Archive for the ‘cardigan’ Category
fairy espionage and other holiday tales
Posted by: amanda j on: January 21, 2009
- In: cardigan | kids | knitting
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We have been back from our holidayette for a week now – we had a great time although the house we rented was rather grotty and the Spunk flipped out and went and bought a bucket and mop! We had some lovely weather. Here I am at the blowhole: All the time we were there, [...]
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 [...]
never a dull moment!
Posted by: amanda j on: July 30, 2008
- In: cardigan | KALs | kids | knitting
- 9 Comments
I finished my Assymetrical Cardi! I am very happy with it. Here I am after a day at work on Monday: On the weekend the kids amused themselves by drawing TV stations to put in an empty box. The Tiny Madam made me a knitting show! If you look closely, you can see that she [...]
quarantined again!
Posted by: amanda j on: July 25, 2008
- In: cardigan | knitting
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For the third year in a row I have been banished from work! In 2006 there was a case of measles at school, and because I was under 40 and couldn’t prove I had been immunised I had to stay home until a blood test cleared me. Then, last year I had influenza A, which [...]
mad world
Posted by: amanda j on: July 20, 2008
This is one of my all time favourite songs, although it is a bit depressing I guess! The song came to mind this morning whilst watching the morning news. Just thought I would share the song – the film clip is absolutely awesome! Let’s see. Knitting news . . . I finished the Shalom Cardigan, [...]
one week down
Posted by: amanda j on: February 17, 2008
- In: books | cardigan | knitting
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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 [...]
seams to me . . .
Posted by: amanda j on: January 25, 2008
- In: cardigan | knitting
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. . . that the three needle bind off method combined with short row shaping for shoulders is my new favourite thing! I sat down yesterday, a bit wary, to have a go at finishing my shoulders (after a very lazy steam blocking session). And WA LA: So neat, so easy! I followed these instructions. [...]
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 [...]
very quickly . . .
Posted by: amanda j on: January 19, 2008
- In: cardigan
- 10 Comments
. . . here I am in my new cardigan that I finished this afternoon! It is not too bad – I think I will actually wear this one. Free pattern here. Sorry the photo is a bit blurry – Purl took it quickly as she was getting ready for work and now she is [...]
Mmm
Posted by: amanda j on: January 17, 2008
- In: cardigan
- 12 Comments
I have made a purchase! Yay! On Saturday last I downloaded the Central Park Hoodie (darn Ravelry had me oogling Central Park Hoodies late into Friday night!) pattern from Interweave (by the way, how easy is that?! Instant gratification) and then tried my darndest to get into the city to buy yarn, but of course [...]
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