Hobbit Door

Of course I had to have a hobbit door hexipuff! I'd previously done a chart of one, but when it came to embellishment, I was too lazy to go and look at it, so I made it up as I went along - but I think it looks very cute!

Squeeeee! Off to make more hexipuffs!

New Obsession!

Hexipuffs are taking over! I am making a Beekeeper's Quilt (Tiny Owl Knits pattern, check it out on her website or Ravelry), and at first glance I thought it was going to be a loooot of work, what with weaving ends and sewing and all. But it's not! These wee hexagons are so quick, so easy and so much fun to do!

This is what I've got so far, using charts for embroidery that people have posted on Ravelry.

So from the top going clockwise we have a charcoal one with Cassiopeia on it, one lilac one in leftovers from a dress for Anne, one in Socks That Rock courtesy of Julie, one in merino/silk leftovers (8 strands - it's VERY thin), one in grey with embroidered forget-me-nots (and I just noticed that it's upside down in the pic, ooops!), one in my looovely Koigu leftovers and in the middle a plain grey one.

I did the decrease part wrong on all but the Socks That Rock one (well, the second one - Julie let me do two and the first one has the mistake in it as well, but it's not worth redoing any of them. Learning curve :) ).

PS. In Dreams is finished, all I have left to do is block it and weave the 2 ends.... Yay!

Still In Dreams

'In Dreams' is nearing completion, but argh these last rows are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r, what with all those WS increases and stuff. I just want to get it done, off the needles and blocking! So, stop blogging and get knitting then... Toodles :)

And for those of you not on Ravelry: 'In Dreams' is a semi-circular lace shawl, designed by Susan Pandorf and inspired by Galadriel's crown as worn in the Lord Of The Rings movies. This is my second one, which is for someone else.

Oldie, Not A Goodie

I'm on a continuous quest to weed my cd collection, and a new prime candidate for expulsion is George Michael's 'Older'. It's incredibly dated, I think - sure, it's got 'Fastlove' and 'The Strangest Thing' - but that's about it. 'Faith' is a much better album by far, and 'Listen Without Prejudice' has already covered some of the territory he's revisiting here on 'Older', but with an awful lot more substance (I mean, come on - 'Star People'? 'Freedom 90' towers head and shoulders above it).

My rule of thumb is I have to like at least 3 songs on an album in order to keep it (that doesn't apply to soundtracks with U2 or Tori Amos songs on them though), so I guess this one will not be getting much older in my house.....

The Road Rising To Meet Me, The Wind At My Back

I learned something about myself today, and it's made me totally happy :) I am, fundamentally, an optimist! Sure, there are days when things don't look all that great, but this is my springboard that I use to get me through them, and oh what a wonderful feeling to discover the truth of this. I spent so long trying to make myself fit this image of who I thought I had to be in order to be good enough, and now it's fantastic to uncover bit by bit who I actually am, ie. find my own image, find the colours that match, and start to fill in the blank spaces. Yay! Happy Friday :)