Scarves for Africa

I finally got the ends sewn in on my Scarf for Africa. I’m going to deliver all the ones that have arrived so far to Bronwyn tomorrow. This is what 48 scarves looks like. Gorgeous Girl loved helping pack up the scarves. I think I’m going to have to knit her one of her own… [...]

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Scarves for Africa!

Last weekend sewkalico, who happens to be in South Africa at present, came over to deliver the scarves that her mother and mother-in-law have been knitting. These are for the Scarves for Africa Project. All I can say is WOW. There’s 28 scarves there, and they are still knitting! Not pictured is the stationary that [...]

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A new quilt

Gorgeous Girl has a new quilt. I finally finished sewing the binding on last night. I spread it out on the floor for Gorgeous Girl to find in the morning. I think it’s a hit. The colours are truer in the pictures with Gorgeous Girl. Another scarf arrived this week from Vikki. She was also [...]

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Sometimes it’s hard…

Sometimes it’s hard living in a country that isn’t your own. Sometimes it’s hard because life here is different to what you are used to and you long to slip back into that which is familiar and comfortable. Where you don’t need to worry if you are making a cultural faux pas or saying the [...]

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More dyeing pictures

All of the dyed tops (I think they are called tops – real spinners correct me if I’m wrong) are now dried and safely packed away in my closet. Ieven learnt to braid them like a professional Gorgeous Girl has been difficult (to say the least) this week and it took me until Friday to [...]

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Because you asked for it…

Actually, Kerin asked for it. She wanted to see the scrapbook pages that I did for Gorgeous Girl. Since Kerin is the reason I started scrapbooking in the first place (she tempted enabled me by mailing me scrapping supplies), I thought I should oblige. Knitting content at the bottom of the post – feel free [...]

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On a roll

There has been another finish here at Ruth’s Place. This little knitted dress was a pattern from Tiny Happy. It’s a bit long for her, so she looks a little monk-like in her cassock But it’s sweet, and by the time it’s cool enough to need an overtunic, it will fit nicely. Yes, she needs [...]

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