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the post i meant to write

Posted on April 16, 2013 by bekswhoknits

So this is the post I wanted to write last night before my lovely new yarn became horribly tangled and I spent all last night trying to untangle it. And it’s still tangled!

I bought a new toy!

I am now the proud owner of a ball winder.

Spotlight has a 30% off everything sale at the moment, so I went down on Saturday to pick up some more yarn for my hitchhiker (as I had underestimated its requirements). I managed to nab the last ball of that colour (hurrah!) before buying two more colourways for more hitchhikers. I’m really enjoying that pattern.

Then on Sunday, my Bloke needed to pick up a part for a fishing reel and the fishing store just happened to be right next door to a Spotlight! Not being the usual store I go to I had more of a poke round at the different range, and happened to spot the ball winder.
My usual store doesn’t stock these so I hadn’t seen them before. I couldn’t resist. The price tag was $50, but with the sale and being a club member it came in at half price. Bargain!
I also dreamt up a plan for another blanket with pretty ocean colours. Now I need to find a pattern to suit.

I practiced winding the colours for my planned blanket, and thought that I was doing pretty well. Well enough to try the lovely skein from Ladybug Fiber which came in the mail a few days ago (with a bonus ladybug stitch marker) which is in the exact colours of my football team.

The back of the chair method of ball winding worked well until the final stages. I then tried to use my hands like they do in movies, but it quickly spiralled out of control.

I’ll chalk this one up to experience. Although if anyone has any tips I’ll be grateful.

A little distracted

Posted on April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 by bekswhoknits

You’ll excuse me from my regular scheduled post- I’m rather, distracted.

FO 8 – Granny Square

Posted on April 12, 2013April 12, 2013 by bekswhoknits

So this ticks off number 13 in my 13 in 2013 challenge – crochet a granny square.

If I’m honest, this wasn’t exactly the outcome I expected.
Actually I’m surprised I kept this quiet for so long.

This is my granny square.

For reference, that’s our queen size bed that its resting on!

So I can add ‘can do the triple crochet stitch’ to my list of skills.

There were a few smaller granny squares that I did before starting a giant blanket sized one, I may share them at some point.
But for now I’m just going to sit back and feel impressed with myself.

Seriously I made this!
This is by far the biggest item I have made.
I feel accomplished.

April Giveaway: Reversible Scarves, Curing the Wrong Side Blues

Posted on April 11, 2013 by bekswhoknits

For the Knit of It

I love intricate colorwork, winding cables, and delicate lace. They’re gorgeous. What I don’t love is that the more often than not, the piece is not reversible. There’s a wrong side, a side that’s not meant to face the world. What happens, though, if you gift a lace shawl to a non-knitting friend? They might just wear it backwards because they don’t know which side is which. Wouldn’t it be better to just have a reversible pattern?

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Stuck In My Head – Deap Vally

Posted on April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 by bekswhoknits

So not only is this duo incredibly badass with a sound reminiscent of the Kills, but they met in a crochet class! How cool is that.

Unfortunately they’re currently only touring the east coast of Australia (one of the downsides of living on the west side, in the most isolated capital city in the world), but I could definitely (hopefully) see them playing Splendour and some side shows.

They don’t have an album out yet, just a smattering of singles. Hobo Playa is the track I’ve had on repeat. But for all you US iTunes peoples (I only buy music if I can put it on my wall) their EP is out today. (what a cool coincidence)

And as always you can listen of all my Songs of the Week in one convenient playlist.

And the winner is….

Posted on April 8, 2013April 8, 2013 by bekswhoknits

Typical90schild!!!

Congrats. I’ll be contacting you soon to organise your prize.

Thank to all of you for your support. It really does mean a lot that you took the time to have a look at my little corner of the Internet.

This also ticks off number 1 and number 2 of my 13 in 2013 project!

Thank you all!!!

Hitchhiker

Posted on April 5, 2013 by bekswhoknits

I may be the last knitter around to cast on Hitchhiker going by the project page on ravelry. But last year I told my mum I would knit her a pattern of her choosing and that’s what she chose.
She has been grateful for some truly awful knitted gifts from when I first started, and I’m trying to even the score.

So I cast on Hitchhiker with a bamboo viscose yarn, which is really nice to knit with.

So far I’ve ripped it back 3 times. Only a knitter knows just how difficult counting to 6 can be.

Ps. Don’t forget to enter my giveaway

Summer Sky Mitts – FO 7

Posted on April 4, 2013April 4, 2013 by bekswhoknits

I finished off the mitts for my grandma in law. And I’m pleased with the way the turned out.
I’m always a little nervous adapting a sock pattern to mittens, but it worked.

After some trial and error the magic number to cast on was 50.
The summer sky pattern is over 21 stitches so I added a border of 4 knit stitches.

I kept trying them on, and when they were about ready for the thumb hole I worked back and forth slipping the first stitch. Then when I could close them up around my thumb I starting working in the round again.

Two at a time, magic loop makes sure the they’re exactly the same. One of the reasons I use it for almost everything that comes in pairs.

I almost wish they weren’t a gift.

The bluest blue

Posted on March 29, 2013April 4, 2013 by bekswhoknits

This was meant to be a post about how it’s 2 days till doctor who and I made a lovely hat in tardis blue. But then my
circular needle came loose.
And I realised I can’t keep track of a pattern.

So instead it’s a not so finished object. And now I have to buy another 6mm hat circular.
But when it’s finished……….

stuck in my head – cults

Posted on March 28, 2013 by bekswhoknits

Earlier this week I was chosen as the Dance Track Queen.
It’s a competition on my favourite talk back station 720 Perth, where you get to pick a song that makes you want to dance, and people SMS in to vote whether or not you get to stick around.

I was voted out on my first day, but the song they played has been stuck in my head ever since.