Eden's Adam

Blue likes his cotton vest, and this strange Summer weather we have had so far makes it a wardrobe essential.  The full details of this vest are in my Ravelry projects.  For those not on Ravelry the pattern is Eden's Adam by Aussie designer Georgie Hallam.

I have been slow to blog this knit as i had not taken any photos.  I braved a gap in the clouds today so I could fix that!

It has been suggested that Blue needs to have his first haircut.

I am not yet convinced...

Psst, Kylie, have you knit your vest yet?

Photo a Day (PAD) 6-10

More photos for January's Photo a Day challenge:

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{seven}

{eight}

{nine}

{ten}

All images SOOC (straight off of camera).

New Look 6504

I am sure New Look 6504 did not mean for the terms interfacing, pin and iron to be optional...

But this VERY quick dress for Possum is a great dress for playing about the yard.  I used buttons and remnant fabric from the stash too.

For some reason not only did I fail to add interfacing, pin, or iron, I also got up to instruction 2 and decided to just do my own thing.  I should be happy it worked at all given the amount of things I did wrong.

I will make more of these simple dresses, and next time I will slow down and do it properly to see if it makes a difference to the end result.

Photo A Day (PAD) 1-5

One photo per day in January:

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{two}

{three}

{four}

{five}

All photos are SOOC.

edit: SOOC means 'straight off/out of camera' and refers to the fact that there has been no PP 'post processing' (editing) on these photos.  Gotta love photography speak ;)

Craft Rage

THE PROBLEM: The second curtain drop is 100mm shorter than the first drop (swear words) and too short for the window in question.

THE SOLUTION:  Cut 100mm off first curtain drop. Here Mr, have a new stinking curtain for your bathroom upstairs.  I would have had to make one for you anyway (eventually) so you might as well have this now (internal cussing still in progress)...

THE BENEFIT: Had to go to Spotlight and buy more fabric for the original window.  Also bought overlocker thread and some quilters cotton :)

Yup, craft rage here already in 2011...

Reading in 2011

The 2011 master list of books read.  Is it ironic to call a handful of books for 12 months a master list?


1. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me ~ Roald Dahl
2. The Dancer Upstairs ~ Nicholas Shakespeare
3. Six thinking hats ~ Edward De Bono
4. Madam Bovary ~ Gustave Flaubert
5. Does my head look big in this? ~ Randa Abdel-Fattah
6. Treachery in death  ~ J.D Robb
7. Caleb's Crossing ~ Geraldine Brooks


The 2010 list (18 books)
The 2009 list (57 books)


Books on the Holiday Reading list:
Mr Rosenblum's List ~ Natasha Solomons
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand ~ Helen Simonson
The Postmistress ~ Sarah Blake
Fantasy in Death ~ J.D Robb

Simple Sewing

Because one must ease into the crafty year slowly, I decided to start with a simple skirt.

Once a tablecloth just the right size for a card table, it was a simple matter cutting it in half, sewing it up along the short edge side seams and adding elastic.  No need to hem because it was already the right length for Possum.

Note the dirty white shirt, or rather,  please don't note the dirty white shirt...