Archive for the ‘exchanges’ 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 [...]
omg, hny!
Posted by: amanda j on: December 28, 2007
Well, we survived! Christmas has been and gone, and I reached most of my knitting goals. In the end I gave out eight pairs of socks. All were greatfully received. Well, to be honest I gave out seven pairs and one single sock. I knitted my butt off but could not quite finish the final sock [...]
done bun . . .
Posted by: amanda j on: December 4, 2007
- In: crochet | exchanges
- 9 Comments
. . . can’t be undone. The Spunk said this the other day, and we all cracked up. I don’t remember ever hearing anyone say that before. Do you ever hear yourself sounding like your parents, or your grandparents? I find that I have a few favourites to express certain emotions in a classroom appropriate manner! [...]
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 [...]
sockapa woot woot!
Posted by: amanda j on: August 18, 2007
- In: exchanges
- 8 Comments
Oh my goodness, I have been spoilt rotten by my Sockapalooza pal! Here is a picture of my socks: Here is a picture of all the other things she sent me: I received: Socks – gorgeous, squishy and warm on a cold Saturday. Knitted in Mountain Colours Weaver’s Wool - Lupine colourway, using ‘Diana’s Trail Socks’ [...]
i succumbed
Posted by: amanda j on: July 20, 2007
- In: exchanges | knitting | shawls | socks
- 6 Comments
Oh dear. I was supposed to wait for the end of July to buy yarn, but I cracked today. I went on an excursion into the city (anyone see lots of kids in uniform in Launceston today? That was me!) and the kids were off on their own and I had to buy some yarn [...]
hallelujah! we have socks!
Posted by: amanda j on: June 7, 2007
- In: exchanges | KALs | knitting
- 16 Comments
Here are my Sockapalooza socks! They are working! And they are so lovely! This is Embossed Leaves from Favourite Socks in merino cashmere ‘Strawberry’ from The Knittery. I have to say it is one of the most intuitive patterns I have ever knit – I am having no trouble with it whatsoever and the leaves [...]
into the groove
Posted by: amanda j on: June 1, 2007
- In: exchanges | KALs | knitting | socks | spinning | Uncategorized
- 11 Comments
I am now on holidays for two whole weeks and two days! Yay! In that time I will: Relax and recover from a very busy school term Knit at least four pairs of socks. I am counting the two pairs I am knitting – so these will be finished and so will two more pairs [...]
reclaiming the mojo
Posted by: amanda j on: May 30, 2007
I have fixed my knitting mojo! I bought yarn! Yay! (Well, at least I think this will help with the Sockapalooza problems). Those of us in Australia have known about The Knittery for some time. Their yarns are absolutely gorgeous. I have over time bought many skeins of sock yarn, both the merino and merino [...]
indecisions, indecisions . . .
Posted by: amanda j on: May 24, 2007
- In: exchanges | knitting | socks
- 7 Comments
Oh dear. I have changed my mind again. The Retro Rib pattern is very cool and I got to here: (another bad photo!) and decided that this pattern was not doing the yarn justice either. This yarn is destined to be a plain stocking stitch sock pair. So, I ripped it all out. The sole of the [...]
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