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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2008 by Laura
Filed under Miscellaneous
Well, kind of...Let's Knit has moved into a shiny new office!
I’m writing this at at my brand new desk in our brand new office! Woop Woop!
What can I say – we have all the joy of a lovely new office but without the drama of having to move too far – we have literally moved to the building next door!
Everything is looking ship-shape at the new LK HQ – there is always that worry that you might leave something important behind but think we have everything…
Computer – check
Telephone – check
(Lollypop) Pot plant – check
Stash – CHECK! Seriously you think I’d leave good yarn behind?!
All present and correct!
Here are a few things I’m feeling chipper about…
Settling in to our new office!
Having the biggest supply of Smarties in my new desk drawer - yum!
Looking forward to a weekend with friends and perhaps some time to work on the Secret Lace project!
ps: I wonder if I’ll autopilot-walk into the wrong building on Monday morning?!
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Scrummy!!
Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 by Laura
Filed under On The Needles
This tumbled out of my stash this morning and landed right at my feet...clearly it's a sign I should knit it right away!
I can’t believe that it’s July already! This year is whizzing past and making me feel all together dizzy!! The start of a new month always makes me want to get organised and turn some of those pesky WIPs into FOs.
I thought the best way to do this was to tot up all the WIP *deep breath* here goes…
The Bold & Bulky Mini Cardi is waiting on buttons. While it’s wearable without it’s simply not the same – surely I can get this finished without too much drama?!
The Secret Lace project – This is seriously in the final knitty furlong, I want to get it cracked as soon as I can – there are some tricky making up instructions that I’m not looking forward to. I’d better learn my single fold bias from my bias binding and pronto!
I have been working on a couple of cheeky little designs for LK – after a change of heart about colours late at night I have been frantically working to get them finished. So, save a couple of rows of rib and weaving in some ends, these are nearly done!
Finally, the Falling in Love Socks – what can I say? One day.....!
All in all (FiLSocks aside!) That’s isn’t the huge WIP mountain I thought it would be, perhaps I should cast on with this lovely rediscovered yarn! Mmmhhh but what to make?
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Pretty & pink
Posted: Friday, June 27, 2008 by Laura
Filed under Miscellaneous
It's vintage and it's knit related – It's perfect!!
This was gifted to me by my sister for my birthday – isn’t it the lushest thing on the planet?!!! I love, love, love it - never let to be said that I’m predictable!! Who would have thought that a pink Bakelite yarn holder with delicate little flowers on the top and it’s own mini needle gauge in the bottom could bring so much joy?!
I can see myself toting this around and straight away it makes me want to cast on something portable like pair of socks – something lovely and lacy in kitten-soft, hand dyed yarn...oh wait that sounds just like the Falling in Love socks that are currently in hibernation. For someone that is so besotted with hand knit socks as me, I feel really bad that are sitting in my work basket on the sideboard and haven’t seen the light of day in longer than I can remember.
I have been trying to work out why these socks have been neglected for so long...the yarn is lovely, the needles are a joy to use, the pattern is perfect – not to easy not too tricky, the results (so far) are delicious. Yet still they remain unfinished! My knitting infidelity is clearly to blame, too many WIPs and sadly this has dropped to the bottom of the list.
I know that it would be rash to vow to change my ways and declare to finish them as soon as possible – so instead I am going to promise that the next time I take them out and hold them, dreamily thinking, “if only these were finished...” I will work a few rows and see if I can fall in love with the Falling in Love socks all over again.
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Tying the knot
Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Laura
Filed under Finished Objects
I do, you do, we all do – knitting that is!
You can’t beat a good wedding – beautiful bride, witty speeches and lots of (shocking) dancing!
Its wonderful to catch up with family, especially as every has such busy lives.
One thing I noticed while hanging out with the clan is that my entire family knits… well that’s a slight exaggeration, but most of them are nifty with the needles.
This adorable wedding cake topper was handmade by mother of the bride, my auntie Pam. Throughout the weekend I was surrounded by people knitting, including my mum & sister, and small people in handknits (my three lovely nephews). Even my uncle, Michael Monster, told me about a garter stitch peg bag he made in his younger days! We’re all at it!
Does this mean that I have knitting in my genes? I hope so. Then when my non-knitty chums (and yeah there are a teeny-weeny amount that I haven’t converted...yet!) say things like “If you didn’t spend all you cash on yarn you could afford...” or “What are you knitting socks for?” or – and this really kills me -“Do you have to knit in the pub/on the bus/ in the supermarket queue?”
I can shout out - “It’s not my fault – it’s genetic!”
In honour of this romantic moment lets quote Shakespeare (’cos the opportunity doesn’t come round often and I’d hate to miss it!)
“Knit your hearts with an unslipping knot” Antony & Cleopatra (See what I did there? It must be genetic!)
Woop Woop for the newlyweds!
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