tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80802859860597016232024-09-08T09:24:40.274+10:00natural fibres and salvaged materialsRestitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-91490408883252000052008-05-21T22:28:00.000+10:002008-05-21T22:29:30.358+10:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZKeJASCzbo994jUgysgaEk4wyNki17LDTqcpIcREGZJsG3bYEkoSgqKvLiLqrLRvO1bPpEwDD_cMhfDzOhK8PofX_o2HTyjqNm6TEBHdNjJA9haa-PsGSr3udsrB4w8cMyUkM46nJYzf/s1600-h/sweet-pea.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZKeJASCzbo994jUgysgaEk4wyNki17LDTqcpIcREGZJsG3bYEkoSgqKvLiLqrLRvO1bPpEwDD_cMhfDzOhK8PofX_o2HTyjqNm6TEBHdNjJA9haa-PsGSr3udsrB4w8cMyUkM46nJYzf/s320/sweet-pea.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202260031236663954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />i haven't posted for a while ... life has gotten in the way.<br />this pretty little sweet pea self-sowed from the pea straw i put down as mulch.<br />the vegetable garden now entirely consists of things that have self-sown.<br />the house hasn't sold, so i haven't had to move, but it's pending, so the garden has to fend for itself.<br />i'm really looking forward to living somewhere where it's worth my while to have a vegetable garden again...<br />i like growing (and eating) my own vegetables.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-43793148134632312572008-04-21T14:39:00.001+10:002008-04-21T14:42:13.179+10:00<span style="font-size:85%;">all i want to do is nap and knit.<br />is this the preliminary stages of hibernation?<br />i can feel the pending winter in the air.<br />i hope my energy levels boost again some time soon<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-57297296682269355832008-04-16T11:34:00.000+10:002008-04-16T11:29:58.806+10:00<span style="font-size:85%;">so many projects, in progress and in queue.<br />can't write... too busy making, and planning.<br />i hope the things in my head will look as beautiful once they are made.<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-83298387553464569302008-04-10T00:51:00.005+10:002008-04-11T14:28:59.334+10:00<span style="font-size:85%;">teal is such a pretty colour.<br />i want to learn how to reply yarn on a spinning wheel.<br />i wish i wasn't the only knitter i knew.<br /><br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-47125409764621843522008-04-07T00:14:00.002+10:002008-04-07T00:17:57.176+10:00<span style="font-size:85%;">why does fable love to sleep on mohair?<br />and how did she get to be so adorable?<br />why is the hardest (or most tedious) part of the project always the last part?<br />why does salmon soup make my body go zing?<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-58250596261594815752008-04-04T18:02:00.002+11:002008-04-05T10:36:09.276+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">felted slippers<br />felted camera case<br />felted mp3 player case<br /><a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTpomatomus.html">pomatomus socks</a><br />stockings<br />something yummy with my salvaged cotton<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-47066657559721935412008-04-02T16:09:00.003+11:002008-04-02T16:16:05.025+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">why does my 'to knit list' seem to get longer and longer<br />far quicker than my 'have knit list'?<br />why hasn't my silk lining arrived in the mail?<br />why am i procrastinating hand sewing the vintage dress?<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-73875116448807407602008-04-01T11:08:00.003+11:002008-04-01T22:53:22.595+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">i love autumn, even though i can feel the pending cold in my bones.<br />autumn sunlight makes everything sparkle and brings about the sensation of being between time.<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-38674239849747299262008-03-24T17:31:00.001+11:002008-03-24T17:35:41.027+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">how much yarn is too much?<br />how many unfinished works are to many?<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-44138362889917085072008-03-23T21:12:00.001+11:002008-03-23T21:16:09.572+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">there is madness to my method.<br />it works though ... truly it does.<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-10605971430821608012008-03-21T12:01:00.000+11:002008-03-21T12:03:05.983+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">it's almost a full moon...<br />madness is in the air<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-66914907644222715162008-03-20T13:31:00.001+11:002008-04-07T00:18:25.176+10:00<span style="font-size:85%;">why does coffee taste so good?<br />and chocolate too?<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-72531656145569392482008-03-17T13:40:00.001+11:002008-03-17T13:42:07.548+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">oh for a spinning wheel,<br />and to know how to spin.<br />it would be glorious.<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-10715211449535336122008-03-14T21:47:00.002+11:002008-03-14T21:49:47.207+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">finding the opportunity in adversity.<br />i've found the adversity.<br />now i just need to find the opportunity.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-9581923476979756912008-03-13T16:38:00.001+11:002008-03-13T16:40:40.904+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">the grass isn't greener on the other side,<br />it's just a trick of the light.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-26520371121358201272008-03-12T15:18:00.001+11:002008-03-13T15:58:24.164+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">how long is a piece of yarn?<br />exactly twice the distance between the centre point and the end.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-81832679974501286782008-03-11T16:31:00.001+11:002008-04-01T10:15:30.428+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">thankfully, the cool change has come... fable has spent most of the evening curled up on the couch on her mohair <a href="http://restitched-knitting.blogspot.com/2008/02/shawl-or-cat-blanket.html">blanket</a> (or my mohair shawl, depending on who you ask), whilst salem has spent most of the evening out in the cool.</span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-43113938958119863362008-03-07T09:29:00.000+11:002008-03-12T12:47:03.459+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">gardening has come to a halt.<br />my landlord is selling my house.<br />i hope i can harvest the pumpkins before i move.<br />i guess it's an opportunity to focus more energy on my knitting and sewing pursuits.<br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-52989885537718219932008-03-04T07:27:00.000+11:002008-03-12T12:58:57.873+11:00<span style="font-size: 85%;">i saw a shooting star last night.<br />it left me momentarily without words.Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-773199726948501632008-02-28T14:09:00.001+11:002008-03-21T12:25:57.976+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbq8sZkEdrqA6ZxS51XwC1MeN6sm2HyJzs8z620-Z6g0XXm2RkGh654dIt8eh65QirHi6rATlcY8Sj1_72T8Tja85q2bHAsZzUIlV9DMnstgORdossTSCh1UwBo2vFpQNZhkHfwEZU_s9/s1600-h/salem.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbq8sZkEdrqA6ZxS51XwC1MeN6sm2HyJzs8z620-Z6g0XXm2RkGh654dIt8eh65QirHi6rATlcY8Sj1_72T8Tja85q2bHAsZzUIlV9DMnstgORdossTSCh1UwBo2vFpQNZhkHfwEZU_s9/s320/salem.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177520272392590434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">salem is a beautiful cat.<br />he's the boyfriend of 'she who is second only to god'.<br />he is seven and his fur feels like velvet.</span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-48653474995598041672008-02-25T14:53:00.001+11:002008-03-21T12:25:57.977+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkZ6dl2jidEWwhi2ETRpD7TYK_SAtMup6jeDe6RuV0SL1gh7It5_g3Yzq3YlAEwJ_tNYWDJIAImFPKSFg1PUhFIPmAzVEe7H9KvR7nhM8pCJgS_QMqHi2FoKnj7ksY1S2TjOxtuIFOMc8/s1600-h/three-water-poppy-and-fish.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkZ6dl2jidEWwhi2ETRpD7TYK_SAtMup6jeDe6RuV0SL1gh7It5_g3Yzq3YlAEwJ_tNYWDJIAImFPKSFg1PUhFIPmAzVEe7H9KvR7nhM8pCJgS_QMqHi2FoKnj7ksY1S2TjOxtuIFOMc8/s320/three-water-poppy-and-fish.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177526439965627554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjp-hddGVlkUHBrBx2GHV4K8rcYt-qNiMzu2xvN1-sf4ys8Kaau4ZUdPS7G17fg0YHoarq_O3Mn-ft4zHDVXDaC2U0SymCWw5iRKS_gDDhYM8scIyAnjzBKswx2X0TA_Bg-nokKP4rijP/s1600-h/white-waterlily-and-fish.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjp-hddGVlkUHBrBx2GHV4K8rcYt-qNiMzu2xvN1-sf4ys8Kaau4ZUdPS7G17fg0YHoarq_O3Mn-ft4zHDVXDaC2U0SymCWw5iRKS_gDDhYM8scIyAnjzBKswx2X0TA_Bg-nokKP4rijP/s320/white-waterlily-and-fish.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177526495800202418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">three poppies have flowered.<br />and a white waterlily.<br />the fish are fat and happy.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-74134325875178032432008-02-18T15:49:00.001+11:002008-03-21T12:25:57.978+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsBgPAoJa-ixWTbi-cTEn1PVglRlEUbu1GaPG4nB-w36rhDyAMG4zVqvzY55jOoipoEXAvWY0jyO1Ir_nZx-75c76RHWLNVrXYdJzbAf44Xj1kDo_CmGohSyiDJ1_xbBok-EV3yB7iOIs/s1600-h/water-poppy-and-fish.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsBgPAoJa-ixWTbi-cTEn1PVglRlEUbu1GaPG4nB-w36rhDyAMG4zVqvzY55jOoipoEXAvWY0jyO1Ir_nZx-75c76RHWLNVrXYdJzbAf44Xj1kDo_CmGohSyiDJ1_xbBok-EV3yB7iOIs/s320/water-poppy-and-fish.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177524803583087762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">water poppies are cool.<br />like waterlilies they close at night and open for the day.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-8095432569303457162008-02-16T10:48:00.003+11:002008-03-21T12:25:57.980+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jZKLSqT80K-QYFeAOSmNMaGoBp7XhcuCDBXqVGX6VwZxP6xpNl04zh74fCEl7GU0NGNCuK2b0yIEtxNhnQu-sOySrTddKlL5c5doenreXasBUP6cXC35ynhepb-ayA0HaNgvikeV7-aj/s1600-h/waterlily-and-one-fish.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jZKLSqT80K-QYFeAOSmNMaGoBp7XhcuCDBXqVGX6VwZxP6xpNl04zh74fCEl7GU0NGNCuK2b0yIEtxNhnQu-sOySrTddKlL5c5doenreXasBUP6cXC35ynhepb-ayA0HaNgvikeV7-aj/s320/waterlily-and-one-fish.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177522149293298818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">waterlily has bloomed.<br />it opens during the day.<br />and closes at night.<br />the fish are happy.<br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-53175739238740576882008-02-13T07:21:00.000+11:002008-03-12T12:44:22.273+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">test (and improve) your vocabulary.<br />and donate rice to the hungry in the process.<br /><br /><a href="http://freerice.com/">http://freerice.com/</a><br /><br /></span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080285986059701623.post-18813129892332251672008-02-06T18:35:00.000+11:002008-03-12T11:50:15.463+11:00<span style="font-size:85%;">why are my cats so beautiful?<br />when do fish become pets?<br />why do i love jo sharp yarn so much?</span>Restitchedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251221050783460284noreply@blogger.com0