adventures of a yarndroid

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2007-06-12T17:20:00.000+10:00

Dear Craftster,

Love the new layout.

Yours, in admiration,
Sarah

call me a groupie...

2006-09-23T22:28:00.000+10:00

I've just returned (well last night actually after 9 hours driving) from the ultimate punk rock road trip.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have just completed what I like to call the Placebo Pilgrimage. I saw them in Melbourne (my hometown), Canberra, and then twice in Sydney. I'm uploading my pics now and they're taking forever so I'll post them later.

Initially, I had the greatest of knitting intentions. I took a travelling project and had written down some nice yarn stores to visit along the way. But no. I got absolutely no knitting done and was equiped with a very mediocre street directory so I never even got within the vicinity of a yarn store. Now I feel somewhat bizarre after a week without knitting... or maybe it was the non-stop junk food and beer!

Anyhoo, on the needles now is Glampyres One Skein Wonder in a beautiful and luxurious teal acrylic. When you get paid by the education department you can't afford yummy things like debbie bliss and rowan! I don't have a pic as yet... well, I've only knitted about an inch or so. Hopefully this lil project will help get me back into the knitting groove.

Oh, and I put in some new hair for the tour. Its been almost a year since I've had fake hair in and it feels soooo goooood!

fluffed up

2006-08-12T10:33:00.000+10:00

remember this...

well i did eventually finish it on smaller needles and of course i forgot to take a pic. everything was going great guns, the intarsia came out good, and i even sewed on the handles right after i made them (i'm terribly lazy when it comes to sewing up projects)

a week or so ago i finally got around to felting it. this is what i ended up with...

a mass of fluff in my washing machine.

not only did it all fall apart because of my really bad short-take intarsia technique, the wool didn't even felt. urgh! so annoyed.

damn you lincraft cozy wool and your non-felting properties!

the shit is bananas

2006-08-08T19:09:00.000+10:00

today at work we put fake bananas and other plastic goods in our hair!

i love my job

baked beans and other delicacies

2006-07-15T16:04:00.000+10:00

While wandering around the wonderful world of crafty blogs I noticed a culinary theme developing among some of you crafty ladies. And I'm sure this has been going on for years, it's only now that I've noticed it!

It seems that crafty + cooking = one all-round crafty dude!

So I got thinking... what could I do to contibute to this timeless trend.

Introducing... *drumroll*... baked beans on toast!

I'll admit, i hate cooking. But I was rather impressed with myself. Considering I don't own a microwave or toaster, all was done on the stove and grill. Whats better than a home-cooked, piping-hot lunch for a dreary Saturday?

I love baked beans!!!

I guess theres a little bit of Shane Warne in all us Aussies!

In other news... a little bit of knitting...

Umbilical cord beanie

for one of two bubs on the way. Knit in Katia Mexico on 5mm dpns. I might have enough yarn left in the ball to scab another one.

and

hello yarn skull tote (frogged)

eww, ugly intarsia. I ended up frogging this and redoing it on smaller needles. Much nicer. Its nearly finished, just cleaning up and weaving in intarsia, making handles, and then felting *tada* Photos of FO later. Stay tuned.....

best find EVA...

2006-07-09T14:55:00.000+10:00

well at least best find of the month.

while i was having a look through the knitting mags at the newsagency i came across this little ditty hiding on the bottom shelf behind a stack of mags.

far out! i knew you could get it at a few yarn stores around melbourne but i didn't think i'd come across it at my local newsagents on a regular sunday morning after doing the groceries!

sorting it all out

2006-07-08T18:05:00.000+10:00

I have so many things half knitted, waiting for seaming, just started and heap of long lost projects.
I like lists. So I'm gonna list them! Maybe it'll help declutter my brain, along with my couch!

WIPs

- go everywhere cardi from SnB (knitting done, waiting for seaming)

- 2 scarves. one pink one red in fat veronica from lincraft

- umbilical cord baby beanie from SnB (just started)

- newsboy cap from SnBN (started ages ago and half forgotten about)

- those cute little kitty toys from SnBN (started ages ago and half forgotten about)

- hello yarn felted skull tote (just started)

and i'm sure theres plenty of others stuffed away in various places!

(and yes, i do like SnB)

things on the to-do list

- clapotis (yes, i'm gonna jump on the bandwagon!)

- kitty pi (to go with the kitty toys)

- knucks (join the KAL, i did!)

- 2 pairs of ugg-booties

- dads driving scarf for when he drives this...

plus many more....

meemas felted tote

2006-07-03T19:45:00.000+10:00

heres my meemas felted tote from SnB that i knitted up ages ages ago

and after felting it a week or so ago

the bottom edge of the handles curled up a bit... think i will use a different cast on next time. And next time before i take a pic i'll pick off the fluff!

oh... the irony

2006-06-10T15:31:00.000+10:00

It's World Wide KIP Day today and I'm stuck at home with an illusory axe splitting my skull!

Although, it does give me the excuse to veg on the couch and watch bad Saturday arvo TV. And to get a move on with the endlessly mind-numbing 1x1 rib scarf on 4mm needles (will it ever end).

Here's the WIP, black/grey stripey and oh so mod. Maybe now the emo kids will accept me!

Please excuce PJs.