Showing posts with label toe socks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toe socks. Show all posts
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Baby Steps
My socks are coming on slowly. The first sock has two toes!!!
(Sorry- that looks more like a form of torture than a craft project!)
I am trying to eat more healthily, but today it is cold and I had a craving for warm custard and ginger cake.
(Don't tell anyone- neither were home made)
Remember this?
(Sorry- that looks more like a form of torture than a craft project!)
I am trying to eat more healthily, but today it is cold and I had a craving for warm custard and ginger cake.
Remember this?
Since then, I have added some lovely, meandering pathways and today I am beginning to quilt it using mostly free-motion machine quilting. It is quite nerve-wracking, so fortified by cake, I will be taking it slowly and pausing at each step to make sure I am on the right track.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Slow Off The Starting Block!
May I belatedly wish you a very Happy New Year!!!
I haven't exactly leapt into 2012, in true Olympic style. It has been more of a gentle lollop!! We had a bit of a false start yesterday as my youngest missed his first day back at school because he had a migraine. It was a bit uncertain this morning, but he has gone in. I have been expecting a phone call from school all day, but so far so good.
The weather is truly awful. We were kept awake by a cacophony of tumbling dustbins clattering bottles all over the road and when I went for my dog walk this morning the streets were littered with branches, leaves, 3 different colours of bins and rubbish! Alfie is feeling a bit short-changed by having a street walk, but a soggy, wind-battered field was a step too far for me this morning!
(Gazing longingly at the outside world or is he relieved to be indoors?)
I have lots of plans to get started on; a new Ten Plus Textiles exhibition is fast approaching, socks to knit, birthday presents to make and even an idea to make some Christmas card early for next year. I'm keen to watch lots of Design Matters TV (I used my Christmas money to take out a subscription) and use the inspiration to develop new skills.
So far though, I have only managed to begin to clear the decks (and the decs), the food shopping is done and I have blocked a little time in my diary tomorrow to start sketching some ideas. None of that is very exciting, so instead I'll show you the new socks that I am knitting, which hopefully will end up with 10 toes all set at the correct angles!
I absolutely love this yarn- it has a bit of sparkle, which I find I am being gradually drawn towards as I get older.
How is your New Year panning out so far- have you hit the ground running or are you easing yourself in?
I haven't exactly leapt into 2012, in true Olympic style. It has been more of a gentle lollop!! We had a bit of a false start yesterday as my youngest missed his first day back at school because he had a migraine. It was a bit uncertain this morning, but he has gone in. I have been expecting a phone call from school all day, but so far so good.
The weather is truly awful. We were kept awake by a cacophony of tumbling dustbins clattering bottles all over the road and when I went for my dog walk this morning the streets were littered with branches, leaves, 3 different colours of bins and rubbish! Alfie is feeling a bit short-changed by having a street walk, but a soggy, wind-battered field was a step too far for me this morning!
I have lots of plans to get started on; a new Ten Plus Textiles exhibition is fast approaching, socks to knit, birthday presents to make and even an idea to make some Christmas card early for next year. I'm keen to watch lots of Design Matters TV (I used my Christmas money to take out a subscription) and use the inspiration to develop new skills.
So far though, I have only managed to begin to clear the decks (and the decs), the food shopping is done and I have blocked a little time in my diary tomorrow to start sketching some ideas. None of that is very exciting, so instead I'll show you the new socks that I am knitting, which hopefully will end up with 10 toes all set at the correct angles!
I absolutely love this yarn- it has a bit of sparkle, which I find I am being gradually drawn towards as I get older.
How is your New Year panning out so far- have you hit the ground running or are you easing yourself in?
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