Well do you? I mean who knows out there in blogger land what you all are knitting and not letting on about. But i have to thank Margaret for sending me this link.
Dawn of the Knitted Dead, Day of the Knitted Dead and Shaun of the Knitted Dead. I can't help but admire the time and imagination, let alone the skill to knit somethign like this up. I am in awe!
Suzi.
An awed red head and and damn proud of it.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
Big Day Out Tomorrow
It all happens tomorrow, my local SNB is having a stall at a new market opening up in home town.
I'm on first thing in the morning as part of the set-up crew. I'm not sure how well this will go as usually I am a bit of a cavewoman first thing in the morning. I have hair that looks like it was last modeled on the Wildman of Borneo and mostly I grunt and growl. The daft white car looks on, thinking ??????? Who knows what. I'm not even certain what goes in that mad catty brain, if anything.
Then I get out of bed.
Usually taming the savage beast first off involves caffeine, sugar or a combination of both. The DWC is content to cavort through the house while trying to trip me up, I swear he's in the coffee before I even get up or he's a morning person rein-CAT-nated. My only gripe here is, if he is indeed in the coffee, why can't he make me one?
However the ever competent Sharon will be there first up to marshall my fellow SNB'er Sandra and myself into line at the market. Later in the morning my fellow cavewoman and SNB'er Katt will arrive after her husband has got her out of her cave and into the car. Usually assisted by a cattle prod and long pole (to push the coffee close without getting too close).
I'm looking forward to Katt's arrival because I am sure we will see much cavewoman hijinks ensue. Wearing of tea cosies upon the head, chasing people with sharp pointy sticks, ensnaring possible husbands with scarves and of course the compulsory celebratory hooting upon finding a caffeine source.
Ahhh, I can see it now. David Attenbourgh presents a documentary on Cavewomen in their chosen habitat.
"Fear not market goers! At the prospect of a sale these Cavewomen can not only be civilised but polite. We will approach now carefully so as not to startle them.....Hello! I am after a knit beanie for my next documentry to filmed somewhere cold."
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red headed cavewoman and damn mad about it!
I'm on first thing in the morning as part of the set-up crew. I'm not sure how well this will go as usually I am a bit of a cavewoman first thing in the morning. I have hair that looks like it was last modeled on the Wildman of Borneo and mostly I grunt and growl. The daft white car looks on, thinking ??????? Who knows what. I'm not even certain what goes in that mad catty brain, if anything.
Then I get out of bed.
Usually taming the savage beast first off involves caffeine, sugar or a combination of both. The DWC is content to cavort through the house while trying to trip me up, I swear he's in the coffee before I even get up or he's a morning person rein-CAT-nated. My only gripe here is, if he is indeed in the coffee, why can't he make me one?
However the ever competent Sharon will be there first up to marshall my fellow SNB'er Sandra and myself into line at the market. Later in the morning my fellow cavewoman and SNB'er Katt will arrive after her husband has got her out of her cave and into the car. Usually assisted by a cattle prod and long pole (to push the coffee close without getting too close).
I'm looking forward to Katt's arrival because I am sure we will see much cavewoman hijinks ensue. Wearing of tea cosies upon the head, chasing people with sharp pointy sticks, ensnaring possible husbands with scarves and of course the compulsory celebratory hooting upon finding a caffeine source.
Ahhh, I can see it now. David Attenbourgh presents a documentary on Cavewomen in their chosen habitat.
"Fear not market goers! At the prospect of a sale these Cavewomen can not only be civilised but polite. We will approach now carefully so as not to startle them.....Hello! I am after a knit beanie for my next documentry to filmed somewhere cold."
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red headed cavewoman and damn mad about it!
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Sock Festival in all it's glory.
Today I attended the 1st Westbury World Sock Festival. I was a bit taken aback to discover that there was a $10 admission - I presume this is based on the St Patrick's Day Festival they run over three days. But had I known in advance I may have thought twice about going.
The socks were varied and interesting, not as many as I expected. I thought it would be a lot bigger with more knit related stalls and displays.
My fellow SNB'ers Cathy and Cindy won prizes for the socks they entered, Katt and Sharon's were also proudly on display. There are some pictures of all the socks over at the SNB website.
Below is some pictures of my sister and my socks getting out and about with other socks. Where will the frivolity end?
I did purchase some lovely Hot Socks wool in a grey/white/black blend. $5.00 for a 50gm ball. However they also had Hot Socks in 100gm balls which they wanted $20 for! I also got to finally see the Sirdar Yo Yo yarn up close, if your not familiar with this it comes in one big ball (about 400gms) supposedly with enough to make a sweater with out joining in lots of little balls. Not a bad idea, if only more yarn companys could come up with ideas like this.
There are no pictures, which I now regret, but there was a Giant pumpkin competion. They were massive! I don't imagine they would all be that nice to eat. As traditionally the very large pumpkins were grown as cattle feed.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red headed sock knitter and damn proud if it!
The socks were varied and interesting, not as many as I expected. I thought it would be a lot bigger with more knit related stalls and displays.
My fellow SNB'ers Cathy and Cindy won prizes for the socks they entered, Katt and Sharon's were also proudly on display. There are some pictures of all the socks over at the SNB website.
Below is some pictures of my sister and my socks getting out and about with other socks. Where will the frivolity end?
I did purchase some lovely Hot Socks wool in a grey/white/black blend. $5.00 for a 50gm ball. However they also had Hot Socks in 100gm balls which they wanted $20 for! I also got to finally see the Sirdar Yo Yo yarn up close, if your not familiar with this it comes in one big ball (about 400gms) supposedly with enough to make a sweater with out joining in lots of little balls. Not a bad idea, if only more yarn companys could come up with ideas like this.
There are no pictures, which I now regret, but there was a Giant pumpkin competion. They were massive! I don't imagine they would all be that nice to eat. As traditionally the very large pumpkins were grown as cattle feed.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red headed sock knitter and damn proud if it!
Friday, March 17, 2006
It's been awhile my friends.
Well, have you ever had one of those days where you wake up and just hate everything? I've been having one of those days all week.
And to top it all off, MSN is now behaving badly on me. Grrr arrghh!
And do you know what happens tomorrow? A local election! Who are these people that make these decisions? It's my right to vote and have a say. Fair enough, we are after all supposedly a democracy. But surely then I should have the right not to vote? All politicians annoy me, I'll be glad when tommorrow is over there will be no advertising bombardment coming from all directions.
It's all too much for me, I must go now, in search of my next sugar fix.
Until next time,
Suzi.
An annoyed bona fide red head.
And to top it all off, MSN is now behaving badly on me. Grrr arrghh!
And do you know what happens tomorrow? A local election! Who are these people that make these decisions? It's my right to vote and have a say. Fair enough, we are after all supposedly a democracy. But surely then I should have the right not to vote? All politicians annoy me, I'll be glad when tommorrow is over there will be no advertising bombardment coming from all directions.
It's all too much for me, I must go now, in search of my next sugar fix.
Until next time,
Suzi.
An annoyed bona fide red head.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
New Knitter On the Block!
How very exciting is this? A new knitter from here in Tasmania! And you know what else is exciting? She made the Alien Illusion scarf as well. And it looks super cool!
Most of you will have no doubt seen the pucture of the very cool Skully kniting tote the very clever Cindy made for me, if not scroll down and admire because it is beautiful! Unfortunatly now it is beautiful and hairy, the Daft White Cat felt the need to drag it all over my bed in the early hours of yesterday morning and jump on it and me. I don't know what came over him, but he got a lecture and now I have to hide Skully when I go to bed. No more can I leave it on my bedside table so I can decide during the night to simply pick up where I left off.
I even had a little re-opening ceremony when I came home with it Tuesday, mostly so I could unwrap it and be excited again and he didn't seem at all interested.
Wretched cat!
In all my excitement the other day I forgot to take a picture of my sock, I am now doing the Dublin Bay after 3 attempts at Sharon's lovely feather and fan socks I failed miserably. I am it appears the Inspector Cleauseu of knitting. Swine sock!
But at least I have not tarnished Team Angstlyvania's good name by being too much of a success.
Until next time, be most excellent to one another!
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it!
Most of you will have no doubt seen the pucture of the very cool Skully kniting tote the very clever Cindy made for me, if not scroll down and admire because it is beautiful! Unfortunatly now it is beautiful and hairy, the Daft White Cat felt the need to drag it all over my bed in the early hours of yesterday morning and jump on it and me. I don't know what came over him, but he got a lecture and now I have to hide Skully when I go to bed. No more can I leave it on my bedside table so I can decide during the night to simply pick up where I left off.
I even had a little re-opening ceremony when I came home with it Tuesday, mostly so I could unwrap it and be excited again and he didn't seem at all interested.
Wretched cat!
In all my excitement the other day I forgot to take a picture of my sock, I am now doing the Dublin Bay after 3 attempts at Sharon's lovely feather and fan socks I failed miserably. I am it appears the Inspector Cleauseu of knitting. Swine sock!
But at least I have not tarnished Team Angstlyvania's good name by being too much of a success.
Until next time, be most excellent to one another!
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
This my new new precious! This is one of the fabulous Cindy's creations! I've told her she should submit this design to the AntiCraft. Now everyone at SNB has one of these most excellent little bags and they are all very nice but mine is by far the most coolest! And that's not personal bias simply because it's mine or it has a skull & crossbones - it just is sooooo coooool!
Monday, February 20, 2006
The Hat Song!
I do like your hat!
She does like your hat!
I do like your hat!
She does like your hat!
Your hat! Your hat! Your HAAAAAATTTTT!
Now I can't name the tune, but it has men in top hats with canes singing the backing and dancing. You know the one I mean?
She does like your hat!
I do like your hat!
She does like your hat!
Your hat! Your hat! Your HAAAAAATTTTT!
Now I can't name the tune, but it has men in top hats with canes singing the backing and dancing. You know the one I mean?
Monday, February 06, 2006
Ah Ha!
9/2/06 A quick update I have been answering the questions, I hope you are all reading! Just a few remaining....what will they reveal?
Sharon has asked of me questions, which I will answer.
But not all just yet! And I will be answering them in RANDOM order!
Here's to the questions! I will let you all ponder what NEW and AMAZING things you will find out about me. Exciting or what?
Four Jobs You've Had in Your Life:
1. Student?
2. Sales Assistant
3. Future Possibilitys? Bar Wenching!
4. And possibly more bar wenching? Or owning a yarn store with a bar? Knitting bars became very fashionable in America just recently.
Four Movies You've Watched Over and Over:
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. Showgirls (I read in the Sunday paper the other week a full page article how this now a cult classic!
3. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The original movie before the tv series.)
Four Places You Have Lived:
1. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
3.
4.
Four Places You Have Been on Vacation:
1. All over Tasmania (Australia)
2. On mainland Australia I have seen Melbourne and Sydney.
3. Singapore
4. Scotland
Four Websites You Visit Daily:
1. Mine!
2. My e-mail.
3. My fellow SNB'ers - I have to see what they are doing be it planning to take over the world or making hats that make me want to sing! (Cathy, Cindy, Katt and Sharon)
4. Assorted knitting sites - blogs, stores, mags and knit alongs.
Four of Your Favorite Foods:
1. Pizza!
2. Coffee
3. Carrot Cake
4. Chocolate
Four Places You Would Rather Be Right Now:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Four Bloggers You are Tagging:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sharon has asked of me questions, which I will answer.
But not all just yet! And I will be answering them in RANDOM order!
Here's to the questions! I will let you all ponder what NEW and AMAZING things you will find out about me. Exciting or what?
Four Jobs You've Had in Your Life:
1. Student?
2. Sales Assistant
3. Future Possibilitys? Bar Wenching!
4. And possibly more bar wenching? Or owning a yarn store with a bar? Knitting bars became very fashionable in America just recently.
Four Movies You've Watched Over and Over:
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. Showgirls (I read in the Sunday paper the other week a full page article how this now a cult classic!
3. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The original movie before the tv series.)
Four Places You Have Lived:
1. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
3.
4.
Four Places You Have Been on Vacation:
1. All over Tasmania (Australia)
2. On mainland Australia I have seen Melbourne and Sydney.
3. Singapore
4. Scotland
Four Websites You Visit Daily:
1. Mine!
2. My e-mail.
3. My fellow SNB'ers - I have to see what they are doing be it planning to take over the world or making hats that make me want to sing! (Cathy, Cindy, Katt and Sharon)
4. Assorted knitting sites - blogs, stores, mags and knit alongs.
Four of Your Favorite Foods:
1. Pizza!
2. Coffee
3. Carrot Cake
4. Chocolate
Four Places You Would Rather Be Right Now:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Four Bloggers You are Tagging:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
So many socks and so little time!
I've been sorting my sock wool out and decided the Opal Lollipop (Turqouises) that I started I will now take back and re-start as the Cable Rib Socks that appeared in the latest Creative Knitting.
That still leaves me two balls of Regia and a sparkly Opal. I am thinking about Jaywalker from MagKnits, Broadripple or Falling Leaves both from Knitty or even the Dublin Bay Socks from Mossy Cottage Knits.
While on decision making for new projects, I wasn't going to, but I am now after noticing Team Angstylvania to take on the Knitting Olympics 2006 challenge.
I notice some very industrious people are using this time to knit more for Dulaan, I think I will how ever concentrate on doing something for myself during this time.
The incredible ankle sock saga has not finished - this is purely out of my own despair to finish the foot part now would put me in the position to pick up all the stitches required for the band and then for the roll top. I have come up with a plan where by I put it aside in favour of working with older socks yet to be knitted up, I feel by the time that they are done it will be cool enough for me to cope with the mammoth task of picking up stitches.
While looking to see what others are knitting I have stumbled upon this most excellent pattern! Pirate Mittens! And available from the same source We Call Them Pirates!
I think that is more than enough excitement for one day, so I shall end here my dear readers.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide skull loving red head and damn proud of it!
That still leaves me two balls of Regia and a sparkly Opal. I am thinking about Jaywalker from MagKnits, Broadripple or Falling Leaves both from Knitty or even the Dublin Bay Socks from Mossy Cottage Knits.
While on decision making for new projects, I wasn't going to, but I am now after noticing Team Angstylvania to take on the Knitting Olympics 2006 challenge.
I notice some very industrious people are using this time to knit more for Dulaan, I think I will how ever concentrate on doing something for myself during this time.
The incredible ankle sock saga has not finished - this is purely out of my own despair to finish the foot part now would put me in the position to pick up all the stitches required for the band and then for the roll top. I have come up with a plan where by I put it aside in favour of working with older socks yet to be knitted up, I feel by the time that they are done it will be cool enough for me to cope with the mammoth task of picking up stitches.
While looking to see what others are knitting I have stumbled upon this most excellent pattern! Pirate Mittens! And available from the same source We Call Them Pirates!
I think that is more than enough excitement for one day, so I shall end here my dear readers.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide skull loving red head and damn proud of it!
Friday, January 27, 2006
Sock yarn anyone?
With all the heat yesterday I forgot to tell you about an blah American soap about teenagers I watched yesterday morning, see what the heat has reduced me to?
One of the boys wanted to see his girlfriend and her band perfoem at this club but he wasn't old enough so his friend assures him he'll take care of it.
They go to a yarn store and this boy's friend says to the woman behind the counter "Can you hook my friend up with some Regia sock yarn?"
Which is code for can you get my friend a fake id?
Who would have thought it possible that a yarn store could be such a den of inequity! Which makes me wonder what my LYS does to really make money!
They have "knitters"signing on to do "work" for them, perhaps an escort service? Gun running? An illegal terrorist cell? The mind boggles at the possibilities!
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn hot!
One of the boys wanted to see his girlfriend and her band perfoem at this club but he wasn't old enough so his friend assures him he'll take care of it.
They go to a yarn store and this boy's friend says to the woman behind the counter "Can you hook my friend up with some Regia sock yarn?"
Which is code for can you get my friend a fake id?
Who would have thought it possible that a yarn store could be such a den of inequity! Which makes me wonder what my LYS does to really make money!
They have "knitters"signing on to do "work" for them, perhaps an escort service? Gun running? An illegal terrorist cell? The mind boggles at the possibilities!
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn hot!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Another hot one.....
Too hot!
I have soothed myself with some of Stone's (of the Green Ginger Wine fame) Ginger Beer nicely chilled and Bill Bailey's stage performance Part Troll.
Which I must confess was hilarious! I know him only as Manny from Balck Books so was dubious as to what he would be like on stage. He was an absolute scream! My favourite part was his version of the Hokey Pokey done in German to some techno-house music.
Although his mini film at the end of the show was almost as equally as amusing, he had said earlier in his show how he likes to look at his washing up under water. He does this by going to his fridge and removing all the fruit and veg from the clear vegatable crisper and then putting it into the sink and looking through it - as he mimed this he's looking in it and pointing at things and smoking.
As well as seeing all this in the film from the view point of the bottom of the sink we also saw him getting the munchies!
I'm highly intrigued, why I have I never thought of this? All those times when I've been driven mad by the heat and too hot and mad to want to do anything challenging.
My sock thanks to the ever capable Cindy (again) has progressed on, I think Cindy the pattern has passed all the boogelly bits and looks as though it will be clear knitting up ahead but if the stitches all add up when I get there is yet to be seen.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it.
I have soothed myself with some of Stone's (of the Green Ginger Wine fame) Ginger Beer nicely chilled and Bill Bailey's stage performance Part Troll.
Which I must confess was hilarious! I know him only as Manny from Balck Books so was dubious as to what he would be like on stage. He was an absolute scream! My favourite part was his version of the Hokey Pokey done in German to some techno-house music.
Although his mini film at the end of the show was almost as equally as amusing, he had said earlier in his show how he likes to look at his washing up under water. He does this by going to his fridge and removing all the fruit and veg from the clear vegatable crisper and then putting it into the sink and looking through it - as he mimed this he's looking in it and pointing at things and smoking.
As well as seeing all this in the film from the view point of the bottom of the sink we also saw him getting the munchies!
I'm highly intrigued, why I have I never thought of this? All those times when I've been driven mad by the heat and too hot and mad to want to do anything challenging.
My sock thanks to the ever capable Cindy (again) has progressed on, I think Cindy the pattern has passed all the boogelly bits and looks as though it will be clear knitting up ahead but if the stitches all add up when I get there is yet to be seen.
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Arrghh!
Alright I think I may have made a blunder, I don't have a lot of time to rectify it tonight, but to all my fellow SNB'ers, I will see you tomorrow. And please disregard the 2005 I meant 2006....
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Ladies, Gentlemen and Spiny Headed Yellow Things!
I have been Missing Without Action for a little while now and I will be back to my usual broadcast very soon. But this is just a quick note, anybody who is waiting to hear from me, I will get to you all very soon!
Until then be excellent to one another!
Suzi.
A bona fide too hot too frazzled and ready to move to the artic redhead.
Until then be excellent to one another!
Suzi.
A bona fide too hot too frazzled and ready to move to the artic redhead.
Monday, January 16, 2006
Breaking NEW!
I think I am a little late reading my e-mail aout the new MagKnits.
But I think I am less late with my e-mail about Southern Cross Knitting - and when they said Mini Issue they meant Mini Issue!
But I think I am less late with my e-mail about Southern Cross Knitting - and when they said Mini Issue they meant Mini Issue!
I'm melting! I'm melting!
Well it certainly feels like it, and the puddle of liquid that constantly surrounds me has given me a clue as well.
The very lovely Cindy lent me her new Vogue magazine to have a look at after last weeks SNB meet-up. She also helped me with the sock from the first issue of Yarn magazine, the short ankle sock. I have come to the conclusion from trying to turn the heel that it's no longer just me and an inabiltiy to understand the patten. I think it may be the pattern. In the end all the sock was doing was making me cross so it has gone to one side to be taken to next weeks SNB meet-up to seek answers from those more in the know.
Also a hat I started out of Patons Inca, (lovely stuff to work with I might add!) made to an old Husky pattern has came to a halt after I had to take back the 7th row and take it back and ...... Upu get the picture I'm sure, I lost a few stitches but recaptured them and proceded onto the 8th row and discovered I had indeed lost tow stitches altogether. They've run almost down to the bottom of the hat, I fear I will have to rip the whole hat back (again) so I have put it to one side to take to SNB. Nothing like putting off the inevitable.
Back to Vogue, I was so in love with most of the designs this time around a very good issue that I decided to buy my very own copy and while in doing that tonight I discovered the thrid issue of Vogue's Knit 1 was out!
It has some very nice hat patterns, also a very lovely (but knit on tiny 2.5mm needles - arrgh!) corset top. However the down side - it is Vogue so there is goign to be some absolute clunker and this time around it was a strapless knit dress with argyle pattern. I think the style is very nice, but maybe in a solid colour?
There was also a picture of a knitted faux bear skin rug! This has to be my fave pattern in the magazine, strictly speaking it's only a picture in the magazine you have to log on to Knit 1's website for the pattern to make it.
While logged on you may like to check out the new Knit 1 blog - it has pictures of some of the patterns completed by knitters from out in the real world.
Sharp eyed readers while veiwing the preview of the next Knit 1 magazine due out may spot something very near to my heart!
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it.
The very lovely Cindy lent me her new Vogue magazine to have a look at after last weeks SNB meet-up. She also helped me with the sock from the first issue of Yarn magazine, the short ankle sock. I have come to the conclusion from trying to turn the heel that it's no longer just me and an inabiltiy to understand the patten. I think it may be the pattern. In the end all the sock was doing was making me cross so it has gone to one side to be taken to next weeks SNB meet-up to seek answers from those more in the know.
Also a hat I started out of Patons Inca, (lovely stuff to work with I might add!) made to an old Husky pattern has came to a halt after I had to take back the 7th row and take it back and ...... Upu get the picture I'm sure, I lost a few stitches but recaptured them and proceded onto the 8th row and discovered I had indeed lost tow stitches altogether. They've run almost down to the bottom of the hat, I fear I will have to rip the whole hat back (again) so I have put it to one side to take to SNB. Nothing like putting off the inevitable.
Back to Vogue, I was so in love with most of the designs this time around a very good issue that I decided to buy my very own copy and while in doing that tonight I discovered the thrid issue of Vogue's Knit 1 was out!
It has some very nice hat patterns, also a very lovely (but knit on tiny 2.5mm needles - arrgh!) corset top. However the down side - it is Vogue so there is goign to be some absolute clunker and this time around it was a strapless knit dress with argyle pattern. I think the style is very nice, but maybe in a solid colour?
There was also a picture of a knitted faux bear skin rug! This has to be my fave pattern in the magazine, strictly speaking it's only a picture in the magazine you have to log on to Knit 1's website for the pattern to make it.
While logged on you may like to check out the new Knit 1 blog - it has pictures of some of the patterns completed by knitters from out in the real world.
Sharp eyed readers while veiwing the preview of the next Knit 1 magazine due out may spot something very near to my heart!
Until next time,
Suzi.
A bona fide red head and damn proud of it.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
What else can go wrong?
It has just been one of those weeks, everything that can, has!
This includes some absolute winners in the knitting department. There will be more details, provided my post dosen't get eaten again.
Suzi.
This includes some absolute winners in the knitting department. There will be more details, provided my post dosen't get eaten again.
Suzi.
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