Archive for the ‘books’ Category
wooosh
Posted by: amanda j on: October 9, 2008
Where do weeks go? It has been three weeks or so since I blogged! I just checked my google reader list and there are 165 unread posts! Eeek! Of course there has been knitting. I have finished one sock, and have two more socks on the go. I would like to finish the stripy pair [...]
separation anxiety
Posted by: amanda j on: September 14, 2008
- In: books | cardigan | kids | knitting | sesame street
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I finished the Spunk’s cardigan and dropped it off at Knits Needles and Wool to have a zip inserted. My first anxious thought was about the colour of the zip. I bought a black one, and now I think it should be grey. The second anxious thought was about leaving something that took me so [...]
knit knit knit knit
Posted by: amanda j on: May 17, 2008
- In: books | kids | knitting | socks | underappreciated artform
- 10 Comments
But first . . . Bert’s It! Oh my goodness, I have no idea how Bert puts up with Ernie! He wears away at him like a wave on a rock! I notice that there are others out there posting their favourite Jim Henson clips here and here. I am happy that we are spreading [...]
no sesame street, but . . .
Posted by: amanda j on: May 7, 2008
- In: babes | books | knitting | socks
- 6 Comments
. . . look what I made! Her name is Rose, and I really really like her! When I drag myself away from the computer, I will be sewing the side seams of a jumper for her. These things could be addictive! I have made her a brother of sorts, but I can’t share him [...]
a fetching tale
Posted by: amanda j on: April 7, 2008
- In: books | cat | knitting | socks
- 8 Comments
I have been knitting! On Friday I cast on for a pair of Fetchings using left over Cascade 220 from the CPH. My friend has to teach in our hall, which is a great big cavernous building which is almost impossible to heat. She has been after some fingerless gloves for some time. The problem [...]
one week down
Posted by: amanda j on: February 17, 2008
- In: books | cardigan | knitting
- 7 Comments
Well, I made it through the first week of school relatively unscathed. The first three days were filled with meetings and some time to prepare to educate the yoof. We had a very interesting session about giftedness which made me think about how I can better cater for those kids in the classroom. This year [...]
super mega magic easy knitting
Posted by: amanda j on: January 22, 2008
- In: books | cardigan | kids | knitting
- 11 Comments
The title of my post today is a direct quote from my seven year old son, who learned how to knit today, along with his five year old sister. Tiny Madam has been wanting to learn to knit for about a year, but I thought she needed to be a bit older, so I told her [...]
blerk
Posted by: amanda j on: January 11, 2008
- In: books | KALs | knitting | socks | underappreciated artform
- 9 Comments
That’s a pretty good word to describe how I feel today. I am not sure why, just blerk. I have been out of sorts since waking up this morning incredibly HOT! We had planned another trip to the beach, but the son is coughing like a . . . well, like a boy with a bad [...]
amigu-who me?
Posted by: amanda j on: November 12, 2007
- In: books | cardigan | crochet | knitting | Project 365
- 8 Comments
Oh dear. I have gone off the rails. First of all, no sock knitting to report. I have completely stalled. I cast on the second Embossed Leaves for Christmas knitting, made a stocking stitch sock and a half using two circs and phzt. Put them away. Then, I cast on for a cardigan using brown [...]
drip, drip, drip
Posted by: amanda j on: October 30, 2007
As I was getting ready for work this morning (praying the rain wouldn’t fall – carnival day!) the Spunk raced up our external stairs (from the laundry – oh for an internal laundry!) and said “I think you better come and have a look at this”. To cut a long, expensive story short, the hot [...]
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