Blocking is magic. It turns an ugly, crumpled UFO into art. This is the UFO I’m happiest about finishing so far. When you saw it last it looked like this. But yesterday I decided to finish it. So I got stuck in and knitted up two more balls of the lovely greenish/mustard Merino Totem…
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Cheesecake & Cats at Christmas
Well it’s now December 27 and Geoff ate the last of the Christmas cheesecake for breakfast. I think I can safely say I never want to see a cheesecake again. That’s the problem when there are only two of you in a household – a cheesecake takes days to eat. We got…
Ribena
I’ve completed the hated “Ribena” – a Jo Sharp cardigan that I inexplicably decided to make in twin shades of purple. Her pattern is called “Twisted Drop-Stitch Vest” but I call it Ribena for obvious reasons. I’m still not entirely sure why I decided to make this cardigan. It’s not my thing…
Chocolate and Crochet
Ok, so this is doing nothing to deal with the UFOs. But a fortune cookie dipped in chocolate and sprinkles is a pretty good diversion.
UFOs – Holgate and Noro
Yes, I finished off two more of the UFOs. The half done Noro granny square blanket and a version of the Holgate Beanie. Over the weekend they went from this… … to this. First, the Noro granny square. Well – I love it but I just don’t know why I made…
Christmas Came Early
Two days ago Geoff and I embarked on a mini road trip. We drove from Bacchus Marsh to Wangaratta for an early family Christmas. Normally this is about three and a half hours but we decided to go via Woodend, Bendigo, Shepparton and Benalla which made it a six-hour trip. We came…