Back from Bendi!

I arrived back from Bendigo at midnight last night after a simply wonderful 2 days with various friends at the Bendigo Wool and Sheep show, the Ravelry (Revelry) dinner, the Ravelry breakfast and dinner with the Hustler street Posse at their "pad" on Saturday night. There was lots of food, piles of fleece (none of which came home with me Teresa!) and oh so much yarny goodness.

It has been the most wonderful 2 days travelling to the show with two of my SnB friends and wandering around with them on Friday gathering up various bits and pieces of colour (see photo!) and some gorgeous white wool/Thai silk all soft and smooshy!

Attended the Ravelry dinner at The Shamrock Hotel on Friday night and met up various lovely ladies including the Hustler street Posse for the very first time in person. It's so wonderful to be able to put real life faces and conversations to people you have only previously known through their blogs and other internet contact. I think I may finally be able to separate the two Kate's in my head!!

Back to the show on the Saturday for more colourful goodness and then across to check out the Bendigo Woollen Mill. This was my first visit, and for me it was a chance to get to feel the yarns they have available, having no particular project in mind I left all their wool there but claimed a shade card so that when something comes up I know both what I might be able to get and the colours I can get them in. A valuable resource for the future.

Joined the Hustler street Posse for dinner and knitting Saturday night, eventually packing up my belongings and heading home arriving just before midnight. Unpacked the car, made a cup of tea, showed off my purchases and fell into bed.

Thanks for such a lovely time ladies. The memories will last a lifetime. Don't know how long the yarn will last!

So all up there are nine new yarns to add to the stash:

Across the back from the left is
white Shiloh Wool Silk Dream (wool/Thai silk)
then their 100% Merino wool also in white
the red is Tailored Strands Baby Alpaca.

In the front is Wool Dancer DK Organic Merino Wool in Rainbow
Moseley Park Wool/Bamboo/Nylon in Spring Fields
Moggy & Me/Yarncakes Sir Walter colourway in the Baby Alpaca
Colinette Jitterbug in the Sweet Dreams colourway
Ixchel Angora Bunny plyed with cashmere in Summer Rainbow
Ixchel BFL/Angora in the Carribean colourway.
The only one that isn't a 4 ply is the Wooldancer, it's an 8ply.

Looking at all that you might ask if I found all of the rainbow coloured yarn there was, but no, I missed one. The Ewe Give Me the Knits rainbow yarn sold out so quickly both days I never got a look in, I may just have to order some at a later date!

So all-in-all a wonderful couple of days and I will be looking forward to another trip next year!

FO Vest

I have also finished the red vest for me, but as I don't trust the almost 4 year old not to drop the camera there are no pictures yet. This morning was definitely a finishing morning at SnB! Pictures and vital stats coming soon!

FO blue tones scarf

Have finally gotten around to hooking the tassels through the end of the blue tones scarf this morning at SnB.

My littlest cutie is asleep at the moment so the middle sized one gets to be the demo model today.

Vital stats: 2 balls (50g, 125m) of Morris and Sons Quartet 8ply (70% wool, 30% Soybean silk fibre) on 4mm bamboo's. Colour is Wharf. Came out with slightly tighter tension than the recommended (19 sts instead of 22) but it hasnt been washed or pressed yet so that may change. Total length: 190cm. So far some halo effect is present from the fibres, but no balling/pilling.

Pattern: cast on 30 stitches, stocking stitch until you run out of yarn, join the next ball keep going to nearly the end, cast off. Use the remaining yarn to make tassels. Very high tech we are around here!!

3 sleeps to Bendi...for those who might be counting!

and I'm back!

It was way less painful than I thought it would be, just time consuming.

So I have one less Trojan mucking up the system, and newer versions of a few programs I use all the time, and apart from the 4 hours it took to get my computer to be able to send stuff to the printer via the wireless, it was all very quick. Much quicker than last time something like this happened.

While reinstalling everything I have been knitting-what else are you to do while waiting for files to load off disks? So I am now up to the front divides for my vest! Might almost get them done tonight....now that's asking for trouble!!

'Tis the Season

It is in fact the season for viruses and unfortunately the latest victim is my computer. We have tried a few things and nothing is working so it is time for something more serious.

So we have saved the things we need to save and we are about to completely delete my hard drive and start again.....

I don't know how long it will be before it is all functional again, hopefully not too long.

See you on the other side with hopefully a computer that works properly again.

Sharing

I'm full up with a head cold, soldiering on chock a block full of medication and sustained by cups of hot tea or milo. Thank you kids. I really do love you, but honestly did you have to share?

What's wrong with this picture?

Hmmm, what do you think it might be?

Knitting-check
yarn-check
carry bag-check
needles-check

Hang on, no, that's not right, at least one of those needles should be IN the knitting shouldn't they? Apparently not, according to Tyler. Never fear, the knitting has been rescued and has been added to. For those keeping track, it is indeed the vest for me and I have done the armhole decreases and am half way up the depth of the armholes. Only lost one row due to my little helper. Although the deadline is starting to loom and I really should get a wriggle on!