hard way not to sew when I’m in that state of mind.
Instead, I picked up my knitting and worked [...]

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Doing my part to conserve water.

Gorgeous Man left on Friday afternoon to spend the weekend presenting at a seminar in Durban. Saturday morning I woke up and as I was washing my hands noticed that the water coming out of the tap was slowing to a trickle and then stopped altogether.
We are without water again.
I raced around the house and [...]

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Yet another hat

Flush with the success of knitting up my very first handspun. I decide to tackle knitting up my very first navajo plied yarn.
(There’s a lot of knitting at the moment because I’m trying to finish up stuff to take with me to Australia as gifts, because I *ahem* don’t trust the South African postal service [...]

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Knitting Tutorial…

How to knit a hat.
1. Take a skein of your very first handspun yarn and knit a tension (gauge) swatch.

2. Do some maths and cast on – ignore the vague sense of unease that it seems awfully wide by telling yourself that it has to go around the whole head.
3. Consult knitting bible to determine [...]

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