Monthly Archives: January 2012

my other new years resolution

Starting this blog and committing to post at least once a week was a 2012 new years resolution.  My other resolution was to start running.  The blog is chugging along, so how is the other resolution going?  Actually, its going … Continue reading

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what I did on my day off

I had another day off yesterday. For someone who is always surrounded by people, its a bit strange to be in the house all alone. Strange, but good. Quiet. That’s probably the best bit.  My life is usually pretty noisy. … Continue reading

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knitting limbo

I’ve been in a bit of knitting limbo lately.  There are plenty of projects queued in Ravelry, many were included in my last post, but somehow I don’t have any suitable yarn in my stash, so can’t actually start anything.  … Continue reading

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so, what to knit next?

If 2012 is going to be the year of knitting what I want, in yarns I love, as whim and fancy dictates, what shall I knit? This?  Definitely. And this too I think. I already have the pattern for this, just … Continue reading

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knitting in 2012: my first FO!

OK, so enough looking back at 2011… here’s my first finished project for 2012! It’s for my newest niece, Florence.  It was one of those impulsive projects that just seem to happen.  We were about to set off to Wollongong to … Continue reading

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sewing in 2011: year of the handmade present

This time last year I made a little deal with myself.  I’d been doing a bit of sewing, on a borrowed machine, and I wanted to buy one of my own.  Mark was sceptical, and suggested I wait a bit … Continue reading

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knitting in 2011: all the other stuff

I didn’t just knit socks in 2011!

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