My brother [who is 46 next week] and my sister-in-law [who will be 37 next month] were married in 2003. They are expecting their first child in early April 2010. I'm going to be an aunty as well as a grandmother!
My SIL may not appreciate hand-knitted items so I want to knit something that is special but not so good that she puts it in a drawer as "too precious to use". I considered a blanket. The one I have in mind would be simple garter stitch or basketweave in the centre with a fancy wide border knitted in 4ply [baby weight]. Fellow-grandmothers and mothers-of-babies: would this be practical? After all, when a baby is wrapped, most of the blanket disappears! Perhaps a beautiful variegated yarn and no fancy border? Your thoughts please!
PS DD is getting better; she is seventeen weeks into her pregnancy and only has morning sickness in the mornings now! Because she's a knitter herself, she will appreciate and use anything I make for my grandchild!
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Friday, 18 September 2009
"Winter of Textured Knits" KAL
July/August Muster #1
The round up has been delayed due to using up all our download time and being on dial up speed. Too slow to process all the photos from a dozen blogs! Please return for another look after 22 September!
Sunday, 13 September 2009
day out
Yesterday I Had a lovely day out with my DD. We met at Strathfield station in the mid-morning and caught a train to Newtown for a day of culture and fun [and a little shopping].
At Newtown station we turned left into King Street and walked for what seemed like miles [but was probably a kilometre] before crossing over and walking back up the other side of the road. We had looked in the windows of a few shops but our first real stop was The Fiji Market [591 King St] which we had first visited on a Gourmet Safari tour. We loved the smell of the Indian spices and the feel and colour of the silk in the saris. But, pretty soon, all the aromas became overpowering to The Pregnant One and it was time to move on.
And so continued our slow ramble up King Street before a stop for lunch at Arabella Lebanese restaurant. The food [hommous, tabouli, fatoush and majadra] was some of the best Lebanese we've ever tasted and the serving sizes were more than adequate! We had to wonder why we were the only ones in the restaurant at lunch time!
Then came a visit to an ever-interesting shop: All Buttons Great and Small. We spent ages inside, ooh-ing and ah-ing over the cuteness/beauty/wonder of the buttons before continuing our ramble northwards, in and out of boutiques, second hand clothes shops, and shops selling artifacts from all over the world. After a long walk for The Pregnant One [henceforth known as TPO] we finally arrived at 47 King St - the supposed highlight of my day! Can anyone tell me what happened to Champion Textiles? Have they moved or gone for good? How disappointing, especially for TPO. It was a long walk in the spring sunshine with a full belly from that delicious lunch [at 489 King St]. And it seemed, for her, a long walk back to the station.
The day drew to a close with a cool drink at the Bank Hotel conveniently located quite near the station [our ultimate destination] and some comfortable lounge chairs a mere ice-throw from the ladies' conveniences! For non-drinkers, I don't think we've ever visited so many pubs [well, the ladies' rooms anyway!] in one day - luckily, pubs are abundant in King St.
We had visited Fiji, India, USA, UK, Africa, Lebanon, Himalayas, Turkey, Afghanistan, Thailand, China and Japan during our travels and never left King St! What a fabulous place - I encourage everyone who visits Sysney and is interested in cultures from around the world to visit Newtown at least once. And spending the day with my DD was the best treat of all!
But what happened to Champion Textiles?
At Newtown station we turned left into King Street and walked for what seemed like miles [but was probably a kilometre] before crossing over and walking back up the other side of the road. We had looked in the windows of a few shops but our first real stop was The Fiji Market [591 King St] which we had first visited on a Gourmet Safari tour. We loved the smell of the Indian spices and the feel and colour of the silk in the saris. But, pretty soon, all the aromas became overpowering to The Pregnant One and it was time to move on.
And so continued our slow ramble up King Street before a stop for lunch at Arabella Lebanese restaurant. The food [hommous, tabouli, fatoush and majadra] was some of the best Lebanese we've ever tasted and the serving sizes were more than adequate! We had to wonder why we were the only ones in the restaurant at lunch time!
Then came a visit to an ever-interesting shop: All Buttons Great and Small. We spent ages inside, ooh-ing and ah-ing over the cuteness/beauty/wonder of the buttons before continuing our ramble northwards, in and out of boutiques, second hand clothes shops, and shops selling artifacts from all over the world. After a long walk for The Pregnant One [henceforth known as TPO] we finally arrived at 47 King St - the supposed highlight of my day! Can anyone tell me what happened to Champion Textiles? Have they moved or gone for good? How disappointing, especially for TPO. It was a long walk in the spring sunshine with a full belly from that delicious lunch [at 489 King St]. And it seemed, for her, a long walk back to the station.
The day drew to a close with a cool drink at the Bank Hotel conveniently located quite near the station [our ultimate destination] and some comfortable lounge chairs a mere ice-throw from the ladies' conveniences! For non-drinkers, I don't think we've ever visited so many pubs [well, the ladies' rooms anyway!] in one day - luckily, pubs are abundant in King St.
We had visited Fiji, India, USA, UK, Africa, Lebanon, Himalayas, Turkey, Afghanistan, Thailand, China and Japan during our travels and never left King St! What a fabulous place - I encourage everyone who visits Sysney and is interested in cultures from around the world to visit Newtown at least once. And spending the day with my DD was the best treat of all!
But what happened to Champion Textiles?
Saturday, 22 August 2009
announcement
I'm going to be a grandmother!
DD and SIL's baby is due 24 February! [one month after their first anniversary]
DD and SIL's baby is due 24 February! [one month after their first anniversary]
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
apology
To all members of the pseudo-KAL "Winter of Textured Knitting"
Please accept my apologies for being a 'non-present' host. I have good reasons for not having blogged in six weeks - reasons that I'd rather not share publicly. Let's just say that when I took a break from work for the winter vacation, I needed a break from blogging too.
The longer the break, the harder it was to get back into it. I'm sure you know how it is - any task [even those we enjoy] left undone, seems insurmountable and more procrastination follows [well, that's how it is for me anyway].
So, coming back has been difficult because I felt I owed you an explanation. Ultimately, though, I've realised that all I really need to do is what I did at the start - apologise; then hope that you will forgive me.
To those who contacted me by email during the past few weeks - thank you; your kindness and caring mean a great deal to me, more than you'll ever know.
As for "Winter of Textured Knitting", I will do a round up for July and August at the end of the month, which is also the end of the KAL.
Please accept my apologies for being a 'non-present' host. I have good reasons for not having blogged in six weeks - reasons that I'd rather not share publicly. Let's just say that when I took a break from work for the winter vacation, I needed a break from blogging too.
The longer the break, the harder it was to get back into it. I'm sure you know how it is - any task [even those we enjoy] left undone, seems insurmountable and more procrastination follows [well, that's how it is for me anyway].
So, coming back has been difficult because I felt I owed you an explanation. Ultimately, though, I've realised that all I really need to do is what I did at the start - apologise; then hope that you will forgive me.
To those who contacted me by email during the past few weeks - thank you; your kindness and caring mean a great deal to me, more than you'll ever know.
As for "Winter of Textured Knitting", I will do a round up for July and August at the end of the month, which is also the end of the KAL.
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