tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15691106220222142382024-03-05T06:47:18.812+00:00Purl2 DesignsRamblings of a knitaholic who now owns The Knit Studio! A fantastic, unusual new Knitting Destination in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. A perfect excuse to add to my ever growing Stash and Book hoard.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-51276851742530280782012-05-12T23:13:00.004+01:002012-05-18T23:21:10.133+01:00And the winner is...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>All</b> of you who commented on the Castle post!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was indeed, Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex. My dad worked there as a Security Officer after he retired! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So,<b>Sophie</b>, Christine and Fiona - please email me at <b>theknitstudio@gmail.com </b>with your addresses and the weight of yarn you would like and I will post a surprise out later this week. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Sophie</b>, very impressed by the history lesson!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carol, text me a colour (reds, blues, pinks, purples) and I'll send you a little surprise :-) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a Continental Knitting Workshop tomorrow at The Knit Studio - so early night for me.</span><br />
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-71744130315679511752012-05-06T23:11:00.004+01:002012-05-07T00:08:55.850+01:00The Four C's<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which do you prefer?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of the fab cake at Claudia and Dianne's Housewarming Party, earlier today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finished cushion covers from last Sundays' Sewing Workshop at </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you are all having a great Bank Holiday Weekend. We have had all seasons here in Newcastle, with sun, rain, hail, winds, frost who knows what is going on! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I am back! and yes, that is a castle!!! But where is it? A little competition to celebrate my return to Blogging after such a long break.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Answers in the comments box - and with the help of Mittens I will choose the lucky winner of a skien of fabulous yarn from <a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/">The Knit Studio</a> - please specify which weight you would prefer lace, 4ply, DK, Aran, Chunky!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will pick a winner next Bank Holiday Monday 7th? May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mmm so let's see what has happened since my last post? My birthday, The Knit Studio's 1st Road Trip to the Knitting Show at Harrogate, Workshops, Christmas, Sarah's birthday, New Year, lots of knitting, parties, adventures and more Workshops, Basketball, too much to write about all at once - so I'll just leave you with a few photos of knitted goodies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There seems to be a shawl thing going on, down here in Newcastle!</span><br />
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-61258310000677555822011-10-25T16:15:00.000+01:002011-10-25T16:15:35.050+01:00Re-Connecting<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over the past month I have been able to step back and spend a little time addressing things (and people) that have been somewhat neglected. My Grandma always said 'Give a busy person something to do and it always gets done'. Not always the case methinks. Give a busy person something to do and it usually gets added to an already enormous list of things to do!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been having a little 'me' time of late. This has given me a chance to see old friends, chat for ages on the phone, and photograph some of my many projects (i am still ignoring the ironing). Who knew that I had knitted not one, but <strong>four </strong>Ishbels this year!! I have had a couple of hugely enjoyable and interesting woolly related road trips for inspiration and information. But, best of all, I have had time to sit and browse my huge collection of Knitting Books and Magazines. As the owner of </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I stock a large, nay ginormous amount of Knitting, Crochet and Sewing books, this means I have unlimited access to them all. What can be better than to browse through beautiful books for inspiration with a coffee, some cake and a very large cat for company?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pebbles, our beautiful family pet and feline best friend died last month after a short, sudden illness. For those of you who know me, you will realise this is a kind of double blow, as for more than 8 years I have used his name as my Internet ID on many knitting websites and forums.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pebbles and his brother Mittens came into our lives just over 8 years ago and gave us so many magical, hysterical, moving, funny and friendly moments. Mittens has suffered his loss too, as they used to eat, sleep and come in and out together, and I think he still looks and waits for Pebbles most days.</span><br />
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When it comes to Blogging, I always want to have great photos, a funny story or anecdote, and something interesting for you all to read when you stop by. Sometimes though, when it is time for me to sit down and relax, catch up with friends' Bogs, Ravelry and answer emails etc all I actually want to do is sit and knit, or crochet! And so, another day or two will pass without a Blog post. So, I hit on this really great idea (or so I thought) create a document, use it as a mini Diary update it every now and then and once a week copy and paste it onto the Blog. Brilliant! I started my 'diary' 2 weeks ago, it was going well, filling up nicely - a trip to Sussex for Easter, Workshops and Events at The Knit Studio, cats being silly, flowers appearing in the garden, lots of great photos - fast forward to last Saturday evening.<br />
Home from a brilliant day at The Knit Studio, prep to do for Sewing Workshop on Sunday and Freeform Knitting & Crochet Workshop on Monday and a Gin & Tonic at hand, perfect. Then, the most awful thing happened - I sat down at my laptop, began to work and poof! it all went blank! Cue frantic checking of cables, plugs, doing a quick bit of dust removal and......nothing, nothing at all. My LapTop est Morte! and it has been a nightmare! <br />
I am using Sarahs' at the mo while she is at school, mine is at the PC Hospital where they fear it is a very nasty Virus and I may have lost it all! Email contacts, photos, documents, workshop notes and lots of other things I can't remember now, but will in the future when I need to find 'that' pattern, or 'that' link! It would also appear that it had been lurking around a while, and all my Backups done in 2011 are corrupted too!<br />
So, if you need to email me please use <a href="mailto:theknitstudio@gmail.com">theknitstudio@gmail.com</a> - if you have sent an email to my btopenworld address please resend to the gmail one, and apologies to anyone who might never hear from me again!<br />
In the general scheme of life, it is not really that bad. There are lots of other things that are much worse that could have happened and that are happening, and at the end of the day I will get through this inconvenience (because that's all it is really) and more fool me for not checking the BackUps were ok and not removing more rubbish from my LapTop. A lesson learnt - the hard way.<br />
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</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-49869969789938780572011-04-14T00:49:00.002+01:002011-04-14T01:04:48.655+01:00Where Did It Go???<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, I have one question and one question only for today - where has the last 2 weeks gone? One minute it was the end of March and now it is the middle of April!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It might, of course, be the fact that life Chez Makepeace has been extremely busy. Normally, in the evening (usually 9.00pm ish) after all the necessary chores are done, I have 3 choices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Knit/crochet and watch TV </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Check out Ravelry and all the latest on friends' Blogs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. Post to my own Blog </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">No prizes for guessing which numbered choice has been winning lately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So since my last post we have had Mothers' Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Euan, Sarah and I actually managed to spent the whole day together, managing to fit in shooting a few hoops in the back garden (aka mum trying to show that she has still got some of her old netball skills!) a trip to Tynemouth Market, and a few bargains found. Ikea for lunch and some impulse purchases. Morrisons for essentials and last, but not least Aldi for their 3Bird Roast which is family favourite - have you tried it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A new pair of shoes provided the perfect place to squash a cat! </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh! I forgot to mention! We had a very special Royal appearance at </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Saturday Knitting Group. The Queen! Yes, Her Magister graced us with her presence! Skillfully knitted by Meriel and sporting a very fine pearl necklace and Blue Ensemble. We are all taking bets now to see if Meriel has guessed the right colour of the Mother of the Groom Outfit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of Meriel (Thank you)</span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-39935313842109804762011-03-28T08:32:00.000+01:002011-03-28T08:32:10.738+01:00New Feature!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I started my Blog I have been encouraged, supported and amused by the various comments people from around the world have left on my Blog. I have always felt a little well, uncomfortable that I do not reply to these comments. Having done a little research into this it would appear that apart from posting individual replies in the comments section, and therefore running the risk of them of them going unnoticed, there is not a lot else I can do. I have looked at other peoples' Blogs and taking my lead from them I shall try and reply to questions and comments at the end of a Blog Post. It may take a while, it may not be in order, but I do need to 'mind my manners'! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, if you have left a comment - Thank you, I appreciate each and every one of them :-)</span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-76071772939521532612011-03-27T20:57:00.001+01:002011-03-27T20:58:59.367+01:00To Me from MeSaturday at <a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/">The Knit Studio</a> was busy, really busy. We had over 20 people again at the morning Knitting Group, which is fantastic - I love Saturday mornings, I get see everyone, listen to the gossip, admire the WIP's and just absorb the friendly, chatty atmosphere. <br />
Fast forward to getting home and looking forward to a Gin & Tonic and there, on the table was a parcel for me! I had ordered some goodies from Hieke's new website <a href="http://www.knitsisters.co.uk/">http://www.knitsisters.co.uk/</a> and amazingly it arrived the next day! Brilliant service! Would you like a little look?<br />
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</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-11587726321750471312011-03-24T23:29:00.001+00:002011-03-24T23:30:33.290+00:00This Makes Me Smile<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently posted the link to this book on a forum in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ravelry</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and people either loved it or hated it. What do you think?</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is just such a typically English thing to do. Did we have a Knitted American Presidential Election? No, I didn't think so. However, I have to admit on closer inspection the characters in the book are quite lovable in their own way, and I do like the corgis. I did have a mad idea to knit it for </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> but having looked at all the instructions have decided (wiselyI think) not to put myself under so much knitting pressure. I may change my mind of course, it is a Wedding after all! And talking of Royal Wedding Souvenirs - did anyone see the mug that has a photograph of the wrong Prince on it? Hilarious, how many people will realise before they buy it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-62538759849163884002011-03-23T19:50:00.001+00:002011-03-23T19:51:42.842+00:00An Invitation to<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my bestest knitting friends is launching a new website, and it looks fab. Go have a look tomorrow - I am sure you will love it! I already have my eye on a couple of things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Blatant copying from Heike's Blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Please join me to celebrate the launch of </em></span><a href="http://www.knitsisters.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Knitsisters</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>. I am very excited that this dream of mine is finally a reality and I hope you will tell everyone about it. Please give me your honest feedback, as it will help me to improve on an ongoing basis. My main is to provide Beautiful Things for Yarn Lovers everywhere. </em></span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-61417533019630227022011-03-21T23:15:00.002+00:002011-03-23T19:53:14.397+00:00Crochet, Cats and Chickens<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been an interesting weekend - busy, but interesting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Learn to Crochet Workshop was scheduled at </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for Sunday. As some of you know, for the past couple of years I have travelled the length and breadth of the country tutoring a wide range of knitting, crochet and sewing related subjects. So, because of this, I have a box in which I keep all my workshop samples. This means that for any given subject, I just dip into the box, check the samples, wash them if needed, block them and generally tidy them up. On Friday night I 'dipped' into the box for the crochet samples and ... horror of horrors! No sign of them! Cue a frantic search of other boxes before finally deciding I would have to quickly crochet them all again. Not easy when you consider that Saturday is a busy day at The Knit Studio with the very large and popular Knitting Group. Nevertheless I managed to do the samples I needed by early in the evening, and, by this time I had caught the crochet bug. If some one asks me knit or crochet? I will always reply knit - but when I do get around to crocheting I remember how much I enjoy it and I wasn't quite ready to put everything away, just yet - after all, I had all my hooks, lots of odd bits of yarn and a few new books (borrowed, of course from The Knit Studio). I really like Amigurumi crochet type creatures because of their funny shapes and 'googly' eyes and because they are quick to make. By the end of Saturday night Charlie the Cat and Chloe the chicken had been born! Photos later on......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Crochet Workshop went really well - it was a beautiful, sunny day and everyone got the hang of all the basic stitches really quickly! It was a good job I had a few 'extension tasks' up my sleeves. Not only all the basic stitches but circles, flowers and granny squares too -well done everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so to Monday, which was for me Washday Monday! You know, a warm sunny day perfect for hanging out washing - so perfect I went looking for washing! Three stripped beds later and the kitchen resembled a Chinese Laundry.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And - introducing Charlie the cat ....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-74321598544769321632011-03-09T12:53:00.001+00:002011-03-23T19:58:52.786+00:00Cold Hands - Warm Gloves<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know about anyone else, I can bear the cold weather if my hands and feet are warm. It has been extremely cold here in Newcastle this week, and with my penchant for losing gloves my hands have been freezing (cue one miserable person!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, when I received some fab new yarn in a recent stock delivery at </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I knew exactly what to knit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, this yarn is relatively new to the market - 6 projects on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/katia-ole-socks-senses">Ravelry</a> and is actually sock yarn, but when you look at the ball you would expect it to knit up in stripes. And it does, but not in stripes as I know them! Have a look and you will see what I mean -</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knitted on 2.5mm dpn's - 54 sts - knit every row - thumb opening created the same way as <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html">Fetching</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and knit to fit! Easy! and more importantly warm!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yarn is Katia Olé Socks Senses - 100g balls - 75% wool 25% acrylic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When I showed them to Sarah we realised she shares the same 'matching gene' as her Grandma as she said she could not wear them as they did not match! My mum, you see, will wind off the yarn before she begins her second sock in order to match the strips exactly, this trait has skipped a generation and Sarah suffers from it too!</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This does of course mean I get to keep the gloves!! Hooray!</span></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-42519055774874072122011-03-06T12:48:00.001+00:002011-03-23T19:59:55.494+00:00Normal Service Resumes!Hello! <br />
I bet you were all wondering where I had gone! Well the answer is nowhere really. Except I have been really busy, and life has still got this habit of throwing a few things your way that you had not planned on having to deal with (just yet)!<br />
So today I shall upload a few photos and hopefully from now on I will have the time and inclination to begin Blogging again on a regular basis!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We went to Royal Quays today which is a collection of Retail Outlets at North Shields. In the centre of the shops is this fantastic clock which 'performs' every hour on the hour. I remember when Euan and Sarah were both younger we always had to stand and watch it billowing steam out of it's mouth. Personally, I find it a bit spooky. It takes a good photo though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EVN0oN8jDp_ZESinKrSSh411LMPz4hN4DbrPbCeUzZZieWlkwG0a8O3T9Bwfy4lnqQMcmKETFoFr1hGQehLoNy9QRuFK9qM9Sy3Q6M-IA4l3HftCyJ3dZ4t9s69mgrTKbuIjj7tyI7Ul/s1600/p4120164_edited+clock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EVN0oN8jDp_ZESinKrSSh411LMPz4hN4DbrPbCeUzZZieWlkwG0a8O3T9Bwfy4lnqQMcmKETFoFr1hGQehLoNy9QRuFK9qM9Sy3Q6M-IA4l3HftCyJ3dZ4t9s69mgrTKbuIjj7tyI7Ul/s320/p4120164_edited+clock.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-32550766234261137092011-01-31T11:34:00.000+00:002011-01-31T11:34:17.433+00:00What Does It Mean?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the car with mum yesterday and she was describing a person, she thought I might know and said -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"You know, she is just like you - tuppence worth of coppers"!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So as I'm driving I start to think - what did this actually mean - apparently you can also say two penneth!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll leave you to think about it - and Blog the answer later today!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are now returning to Boundary Mills as the assistant forgot to pack half the purchases and we did not check til we got home!</span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-46694849846458222612011-01-30T08:47:00.003+00:002011-03-23T20:02:36.487+00:00A Glimpse of My Week<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, what a busy week we are having. It is so good to have mum and dad here and to spend some time with them. It has been a bit hectic here, and I sometimes think life in Newcastle may be a bit too busy for them!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, here are a few photos of what has been happening in the last week.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday Morning Knitting Group @ </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 22nd January.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6jz3ZagYrbl063znln0XU1mFzvu-jBraXiAspzqqvr8P7d990knLi8kEurSdQcra2N-JyG9mIbxnB_YejgMqKbkMMqqpxmpC0gUDIpe33RWFi1Mj3lZUg6qP_5gpFUp4YitJ5x5bQEBw/s1600/c+KS22jan.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6jz3ZagYrbl063znln0XU1mFzvu-jBraXiAspzqqvr8P7d990knLi8kEurSdQcra2N-JyG9mIbxnB_YejgMqKbkMMqqpxmpC0gUDIpe33RWFi1Mj3lZUg6qP_5gpFUp4YitJ5x5bQEBw/s320/c+KS22jan.PNG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cute card received from a dear friend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh5DKEL37g59B4ypd9s0PhziagFFyLxEueo2MOomkZSdzRAHDHZDAI5uNKW0ovM7VW2KFSw6WaLUSLyq2LIbUkB0wOQzIr0HJrdFMnzNfbAUmQQrjXzraN_sTW94NmzheNWtCiq6eJ3PJ/s1600/d+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh5DKEL37g59B4ypd9s0PhziagFFyLxEueo2MOomkZSdzRAHDHZDAI5uNKW0ovM7VW2KFSw6WaLUSLyq2LIbUkB0wOQzIr0HJrdFMnzNfbAUmQQrjXzraN_sTW94NmzheNWtCiq6eJ3PJ/s1600/d+card.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, there has actually been some knitting going on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMC9kbzcj8Tn16FGBTZCijSGdFtrlUoe0MUs-JsOTM7vfO9OXfgR-ylhMLsI79fhaC73SBRavt6ZDdC3EihNYF5hyphenhyphenZex0SolONfZQfqXDgC8_kWyzjpcoJcnbhyphenhyphenOuFVKWpS64ICVP5_hZ1/s1600/i+knitting+this.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMC9kbzcj8Tn16FGBTZCijSGdFtrlUoe0MUs-JsOTM7vfO9OXfgR-ylhMLsI79fhaC73SBRavt6ZDdC3EihNYF5hyphenhyphenZex0SolONfZQfqXDgC8_kWyzjpcoJcnbhyphenhyphenOuFVKWpS64ICVP5_hZ1/s400/i+knitting+this.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been knitting this all week in the evenings, and I love it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I also 'christened' my Christmas present mug! How cool is this?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSnAMb4mxNf9fnDKsUxwPkBMc5xZe3jceNbePj4rqtfpHNgUou3vURmMnN-IsQNjz7hsa2pXD6uWJfr0ziZopsf6gTiV0wtzqmV9ZqmfUmfETLUyYZzugcW3R6u0pAGrm7xC1jOF3juot/s1600/n+new+mug.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSnAMb4mxNf9fnDKsUxwPkBMc5xZe3jceNbePj4rqtfpHNgUou3vURmMnN-IsQNjz7hsa2pXD6uWJfr0ziZopsf6gTiV0wtzqmV9ZqmfUmfETLUyYZzugcW3R6u0pAGrm7xC1jOF3juot/s1600/n+new+mug.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There seems to be a bit of colour co-ordination going on, doesn't there? It is quite unintentional!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And finally, a word about our belated christmas Dinner. Even the cats are beginning to wonder - Mittens is offering himself up to be the table centre piece! Look how worried Pebbles looks - it's a kind of 'Ooo you are going to get into such trouble!' look, isn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76gLJ_LbWWcQpiIGvQLRSOQ6gKwO_LtCLj4KUquybT87eHIWJdYc4vIDDHUCtVIJTjjVlEETbs_n_BOl5_gU7EkUHYYIlNScr2R_c6win3Gx1hY1K6YU5if0uXpH7tFFPaao5K2xqeM8c/s1600/o+naughty+cats.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76gLJ_LbWWcQpiIGvQLRSOQ6gKwO_LtCLj4KUquybT87eHIWJdYc4vIDDHUCtVIJTjjVlEETbs_n_BOl5_gU7EkUHYYIlNScr2R_c6win3Gx1hY1K6YU5if0uXpH7tFFPaao5K2xqeM8c/s320/o+naughty+cats.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The poor turkey has been squashed in the freezer since December, and today finally he will be revealed! You know what it's like in a busy household - you think you have a day sorted when everyone is free - then, something unexpected but important crops up. Today was to be our Christmas day - but is now postponed til tomorrow evening. As I type, Sarah is heading towards Stockport, in Cheshire to play in a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Basketball match and will not get home until 9.00pm this evening. (Good luck Sarah).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This does mean that now, mum and I are free to partake in a little retail therapy - Royal Quays beckons..... Enjoy the rest of your weekend - and thanks for all your lovely comments!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so looking forward to seeing them, Christmas just was not the same without them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, there has been a lot of activity chez moi, tidying, hoovering and even ironing in readiness for the grand arrival. Even the weather seems to be on its' best behaviour with the forecast promising much milder weather for their stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Last week was a bit frantic too - a trip to the passport office in Durham to get Sarah's passport processed for a school trip next month. Her current one doesn't expire until end of March but suddenly it 'needed' to have 6 months validity after the date of departure! Anyway, cue panic photography, finding an available 'professional' person to validate the application form, and queing for what seemed like hours in the Post office to be told it may not be back in time and that I would have to 'Fast Track' the application (also known as let's make your stressful time worse by charging you an extra £40 for the priviledge) Anyway, it's all sorted now and we received the new one within 3 days! Pretty impressive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Meanwhile, some brand new to the North East yarns arrived at <a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/">The Knit Studio</a> which meant a bit of shuffling around of stock and of course photographs being taken.(Show and tell to follow).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have also joined a brilliant group on Ravelry called #11in11. You pledge to knit 11 neck adornments (scarves, wraps, shawls etc) in the 11 months to November, 2011. The only problem with joining the group has been that it has highlighted some fabulous patterns that I would have otherwise not seen and now feel the NEED to knit, crochet and add to my list. My 11in11 looks like it could become 111inwhenever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, that was a long silence! Must have been being in the close proximity of so many Firemen!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, apart from trying to recover from illness, getting Sarah ready for return to school, actually reducing my ironing pile from two to only one basket!! The only other, but very significant thing I have managed to complete over the past week is my 2011 Workshop Programme for </span><a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Knit Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - go take a peek, there may be something to interest you!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have some brand new sewing machines on the way - <a href="http://knitsister-madaboutyarn.blogspot.com/">Heike</a> is returning for Continental Knitting - Hooray! ..... and Emma King and Frederica Patmore - both Rowan Tutors and Designers, are coming to visit! It is all very exciting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In the quietness that was New Year's Day Morning I took a little trip down to <a href="http://www.theknitstudio.co.uk/">The Knit Studio</a>. It only takes ten minutes from home and even less today, it was a green light journey. All the traffic lights I had to pass through were green!and when your journey has seven, yes, seven! to get green lights is marvellous. This does not happen very often so I am taking it as a sign - today will be a good day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I needed to visit for a number of reasons, I hadn't really cleared up from before Christmas as I had been feeling so ill. The bins needed emptying of all the left over Christmas Party food and bottles. It needed a bit of a tidy. As usual I cannot do things by halves, and within an hour there were bags of yarn on the table, bolts of fabric at one end and pattern books and a huge mug of coffee in the middle and THEN !!!! cue the Fire Alarm! Yes, that's right the Fire Alarm!!! EEEEK! Now, for those of you who have been to Blackfriars, you will know that to access the Cloisters there is a little archway which has a Metal Gate at each end. Today, because of the date, these gates were locked meaning that I was the only inhabitant of Blackfriars. So.....I went outside to look around, peer through the Restaurant windows, listen at other peoples' doorways, sniff the air for signs of smoke and nothing! Apart, that is from the sound of sirens getting louder and louder. Because I am in an Ancient Scheduled Monument, the Fire and Burglar Alarms are hooked up for a 'Rapid Response' and it certainly was!!! Can you imagine the puzzlement on the Fire Crew's faces as I unlocked the Ancient Gates??? It did have humorous overtones, really, it did. Anyway, cutting what could be a long story short - no smoke, no fire, and a nice chat with some firemen. How was your day?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting back to the material, in a mad impulse I cut myself some skirt and top lengths and my only task now, is to decide which to cut out first.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh, and Happy New Year to you all!!</span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-42934608265687679752010-12-31T18:24:00.001+00:002010-12-31T18:27:43.300+00:00Twas the Night Before .....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>the New Year Begins!!!!</strong></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">and......only 2 sleeves to sew up, and 11 rows of 550 sts in KidsilkHaze and all 2010 projects are finished! Hooray!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The ironing is done (well, some of it)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Friends have been seen (briefly)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bedding has been changed (almost)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Texts have been sent</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Emails have also been sent</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Facebook has been updated</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cats have been fed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tea is cooking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wine is chilling</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bubbly too (for later)</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wish you all a very Happy, Healthy, Contented and Rewarding New Year!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks again for all your love, friendship, support, advice, loan of ears, helping hands and comments here on my Blog! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I really do appreciate it, more than I could ever say here! </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Msg to Mum and Dad - Love you lots and miss you loads - see you in January!xxxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The link above is to a lot more photos but the little creature below was my favourite! A bit like me doing my Spring Cleaning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally, because I love this tree, and I love the Blackfriars area, and The Knit Studio - The Walnut Tree - all dressed up for the festivities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My challenge tonight, is to finish something I am knitting in order to start the New Year with a New Project! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I shall be sewing up a couple of projects (fingers crossed) and that will mean I will end the year with empty needles. Actually, as I write that I can't quite believe it - I may use part of my spare time tomorrow just to double check project bags etc for forgotten items! Wish me luck!!</span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086549217756724377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569110622022214238.post-40786739493310425052010-12-29T10:05:00.000+00:002010-12-29T10:05:23.020+00:00It's Official, sadly...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After, yet another long conversation with my mum, we have decided it would be best if they do not attempt to travel North until the New Year. This makes me sad for a number of reasons, I miss them, and Christmas just has not been the same, at all, without them. BUT we have been and still are, chez moi, ill with colds, flu, runny noses, hacking coughs and not really a suitable environment for OAP's (sorry mum and dad)! AND mum and dad are not in the best of health just now, and really, we have made the best and most sensible decision. BUT this does not make me feel any better, or make me miss them less, and now I have to break the news to Euan and Sarah - who for the first time have experienced Christmas and Sarah her Birthday, without the comforting presence of the Grandparents!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe I feel their absence more because I am not 'myself' and usually, mum takes up the reins in these situations - you know - 'It's ok, I can do that. You sit down, I'll get you a cup of tea, medicine, Lemsip etc'. and I could sit back in the knowledge that it would all be alright. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, enough of this self pity! On the plus side it means that when they do come up, the weather may be better, we will all be germ free, the crowds and tourists will have gone from our usual haunts. and.....having missed them so much, we will appreciate their company much more. Bring on 2011!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have now, placed their suitcases out of sight as just a glimpse of them brings on sadness! (We arrange for the luggage to be collected and delivered here so that mum and dad travel luggage free!) I may have to return the cases though, as according to dad all his 'best' clothes are in them and he's doing a good impression of Compo from Last of the Summer Wine!</span><br />
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