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I'm delurking, folks!


Been playing with some Mac toys, since the camera's gone MIA in one of these tenzillion boxes. Apologies, peeps. You'll have to do with the second rate one above. Yep, it's late. I'm bleary-eyed and I've got no war paint.

There has been crafting, but no photos. And there's so much to blog about, my brain is just fluffy right now. Fact is, we're still not finished with the neverending packing. Blimey! How much junk can two-and-a-half people collect?!

Just signing off for a few days.....or weeks. It's pot luck when I'll be back online again. But I know you're crossing your fingers I'll be back very soon, unless my internet coordinating skills have gone rusty.

The big move across the harbour is in two days. And I can't wait till its all done and dusted (then I can do my usual vegatating again). Wish us luck! See you all on the other side.

Sewing some, crochet none

I cranked it up and I let it rip.....the sewing machine, that is. I've put away the crochet hooks, although I'm always itching for them now. My fingers wanna fiddle with something. Guess if I took up smoking, it'll be a ciggie. But since I haven't tripped up to my regular yarn shop, sewing it will have to be.


And lookee, lookee! This has already been gifted, although I haven't heard from the recipient yet. Hope she received it. I've had some books ordered from online go missing in the mail recently. My suspicions are someone has filched it. Fortunately the online shop sent me a replacement copy.


Anyhow, this project is all wool and some Katie Jump Rope, with some embroidery thrown in for good measure.

And this apron ('cos I couldn't stop at just one project) is for me. Or rather, it's for the new kitchen on the other side of town we'll be moving to in a fortnight.


Some japanese linen printed with chooks and crochet lace. No pattern. Just followed my instincts, which seems to be the way I work nowadays.


The linen is so minimalist in design, it's really hard to capture in a photo.

Also, you may have heard already, even though I've been keeping quiet about it.....I'll be at the Living Creatively stand next week at this craft show. I'm feeling a bit intimidated, since everyone else are old hands at this sort of thing. Yikes! Anyhow, if you happen to be chancing by, come over and say hello. I'll be the one giggly from the bubbly, which I'll be downing beforehand to calm my nerves.

Okeydokes! I must get back to some more packing.

Cheerio!

This green thing

Sometimes the winter light just doesn't wanna play nice. You get this sort of photo on one side of the room.


Then fricking too much light on this side. Anyhow, I love the bobbly texture of this new yarn-y thing. Except the bobbles are actually on the wrong side. Who cares? I'm wearing them on the outside. The yarn is Zara in the kelly green.


The pattern (again from one of my fave japanese craft books) looks like this on the right side. Still interesting, no? Anyhow, it's curling on the sides. Maybe because I haven't blocked it yet. Naughty, naughty!


And let me explain about the blog neglect......we've got a huge pile of stuff on. It never just rains round our parts. I'm actually remembering my cleaning skills every week, while we have our place open to prospective tenants. I'm getting quicker mind you.

We've also been doing the townhouse reno, which happens to be on the other side of the harbour. Every week is a new item to decide on. This shade or that one, this bench top or that speckled one, this floor finish or this one? It's never ending. And to top it all, I've started boxing the craft room. And I'm embarrassed, crafty peeps, to admit to how many boxes of fabric I've already carted over there and yet, it appears I still have more than half leftover waiting. Ack!

So from next week, I'm abstaining from more fabric purchases until I've answered the storage question in the new craft room. But maybe I'll get around it by replenishing the yarn stash (only one small plastic crate!) with some more green woollies. And sate the fabric craving, maybe.

Hokay! I'm off to crank up the sewing machine. It too has been suffering from neglect.

Cheerio!