tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328097292011-04-22T14:08:15.736+10:00A knitting blog that is frequently interrupted by children, weather, cooking, housework, the occasional dog and a scatty approach to everything...Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-22818314449270243512009-04-17T09:15:00.001+10:002009-04-17T09:16:38.215+10:00

I've shifted over to Wordpress, so come join me athttp://knightlyknitter.wordpress.comthere's pictures...... :>Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-4599679106668506272009-04-09T19:25:00.002+10:002009-04-09T19:38:24.377+10:00

I had a little dingle in the traffic this afternoon, not my fault - I stopped for the two cars in front of me who had stopped for the bus, but the older gent in the done-300,000-kms-ute behind me couldn't stop in time. So DS had a shock and a bump on the back of his head, I can't open my boot (yay for folding back seats), and we have to get quotes and ring AAMI on Tuesday. The car still works,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-39831229508449181692009-04-06T06:13:00.002+10:002009-04-06T06:19:47.458+10:00

I think perhaps Autumn has hit.It was very cold when I got up (way too early - end of Daylight Saving plus too many thinkings), and I'm wrapped in Noro cardi, Noro wrap, pjs, tracky pants, socks, moccasins and a rug. According to the weather website, it is currently 6* C, feels like 2* C, and we can look forward to maybe 13* C this afternoon. More like real winter.I wonder if it snowed on the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-23382669406530333892009-04-02T18:18:00.000+11:002009-04-03T07:21:54.559+11:00

A lounge room, wooden floor, mustard walls, old gold curtains, huge redgum dining table, squooshy dark green lounge.On the floor beside the lounge, a scattering of knitting paraphenalia: rainbow basket of small things, black bag of knitting-to-go, blue bag of long-term WIPs, green bag with shawl...On the coffee table in front of the lounge, fighting for space amongst the children's paper, pencils

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-42782934715322443102009-03-28T08:39:00.002+11:002009-03-28T09:06:37.297+11:00

Last night I sat up late tidying up files, deleting old software and bits and bobs, and then I installed Mac OS X Leopard, and this morning I added iLife '09 and iWork '09. So this weekend I will be getting used to using the newer versions of the basic software, and reacquainting myself with Pages and Keynote, both of which will apparently talk to Office 07 - quite useful now that work has

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-77354047880125213912009-03-25T17:47:00.002+11:002009-03-25T17:58:34.808+11:00

It is obviously my duty to look on my sad wine mishap as an opportunity to undertake a scientific assessment of available wines to determine which wines will suit me best.This will of course involve sacrificing some of my personal time, due to the necessity of visiting a variety of wine sellers in pursuit of a suitable range of wines to constitute an acceptable sample size.There will also be the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-75551289480731145302009-03-23T17:34:00.002+11:002009-03-23T17:39:36.861+11:00

I discovered something awful on the weekend.It was bad.Really bad.Brace yourselves. This is a frightening development.While partaking of smoked trout dip on crusty bread and sipping some lovely Fifth Leg Shiraz, I started to feel kind of itchy on my neck.Further checking confirmed it - my favourite red is giving me a rash.Woe is me.......Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-85491516535593238062009-03-16T20:57:00.002+11:002009-03-16T21:06:53.231+11:00

Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-55873810909752497192009-03-12T20:18:00.002+11:002009-03-12T20:30:07.898+11:00

It's up, there are funky things, and I want a Decimal Cardigan.(I know which one 2paw will be voting for!!!)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-89242581469326632122009-03-11T06:47:00.002+11:002009-03-11T06:58:59.905+11:00

Boys. They like to run around. They run around on whatever surfaces they have handy. Boys like my son are prone to running around and slipping on damp grass. Boys like my son are prone to running around and slipping on damp grass and faceplanting. Boys like my son do not faceplant on the grass. Boys like my son faceplant on the tarmac road beside the grass.Nose: grazed, light bruising.Forehead:

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-292944445799354682009-03-09T16:14:00.000+11:002009-03-09T16:15:10.219+11:00

There was a sunny autumn afternoon yesterday, one of my favourite parts of the year. Tassie has a public holiday today, so the combination of nice weather and extra time and children sleeping or playing somewhere else made me decide to have my afternoon tea outside, on a rug, with my four most current bags of knitting and a camera. Oh, and dogs, but I had washed them that morning so their

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-90892417568272568282009-03-06T20:29:00.002+11:002009-03-06T20:40:59.653+11:00

Because, really, who wants to spend their after-dinner relaxation time cleaning without some kind of altered perception???AND when you're tipsy and the dining table has crumbs on it, there is obviously NO POINT in going to get a dishcloth to wipe them up when there is a perfectly good vacuum cleaner already powered up and sucking nicely.(nb my inner pedant still manages to correct spelling and

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-37906821977877996452009-03-05T20:21:00.002+11:002009-03-05T20:25:28.376+11:00

What a fantastic way to spend Thursday evening :>After a late meeting (I left work a bit after 6pm, so 2 hours later than usual) and a very busy week or three, I'm feeling the urge to veg out. The knitting will come out (separating the sleeves from the body) once the cake crumbs are done. Swimming carnival tomorrow, public holiday on Monday, so no more 'real' work till Tuesday - yippee!!!And

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-19857606981137081582009-03-01T10:53:00.002+11:002009-03-01T10:55:36.446+11:00

The little individually wrapped squares have messages inside - the one I am enjoying right now says:I'm not ageing - I'm ripening to perfectionExcellent message for anyone surrounded by exhausting numbers of children every day :)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-88650699653458260052009-02-28T17:25:00.004+11:002009-02-28T21:18:32.639+11:00

It's no wonder I have a cold in the head today - it was a very busy week when I frequently skipped relaxing to do something work-related.Sunday evening - church service to welcome the new school chaplainMonday - New Parents dinnerTuesday - 5/6 Parent Info night (as the Teacher Librarian)Wednesday - skipped the infants Parent Info night to go to yoga so as not to be totally incapacitated come

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-30509101827231418002009-02-21T08:13:00.002+11:002009-02-21T08:56:28.138+11:00

Yesterday I left work early for an appointment, then took my son home before going to pick up the girls. Inside I was met by the scruffier of my two dogs, and after shooing him out the dog-sized gap made by a dog-nose pushing open the screen door I discovered the first evidence.The end of a carrot.A margarine container.A plastic bag.More plastic.The dogs had gotten inside and ripped into the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-55494288507401623592009-02-15T15:32:00.002+11:002009-02-15T15:48:36.679+11:00

Proof of knitting, of colour, and of imminent tea cosy.The Woven Stitch Tea Cosy from Australian Yarn Art, a ridiculously easy pattern that is using up a handful of leftover Colinette Point Five (or One Zero, I can't remember which) and some of the ubiquitous purple 8ply (probably Cleckheaton, judging by the failed Tychus from which it is being reclaimed).Part one knitted last night, part two on

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-16302905409822978522009-02-14T16:13:00.002+11:002009-02-14T16:56:03.914+11:00

but it's only a little more than a week since I last blogged. Isn't it weird how easily we accept the artificial dissection of time into seconds, minutes and hours and yet still live our lives in totally subjective thought-processes that perceive those same scientifically-determined units of absolute measurement as going faster or slower than some personal average....For instance, my days have

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-48215203932798603242009-02-05T07:09:00.003+11:002009-02-05T07:14:32.811+11:00

Between work and an unhappy powerunit, I haven't had much luck blogging this week!So, to reminisce a little:On our holiday, we stopped at Nundle, a sweet little town with something to recommend it to knitters:I may have enjoyed some purchasing But can you blame me - look at it!In the car that afternoon, once I finished the two halves of the teacosy, I could resist no longer....I started to swatch

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-60382161621891511672009-01-30T16:21:00.002+11:002009-01-30T17:20:50.305+11:00

what the inside of Kaffe Fassett's house really looks like?Maybe a universe of wildly clashing colour, texture and patterns, that somehow overwhelms any memory of the summer whites look currently on the covers of so many decorating magazines, in a sensory overload like this:Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-22810220856612098652009-01-28T08:49:00.000+11:002009-01-28T21:43:47.569+11:00

blogging pics of knitting seems like too much to ask.I'm off to read a fantasy novel in bed with a cup of tea and an unopened block of chocolate.(I haven't even got enough oomph to work on Granma's raspberry fetching in Heirloom Breeze - which I've been loving)See you tomorrow.Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-56399627390496477402009-01-24T09:13:00.002+11:002009-01-24T09:29:46.519+11:00

Pattern: Daffodil Stitch Tea CosyYarn: Heirloom Easy-care 5plyNeedles: op-shop tortoiseshell straightsFlowers - a variety of patterns found via the flower page on Knitting Pattern Central, odd balls of Cleckheaton and Spotlight yarns, 4mm dpnstime: about a week (on holidays, with many many car hours)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-16497024353808336312009-01-19T09:47:00.003+11:002009-01-19T10:08:10.759+11:00

Hellooo! After that long and lovely holiday we are home at last, and settling back into normal life. We have been home for a couple of days, but those have been filled with washing and unpacking and stocking the fridge and re-establishing ourselves. Now that the lawn has been watered, the dogs have been washed, the tables all have various persons' belongings scattered across them, and hubby has

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-86140603225896131752009-01-07T22:22:00.003+11:002009-01-07T22:30:35.866+11:00

My first FO for the year is the tea cosy for my MIL. Graduated green ruffles topped with an array of loud and gorgeous flowers. My MIL is thrilled, as am I to see that I got it right, and that is surely good knitting karma with which to begin 2009. There will be pics soon, I promise, but my computer is having some overheating issues, and I am borrowing my in-laws' computer for a minute, so I

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-91351057912803960762008-12-26T20:57:00.003+11:002008-12-26T21:02:56.807+11:00

I hope you all had a great Christmas, and are recovering well with a view to enjoying New Year's Eve in style.I am writing from warm, lush Coffs Harbour, where the leaves are green and the mozzies are fat. We had a lovely family day, and are enjoying lots of hanging around time.More on the great Mainland Epic Adventure Saga when other people aren't waiting on me.Merry Christmas!!:>KateTop

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-14555029156506260962008-12-15T21:13:00.003+11:002008-12-15T21:35:36.534+11:00

At last I can reveal the stealth project of the last month or so!!! Our dear Tinkingbell has had a bit of family stress, so after a bit of fussing and wondering what on earth I could do to help when I live three hours' drive away, I stalked some of Tink's online knitting buddies and organised a blanket for her, to give her some 'woolhugs' (thanks Zeph for the word!)As squares arrived I started

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-3527532557413555072008-12-07T17:59:00.002+11:002008-12-07T18:18:10.884+11:00

Triple J Hottest 100 2004 (Cat Empire 'Hello', Jet 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl?', The John Butler Trio 'Zebra', Skeewiff 'Man of Constant Sorrow' etc etc)Got him!! Oh No!! I'm a terrible driver. Mum, she's annoying me!!! (son, at computer)waaahhhh! (DD#2, as I remove cd/cheese/scissors/strawberries/other daughter's possession from her sticky fingers)pdrpdrpdpdrpdprdpr (rain, heavily showering down

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-46111530945402145222008-12-06T17:09:00.002+11:002008-12-06T17:29:36.893+11:00

This is a Clayton's blog post: the pic you put up when you've nothing to show :>(fyi picture editing done with picnik!)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-45955992651368595402008-12-02T07:08:00.003+11:002008-12-02T07:14:54.092+11:00

Eggless Banana Muffins2 large very very ripe bananas, mashed~1/3 cup oil1/2 cup natural yoghurtMix enough to blend but not destroy the yoghurt2 cups plain flour1 t baking powder1/2 t bi-carb sodapinch saltSift together; mix in 3/4 cup raw castor sugar (or any other sugar)Mix the two, throwing in 3/4 cup of whatever you fancy/have in the cupboard. Be careful not to mix too well - it needs to be

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-21846458990970259642008-11-30T21:46:00.002+11:002008-11-30T21:50:44.039+11:00

Well, I had the best time with the grrlz at our knitting retreat!There were knitting bags strewn everywhere, books and magazines scattered across the floor, glowing heaps of yarn and WIPs lolling on chairs and carpet - and then there was the conversation, the food, the wine, the conversation, the knitting - and the conversation!!!I am utterly knackered, but will put up pics once I've got the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-40814906112980328392008-11-26T07:21:00.002+11:002008-11-26T07:24:59.234+11:00

Firstly, I have begun Talia, in Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed Ink (I think...)Secondly, gift knitting that I can actually show you!Fetchings in Patons JetAnd that's todays' speed-blogging effort - time to dash!Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-78850303630171024552008-11-23T09:11:00.003+11:002008-11-23T09:46:02.011+11:00

Yesterday was not my favourite Saturday.I didn't get any knitting time at all.I pouted. I whined. I whinged.Because I was helping the MOMD get through the curtains. That's right, I still haven't finished making curtains from the Great Curtain Materials Buy-up of October '07. The other weekend I hemmed those that had been done (prompted by the MOMD) and finished the last rumpus room curtain, and

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-84758677572925284522008-11-20T20:35:00.003+11:002008-11-20T20:44:46.696+11:00

I've finally found a little time to knit this week! I have a lovely cable swatch on my needles which is bringing me much joy, and I have managed a couple more rows on Talia, and I've even done enough brown cuff to switch to brown/purple/orange leg of the sock for hubby!As for pictures, they are not happening right now. It is dark (almost - last light at 8.56pm). The tea has steeped. The absence

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-27771257555095374152008-11-17T18:57:00.003+11:002008-11-17T19:27:24.923+11:00

We have excellent cheeses, such as King Island and Tasmanian Heritage, which are frequently on fabulous specials at the local supermarket (I'm having True Blue Tasmanian Heritage blue Brie on wholemeal Vienna toast with a glass or two of red - I may or may not need dinner tonight)We have fabulous ice cream - Valhalla ice cream everywhere, and the fancy Food Stores have Ice Cream From The Valley,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-79615452681569050062008-11-16T13:36:00.002+11:002008-11-16T13:41:32.271+11:00

those pics I promised?Here: and Here: There has been knitting, too, but mostly it is of the invisible kind - the intended recipients have been known to drop by from time to time, so no looky the knitty for them!Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-52624610811526309372008-11-15T07:40:00.002+11:002008-11-15T09:25:25.340+11:00

I'm feeling more smiley and spring-like now, probably helped by the very warm day we had on Thursday (30*!!!) - it was so nice to be really warm without needing multiple layers to achieve it!Today is sunny-ish, clouds dashing around above us, flowers dancing in the breeze (which is prettier to watch from inside the house), cool enough for a cardi but not freezing. Some odd jobs to do, some

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-40403804934353816762008-11-09T07:49:00.003+11:002008-11-09T08:13:07.516+11:00

I've been trying to find a way to describe how I've been feeling mentally this week - spluttery, mumbling, muttering, umming and ahhing.. unable to catch any single idea and spin it into a coherent train of thought, always being distracted by necessary but unexciting activities such as making dinner or getting ready for work.At last, inspiration struck.(brace yourself, this isn't pretty)The best

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-18290012572440736022008-11-07T19:33:00.002+11:002008-11-07T19:36:01.928+11:00

You Should Be a Social WorkerYou are deeply caring and empathetic. You are able to take on other people's problems as if they were your own.Sensitive and intuitive, you understand human emotions well.Helping others gives you the most joy in life. You feel like it's your purpose in life.You do best when you:- Have a lot of responsibility- Greatly impact someone's life with your workYou would also

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-17133922933457397392008-11-03T20:14:00.003+11:002008-11-03T20:32:04.898+11:00

Well, this weekend there was lots of sewing, and with the cords and the scissors and the pins and the surface area and the toddler, I remembered why I like knitting more.I made a small project bag for Kim from Alaska, who first visited us last year and brought me a copy of Knitting Without Tears; I thought she deserved a little something in return (let's not mention the timeframe).After snb on

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-2203341655588298082008-10-28T19:24:00.003+11:002008-10-28T19:35:56.863+11:00

Thanks Mum! (and Dad - I'm not sure how much input you had, but thanks anyway!!)I got home this afternoon to a parcel of loveliness - the birthday prezzies for the MOMD and I had arrived today!!My share is (brace yourselves) yarn and buttons!!!100m/100gm of Debbie Bliss Donegal Chunky Tweed and 495m/225gm of Harris DK in 'Gaelic Green' and Butterfly buttons! I had given Mum some ideas and my

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-64271573721018473052008-10-26T16:49:00.002+11:002008-10-26T20:46:34.107+11:00

It is amazing (or not really) how much you can get done when you have an extra couple of days in front of the weekend!Over the past four days there has been a visit to the Show, knitting, necessary house-cleaning, knitting, kitchen duties, knitting, DS had a friend over (who came over all eight and begged to go home at ten pm that night, poor little bloke), reading, knitting, clothes washing,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-60017504172909816822008-10-25T20:00:00.002+11:002008-10-25T20:09:19.743+11:00

I picked up my be-ribboned socks this afternoon - and I'm rich!!! a drink to celebrateMy gorgeous lace shawl, 3 repeats in:Non-descript black ring of knitting, for work secret santa. Ravelry will give more details.And I stopped at the Moonah LYS for a little something-something for to make me a Talia (knitty spring 08) - pics tomorrow when there's light. Shock: it isn't purple!!!Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-60426428126879285792008-10-23T21:43:00.001+11:002008-10-23T21:43:52.635+11:00

second!Originally uploaded by knights_dont_knitMy socks came second!!!WOOOT!!!

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-33953295007588930242008-10-19T20:54:00.002+11:002008-10-19T21:10:13.620+11:00

Well, it seems like I'm just asking for trouble, sitting here in Hobart and talking about a long summer, but there's lace involved, and hey, I'll be tripping around NSW for 4 weeks enjoying the warmth up there, so it worry me if Hobart has snow for Xmas this year like they did in 2006 (we were in Hay for that one too). Bells is hosting but in no way organising a Long Lacy Summer, which I had been

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-24005450563393878582008-10-19T07:39:00.002+11:002008-10-19T08:46:54.350+11:00

Now that I've recovered my composure somewhat **wollmeise!**, I can talk sensibly to you all about life, knitting and birthdays.So, it was my birthday on Friday, a glorious 35 years old am I. Thanks to my parents, I am reasonably intelligent, productive, stable and happy member of society. Thanks to my husband, I have a strong, loving and happy marriage with three lovely (aside from the tantrums)

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-18486552250664243942008-10-17T16:19:00.001+11:002008-10-17T16:19:50.292+11:00

Wollmeise insideOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitTHANK YOU TINK!!!!!!!

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-85469716348268472622008-10-12T22:32:00.004+11:002008-10-12T22:40:57.975+11:00

I very much enjoyed confusing my students last week when I announced the presence of body parts in my bag - which was only topped by the students' reactions when I revealed them: "eeww miss, that's sick - put them away!!!". Year 8 boys aren't so tough.This weekend was full of spring - thinning apricots, many loads of washing, much moving of hoses, the clipping and washing of dogs, impromptu bbq,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-2339379906770431692008-10-08T07:19:00.002+11:002008-10-08T07:23:26.593+11:00

If you've been over at the Southern Summer of Socks blog, you'll know that I've joined up again AND that I've finished a pair of socks!!! (mind you, they are the monkeys that I started during the last SSoS!!!)These were my second or third attempt at this pattern, so I had ended up using 3mm needles to get them stretchy enough to fit over my heels. They are a little looser on my leg than I'd like,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-45007345794521376132008-10-02T19:34:00.003+10:002008-10-03T07:14:55.051+10:00

I know, you don't believe the title, it can't possibly be true, something must have happened to make me type the wrong words - but NO!!! It is true!! The Alpine Cardi is DONE!!To prove it, photos of me in my work clothes - I wore it today (unwashed/unblocked ::gasp::!!!) with a sweet little shawl pin in place of the un-discoverable fasteners, and later, at home, in dressed-down mode:Verdict: very

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-65181972297931642202008-10-01T07:05:00.002+10:002008-10-01T07:12:25.090+10:00

I am thiiiiiiiiiis close to having the Alpine cardi finished - last night I did the knitted version of the loopy chain cast-off (as per the pattern), and I don't like it. The loops make a sweet little frill around the neckline, while nothing else in the cardi frills at all. I have to undo it and do a picot edge or something - little bumps to reflect the bumps of the patterned panels on the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-71801071835310137572008-09-27T18:27:00.003+10:002008-09-27T18:29:03.680+10:00

In a fleeting hour of virtue I sewed up the seams of the Spring baby cardi before starting on my purple wonder. Wish me luck and a good strong lamp behind my shoulder tonight.(I think I'll do shoulders and neckband tonight and perhaps leave the sleeves and side-seams until morning)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-84534531838862576632008-09-27T14:05:00.002+10:002008-09-27T14:10:36.748+10:00

Monkey socks: 2 repeats and a toe to go!Alpine cardi: seaming and neckband to go!!Baby cardi: seaming and button only!!!So I'll be completing those more or less in reverse order, then working on the doll requested by my daughters, and the pair to my Berlin Muster sock (the grey lacy one that has been languishing for want of tweaking the toe).Time now to grab my tea, bikkie-with-choc-fudge-sauce,

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-83217718777958838212008-09-22T20:02:00.001+10:002008-09-22T20:29:01.686+10:00

First day of term 3, almost freezing (most of the time), very few students about as it was a staff development day for K-6, so I did a stocktake of the entire fiction collection of the infants library. Zapping the barcodes of a couple of thousand books makes for a monotonous - and filthy-fingered - day. I amused myself by flaunting my spicy socks to everyone I thought would be impressed, ignoring

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-22953986792906391832008-09-18T16:46:00.001+10:002008-09-18T16:50:48.397+10:00

1. Spicy Orange Socks, 2. Spicy Sock architecture, 3. side on, 4. Sock recumbentCreated with fd's Flickr Toys.Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-62697240454419865952008-09-16T15:05:00.003+10:002008-09-16T16:27:05.035+10:00

D'you like it?SProStaR - Spring Project Status ReviewAll I wanted to do was to sort out a few WIP socks, mentally clear the decks for a cardi I want to design and another I want to alter. But something happened...Each bag led to another, and then to a tub, and another, and another.... until every tub of stash and every project bag and every WIP and every UFO launched themselves at me, taking over

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-11415341202322967912008-09-15T08:14:00.003+10:002008-09-15T08:59:09.492+10:00

Bells tagged me for this meme, and since I haven't finished the Great Flickr Upload yet, let's whip this one in to tide us over :>Seven Random Things About MeI remember plotlines, subplots, character interactions and significant non-verbal cues from anything I've read or watched and paid attention to. I can give detailed accounts of the flow of a subplot through several books in a series or

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-7153750142172432802008-09-13T17:13:00.002+10:002008-09-13T17:15:43.927+10:00

Proof of SockOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knit

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-46858015784694136822008-09-13T16:46:00.001+10:002008-09-13T16:53:56.534+10:00

Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-56378006635150615182008-09-12T15:51:00.003+10:002008-09-12T15:56:42.084+10:00

As you may or may not know, my esteemed parents are having themselves a little (two month) holiday in the UK and adjacent interesting places. Thus the presence of their dog at my back door, whimpering because I won't let him come inside (I'm very cruel and heartless that way, it's why I greet them with liversnacks in the mornings).My dearest Mum has just emailed asking me what kind of wool I want

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-50542244595148904552008-09-09T21:47:00.002+10:002008-09-09T22:06:49.374+10:00

I can't bring myself to watch the movie I borrowed yesterday, I am Legend. I thought maybe I'd be able to watch it if the MOMD was awake beside me instead of snoring gently, but no. Only halfway through and I'm not interested in ratcheting my pulse up any higher. It isn't even the rabid-wild-pig noises - I hate sitting there waiting to see where the caught-by-his-own-trap-and-dripping-blood scene

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-911903905641224942008-09-08T21:15:00.002+10:002008-09-08T21:35:20.085+10:00

First Monday of the two weeks of the spring school holidays - kids are alternately cranky/boisterous/singing/annoying/whiny/cute/hungry/crying/playing some nice game. There was much washing to do, leading to a bucket in the laundry tub, into which the washing machine's outlet hose was put. Said bucket was propped up so as not to block the plughole (previous flooding cause). Some little while

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-22006764706949591782008-09-02T20:29:00.002+10:002008-09-02T20:36:49.207+10:00

I'm flying along the st st leg of my fab orange sock, and just about to start the heel.I am also trying not to be distracted by the announcement of the 4th SKP08 sock - Ziggy socks! I love the patterning, but with my deep heel, I'm a little concerned that a stranded sock would not be the greatest choice for me.... Of course, I've never done stranded knitting of any kind before, so I can't know

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-6201831035312270042008-08-31T20:28:00.003+10:002008-08-31T20:54:29.734+10:00

(which sounds kind of like pig latin....)I tacked together the 4 pieces of cardi currently available and tried it on, confirming my suspicions that the sleeve would be a little snug (go the gym-built biceps). Also, being somewhat narrow across the shoulders, the back is a little too wide, which makes for extra fabric at the back of the neck.Conclusion: there will be maths.But not today.I need to

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-76467362304941763682008-08-31T07:52:00.002+10:002008-08-31T08:33:02.433+10:00

Ok, so another big week over, one more week until the two-week spring holidays, with very little planned - yay!Some knitting, though a lot of not-knitting due to extreme knackeredness. After dreaming of it for ages last night I cracked and cast on the loudloudloud orange sockyarn I bought at the craft fair a little while ago. Much playing in Ravelry produced the Arch-shaped Socks (pdf) from Jen

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-57659102182074312642008-08-28T07:00:00.002+10:002008-08-28T07:12:49.175+10:00

I seem to have been neglecting you, dear blog readers! I have been a little busy with work, coming home from work to deal with the evening madness, and then I have been flopping on the lounge pretty much totally knackered!I did manage to knit lots and lots on the weekend, and am two inches from finishing the back of my purple cardi, but that effort plus two long walks with three dogs plus

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-89349870585294077002008-08-21T17:43:00.003+10:002008-08-22T19:49:09.391+10:00

Asynchronous Paired Screaming.Paired competitors perform a routine demonstrating a carefully choreographed sequence of volume variations, changes in pitch and tone, dramatic and emotive shrieking, sobbing and/or hysterical overtones.Bonus points may be achieved by one of the pair choosing to hold a baseline air-raid siren style of monotonous, repetitive wailing as counterpoint to a more exotic

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-35863647488774822072008-08-20T20:14:00.001+10:002008-08-20T20:45:49.781+10:00

how about a virtual representation of my cardi progress??Send one-of-a-kind Wizcards and create cool online styleTop

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-44514674243992252112008-08-17T21:12:00.001+10:002008-08-17T21:12:38.672+10:00

Alpine swatchingOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitI saw this pattern just after it was released a couple of weeks ago - a freebie from Berocco - and went oooo! Neat little cardi, good sleeves, more or less 12ply yarn, and guess what I got at the last Spottie sale?? A rich purple Cleckheaton 12ply, 6 balls of at $2.99 each! Soooo, if all goes well (I'm about to start the pattern of the left

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-64033508116912921252008-08-11T20:10:00.002+10:002008-08-11T20:29:53.066+10:00

Look what I found in blogland this weekend - a significant other knitting meme! I pinched it from Random Knits, and then found it in a few more places. The MOMD was more than happy to be the star of an entire show - I mean post.Me: What is your favourite thing about my knitting?The MOMD: The happiness that it brings to your face when you finish something.Me: What is your least favourite thing

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-64024291434535578912008-08-10T19:46:00.003+10:002008-08-10T20:19:23.659+10:00

Several times this weekend I found myself looking guiltily up from my keyboard or hands or book and thinking that there was a task somewhere that needed doing... Our weekends recently have been crammed with domestic chores and dashing off to watch hockey or grab some long-awaited items in the sales or doing a massive shop at the supermarket.This weekend, however, seemed suddenly to be filled with

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-50119338831023214332008-08-09T22:01:00.002+10:002008-08-09T22:07:47.907+10:00

I've spent the last hour and a half pinning dress pattern pieces to cheap satin, and now not-quite-as-cheap organza.On the floor.On my knees.I even vacuumed before dinner, to eliminate the worst of the cake crumbs and mud specks.Tomorrow I will start sewing.Greater love hath no mother than to put aside her weekend knitting time in order to make an organza-over-satin princess dress for her DD just

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-77858074213971090212008-08-04T20:57:00.003+10:002008-08-04T21:30:49.226+10:00

About 6am this morning I decided to stay home with Miss 2 instead of going to work. She had more or less gotten over the conjunctivitis in her right eye by Saturday, but on Sunday afternoon the left eye was gunking up, and she had added a cold to the mix, so I thought it best to stay home and give her a quiet day. I had no classes today, and maybe I could find a little quiet time to fight off my

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-7423212659448273842008-08-03T20:15:00.004+10:002008-08-03T21:48:42.656+10:00

I took some pics of the house etc today, but I need to work a little more on my thoughts before I show you why I live where I live - so hang in there!Instead, let me share a (partial) Monkey and an FO:The tiny socks were intended to be toddler socks, but came out too small for my small person, and also freakishly long. I ripped the toe (and about another 2cm - freakishly long) from #2, reknitted

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-91382683739246909982008-08-02T18:44:00.003+10:002008-08-02T19:02:31.868+10:00

I am here to blog this important news: I'm still here!Yes, I've been fairly busy - a few late afternoons/evenings, no early-morning blogging time. Thus the lack of blogging. But there has been some baking, reading and knitting. And snb today which was lovely - about 15 of us (excluding the toddler, infant and newborn!), lots of interesting projects around the table, and seriously tempting offers

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-11128679046467399792008-07-27T21:30:00.002+10:002008-07-27T21:59:57.277+10:00

As the riders in France begin the final, fearsomely anticipated stage of the tour, chez moi it is a time for reflection...My goal for the Maillot Vert was to design and knit a vest/une tunique for ma petite fille, et voilá l'Ondulation:Verdict? I am really pleased with this! It was knitted in the round, designed on the needles, guesstimated and tinkered around with as it reached the bodice (Miss

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-71060113089954090152008-07-26T20:04:00.003+10:002008-07-26T20:43:10.730+10:00

adult-sized jumper. This is actually the first thing I ever knitted, 13 years ago when I made the transition from sewing and cross-stitching. I bought a Harmony Guide to learn how to knit, played a little bit, started a tunic but realised (4 inches in) that I was about 10 balls short of the required total (my first lesson in reading the pattern notes very carefully and also in the vagaries of

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-76315312556085683772008-07-25T12:20:00.001+10:002008-07-25T12:41:32.011+10:00

I'm talking about THIS new Knitty Surprise!Oh, oh oh my goodness, I wonder when I could drive up to the LYS? Should I go and put the creditcard in a tub of water in the freezer upon arriving home tonight, before I have a chance to go online? I'm thinking a 4ply, or maybe a 3ply weight, in colours that remind me of the ocean... and maybe a v-neck, or an asymetrical v-neck, because neither round

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-53797020086831546382008-07-21T07:42:00.001+10:002008-07-21T07:42:19.683+10:00

midnight calorimetryOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitI claim lack of sleep for the stunned mullet look on my face, but I'm sure you're all far too busy admiring my brand new Calorimetry (www.knitty.com) to care!3pm to 11pm, there were LOTS of interruptions due to normal family life, but still a quick knit!Holiday yarn dyed with food colouring at home in the microwave, three buttons found

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-68111047338347360322008-07-20T08:04:00.002+10:002008-07-20T08:23:24.009+10:00

Bonjour mes amis! J'ai quelque chose de vous montre: voilá Ondulation!!Hier soir, devant la télé, j'ai tricoté comme un rouleur à la descente et j'ai fini cette tunique 40 minutes avant le fin de stage 14!! Pourrez-vous voir le cycliste de Rabobank sur l'écran? Aujourd'hui, pour la bonification, je vais coudre des boutons, et peut-être je vais ajouter de la garniture au crochet.(Watching Bram

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-6736843263846850302008-07-16T18:43:00.003+10:002008-07-16T18:51:20.080+10:00

Ondulation, clutched fetchingly to the torso of intended recipient, to demonstrate general three-quarter's doneness.(Don't bother trying to embiggen - this one was taken with the iSight, which is not reknowned for high-res gorgeousness)And for those who commented today, thank you, I managed to read them even though Haloscan refuses to show them after my post - apparently I am not the only one

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-52764555801153213042008-07-16T07:39:00.002+10:002008-07-16T07:50:23.849+10:00

So, dear friends, fret not over possible elimination from the race - by last night I actually managed to eat a bowl of chicken soup, and then I accomplished several rows of knitting! Including changing to smaller needles and working out a plan for decreasing for the bodice of Ondulation Tunique!! C'était magnifique!!! J'attends avec impatience le moment ou je peux vous montrer un photo!Mais

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-35627734910675706872008-07-15T14:06:00.003+10:002008-07-15T15:00:29.881+10:00

Both daughters, one after the other, had a touch of gastro, mercifully only a very brief display of symptoms. Then came yesterday afternoon.I thought it was simply a case of one sweet bikkie too many.Then came the burping.And I knew.I knew that my time had come.So once the MOMD got home around six, I took myself off to bed with water, towels and a capacious plastic bowl, and stayed there (apart

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-70360195770975345622008-07-12T18:01:00.003+10:002008-07-12T18:20:02.943+10:00

on TdFKAL knitting:(Click here for big)And I even snuck in a cable or two on my SKP08 Rattlesnake Creek Sock: All that, and no serious housework, a quick trip to the LYS in Moonah wherein I gazed at, fondled, ummed and ahhed over various items (Naturally Vero, Sirdar Sublime, JS Silkroad Aran Tweed, Bizarre (Italian something), Kureyon sock & funky stuff in the bargain box) but walked out with

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-25454061719072100812008-07-12T13:28:00.001+10:002008-07-12T13:57:20.192+10:00

The Tour Eiffel, that is!(knitty pics tonight!)Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-75886563804748489542008-07-11T10:46:00.002+10:002008-07-11T10:49:02.329+10:00

I looked at my knitting last night, and decided that Ondulation was going to be too small - I hadn't allowed enough extra stitches to compensate for the waves drawing in the width. So I frogged it, and cast on again with more stitches and a slightly altered approach....Pics tomorrow, if not before!And smallest person is still a bit unwell - I do hope it isn't catching!Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-79152907632900673852008-07-10T20:31:00.001+10:002008-07-10T20:31:34.781+10:00

I'd like to get some knitting done tonight, without being interrupted by importunate children or housework or whatever. I've done tonight's share of the latter, and I'm hoping that the former does not fill my evening with changing sheets, washing yuck out of a child's hair, or not getting to sleep until after 11pm... because we did that yesterday, thank you very much.Time to put the kettle

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-77243411354263711592008-07-08T21:28:00.003+10:002008-07-08T21:41:47.837+10:00

I am SO glad I went to the gym and spent a little while pedalling away - otherwise how could I have faced our VICTORIOUS mascot, the oh-so-gorgeous Ribby Man???Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-60756028805477784242008-07-08T19:14:00.003+10:002008-07-08T19:30:13.434+10:00

My Tour de France KAL project: I call it "Ondulation", which means 'waves', because the pattern moves in waves like the riders streaming around corners as they travel through the gorgeous French countryside. IT is actually a bit longer than that now after a couple of evenings in front of the tv, but those pics will follow later! My Wedge Hat doesn't have too much farther to go - I'm hoping to get

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-15258279183644633422008-07-05T22:10:00.001+10:002008-07-05T22:10:50.257+10:00

Rabobank press cardOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitCute, hey?

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-4408175659808862412008-07-05T21:13:00.002+10:002008-07-05T21:19:54.044+10:00

Ribby Band ManOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitMy entry for Team Jersey - the Ribby Band Man, in a complete knitted outfit as a team Mascot!!

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-4828932143420922922008-07-05T12:22:00.001+10:002008-07-05T12:24:11.650+10:00

Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-10346664143889671412008-07-02T06:43:00.003+10:002008-07-02T06:55:03.460+10:00

Wa hey! The new Sock Knitter's Pentathlon 08 sock is up - and it has cables!!!!The Rattlesnake Creek socks (pdf link) from How The West Was Spun. (Ravelry link)Now I'm dithering (nothing new there) over what to knit them out of. Lots of cables, so variegated is out. I have one ball of petrol-blue patonyle, but cables will eat yarn so even just subbing heel and toe in something else will not give

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-59939755546639135812008-06-30T16:49:00.003+10:002008-06-30T17:29:28.975+10:00

There was assorted housework and coddling of scratchy-throated toddler (who shared it with me).There was a toddler's teaparty - my small daughter turned 2 on Thursday!In other news, I finished the Knucks for my son:There was a Craft Fair in town, so I met up with Penni to go through, and Jen and Kate and Kirra from our snb at lunch, and may have had a little yarn follow me home... - and some

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-61222343331048216062008-06-24T20:12:00.003+10:002008-06-24T20:25:10.977+10:00

This weekend, there was:so at last we could:I spent all of Lara Croft Tomb Raider winding yarn, so on Sunday I did this: and this Now send me time and energy with which to knit....Top

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-38174566933695615212008-06-20T20:52:00.002+10:002008-06-20T20:59:37.162+10:00

Teachers are a tough audience.It is really hard to present training sessions to teachers who haven't asked for one and give them enough useful information and tips to make them glad they came.And I did it. With bells on.I ran a referencing refresher for middle school staff, discussing the author-date system, handing out a cheat sheet, talking about how and when to teach students the skills

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-19039496331206027632008-06-18T06:38:00.002+10:002008-06-18T06:46:04.816+10:00

I am here, but school has resumed and I am somewhat lacking in time to knit or blog.I have been working on the toe of my Berlin sock, and it's all bad. I think I need to do another half a repeat of the lace pattern to get the length right before I do the toe. Time to tink again.I finished knitting my son's Knucks - now to weave in ends and duplicate stitch some lightning strikes onto them.My hat

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-11361039343322761292008-06-12T16:53:00.003+10:002008-06-12T17:06:33.890+10:00

There've been curtains (many more than this):There was snb last Sat, with an attempt (failed) to capture the photographer in a photograph:One and a half knucks for DS:The toe of the first Berlin - I did a round toe, which looked awful on, so ripped that and am doing a standard wedge toe, but continuing the purl stitches down wither side where you normally have two knit stitches between the

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-72657568920609142202008-06-11T20:32:00.001+10:002008-06-11T20:32:36.997+10:00

Salty ToesOriginally uploaded by knights_dont_knitAt long last, the Salty Toes socks are finished!! Started late Dec 07, finished Monday night (9th June) 08. Tofutsies yarn, in a modified Welt Fantastic from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch.The main reason these took me so long was that I was using long Addi steel dpns, and they made my hands hurt something fierce!Mum says they fit

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-4377341015082019662008-06-08T16:03:00.003+10:002008-06-08T16:20:15.588+10:00

I haven't been on a real bike in I don't know how long, but with a little limenviolet to keep me going, I put myself on the bike and spin bike at the gym every week or so.However, that is not much good for knitting time, so an alternative is needed, and Hooray! along come Meg and Debby, knitters with a mission to suck us all into the time spin that is the Tour de France!!!Behold, the TdFKAL is

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809729.post-13350445007195829792008-06-08T15:48:00.002+10:002008-06-08T15:54:13.558+10:00

THAT is> frosty grass> steamy windows> mugs of tea smoking on the kitchen bench> racks of washing going in and out of the sunny patches> scarves and gloves and hats and warm woolly socksum, wait a second...scarf? yes, alpaca silk, moss stitch, bits of fluff from being worn almost continuously for 4 yearsgloves? why yes! lovely new Evangeline-esques!hat? um - hat??oh.oh no.no hat.Best go do

Kate_knits_a_bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.com0