Lookee, Lookee, from a Pear tree (yarn that is)

Elizabeth Zimmermans booties


My own socks with short row heel


cabled toddler socks


sarjes booties









































Milly LOVES yarn!!

TAFTA GEELONG

Here is what I bought. Merino tops for Milly and David. David picked his out.













Sock knitting kit from Sara Durrant.














Dyes to have a go with. Tired of using foodcolours.







And well, says it all really. From Artisan Books. I really wanted several hundred dollars worth of books. But I have been pining for this one for the longest time.

Booties cast on allready. Next will be the Baby Surprise Jacket. From stash of course.

Bye. Off to do eggs now.

New Swap. Christmas around the World questionaire

1. Are you religious? not at all
   
2. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider yourself a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced? I learnt to knit at 4 but have only been seriously knitting for the last 14 years. So I beleive I am advanced.
   
3. Do you have any other hobbies besides knitting? spinning and dying
   
4. Favorite color(s)? anything
   
5. Do you collect anything? Knitting patterns and tools
   
6. Are you allergic to any fibers or animals?No
7. Do you have any pets? Cats in the house and working dogs outside
   
8. Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate? All of them YUM
   
9. Cookies or Sweets? Sweeties
   
10. Do you knit socks? Yes
    
11. If not socks then what? (tell us about your favorite knits)
12. Do you put up a Christmas tree? If not then what do you do? Yes
    
13. Favorite holiday treats? Plum pud and shortbread
    
14. Favorite holiday smells? Plum pud
    
15. Do you celebrate Christmas in a traditional or unconventional way? Please elaborate. Just presents on christmas moring with a large christmas dinner some years. It may be a roast or a BBQ. Depends on the weather
    
16. What are your favorite holiday traditions? Presents
    
17. Finish the sentence: “For me Christmas is all about....” Family and the children especially
    
18. If you were a Christmas ornament you would be…….? a half eaten candy cane
    
19. What was your favorite gift you've ever received? Or given? My spinning wheel, given......no idea
    
20. When do you start your Christmas? We put up the tree in the first weeks of December and gradually dress it and make biscuits etc
    
21. Do you send Christmas cards? Do you make them or buy them? We don't send cards... I forget to post them.
    
22. What is your favorite Christmas dish? Plum pud
    
23. Carolers are at your door. What do you do?Carolers? what are they?
    
24. When do you open presents? Christmas eve or Christmas morning?On Christmas morning
    
25. Do you celebrate with family or friends or both? Just family

Tomten Jacket, Milly and a Pear Tree

Here it and my little man is. He has barely taken it off the last week.

My eldest took the photo.





Here is Milly in the suit here Aunty ann made for her. I think she was 12 weeks.






Here she is today in the sun wearing her first dress. Now 4 months old. she had her first lot of shots yesterday. Only prick marks on her legs to show for it.





I have been knitting a pair of red socks for the bloke, first one is to the toe.

I have just started knitting a bit for a local yarn producer Pear Tree in Torquay. This is what I have to knit up into booties and childrens socks. See I have one allmost finished. I also went a bit mad and bought two books. Love them both.

More knitting to get happy

booties for Milly knitted with cleckheaton merino spun. Sortof my pattern based on my experiance knitting booties. Yarn is leftovers from the Blokes socks.








This is the latest pair of pilchers for Milly. Ottbre free
pattern main colour is heirloom Bolero 8ply. contrast is doubled 4ply baby yarn. Only a day to knit.

Here is the final stages of Davids' Tomtem Jacket. I have now finished it and will show it off in due time.

Just before I go to bed..

Here is a little of what I have been doing. Had a bit of a depression which is why I havn't been blogging. The chooks went off the lay in a BIG way. which crunched the finances rather severely. Anyway, I have gotten used to it now, somewhat, and knitting has been my anchor to reality. So have the children too, especially Miss Milly.

So here are the socks I knitted for Death by Socks.











Here are the socks that Killed me. The Bloke has declared them his.

Off to Bendi I go

After much humming and harring, I have decided to go to the Bendigo wool and sheep show. I think I need the break. Milly is being a beautiful baby but I am feeling like....null and void really. Chooks aren't laying due to the cold and wet weather. Well, duh really, it IS winter. So this shouldn't come as a surprise, but it does. So with the reduced lay rate comes the reduced you know what but the bills just keep coming.

I have been so brainless lately. Lost my purse for 3 days.. it took me that long to admit that I had lost it. Cancelled cards then rang the shop where I last remembered seeing it. It was there intact. Now I don't have cards until next week. I also have lost the paperwork that I had to fill out for Milly. Now I have to request more, such a twit right now.

I am quite resenting the blokes smoking habit lately. such a waste of money so pointless, smelly etc. I want to spend time with HIM not his habit, it makes me feel so sick and he doesn't get it.

No1 step son is back from OS. This will be interesting. No2 step son turns 21 on saturday. His meal has been requested and his present will be the latest Harry Potter book. He allready knows this.