Dino takes shape

done and dusted

As I have learnt over that past few weeks crochet is not at all evil - but actually quite fun

here prior to blocking is my rug and here it is with cat deterrent devices on top

shhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeettt

I am a huge fan of the wire - and this is just amazing

of houses and such

 

I want a house like this - it is so amazing - it is from a series of tiny houses designed in the states - this is the most modern looking of all the houses - I really like the ingenious use of space in all of the houses.  It really makes you think about how much space you really need as is discussed over here where I found the houses yesterday

Since yesterday

• I am resisting the urge to get up in the middle of the night to placate the noisy cat - the mews are getting louder and the thumps at the door more urgent - I will break this habit of Tom's
• My computer is backing up automatically - S.V. found a great system where everything gets backed up - Backblaze - on a two week trial I will let you know
• I am meditation regularly  - well this is now 5 weeks but I didn't want to get too excited until it had started to become a habit
• I am only about 5 blocks of finishing my crochet blanket - then there is the sewing up
• I started knitting without a pattern - a dino for a show - and I will write up the pattern and inflict it let you have a copy too

hanging around

Yesterday as I hung upside down in my yoga class I was thinking of Alison and all of these guys doing a large number of salutes to the sun.  What a perfect day for it.

coffee cats & crochet

This is my new keep cup for coffee - I have about 1 coffee a day sometimes 2 and I saw these in a magazine a little while back and sourced this one on friday from this neat shop on Cleveland St next to Bird Textiles another favourite.
It is a small - I can't stand a big coffee I end up flying with too much caffeine in my system.

The cats are up to their usual tricks - Po gave us a surprise this morning way up on high.  Then when I took the photo I noticed Tom lying around on the porch underneath.

The rug is now 1/2 way done and I am on the home stretch.  I thought I would crochet them all and then sort out how I would arrange the colours.

Hair

Inspired by needled and hair-braiding youtube post I have twice this week found my hair in this do.
Firstly on Thursday when it was so dirty that even just plaits wouldn't cover the mess.  Then today when I got the plait round the right way - plaiting it up instead of down.  It is now just long enough to meet at the top.  I am finding the bobby pins not up to standard so went off this afternoon in search of better ones.

Off Schedule Knitting

I am currently back on my secret sock project - but last week I took a detour to help out a friend on a new Kid's show by knitting a sock for a sock puppet.  The wonderful Helen(Aunty Toots) machine knitted the vest in record time and did a beautiful job.

This sock is loosely based on a sock from Vintage Socks with a very short foot, an afterthought heel, and the heel and toe as a french toe.

Then yesterday another kid's show asked me to knit an owl, teddy no wait a dinosaur - I am getting the yarn today and will ask them on Monday what they want.....

I now need to also knit a second sock and even a third for the first show- with 6 weeks to Xmas and 3.5 pairs on my list to go will I make it?

I have to say that the urge for shawls has been repressed somewhat lately due to the lack of opportunity.

All I want

is my own ISBN and I think today I am one step closer to my dream

I negotiated my name on the cover and my very own number.  This is still pending some approvals of course and a lot can happen in a year.

During the meeting the talk turned jacket flaps and to photos in the back cover, and after I was telling S.V. and he want me to have one with the cats. As earlier today he had read this.

Anyway now you will just have to wait until November 2010 to see what was conceived of and approved today

Funny Cats

I was having a serious discussion about where to get my news from - and youtube was the suggestion - why listen to sad new, depressing news
Get some fun in your life I say what a silly thing

Flowers so it must be spring