I’ve just been sewing a heart back on a red devil. This sounds much more exciting than it is. Princess was given a rather unattractive red devil yesterday – which she adores and I am in awe of its general ugliness and tackiness. It showed how tacky it was by the heart it was holding coming adrift today while we were out and about. So I’ve just sewn it back on. Daughter thinks I’m great, son wants the BIG scissors and other pointy injurious equipment from my sewing box, and everybody is happy.
Well, except for the fact that I need to admit to a few more items in: hair bobbles for daughter, in the vain hope that this will stop her screaming when I tie back her hair for school. There are three very cute sets of bobbles and 2 sets of clips. I also acquired 1 new bra on sale, and daughters summer sandals – also on sale, and somehow a ball of clearance Jo Sharp wool slipped in there too. I’ve also bought some wool on ebay, but I won’t admit to that until it actually arrives – there has been some Jo Sharp kid mohair I’ve had my eye on, and I fell off the wagon. (I’ve barely got ON the wagon, at least as far as buying wool goes, so we shall pass a veil over that).
Juno has both fronts finished and a sleeve started (just) and I didn’t mention that I’ve been using my KnitPicks on her – these are so nice to use – I’ve also succumbed to the lure of some KnitPicks DPNs for socks and in a shameless plug, I’d like to point out that the wonderful Donyale has Knitpicks in her online shop and is running a competition with giveaways – so run on over and check it out!
The Accountant has been ribbing me about knitblogging (hah hah very punny – noticed afterwards!). He thinks it a sign that I am a sad individual – I point out that most knitbloggers have very full lives, that I am not a good example (not having anything resembling a life) and that I have made some lovely friends. Also, that this way I can talk about knitting to my heart’s content – and the people who visit me actually know what I am talking about.
I am extremely envious of Madmad’s tech savvy with her photos – very ghoulish and lots of fun – I just want Blogspot to upload my photos faster (it seems to take ages and those of you who have lots of photos have either found a much faster way than me or have things you can wander off and do between uploads). I hereby welcome any and all tips on getting photos to upload faster, because I am slow, slow, slow.
In other news, we are sending George Dubya Bush back where he came from tomorrow – we don’t want him any more – we have our own pale imitation (and I don’t like him much either). I feel so sorry for any of you trapped in Sydney, Dear Readers, it must be a complete pain in the wazoo (notice how I miss out on Rachel’s ‘R’ rating!)
Off to make stuffed potatoes for dinner – with cauliflower cheese and big meaty mushrooms – because I like all that and I don’t care if no-one else does! Enjoy your weekends!
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Sale yarn clearly doesn't count. Or eBay yarn... (Ok, that might be stretching it a bit!).
I often knit while I'm waiting for photos to upload...
Years ago, I received a devil holding a red heart thingy for Valentine's Day! It was left in the mailbox and dad brought it in and placed it on my bed... Arrrgh!
Nora
It is like broken biscuits or things you eat in the middle of the night: they don't count either!!! Hope you are having a much better day and don't need to contemplate running away!!!
You can keep George. No, really, go ahead! I heard the reports of how tied up Sydney was with all the closed streets and I am sorry. I am really really sorry.
Aww... you don't want to keep him?! Really? That's too bad... 'Cuz most of us don't want him back, either. Ah well. On to better subjects: I love knitpicks needles, and don't know how I even coped before. In fact, I'm thinking of tossing everything that isn't one and starting over, though I don't think that would help much with the trying to cut down on the IN list, would it?!
I have no photo tips. Mine load very quickly. Oddly though, the person who explained to me how to do the pictures, catsmum - susaninstitches.blogspot.com - do you read her? She's great - also told me to be very, very patient, that it would take a long time. (But it doesn't. So maybe it's an Australian thing?)
Photos - I always resize mine from huge, as taken by my camera (1mb +) to 25% of the original size and then save under a new name. Because they're not displayed very big on the blog page, the lower quality doesnt much matter (well, I don't think so anyway).
That, and we have cr*p sub-standard internet here too.
Not sure if this will help. Our camera software allows for high, standard and low quality when saving jpegs. I alwys opt for standard as high takes for-ev-er!
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