Passing by

Just a quick note to say how this heat has made this week awful as nobody is sleeping well so everybody’s temper is short and Pete is, how shall I put it, is being a bit strong willed and he has heat rash. My energy bill is going to be huge as we have had to have an electric fan running almost constantly to make it even bearable.
Though saying all of that I am absolutely elated as have just won the first prize in the UK Swap treasure hunt

Knitting and cats

Back again, its been a busy couple of weeks, abit of knitting and even a small amount of spinning.

The wedding shawl has over run a bit but on the last side after a bit of frogging and rereading of pattern, I have managed to sort it but got a bit frustrated with it.

I have also managed to make a start on my p/hop square on my journey home from Stash last week which was greatly improved by running into Knitter natter , we managed to have great catch up as I have been a bit out of the loop recently.

One of the things I am looking forward to this autumn is the workshop some great friends have brought me with Debbie New at I knit weekend, she is one of my heros, hopefully I will get to meet up with a few other fellow knitters that I haven’t seen for a while.

And finally let me introduce Pip nad Nor two new residents

Sorry a bit out of focus but they move fast

70’s Wallpaper anyone

Ok maybe not quite but this sample I am crocheting for the double filet group has a definite hint of it

The design are all based on Japanese quilting patterns. This source of design could last for months it is so rich and ideal for double filet.

It has been a very family orientated week here, my sister drove down from Ipswich to spend the afternoon with us on Monday and yesterday me and Pete took a trip over to Brentford to the tropical zoo to meet up with my dad and brother. The zoo is not a standard zoo as most of their animals seem to be abandoned tropical pets like snakes and terrapins, there are also dwarf crocodiles and pirhanas plus more domestic things like rabbits and ferrets. Of course I forgot to take a single photo, I was a little busy trying to stop Pete either going for a swim or pulling too tight on a snake he was being shown

Long time no see

Sorry its been a while, my days seem to just run away from me.

I just had to blog after a few weeks that haven’t been great, I won’t bore you with the detail this week has really cheered me up no end, lots of wonderful things happening caused by some good friends, O [romise to blog more about them closer the time. In the mean time I thought I should post some pics of knitting and crochet just to prove that I haven’t stopped completely.

First up is a wedding stole for my friend Yze, this is the first pattern in the south sea stole by Laura Patterson and this is the third section

Only one more section of the middle to do an then the edging and all to be done by the end of the month.

I also finished my baby Babette based on the Babette blanket found in Spring 2006 Interweave crochet, this is for a sample for Stash for the two part class I will be running on this pattern

Just a couple more things, Lucy and me have started a Ravelry group

Its a support group for those who fancy trying to design their first sock pattern.

Also I just read over on Roo knits  about a great project An Afghan for P/hop, I am now off to see if I can find some left over sock yarn

Check out this link

Look at this great Link, fast forward to 10mins and see my crochet hero James Walters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/whatwewore/5606.shtml?all=1&id=5606

Also check out Lixie’s blog to see the great T-Shirt she made for Pete

Still Under the Weather

Sorry this is going to ba a bit of a cop out of an entry, I still have a cold but have managed to do some work on Skip North so thi sis just a quick thing and not the entry promised about my christmas presents.

 

SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste this . Then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(x ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
() Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total: 6

(x) The Princess Bride
( ) Anchorman
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
() Saw
( ) Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
( x) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 10

() Scream
() Scream 2
() Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
() American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 11

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
() The Village
() Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 15

(x) Finding Nemo
( x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
() The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 19

() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
() KingPin
() Never Been Kissed
() Meet The Parents
() Meet the Fockers
()Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() KING KONG
Total so far: 21

() A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
() Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
() Flubber [the original]
Total so far: 22

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
() Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
( x) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 26

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child’s Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
() Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
() Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
() The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
total so far: 27

(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
() Ocean’s Eleven
() Ocean’s Twelve
() Bourne Identity
() Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator
() Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 29

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 33

() Best Bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She’s All That
(x ) Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 41

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
() Spider-Man
() Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
() Freaky Friday (the original)
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 47

() Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
() The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf’s Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
() The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 48

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 54

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 55

() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willa74
Total so far: 59

() High Tension (Haute Tension)
() Club Dread
() Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 63

() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: still 63

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
() Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 68

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total: 74

Thank heaven for Facebook

I promise we are all still alive here in the Walker household but we seem to have been ill for ever, it started with me have a dose of that noro virus thingy at the beginning of the month which then Pete got and finally Andy throw in regular flu and a bad cold I am afraid blogging came bottom of the list.

Considering all the sickness we had a really good holiday if a little quieter than normal and the little boy was spoiled rotten, more of presents, especially one beautiful sticking and a unique crochet hook, in a later posts when I can get my act together to photograph them in daylight, there will also be some knitting and crochet to show but in the meantime let me explain the title.

About a year ago an old friend of mine from school got in contact via face and this year a second member of the crowd was found and last night, after what we worked out was at least 16 years, we met up for a quick reunion.

 

Me, Alex and Simon all went to the same secondary school and Emma on the right is Alex’s lovely wife who we got to meet for the first time last night.

Unfortunately I could only stay a couple of hours but it was such a great chance to reminisce.

Memes

I know you’ve seen this one before, but I was prompted by seeing it again on Anne’s BlogIf you want to play too, type your answer to each of the questions below into a Flickr search. Using only the first page, choose your favorite image, then copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker (3 columns, 4 rows) –
The questions:

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you attend?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name.

So here’s mine:

1. Sunset : Nicola could you please stop the sun for me? / Nicola, puoi tenermi fermo il sole per piacere? (Stop Sunset on Capri), 2. 14th August 2007 / Day 226, 3. Shene, 4. embers, 5. 365.115 Tiptoe Through the Tulips, 6. Green Tea Sunset, 7. Sunset on the beach, 8. Little piece Of rainbOw !, 9. Family of Menhires by the peace, 10. Pete, 11. underwater rose, 12. DSCN3681

So although I know most people have already done this but if Lixie, Andy, Probably Jane  and Suse hasn’t give it a go

Lixie has tagged me for the Meme to

The Rules

1) Link to your tagger and list all these rules in your blog.

2) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by including links to their blogs

4) Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

The Facts

1. I was told by two seperate doctors that I could not have a baby, what did they know.
2. I have a degree in Sculpture
3. I hate the sound of rustling carrier bags or bin Liners
4. I have a painting hanging somewhere in BP’s head quarters
5. I have always wanted blue hair
6. I have appeared in The New Scientist more than once
7. Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ is my favourite album of all time.

Ok so who can I tag how about Andy and Suse again, and like lIxie I can’t think of anyone else.

OK so my blog has been a little quiet of late, too be honest I have been a little tired and maybe a little grouchy in the evening which is the only time I get to log on as a certain little boy just loves to come and help mummy when she is on the computer. I think the main reason for the tiredness is all of a sudden Pete has become very much more demanding, he is lovely and happy but seems to need a lot more attention, he is a bundle of energy and is on the go almost all the time, if we are lucky we get an hour in the morning when he has a nap.  I love the fact that he is into exploring the world and how it works from the washing machine to the fridge and he is so able, we now walk on reins fairly well and understands a lot of sentences and his favourite game at the moment is unpacking the weekly shop which involves me sitting in our living room surrounded by the bags and giving him one item at a time and him then taking them to his dad who is behind the safety gate in the kitchen, he has worked out how to lift awkward shapes and heavy things, he is very strong. This does all mean that my travelling with him to places is limited where as before he was quite happy to stay in his buggy and see the world pass by he now wants to interact with it so I now have to make sure that where ever we go it is Pete safe

Back to more fibre things firstly here is the one picture I managed to take at Ally Pally, don’t ask I went with good intenetions of fully documenting all the people I met up with but only ended up woth this nice pic of Lucy and Kerry who we met up with for lunch.

And next just to prove I ma managing some more crochet this is the Bruges lace scarf from the latest Interweave crochet

It took two skeins of Malibrigo worsted and was a really easy and satisfying pattern and took me less than a week of evenings to finish.

And finally my favourite news of the week besides the great choice US residents made is that Pete wants to draw, he has obviously watched me drawing, I always have a sketch book not far away and got his hands on one of my pencils last week and I thought he just wanted to chew on it but instead he started to draw on my pad of squared paper so here you are may I present a new piece of work by Pete Walker.

Trauma

Now there are many things I should be writting about but having just watched the NTA’s I have just learned that after the four specials in 2009 David Tennant will no longer be playing the doctor

I am quite traumatised, not as much as when they cancelled the show but still…

I know I am quite sad but I and I know many who have grown up with this programme and has a lot of meaning, I am sure I learnt a lot of my morals from it.

Back to more yarn based things, I have actually finished a crochet item this week and then took it to Stash for the window without taking pics, I will try and take some shots although if the shop is as busy as last week I am not going to promise.

I also foundout more about the artist Emily B. who featured in this Fall Interweave Crochet here at her website, I was really inspired.