Excuse me...

... Where did you get that bag?

What? This one?


With the little handle?


And the fabulous lining?


Well, it used to be this one: (picture by Ginger Rob)


But it was knackered. So I made it into something else. Anna bought me this bag and it has served me well for several years but the handles were splitting and the corners were wearing off so it was time for it to be replaced. I followed this tutorial with a couple of mods from here

And yes, I did make my own bias binding. =D

Yaaaarn!

Here is my Chicago Yarn Haul. I went a bit mad in the shop but a bunch of it is for Christmas presents so it's not as bad as it looks.
The bag at the back was a gift from the shop, Loopy Yarns in Chicago for joining their mailing list.

Look what Felix brought me!

This is soon to become many different pumpkin based yumminesses (new word!) including ravioli, stew, pilaf and pasta sauce. Nom nom nom!

Blocking Miracles

I am back from Chicago and pics and news will follow once I have sorted through the pictures. I am sure you don't want to see all 200 odd!

I recently knitted a small shawl/scarf thingy. It is lace and lace looks like crap until you block it which opens up all the holes so you can see the pattern properly.

Here it is before it was blocked:



And here it is after (Mani is helping!)




The pattern is the Forest Canopy (Ravelry link).

Radio Silence

I am off to Chicago for a week to get away and see Rachel. Hoorah!

Random Thursday 2

Here is today's Random Thursday picture...


Me thinks they did not check this ad sufficiently before posting it on the back of a London bus. I hope the Mister in the picture is cervix savvy!!

In other news, I am off for an interview. Wish me luck!

Reasons to be Cheerful

• My dissertation have been handed in
• I was offered an interview for a job in Salisbury
• I was also offered an interview for a job in Worthing
• I saw beautiful Anna for lunch
• I saw the lovely Kate at the iKnit show and knit with some lovely people
• I have finished my Forest Canopy shawl (pics when blocked)
• I have bought some lovely shiny new wool
• The sun was shining and the sky was blue and it wasn't too hot =)
  

FO Friday

FO is Finished Object. Normally applied to knitting or spinning projects, today I am gong to use it to announce that ...

***My Dissertation Is Done***

I am off to get it bound and hand it in today and I plan to dance my way to the iKnit weekender after lunch with Anna.

Pic later!

Please continue with your normally scheduled Friday =)

Random Thursday 1

From now on, Thursdays are Random! I am going to put up random pictures I have taken with my mobile so that they don't sit languishing on my hard drive for ever and ever. First up are these seagul footprints. I took this one on the Gower in February. Every year, Phill and his friends (The House of Trou!) meet up in Swansea where they went to uni and watch the England Wales 6 nations rugby match. I love Swansea. It has beach! I love the beach. One day I will get a job near a beach, hopefully this one, so I can walk on it whenever I want and draw pictures in the sand.

Fancy Tshirt

My friend Simon found this and said it would be a perfect tshirt for me. I can think of several other people who would also love it so here it is: