i now have r.s.i.

it's very very very hard to type.

thanks to intarsia.

well, that's it on the xmas presents. kaput.

Just documenting proof of the fact that I have managed to spend £34.78 on yarn in John Lewis today.....

I granted a wish for blue jewelry in the Ongoing Wish Swap Round 3. I sent three sets - two bracelet/earrings and one earrings/necklace. I love all these pieces, especially the wire swirls! They are definately my favourite, though I did really get sick of them, because the coiling of wire took ages, and I got so many blisters by the end of it. The spotties are glass beads from Bali, and the button bracelet was made from the buttons I got in the lucky dip bags I bought at the craft fair in Birmingham.

Enough chatting, on with the pix! (clicky for bigger photographs)

    

I almost want the pieces back!

Well, look who got all organised this weekend!

Before:

During:

After:

Mmmm, unused yarn!
(nearly all of this is cotton chenille that my mother bought completely on impulse)

My pretty knitting books
(Stitch 'n Bitch, Stitch 'n Bitch Nation, R2 winter edition, Complete Guide to Needlework - some great lace stitches in there  - some Rowan mags, Nursery Rhyme Knits, How to Crochet, Katie's Knit Pretty)



And some of my fiction books:

I'm totally on a role this weekend. Since Saturday morning, I have:

• Gone to Music School
• Done 5 pieces of homework (only maths to do now)
• Filled out my entry for the UK travelling journal (which is really cool)
• Finished my stepdad's camera cozy
• Finished up a couple of swap items - not all, unfortunately
• Sewn up my aunt's MJ slipper (!!!!!!!!)
• Woven in ALL the ends of the Wavy Gravy scarf.
• Written out a pattern for a keyhole scarf, which I designed myself!
• Tidied my knitting corner! It took ages, but I'm so glad that I did it. :D

Now I still have to:

• Finish writing out the music for the school play
• Cast on for my aunt's spiderweb capelet
• Make everything that's needed for month 2 of the Animal Mail Love Swap.
• Maths homework & revision
• Upload the rest of my Beatles albums to my iPod.
• BREATHE.
  

Just bringing the xmas list back to the top - I'm trying not to forget about it, which is easy, because of all the swaps!

For?	Proposed Item	Must buy!	Status
Louise	Pink airy scarf	bought yarn	COMPLETED
Tory	"       "	bought yarn	COMPLETED
Emily	Red (cabled) hat	yarn	not started
Matt	Camera cover/cozy	Stashbusted. :D	COMPLETED
Ahee	Spiderweb capelet	bought yarn	not started
Ahee	MJ slippers	bought yarn	COMPLETED!!!!
Ahee	Pink garter stitch scarf	rowan handknit DK cotton	not started
Alun	Teapot cozy (!)	Eugh I dunno, stashbust?	Not started.
swaps	(not allowed to say)	yarn & needles	not started.
swaps	(not allowed to say)	-----	COMPLETED

 



















Black = unstarted.
Pink = in progress
Green = finished!



So I have 5 more to go: teapot cozy, cape, scarf, hat and swap items.

Hi! I went to the Hobbycraft Show at the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday! It was good, though really hectic and full of rude old grannies. Most of the stuff was for cardmaking, which I'm not into. Unfortunately, they were only 4 knitting stalls - three of which were crammed 100% full of novelty yarn - and revolting novelty yarn at that. The fourth, halfway decent one, had some pretty, unusual yarns but I saved my money in order to buy....

I guess it doesn't look like that much, but it felt so! I got:

• Hot glue gun (!!!!!!!!!!!)
• Silver & blue wire - for jewelry
• More paint
• 2x lucky dip packs of buttons (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
• 2x 8x8" canvases (£1.50 each)
• 1x 10x12" canvas. (£2)
• 2x 8x10" canvasses (free!)
• Welsh dragon iron-on rhinestones for my godmother, for xmas. (Who is Welsh, and darn proud of it.)

Cool, eh? I've already made a neckalce and earrings set with the wire, and tested out my glue gun! I'm most excited about the canvasses, though: got 5 for a fiver!

New header image! I kept meaning to change it, the roses were only meant to be temporary.

In the world of crafts and SWAPS (!), I made the following stitch markers, which are suitable for crochet (as they are "openable").

  

I'm trying to "get into" crochet, but so far it's just made my knuckles hurt.

Here's what I got  from my partner in month 1 of the Animal Mail Love swap (for what I sent, scroll down...)

And what I sent for the One Tiny Thing swap (it's a postcard, I drew it):

And what I recieved (it's a book slug!!!)

For?	Proposed Item	Must buy!	Status
Louise	Pink airy scarf	bought yarn	COMPLETED
Tory	"       "	bought yarn	Need to block
Emily	Red (cabled) hat	yarn	not started
Matt	Camera cover/cozy	some worsted wool. DB?	not started
Ahee	Spiderweb capelet	bought yarn	not started
Ahee	MJ slippers	bought yarn	Must sew together
Ahee	Pink garter stitch scarf	rowan handknit DK cotton	not started
swaps	(not allowed to say)	yarn & needles	not started.
swaps	(not allowed to say)	yarn	not started.

 
















Could I POSSIBLY have more people to knit for?
Stupid Christmas presents.

Black = unstarted.
Pink = in progress
Green = finished!