I'll Be Back Soon!

Hi to anyone who still drops by and reads my blog after this long break. :-)

I didn't expect to be so long away from blogging. Time has really flown by.

In that time we have had a new member to the family of the furry kind, a chocolate Burmese cat called Marty. I would post some photos but the camera cable and other bits to upload photos are still packed away in one of the many boxes around here. So my camera sits on my dressing table, flat battery waiting to be charged up .

Why is my camera cable packed in box? Well, I can proudly say that I have put my roots down in the Blue Mountains. Yep, my partner and I bought a house!!!!!!!!!............

No more renting. No more 18 year old clueless property mangers. I have a moved to a 1/4 acre block "upon a hill" (yes, new name for the Blog). The house has the most amazing views and after all these years I can have chickens again. In the last few rental properties, the landlords wouldn't let me have chooks. I'm very excited about that!...... I pinch myself.

So, I've been busy unpacking and getting a feel for our new home. I haven't been doing much crafting. My knitting is packed away, I have a few UFO's to complete and my wool stash is getting a bit crazy. Once I can find my camera cable and charge up my camera, I can start posting again very soon.

Clara Vest

Just off the needles.

This is another freebie off Ravelry. The vest is called Clara Vest, if you want to Ravel it.

The Yarn I used is Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed 113 Russett. I used just over 6 balls.

I'm loving the freebies.

I have been working on this vest for a while. I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to finish it. It's not a hard pattern - it's really easy. I think I got bored part way through knitting in one colour. Don't get me wrong, I love the chocolate brown of this Jo Sharp wool. I think I've been spoiled with all the bright colour changes of Noro.

I didn't knit a button hole. I'm using this wooden red broach to pin the cardigan together.

Paper Castles

I came back from the shops yesterday and in the time I was away, Katie made herself this amazing castle from cardboard and paper.

She saw a castle at her brother's friend's place last week and wanted a castle of her own.

I'm so proud of her - instead of hassling me to buy one at the shops, she researched how to make one of her own.

She found how to make the castle here .

{This Moment}

This Moment

A Friday ritual. Single photo - no words -capturing a moment from the week.

A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

Silk Garden Sock

Look what just arrived in the post today!

4 Balls of Noro Silk Garden Sock Wool at $10.49US a ball!
Webs / Yarn.com have a Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn Sale.....

I'm off to cast on a Kaleidoscope!...

Happy Knitting..........:)

A Bit of Winter Window Colour

It's been a bit cold, grey and cloudy up here so we made some window stars to brighten up the house. The star above is on our back door. Lou helped me with the folding of this star.

The sun shines through it in the morning, that is, when the sun pops it head from the clouds......:)

I love window stars as they always put a smile on my face with their bright cheerful colours. They look amazing when the sun shines throught them.

We made our window stars out of kite paper from Winterwood. I copied the star pattern from Crafts Through the Year by Thomas and Petra Berger. Don't look too hard at the Blu-Tack spots as we are renting - Blu-Tack is easier to take off than sticky tape.

Winter Sandcastles

Living up in the mountains, we are a few hours drive from the ocean. We have a stream next to the bush track near where we live to wallow our feet in instead. It has little fish and yabbies, and it can have a strong current just like the ocean if there has been a lot of rain.

My kids love this spot. We call this little bit of sand and water 'the beach'.

The environment is constantly changing at this spot. Some days there is more sand than others. The yabbies often come out to play, but this day it was a bit cold for them.

But it wasn't too cold for Lou to make Winter sandcastles....:)