and more...
You were all already aware that I get a bit compulsive, right?
Wide scarf using Jet bought at the outlet store in an intriguing beige/lilac colourway.
This may be for my grandmother.
Wide scarf using Katia Venus in a lemon/lavender colourway.
I wouldnt weave with this again, it's basically a fuzzy single and was sticky and resistant.
You can probably tell from the pictures that the tension is a bit off.
Skinny scarf using my own handspun (BFL/Soy from EGMTK, colourway forgotten).
This was so much fun!
Skinny scarf using bendigo black 8ply cotton for the warp and the same handspun from the other skinny scarf for the weft.
After a couple of days sans knitting (yes, really) I had a break from the loom and whipped up this little guy.
He's one of the lovable toys from last-minute knitted gifts and was quite fun. A nice easy pattern with a cute outcome. 
The other bunnies in my house approve.
Back to school tomorrow, darn it all to hell. I will never get over how quickly holidays run past, I really feel like it was only last week I was tearing out of there... but i suppose lots has happened.
We got engaged, booked a venue, found a dress, booked a celebrant, chose bridesmaids and some groomsmen, a make-up artist (or genius, if you prefer).... I think my plan to 'deal with the big stuff' before school went back was a roaring success, just quietly.
And a fair bit of knitting went on in that time, and in the last four days a great deal of weaving. I watched Gilmore Girls for the first time, all the way through (still sniffing away). I had three boughts of accidental-gluten-consumption sickness. I had my Coeliac's confirmed, as much as i can without a biopsy. I had an awesome road trip with one of the coolest women I know. I spent too much money on yarn. My attempt to eat healthily and excercise more has resulted in a 2 kilo weight gain (go figure) but I don't feel any fatter so I think I can deal.
And in exactly a week I turn 24. it's so odd. I still have to check myself because I always want to say I'm 22... I need to pause and add a year. Now it will be two! I'm also kind of dreading it, I always get a visitation from my black dog on my birthday - and to make matters worse it's the first full day of teaching for the year! But on the plus side, I'll be glad to see all the kids again. I've missed the little buggers (although I had a dream last night that some of them were shooting at our house.... premonition?).
Ok, off I go. Prepare for a sudden drop off in posts, school is a WIPEOUT! (if you do not have 60's surfing music in your head right now, your are either much cooler or much less pathetic than I).
Peace out,
Ms Spider xo
Wide scarf using Jet bought at the outlet store in an intriguing beige/lilac colourway.
This may be for my grandmother.Wide scarf using Katia Venus in a lemon/lavender colourway.
I wouldnt weave with this again, it's basically a fuzzy single and was sticky and resistant.
You can probably tell from the pictures that the tension is a bit off.Skinny scarf using my own handspun (BFL/Soy from EGMTK, colourway forgotten).
This was so much fun!
Skinny scarf using bendigo black 8ply cotton for the warp and the same handspun from the other skinny scarf for the weft.
After a couple of days sans knitting (yes, really) I had a break from the loom and whipped up this little guy.
He's one of the lovable toys from last-minute knitted gifts and was quite fun. A nice easy pattern with a cute outcome. 
The other bunnies in my house approve.
Back to school tomorrow, darn it all to hell. I will never get over how quickly holidays run past, I really feel like it was only last week I was tearing out of there... but i suppose lots has happened.
We got engaged, booked a venue, found a dress, booked a celebrant, chose bridesmaids and some groomsmen, a make-up artist (or genius, if you prefer).... I think my plan to 'deal with the big stuff' before school went back was a roaring success, just quietly.
And a fair bit of knitting went on in that time, and in the last four days a great deal of weaving. I watched Gilmore Girls for the first time, all the way through (still sniffing away). I had three boughts of accidental-gluten-consumption sickness. I had my Coeliac's confirmed, as much as i can without a biopsy. I had an awesome road trip with one of the coolest women I know. I spent too much money on yarn. My attempt to eat healthily and excercise more has resulted in a 2 kilo weight gain (go figure) but I don't feel any fatter so I think I can deal.
And in exactly a week I turn 24. it's so odd. I still have to check myself because I always want to say I'm 22... I need to pause and add a year. Now it will be two! I'm also kind of dreading it, I always get a visitation from my black dog on my birthday - and to make matters worse it's the first full day of teaching for the year! But on the plus side, I'll be glad to see all the kids again. I've missed the little buggers (although I had a dream last night that some of them were shooting at our house.... premonition?).
Ok, off I go. Prepare for a sudden drop off in posts, school is a WIPEOUT! (if you do not have 60's surfing music in your head right now, your are either much cooler or much less pathetic than I).
Peace out,
Ms Spider xo
posted by happyspider @ 12:36 pm
3 Comments:
At January 27, 2009 11:47 pm,
Anonymous said…
I love your obsessive scarves!!!
I do also think that pre school starting dreams are de rigueur: I always had them!! I still do. Hope all goes well.
Cute bunnies!!
At January 31, 2009 7:05 pm,
Stacey said…
I love the one with the black cotton warp. It really makes the colour ping.
Good luck with the school starting. A week or so in and you'll wonder what all the worry was about.
At February 01, 2009 11:04 pm,
Denise said…
You are a weaving demon! And that little bunny is too cute!
I think you've achieved great things these holidays, and I hope the school year starts of well for you (and continues well too!).
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