So i stayed up until midnight the other night finishing the latest Harry Potter book.

I was so hopeing that we'd flash forward however many years to find that Harry was Headmaster of Hogwarts, i thought that would be fitting... seeing as he displayed such a nack at teaching in the Order of the Pheonix book... but nope. There was a flash forward but it was pretty booring to me, i was a little disapointed.... oh well.

Now that i know how it ends i really must read them all again, it would probably put some things into perspective.... Cant wait for the rest of the movies to be made, though i can never remember the books by the time they come out anyway!

Wow okay, i think i've finally found a template that I like.

The only thing that bugs me is that my smilies have white backgrounds, and short of having a blog with a white background they're going to look strange.... I dont like all the white background templates i've seen so far. And it took me ages to customise this thing so that I'm happy.

Now to find a humerous quote to go at the bottom of this thing...

I couldnt resist posting this - theres a knitted everything i tell you!! I should probably add the warning that everyone else seems to have in regards to this page... its really not offensive!

WARNING: If you click on the link below, you'll see a naked, knitted male, complete with manparts and accompanying body hair. Later pictures include close-ups of knitted manparts in the making.
http://community.livejournal.com/drunkenknitters/14796.html#cutid1

Isabeau Purse
Pattern is here: http://www.chezplum.com/pdf/isabeau_purse.pdf
and the Craftster KAL where i first found the pattern is here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=77317.0

My attempt is pretty floppy, I havent bothered to line it because i'm never going to use it for anything more than holding yarn and the odd knitting utensil :) I used pretty thin yarn, I probably could have double stranded it but didnt think to. I used one ball of Twinkle yarn by Moda Vera which you can get in Australian Spotlight stores.

The seaquins were a pain in the butt as they got caught when i was trying to Crochet seam the sides.

If you read through the posts on Craftster i'm pretty sure the designer of the purse created a cool tutorial on how to crochet seam - dont let that put you off cos its really easy, i've never crochet before an i did it just fine :) I did stuff up the sides though, i made one longer than the other so when it came time to seam up they didnt quite match- I think it looks icky but other people assure me you'd never notice unless you specifically knew it was there. The bag is too floppy to take a picture of the sides and i didnt have anyone else around when i took the photo

My parter thought it looked like vomit, when he came home and saw me knitting it he was like.... "EEEEW are you knitting VOMIT!!!"
I think that was the beginning of the end for this poor purse...... and for the one remaining ball that i have.... hey swap parter if you like the above you might just end up with it! ha ha :)

Panta Headband
These are SO COOL, and addictive as i've already said. Black ones dont photograph so well, the knit stitches really pop out in real life.
I used Shaun Sheap yarn in Flinders for this - its another specialty yarn made for Big W stores in Australia. I didnt even use one ball for it, about half.

I simply have to share some of the best patterns that i've made:

The anthropology caplet: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=62184.0
Is so easy to do, once you've figured out all the maths to get it to fit you. They're so cool and you'll definatly want to make more than one, in varying styles and colours

The Panta Headband: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=51351.30; (link to page 3, where the pattern is - have a look at the last few pages for finished pics)
This one is addictive, i've already made two and am currently working on my third. They're very quick to do so they're great for instant gratification!

Fetching fingerless gloves: http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html
I just finished my first pair of these tonight, if you're using DPN's juggling all those needles as well as a cable needle is a little tricky to get the hang of, but its totally worth it once you finish!

And the best how to site, that has video's of all the knitting techniques (its how i lernt to move on from the basic Cast On, Garter Stitch and Cast Off)
http://www.knittinghelp.com

How i've totally neglected thee!!

since Missy passed away in March I havent really wanted to come here, but thats all about to change cos.... I joined an internet knitting & Crochet swap.

Which means that when buddies are assigned that person will be comming here to find out more about me.... GOOD GOD!

Hi future Swap buddie

so here are a few things that my swap partner might like to know about me
1: I'm not allergic to anything

2: I'm kinda over the novalty yarns, i'm not a yarn snob tho, i dont turn my nose up at some nice acrylic. But the whole eyelash and feathers thing - ugh over it!

3: I dont like pink on its own, but its okay when there are flecks of it mixed in with other colours. I've seen some nice pink and brown varigated yarns

4: Red is my Fav colour, but i'm also partial to the earthy colours as well... greens and browns seem to be my cothing choices at the moment. Blue's as well, although not so much baby blue -i preferr darker blues

5: I've just recently discovered that i HATE mohair - no mohair please :) it can sometimes feel like dog hair... yuk!

6: speaking of pets, i have two cats - i'm more of a cat person but i'm also partial to the cutest puppy!

7: I like really soft yarn, usually the kind that you want to bathe in LOL! But its usually expensive so dont feel like its got to be bathealicious - i just made that word up - HA

8: i'm also a jewellery freak, anything silver i love - particularly earrings so swap buddie o mine if you're into making stuff like that WOOHOO for me :) (if not thats cool too!)



Hmmm, i'm sure there is more and i'm sure that i'll let you know too