Crafts & Crufts

I'm working on a simple cardigan while waiting for the next clue on the "In Dreams" shawl. Top-down, made in one piece, using Patons merino yarn. I think i'm becoming a merino addict :)
I wanted something simple and un-mess-up-able after the Central Park Hoodie, and i got what i wanted. It also became boooring after a couple days, so i've looked around what else could i do, and decided on this hardanger bookmark i got with my secret pal package. It's a kit, meaning that even a needle was included, so i didnt had the problem i often face of missing an important part or tool or have to measure out something. I actually finished the stitching in half a day, after i've got used to the different lenght of the stitches (being a cross-stitcher thats something i wasnt used to) it wasn't complicated. The good thing in embroidery is that it makes my left hand hurt - holding the fabric - as opposed to knitting where my right hand is the one that hurts - holding the needle - so even if i have a sore hand i can switch to the other craft.
P's x-box gave it up so he started to get really bored, but luckily this was his last lazy week as he starts at his new job tomorrow. I had two days off so i'm at the end of a four-day weekend, spent with lot of lazying around and watching telly. Documentaries in aboundance aand a dog-show :) It's a shame its only two hours each day, i could've watched them dogs all day. Finals coming up today :)

SP 16

Package 1 - 2 balls of Drops yarn, handcream, Addi needles, and a Hardanger bookmarker (this will be a challange!)



Package 2 - Knitted Lace of Estonia. Love it :)

Wednesday - Szerda

Huhh so long since i posted anything... usually i spend the evenings knitting so i dont kill anyone :P Two more weeks before P starts at his new place and three before he gets any money. Usually i dont mind how much (or usually, how less) money i have except when it goes really bad for really long, like now. I dont even mind watching fisihing programmes and Top gearon the telly anymore as long as im left to knit in peace :P
So in the last two weeks i made 7 squares for the bedcover, finished 2 clues in a mystery shawl and washed the dishes about five times. Thats it. Spring is better to come quickly.

Dead camera

Or to be more exact, dead batteries. As it turned out i had un-rechargable batteries in my camera, probably as an emergency solution during the move, but the problem is, right now i have three pairs of dead batteries and cant find none of my rechargables. Also no money means no new things at all. Can't wait to be the end of march, bozfriend working and not having to rely on stupid benefits or even more stupider agencies who mess up things if you have an apostrophy in your name. Have to borrow some money till monday too so i can get stuff for my pal at sp16 and send out her package tomorrow...

Anyway, so because there's no camera, i cant take pictures, and just couldnt blog. Sat down, ok write something, and couldn't even tho i did had some things to write about, right away there's the hoodie i finally finished!!! The shoulders are erm funny to say at least, the hood way too big, and i'm reminded again that aran wight is just too warm for me, but its finished, its wearable or at least will be after i sewed on that three buttons.

Tried to play will call of duty. Those controllers are sooo out of my capacity. I mean, turning with one and moving with one and shoot 'em (i did hit the wall and a till yeay ) - well its just too comlicated for me. Have to stick with knitting im afraid :D

Finally - Na végre

Finally i have proper internet! We got the telly + landline + broadband package set up yesterday and apparently we'v also arrived into the 21th century as everything went smoothly and with a few click. We had to do with this dongo or dongle or whatstheirname things in the past couple weeks and i'm so glad to be back on unlimited internet time :D

The local post office is still in the 19th century tho, with stupid opening times, and when they supposed to have a new and shiny and longer opening hour once a week, nobody is there. I was sitting on the stupid doorbell for 15 minutes, i mean doorbells, they had three, lights are on inside, but nothing happens. So i got my package - my first package in Secret Pal 16 :) - finally on thursday instead of monday. Loved it and a big thank you for my pal :) I really like the things i got, two balls of Drops Fabel sock yarn wih a pair Addi needles - yummy :) Wanted to order fom drops a long time heard a lo of good hings about them. And a hand lotion - always a necessity for me at my workplace - and a hardanger bookmark kit which will be a challange but wanted to give it a try years ago when i did lots of cross-stitching. Lovely package :)

Ooh off to work... mornings are too short :P

Monday - Hétfő

I'm on my new place for three weeks now and the chaos is starting to wanish. We still dont have a sofa, or curtains on the bedroom window for that matter, and the second wardrobe is still flatpacked, so we living in the lounge and in the kitchen, which is almost useless as the washing machine is broken and had to pull it out in the middle of the room to let the wall dry. Also have a few bills to sort out, and... thats it :) We have heating, and is so much coier here then at my old place where i was always cold!

No much money hough so my first package in Secret Pal 16 i'm sending ou today will be wool-less. I will hopefully make it up on the second package especially as my spoilee has her birthday at the end of february.

After the move for nearly two weeks i couldnt even look at yarn - my final tally was 7 bags by the way... P promised to throw out a few on the way here but he didn't dare :D I spent a couple evenings since then on the Central Park Hoodie and is coimng together very nicely, button-bands and sewing left only.
Here's P modeling it for me - hopefully it will be just a bit too small for him otherwise he will steal it from me :D