tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456373024082561392024-03-13T23:12:16.347-07:00NicKnitsTall tales & short stories of the stashNichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-49479549134007431542013-06-05T03:15:00.003-07:002013-06-05T03:15:57.579-07:00Yarn Bombing<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the recent <a href="http://www.wicklowartsfestival.ie/" target="_blank">Wicklow Arts Festival</a>, there was a special feature that I just couldn't wait to see.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And my goodness I was NOT disappointed. </span></span><br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-40235301449842863002013-05-22T12:15:00.000-07:002013-05-22T12:21:30.916-07:00Happy Birthday to me<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recently I celebrated a special birthday. Thanks to family and friends I had a terrifically wonderfully stu<span style="font-size: large;">pendous </span>time.<span style="font-size: large;">*</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">My actual birthda<span style="font-size: large;">y isn't for <span style="font-size: large;">several more </span></span></span>days and there is lots more lovely spo<span style="font-size: large;">iling ah<span style="font-size: large;">ead</span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This evening I overheard my <span style="font-size: large;">2 daughters <span style="font-size: large;">conspiring </span>about what my present s<span style="font-size: large;">hould be. Elder DD <span style="font-size: large;">must have suggested </span>something about knitting because Youn<span style="font-size: large;">ger DD <span style="font-size: large;">reco<span style="font-size: large;">iled with a sharp intake of breath.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Obviously I spend way too muc<span style="font-size: large;">h time muttering over my knitting and not enough<span style="font-size: large;"> time<span style="font-size: large;"> fulfilling the many needs of DD2.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand, does she <span style="font-size: large;">mean </span>too much <span style="font-size: large;">YARN</span>? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*<i>Special thanks to my lovely Sis for spoiling me absolutely rotten.</i></span></span><br />
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<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-44162571975459168592013-05-03T11:28:00.002-07:002013-05-03T11:30:07.858-07:00Baby Bunting<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bye, Baby Bunting, <br />Father’s gone a-hunting, <br />Mother’s gone a-milking, <br />Sister’s gone a-silking, <br />Brother’s gone to buy a skin <br />To wrap the Baby Bunting in.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As promised. A sneak peek at what's coming. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But not everything. No siree.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">See that <span style="font-size: large;">c</span>ream coloured yarn in the corner? There's a sweet surprise still to come.</span></span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-23078771157116940442013-04-06T09:42:00.000-07:002013-04-06T09:45:42.729-07:00Gulp!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh my goodness. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took the plunge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nicknits" target="_blank">Ravelry Group</a> has just started. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">C'mon in, everyone welcome!</span></span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-12988411952422898742013-03-10T11:59:00.001-07:002013-03-10T12:01:03.809-07:00<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Silly me never posted my tea cosy entry for the competition over at The Constant Knitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was a great response to the competition and lots of money raised for the school that was to benefit. Here's hoping that they run the competition or similar again, it was a lot of fun to watch and participate in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Winners are <a href="http://www.theconstantknitter.com/teacosy-news" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gallery is <a href="http://www.theconstantknitter.com/teacosy-gallery" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course there is another competition popping up this time of year over here. The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/st-patricks-day-celebrations" target="_blank">St Patrick's Day Competition</a> is a lot of fun. Made even more so by the chat and camaradarie in the group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">My entry this year is waaay behind due to hectic work schedules, but hopefully I will post on time on March 17th. Thank goodness March 16th is a Saturday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Therein lies all my hope and expectation.</span><br />
<br />Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-21342150779980868772013-02-18T14:02:00.002-08:002013-02-18T14:05:22.678-08:00Anyone for a cuppa?<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Recently I took part in a competition at <a href="http://www.theconstantknitter.com/" target="_blank">The Constant Knitter</a> to knit/felt/crochet/sew and otherwise magic-up tea cosies to raise funds for a school. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Much to the organisers' delight there were more than 60 entries, raising money for a good cause and raising the levels of tea cosy amusement by many degrees in the process. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fabulous felted ones, complex crochet ones, amazing tea cosies of all kinds, even one made from a recycled leather bag. That'<span style="font-size: large;">ud be</span> some T-bag...ha ha ha...geddit!?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This design has been lurking for a couple of years, waiting for the perfect yarn, perfect hat outcome. After 30+ versions, it turns out that every yarn is perfect for this hat and every version suits someone, big or little.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everybody needs a big sister to help to carry their load. If you haven't got one of your own, then this might help.</span></div>
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Been busy!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQavKGk7xpc/T3m5PxRVyoI/AAAAAAAABgw/yCCHA-XGYyo/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQavKGk7xpc/T3m5PxRVyoI/AAAAAAAABgw/yCCHA-XGYyo/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726812081753541250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Soon they came to Rabbit's house and they found Rabbit asleep in a hammock in the garden.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Wake up, Rabbit!" sang Red Robin. "Puss Cat has lost her washing. Have you seen it please?"</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"No," said Rabbit, "I have not seen it."</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kb0_9XsnspU/T3m5QAMmrZI/AAAAAAAABg4/UIpj7-CNH6M/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kb0_9XsnspU/T3m5QAMmrZI/AAAAAAAABg4/UIpj7-CNH6M/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726812085760208274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But when Rabbit hopped out of the hammock, Puss Cat said. </span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Oh, Rabbit, that is my towel! Where did you find it?"</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Why, Puss Cat," said Rabbit, "I bought it from Goose. Goose had an apron, two pairs of mittens and a towel for sale. I gave Goose a sack of green grass. I did not know the things belonged to Puss Cat!"</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vgbWe7ZBYVc/T3m5Qc0eAuI/AAAAAAAABhI/t83cQ15sCb0/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vgbWe7ZBYVc/T3m5Qc0eAuI/AAAAAAAABhI/t83cQ15sCb0/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726812093443605218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Follow me," sang Red Robin, "and I will take you to Goose's house."</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So Puss Cat and Hen and Pig and Rabbit followed little Red Robin.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-13447466271208891372012-03-23T15:38:00.005-07:002012-03-23T15:50:54.254-07:00Puss Cat VII<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Soon they came to Pig's house.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPKaAq95nyE/T2z7qW0hDCI/AAAAAAAABgY/nCXIFIkGPOQ/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPKaAq95nyE/T2z7qW0hDCI/AAAAAAAABgY/nCXIFIkGPOQ/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723225931579984930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Good morning, Pig!" sang Red Robin. "Puss Cat has lost her washing. Have you seen it?"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"No," said Pig, "I have not seen it."</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> But when Pig trotted out of his house, Puss Cat said.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Oh Pig, you are wearing my mittens, Where did you find them?"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Why, Puss Cat" said Pig. "I bought them from Rabbit. Rabbit had an apron and two pairs of mittens for sale. I gave Rabbit a fresh lettuce."</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ma5FdKkD6C8/T2z7qsk5M2I/AAAAAAAABgg/ly4AoTQmY4o/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ma5FdKkD6C8/T2z7qsk5M2I/AAAAAAAABgg/ly4AoTQmY4o/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723225937420039010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Follow me," sang Red Robin, "and I will take you to Rabbit's house."</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So they followed little Red Robin.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-57056926784060596682012-03-20T07:36:00.001-07:002013-03-10T12:08:40.825-07:00Mittens of Moone<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The </span><a href="http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Moone.htm" style="font-family: verdana;">High Cross at Moone</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> has fascinated me ever since I was a child.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And even the Flight into Egypt is pretty clear. A man leads a donkey carrying another figure holding a much smaller figure. Yup, I have no </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">problem accepting this interpretation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The images on the cross work so well graphically too.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I mean look at those Apostles. They have such character.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These guys have always been central to my plans for this design. It took quite a while before I got them to appear sufficiently stocky and lined up together in a way that reflected the original.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">See how the head is not symmetrical? and one shoulder is higher than the other? I really wanted to reflect these characteristics in the final design. And to avoid creating a little robot figure also.<br /><br />I was very happy with how it worked out in the end.<br /></span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8JJy0XAmgLg/T1Cl31wnGcI/AAAAAAAABec/c44XI0P9Bdc/s1600/4apostles_chart.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715250305875515842" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8JJy0XAmgLg/T1Cl31wnGcI/AAAAAAAABec/c44XI0P9Bdc/s320/4apostles_chart.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 127px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, the overall design took some time to develop and lots of fussy detail h</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ad to be refined out of it. As usual I threw all </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">my ideas at it at once. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br face="verdana" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At one time I had trailing brambles and meadow grasses but despite many happy hours of charting fun many of these details proved to be unworkable once the swatching began.<br /><br style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">Note to self: Start the knitting earlier in the process for gawd's sakes. How many times do I have to learn this? My desktop is littered with carefully detailed and </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">completely unworkable </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">charts. Maybe I should do cross stitch instead?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My original plan was to use a light grey and a dark grey for the granite, </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">making the mitten itself like 3-dimensional carved stone <span style="font-style: italic;">(Oh I am nothing if not ambitious my friends)</span> but while the result was wonderfully earthy and textured, </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">the finer details of the motifs were completely obliterated. The beautifully blended browns and greys just did not have have enough contrast with each other.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of the brighter notes in the colour range did show up wonderfully against the granite and oatmeal/neutral backgrounds, the vibrant pink and spring green for instance, and it was this that led me to the final selection of colours.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />When I decided to knit the fish in that beautiful blue the whole thing suddenly came together. (Thanks Lucy!)<br /><br />Those fish released the design from its earthbound granite beginnings and made it fly. <span style="font-style: italic;">(If you can handle a flying granite fish metaphor that is.)</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfzQRBQEBmM/T1CnjiZ5zKI/AAAAAAAABeo/RrpRxhi4Ih4/s1600/loaves-and-fishes-chart.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715252156105870498" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfzQRBQEBmM/T1CnjiZ5zKI/AAAAAAAABeo/RrpRxhi4Ih4/s320/loaves-and-fishes-chart.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 161px; width: 184px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; font-style: italic;"></span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-15078869527940901532012-03-14T03:59:00.005-07:002012-03-14T04:07:49.476-07:00Only 4 knitting days to go!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There are only a few short knitting days left before the St Patrick's Day Celebration </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">opens again. (Rav link <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/st-patricks-day-celebrations">here </a>if you have one.)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">No details are available but I am using about 6 of these lovely colours. Fabulous.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jm6P3-kJM_c/T2B6RDCLsaI/AAAAAAAABgI/Wd_8AMqDo2w/s1600/colours.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jm6P3-kJM_c/T2B6RDCLsaI/AAAAAAAABgI/Wd_8AMqDo2w/s320/colours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719705960051356066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am really happy with how my project is going but that doesn't mean that it is finished. Oh no indeed. </span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">All other non-essential tasks have been abandoned.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">See you on the other side.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-61659338640053622382012-03-08T23:10:00.000-08:002012-08-05T11:15:41.733-07:00Full Of Mice<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Like many longtime knitters I am a bit poly-craftual.<br /><br />Altho' knitting is my <s>big obsession</s> first love, other crafts tend to seep in at the edges over time, especially thread and fibre based ones.<br /><br />Paper crafts, not so much, tho' I do appreciate those skills in others and have been known to <a href="http://lightinglittlefires.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/a-midsummer-days-dream-day-8/">dabble a little</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Embroidery? Now that's different. That definitely does it for me.</span><br /><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently, while looking for something else altogether, I came across </span><a href="http://www.needlenthread.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42" style="font-family: verdana;">this</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hlg2QqAQeGM/T1hctbQfVoI/AAAAAAAABe0/w33zP0nITWU/s1600/OwlScissCaseFinished.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717421662427633282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hlg2QqAQeGM/T1hctbQfVoI/AAAAAAAABe0/w33zP0nITWU/s320/OwlScissCaseFinished.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 238px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's an embroidered Owl Scissor Case with forest animals...</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fl1NpyyiwEg/T1heDTIIPBI/AAAAAAAABfA/_93J86AQ6Qw/s1600/OwlScissCase_detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717423137713830930" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fl1NpyyiwEg/T1heDTIIPBI/AAAAAAAABfA/_93J86AQ6Qw/s320/OwlScissCase_detail.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 208px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">...and a sweet little poem...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The diet of the Owl</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">is not for delicate digestions</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He goes out on a limb</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">to hoot unanswerable questions.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And just because he winks like men</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">who utter sage advice</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We think him full of wisdom,</span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;">when he's only full of mice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Full of mice eh? There's an interesting variation on bulls**t.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LtTTmjvwduk/T1heDhwArZI/AAAAAAAABfI/-UUTskiJEsg/s1600/OwlScissCase_full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717423141639204242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LtTTmjvwduk/T1heDhwArZI/AAAAAAAABfI/-UUTskiJEsg/s320/OwlScissCase_full.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 104px; width: 231px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyhow, this Owl Scissor Case is a perfect combination of embroidery and vintage, and I love it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hmmm. I think I feel a new Ravatar coming on.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLCMCRKP238/T1hfLIQZAsI/AAAAAAAABfY/t2SExXhNc5A/s1600/wee_owl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717424371746276034" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLCMCRKP238/T1hfLIQZAsI/AAAAAAAABfY/t2SExXhNc5A/s320/wee_owl.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 91px; width: 93px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The original designer of this Owl Scissor Case is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/EbethsCapri">Elizabeth Talledo</a> and you'll find a </span><a href="http://www.thesilverneedle.co/damesoftheneedlefingerwork.html" style="font-family: verdana;">kit</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> here (the one shown here has been modified) and lots of other lovely things besides.<br /><br />Hmmm. </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tempted. Definitely.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-76186793080948697332012-03-07T03:13:00.007-08:002012-03-07T09:59:22.375-08:00What shall be made of Wooll onely<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Oh Wow.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lookit this...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This text is from the 1699 Wool Act by William III of England (a.k.a. Billy the Kid), and refers to the laws against exporting the fleece products of wool items from the shores of England in order to protect the industry.<br /><br />Such products are referred to in the Act as...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">'Wooll Wooll-fells Shortlings Mortlings Wooll-flocks Worstead-Bays or Woollen Yarne Cloth Serge Bays Kerseys Says Frizes Druggets Cloth-Serges Shalloon'</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">S'poetry, innit?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hop on over and check out this fantastic blog.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://irishhistoricaltextiles.com/2012/02/27/what-shall-be-made-of-wooll-onel/">Irish Historical Textiles: What shall be made of Wooll onely</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Be ye warned however, you may be gone some time.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bring sandwiches.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-65427966851486147992012-02-29T06:24:00.004-08:002012-02-29T06:31:22.616-08:00Puss Cat VI<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y28zrCJZUy4/T041cYJekGI/AAAAAAAABdE/S85rjBVmFUs/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y28zrCJZUy4/T041cYJekGI/AAAAAAAABdE/S85rjBVmFUs/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714563738814550114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"I gave Pig a sack of acorns."</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Follow me," sang Red Robin, "and I will take you to Pig's house. He will tell us where he found the apron."</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So Puss Cat and Hen followed Little Red Robin.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MNalg9Vq5nQ/T041llkN0WI/AAAAAAAABdU/ChYgGR1p0pE/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MNalg9Vq5nQ/T041llkN0WI/AAAAAAAABdU/ChYgGR1p0pE/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714563897035182434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Soon they come to Pig's house.<br /><br />"Good morning Pig!" sand Red Robin. "Puss Cat has lost her washing. Have you seen it?"<br /><br />"No." said Pig. "I have not seen it."<br /><br />But when Pig trotted out of his house Puss Cat said.<br /><br />"Oh Pig, you are wearing my mittens! Where did you find them?"<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /></span></span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-51292293089967204862012-02-27T05:55:00.003-08:002012-02-27T06:03:09.583-08:00Puss Cat V<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QY-2wY77B_I/T0uMAshV4mI/AAAAAAAABck/g7hUK15pGEg/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QY-2wY77B_I/T0uMAshV4mI/AAAAAAAABck/g7hUK15pGEg/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713814495828501090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Follow me," sang little Red Robin, "and I will take you to Hen's house. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hen is very good at finding things. Perhaps she has found your washing!"</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So Puss Cat followed little Red Robin and soon they came to Hen's house.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FGOZ1XhOIdg/T0uMA2SKfDI/AAAAAAAABcw/RsRwtJNdrlI/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FGOZ1XhOIdg/T0uMA2SKfDI/AAAAAAAABcw/RsRwtJNdrlI/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713814498449194034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But when Hen hopped out of her house, Puss Cat said.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Oh Hen, that is my apron! Where did you find it?"</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Why, Puss Cat," said Hen. "I bought it from Pig. He had an apron for sale and I thought it would be a good idea to keep my egg in the pocket."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-45556893869189712572012-02-24T02:38:00.003-08:002012-02-27T06:04:12.646-08:00Puss Cat IV<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWRp4Eef_DQ/T0dpMjBt-ZI/AAAAAAAABcM/PoyFe_9UMDE/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWRp4Eef_DQ/T0dpMjBt-ZI/AAAAAAAABcM/PoyFe_9UMDE/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712650316624558482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The was nothing on the line except the pegs and little Red Robin.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0X164KOsnhI/T0dpNP4z-dI/AAAAAAAABcU/tKtNWG67h78/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0X164KOsnhI/T0dpNP4z-dI/AAAAAAAABcU/tKtNWG67h78/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712650328666798546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Oh dear, oh dear!" said Puss Cat.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Someone has taken my washing. Who can it be?"</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Mew mew!" cried the kittens.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Someone has taken our washing. Who can it be?"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(Ah ha! A crime. Getting more interesting now, eh?)</span></span><br /><br />.Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-71885424369537943122012-02-23T11:31:00.000-08:002012-02-23T11:31:00.196-08:00Puss Cat III<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-je-vd43Ui2g/T0VC90gQprI/AAAAAAAABbQ/hAyPLr3IdsM/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-je-vd43Ui2g/T0VC90gQprI/AAAAAAAABbQ/hAyPLr3IdsM/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712045332222748338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">One evening, after the kittens were in bed, Puss Cat said,</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"I have so much washing that I think I will do it tonight before I go to bed."</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So she made a huge bowl of soap suds and washed</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">an apron</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">two pairs of mittens</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a towel</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a scarf</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a ribbon</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and a pair of socks!</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1pSfAD-t2vU/T0VDydapKiI/AAAAAAAABbc/woDrKskW2gk/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1pSfAD-t2vU/T0VDydapKiI/AAAAAAAABbc/woDrKskW2gk/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712046236558240290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">She hung the washing on the line and then she went to bed and slept all night.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In the morning she went into the garden, and what do you think she saw?</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(Oh the suspense. I love that little washing line.)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-91876142455342000542012-02-22T11:19:00.000-08:002012-02-22T13:41:59.255-08:00Rejoice with me.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />For that which was lost is found.</span></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VZMss2eu-ms/T0VA0XG5WFI/AAAAAAAABbE/hbdaNnOY9Oc/s1600/camera.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VZMss2eu-ms/T0VA0XG5WFI/AAAAAAAABbE/hbdaNnOY9Oc/s320/camera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712042970689656914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yay!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-77690038924704227812012-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:002012-02-21T03:22:07.310-08:00Puss Cat II<span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are Puss Cat's three kittens.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >(I love these illustrations. Just lookit those little kitten tummies.)</span><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyX5QHE86ro/T0IHd8HZogI/AAAAAAAABa0/ZOazS6xrb6s/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PyX5QHE86ro/T0IHd8HZogI/AAAAAAAABa0/ZOazS6xrb6s/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711135488393978370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Puss Cat had three kittens who were always tearing their clothes and leaving dirty paw-marks on the floor.<br /><br />Puss Cat had to work very hard to look after the kittens and to keep her house clean and tidy.<br /><br />She swept the floor.<br /><br />She cooked the dinner.<br /><br />She mended the kitten's clothes.<br /><br />She polished the furniture.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Yeah I get it. Puss Cat did housework.<br />Stick around, it gets more interesting.)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /></span></span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545637302408256139.post-71469404587437695622012-02-20T00:30:00.000-08:002012-02-20T00:41:30.187-08:00Puss Cat I<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Puss Cat</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Written and illustrated by Mollie Clarke<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DVU2W0rWfBc/T0IFkycyUAI/AAAAAAAABag/NaYFEQMCpw0/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DVU2W0rWfBc/T0IFkycyUAI/AAAAAAAABag/NaYFEQMCpw0/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711133407035150338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">(click images to enlarge)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jAIgBRcSCMk/T0IFjgj8qiI/AAAAAAAABaQ/ID9rtrGdGrM/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jAIgBRcSCMk/T0IFjgj8qiI/AAAAAAAABaQ/ID9rtrGdGrM/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711133385053481506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">(inside cover)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRUliwQeu08/T0IFlR5_vsI/AAAAAAAABao/tvL5jLbibss/s1600/puss%2Bcat%2B004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRUliwQeu08/T0IFlR5_vsI/AAAAAAAABao/tvL5jLbibss/s320/puss%2Bcat%2B004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711133415479164610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once upon a time there was a good mother cat.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Her name was Puss Cat.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is Puss Cat.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span>Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991914484606520174noreply@blogger.com0