I don't know that "trauma" is the right word but it sounds good.
I found out on Saturday that November is the month where we're supposed to do a blog post every day and I just don't know if I can. I'm sure I can find something to say on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays but I'm just not sure what to post about on the other days.
I could continue with my "Thursday Thoughts" theme that I started before going on holidays but I'm not sure that you want to hear about some of my thoughts, and "Monday Mayhem" seems to be a pretty good theme even if I'm not getting any comments on it, but I don't have tips or tutorials I can give on a Tuesday. Maybe if I had more time to prepare, but it's here now.
Not particularly traumatic but that's it.
Richard.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday Mayhem - Prize Winners
As I have already said previous, the local annual show was held this last weekend and I had 8 items entered and Sue had 1. Unfortunately, Sue didn't win any prizes for her first ever show entry.l I, on the other hand, won 6 prizes.
Here are the 8 items that I entered and the 6 prize cards,
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| 8 Show Entries, 6 with prize tickets |
I don't think I will be entering any more tartan rugs in this show, the judges just don't seem to appreciate them. The other item that didn't win a prize was the Alien Guy Doll. So, that's second place for Tommy Turtle, a pair of baby bootees, my hoodie and AustralianaV2, and first place to my 2 baby blankets. If you're wondering how both blankets can win first, one is wool and the other is acrylic so they get entered into different classes.
Now to plan my entries for next years show. I have another couple of baby blankets planned, another table runner, a doily (probably made from that big cone of cotton I brought back from the UK), a toy or 2 and something in tricot (always good for a prize since no one else seems to do it).
Richard.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Sunday Sermon - 03.11.2013
This mornings sermon was based on Luke 19:1-10.
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The sermon today took the form of a story and I didn't take notes, I just listened. It was a very creative story, told as if written by Zacchaeus (not that anyone could truly know what he was thinking at the time).
The passage today tells me that Jesus can turn anybody's life around, no matter how bad they may be. He has been turning lives around for about 2000 years and He will continue to turn lives around until it is time for His return. Are you ready to have your life turned around?
May God bless you richly this week.
Richard.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Saturday Shenanigans - 02.11.2013
Another week has passed since we got back from our holidays and moved into our new abode and not much has happened in the way of unpacking. We did a bit of tidying up around the unit this week to make sure it was reasonably presentable for our first inspection but that was about it.
The last two afternoons have been spent in the Craft Hall at the showgrounds as we volunteered for security duty. We generally just sit there with a project or two doing a bit of knitting or crochet and chat with anyone that takes an interest in the crocheted or knitted items on display and do a bit of bragging at the same time. I don't really have to do much bragging when Sue is with me as she does it for me. Sitting in the Craft Hall has given me a bit of extra crochet time this week so there has been a bit of progress on a number of different projects.
I had a bit of a look at my to-do list this evening to see if there was anything that could be taken off and anything that needed to be added and found at least one item that I hadn't touched since coming home. Here is what my to-do list looks like at the moment.
Current Work In Progress:
Crochenit Cot Blanket (trying a method for doing rows that are longer than the hook)
Toddlers Jacket
AustralianaV2
Things I'm itching to get started on:
Crochenit Knee Rug (same as Cot Blanket and will also use up some of my stash of 8ply)
Crocheted Slocks
Something in Tunisian Crochet Lace (I'm thinking of modifying Ellen's Jacket pattern by substituting a lace stitch in the main body of the pattern)
Something from Ellen's new book.
A doily from an old pattern book I bought.
The last two afternoons have been spent in the Craft Hall at the showgrounds as we volunteered for security duty. We generally just sit there with a project or two doing a bit of knitting or crochet and chat with anyone that takes an interest in the crocheted or knitted items on display and do a bit of bragging at the same time. I don't really have to do much bragging when Sue is with me as she does it for me. Sitting in the Craft Hall has given me a bit of extra crochet time this week so there has been a bit of progress on a number of different projects.
I had a bit of a look at my to-do list this evening to see if there was anything that could be taken off and anything that needed to be added and found at least one item that I hadn't touched since coming home. Here is what my to-do list looks like at the moment.
Things to make to replace stock for my
market stall:
Bottle Cosies in more team colours
Bottle Cosies in more team colours
2 String bags
Teapot Cosies
bag holders
Koala
Small Bunny
Robot
Wine Glass Socks
Current Work In Progress:
Crochenit Cot Blanket (trying a method for doing rows that are longer than the hook)
Toddlers Jacket
AustralianaV2
Trauma Teddies
Tunisian Spiral Blanket
Hanging Towels
Baby's Jacket, Pants and Hat Ensemble
Dragon
Santa Stockings
Christmas Trees
Box Stitch Baby Blanket – taken over
from Sue
Things I'm itching to get started on:
Crochenit Knee Rug (same as Cot Blanket and will also use up some of my stash of 8ply)
Crocheted Slocks
Something in Tunisian Crochet Lace (I'm thinking of modifying Ellen's Jacket pattern by substituting a lace stitch in the main body of the pattern)
Something from Ellen's new book.
A doily from an old pattern book I bought.
Banner for Stall
Table Runners for each Australian state
and territory (currently trying to design the ACT one).
Tunisian Crochet Intarsia Table Runner
Dinosaurs (bought the patterns from
PlanetJune)
I haven't done any hanging towels since I got home and I have a market next week so I probably should get cracking. I might concentrate on Christmas Towels now since it's only a month and a half away. I also intend to start doing a Trauma Teddy each week until I'm told to stop. It seems there are only a couple of us making them which is a bit of a pity as I'm sure there are others in our church that could help.
I think that's enough for this week. I hope you all had a good one.
Richard.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Friday FOs - 01.11.2013
At the beginning of this week I had one project that was very close to being finished, so I figured, before I get to work on any of the WIPs, I had better finish this one.
I only needed to stitch this one up and crochet around the top so there was no point in waiting.
On another note, I have had another successful show with 6 of the 8 items entered scoring 1st or 2nd. It seems that the judges at Albury still don't like tartan rugs and they also don't like aliens. I will try to show you a picture of my entries with their red and blue cards on Monday (yes, I know I promised to show my yarn storage, but that can wait another week).
Something else that is going to happen on Monday is the re-opening of my Madeit shop. I think it has been closed for long enough and now that my show entries have been judged most are ready to be sold.
If you want to check out what others have been making then just click on the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
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| Medium Santa Stocking |
On another note, I have had another successful show with 6 of the 8 items entered scoring 1st or 2nd. It seems that the judges at Albury still don't like tartan rugs and they also don't like aliens. I will try to show you a picture of my entries with their red and blue cards on Monday (yes, I know I promised to show my yarn storage, but that can wait another week).
Something else that is going to happen on Monday is the re-opening of my Madeit shop. I think it has been closed for long enough and now that my show entries have been judged most are ready to be sold.
If you want to check out what others have been making then just click on the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday WIPs - 30.10.2013
With all my show entries finished and now ready for the judges it's time to dig out all the old WIPs and see what progress I can make on them. These are the projects I worked on this week.
I have added another row to this one although it's quite hard to tell.
Still working on the first sleeve but I'm not sure if I'll have enough yarn. I may have to undo the edge and re-do it in a highlight colour but I'll have to wait and see how far I get on the second sleeve.
I'm getting close to turning the heel.
I rechecked the instructions for this and found that I wasn't doing it correctly, bu it will still come out looking like a Christmas Tree so I'm not too worried. Maybe I will follow the pattern a little closer for the next one.
I think I have enough yarn to make it to the next corner and then I will have to think about what I'm going to do next. I think one round of black will bring it close to knee rug size.
Started on the second side of the front. of the jacket.
All the attachable parts are now done. Next I start on the head.
There were a couple of projects that didn't get worked on this week, the baby blanket that I've taken over from Sue and the soiled AustralianaV2 that has been in hibernation while I made a clean one for the show. I might work on them this week if I find the time after working on everything else. For those that want to know, that's a total of 9 projects in progress. I will also be starting to make Trauma Teddies again shortly making it ten projects all up.
If you want to see what others have been making just checkout the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
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| Crocheknit Cot Blanket |
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| Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley (GoCrochet) |
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| Large Santa Stocking |
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| Christmas Tree. |
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| Tunisian Spiral Blanket |
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| Baby's Jacket, Pants and hat set |
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| Design Your Own Dragon Adventure - by Planetjune |
There were a couple of projects that didn't get worked on this week, the baby blanket that I've taken over from Sue and the soiled AustralianaV2 that has been in hibernation while I made a clean one for the show. I might work on them this week if I find the time after working on everything else. For those that want to know, that's a total of 9 projects in progress. I will also be starting to make Trauma Teddies again shortly making it ten projects all up.
If you want to see what others have been making just checkout the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Monday Mayhem - Unpacking
We moved into this place 3 weeks ago and we have been quite slack with our unpacking. We still have a stack of boxes in the garage with no chance of getting the car in there for quite some time to come.
This is what the garage looks like as of this afternoon.
The tubs on the left are for the markets that I attend so they will pretty much stay where they are until the next market. There are also some tables and other stuff just behind them so all my market stuff is quite accessible. The rest needs to be sorted into things that are staying in the garage, things that are going to move into the house and things that are going to be thrown away.
I have manage to sort some of it and it is stored in the back corner of the garage.
We have our first inspection on Friday so we're trying to concentrate on getting inside of the house tidy and we will probably worry about the garage later.
Next week I might show you the yarn storage.
Richard.
This is what the garage looks like as of this afternoon.
The tubs on the left are for the markets that I attend so they will pretty much stay where they are until the next market. There are also some tables and other stuff just behind them so all my market stuff is quite accessible. The rest needs to be sorted into things that are staying in the garage, things that are going to move into the house and things that are going to be thrown away.
I have manage to sort some of it and it is stored in the back corner of the garage.
We have our first inspection on Friday so we're trying to concentrate on getting inside of the house tidy and we will probably worry about the garage later.
Next week I might show you the yarn storage.
Richard.
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