This week I'm joining in with Ginny and all those other wonderful knitters over at Small Things! Not much to show but I need a little push to keep the inspiration happening, so I figure if I show it off, then I will finish it too!! I have been very slowly knitting away at this gnome-ish baby hat for a couple of weeks now. Sounds very slow, doesn't it but I have an excuse - I lost one of my double pointed needles!! True! I searched and searched and growled and started gnashing my teeth but to no avail!
Most of you lovely knitters will have oodles of needles in 50 different lengths and sizes but as a novice I only have two sets - a thin set and a thicker one! And I needed the thicker one to make the pointy bit on the hat. So I searched and gnashed a little harder and eventually decided to visit my knitty friend to borrow another set. As I raced out the door I grabbed the pattern book and there was my needle, masquerading as a bookmark!!
Now I am knitting again because this weekend we are having visitors of the tiny new baby girl kind and I would like to send it home with her........ after a photo shoot, of course!!
As for the reading bit - well, I have started reading 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' and I think I will like it. Perhaps it doesn't quite pertain to us here in Oz but I guess the idea and principles are the same although it just doesn't resonate like an Aussie book would. Does that make sense?
Do you think a book written by a fellow countryman or women has a greater meaning for you?
Most of you lovely knitters will have oodles of needles in 50 different lengths and sizes but as a novice I only have two sets - a thin set and a thicker one! And I needed the thicker one to make the pointy bit on the hat. So I searched and gnashed a little harder and eventually decided to visit my knitty friend to borrow another set. As I raced out the door I grabbed the pattern book and there was my needle, masquerading as a bookmark!!
Now I am knitting again because this weekend we are having visitors of the tiny new baby girl kind and I would like to send it home with her........ after a photo shoot, of course!!
As for the reading bit - well, I have started reading 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' and I think I will like it. Perhaps it doesn't quite pertain to us here in Oz but I guess the idea and principles are the same although it just doesn't resonate like an Aussie book would. Does that make sense?
Do you think a book written by a fellow countryman or women has a greater meaning for you?
Such a beautiful colourway:)
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to read this book for quite some time.
xo
Hi Evi, You are in for a wonderful weekend, aren't you? Enjoy! Nothing like being with family.
ReplyDeleteOh lucky you to have them with you all weekend. The gnome hat is looking gorgeous. What yarn is that ,it's very pretty. I have read that book, very good, but I agree about the difference an Aussie book makes especially in the area of food and gardening.
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite books! hope you enjoy it! good luck on finishing in time to gift--it's looking great!
ReplyDeletethe hat is so cute! Can't wait to see the photos from the photoshoot! :D
ReplyDeleteI love that book and your colours. How gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely - I find it hard to connect with a book that is from overseas. Non-fiction, that is ;).
ReplyDeleteSweet knitting, looking forward to seeing it keeping a head warm!
I've read that book too and while I got a lot out of it, a lot of it simply doesnt apply to living in Australia - mainly due to the weather. Thats the beauty of blogs - lots of local reading with content that relates to my everyday life! Love the hat! And I too use non-book mark materials for bookmarks constantly!!! I so can relate to your frustration of looking for things neatly tucked away in a book!!!! - Kara
ReplyDeleteI loose knitting needles all the time! One reason why i use circulars so often- its always attatched to my work making it pretty tricky to loose (but sometimes I manage:) Glad you found it in the end
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