tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147528562012-02-16T07:22:51.353ZTwigletqueen talks sporadically about knitting and sewing. Occasionally about pies. Not so much about handkerchiefs.twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-54056259767355374592011-01-25T21:42:00.005Z2011-01-25T22:29:17.729Z

Yes. I know. First the iron, now this. I should see a therapist. Seriously though, Oh My God, my life has been changed by a microplane grater. This one in fact. I bought it with my Christmas money (thankyou Granny!) expecting it to be somewhat easier than zesting citrus fruit with the small holes on a cheese grater, but I was not prepared for how utterly perfect and simple it was. I want

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I have a job! I went back to temping at Castle Cover, who've had me on and off since July and they offered me the permanent position on my first day back. I'm still officially a temp until my birthday (I was booked to the end of the month), then I shall be a permanent admin/mail assistant. It's......not the most exciting job in the world, but it's a hell of a lot better than never knowing when

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Last post I showed a picture of Martin's Christmas present, a reproduction (nearly) of this Civil war jacket. I'm quite ashamed to say that this was the first garment I'd undertaken since leaving university, and when I first started drafting, that definitely showed! I can't believe how much I'd forgotten since my degree - my notes were nowhere near detailed enough. Ugh. After failing to

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-19055392447388471102011-01-01T17:49:00.007Z2011-01-01T18:02:29.975Z

Hey hey! Guess what my new year's resolution is? More crafting, more cooking, more blogging.* That shouldn't be hard after lasting til March this year! I've had a peculiar mojoless year of blah, very little knitting and sewing and nothing else I've wanted to blog about in between. The desire to make, and more importantly for pie and handkerchiefs, the desire to blab about things I've made is

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-87348200108253396622010-03-15T20:59:00.003Z2010-03-15T21:24:27.355Z

I finally have a photo of my finished Honeycomb :D I am very very happy with this project, not least because I finished it within the Ravelympics deadline. The yarn is Rowan Purelife Organic DK - my birthday present from the BF, a mere 300g of it. I knit it pretty much to the pattern, apart from adding an inch at the hem, and it fits wonderfully - better than in the photo in fact. It looks

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I just saw a kitchen fire in the block of flats opposite me. I could see the guy looking unconcerned in the next room while the grill got more and more insane so I called the fire brigade and they were already on the way! The family in the flat knew! They were perfectly aware that their kitchen was burning and they were just....standing there. Making no effort to usher their YOUNG CHILDREN

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I'm not really quite sure how I've managed to knit this so fast, but I no longer have any worries about finishing this before the end of the Olympics (of course, I've now jinxed it, so four of my fingers will fall off today). Admittedly I haven't been watching much of the Games. I had planned to but, egad there are a lot of different ways to move over frozen water. I got behind and it was

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First majorly delayed post of Christmas presents! As well as the Christmas jumpers (which I'm sure I'll blog about at some point), I decided all the family and boyfriendly extensions deserved new hats!My Dad's, finished way way in advance, whenI was being cocky and thinking I was going to be ahead on everything (ha), is the Swirly Hat (which seems to only be available through Ravelry now), knit

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Happy Valentine's Day/Chinese New Year/Day 2 of the Winter Olympics*, world! I am, perhaps insanely, participating in the Ravelympics this year. For those not on Ravelry (why?), the idea is to cast on a project - or several, for the overachievers - at the opening ceremony, and finish by the closing ceremony. Kind of like the Yarn Harlot's Knitting Olympics, but taken a step further/more

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Ahoyhoy. Happy 2010! Happy happy internet access! My harddrive died a tragic death a few weeks ago so I have been experiencing extreme withdrawal symptoms while a lovely young man from PCWorld fixed it for me (at half price, for I have Contacts. Heh.) I have over 1000 blog posts to catch up on (I shouldn't read so many) and probably 10 times that amount of forum posts over on Ravelry.In the

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Ah, I have ben waiting so so long to open my advent calendar this year! It's not just your average cheap bits of chocolate behind a door thingummy (though I got one of those too because Martin's mum is awesome), but a handmade Christmas stocking filled with individually wrapped presents! This was the most recent swap I did with my Monthly adventures group on Ravelry and my received parcel was

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Happy November! I love November. I get to wear lots of knitwear, I get to be excited about Christmas without people thinking I'm weird, and I love the way November smells. Is that normal?Best of all, here in the UK, we get Fireworks Night :D Martin and I went to watch the free display over Poole harbour last night. I didn't take my camera since I was fairly sure I wouldn't be able to get any

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Bit of a blog experiment today. Someone on Ravely was reading about my crazy obsessive recharting of the Vogue Map of the World afghan and asked if I could put my new pattern online (the originals are painstakingly drawn out on graph paper). I've never charted anything in Excel before - not for public use anyway, I've never converted a Microsoft document to a PDF, and I've certainly never

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I finished my jacket :D It's not perfect - I was working from my own gauge so I really should have made more of a plan before I started knitting, and I changed things and made them up as I went along - but I'm pretty darn proud of it anyway. I was mildly hungover in this photo - that's what I'm blaming for the slightly confused expression. The plastic furniture background has to be blamed on

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I have decided that I love making baby garments. I am going to start locking all the couples I know in cheesy lurve boudoirs until somebody else gets pregnant.These are all knit in Rowan Extra fine Merino DK, which I think is discontinued now. Dang. I'm sure they have something similar though. The cardigan is based on Daisy, done in 2 row stripes (which I LOVE, no more ends to weave in!),

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The Boyfriend and I spent last Sunday at Lulworth Castle catching one of the last summer jousting shows (*GASP! We left the house! We went outside and saw real life people!). I think I must have been spoiled by castle trips as a kid because Lulworth is rather heavily restored and I kinda feel cheated if a castle is more pine floors and plaster and double glazing than teeny spiral staircases and

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Meet Angus the Angry Squid. Angus is 2 months old and lives in the wilds of Hamworthy. He likes curried eggs, America's Next Top Model and singing opera in the shower. He dislikes everything else.This is Hansi Singh's Squid-a-licious pattern knit in leftover Cascade from my stripy jumper for my darling boyfriend (he was the advance guard, to make sure Martin's bedroom was liveable before I

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Originally this was just going to be a post of my completed toe-up socks, but then I finished my Jaywalkers yesterday, so I have twooooooooooo pairs! Woohoo! I finished these just before I moved, just very plain vanilla stocking stitch socks in Regia 4ply Surprise Colour. They're my first toe-up socks, using Amy Swenson's Universal Toe-up Sock Formula and they fit perfectly round the foot, but

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Look! I'm a real grown up person! I graduated...err...a month ago and got to ponce around in an unflattering gown at silly o'clock in the morning. Wheeee! Just what I've always wanted! The month since has been somewhat blah, jobsearching is sucking at my soul and because the jobcentre is run by robot monkeys I'm not eligible for job seekers allowance. But hey, I have a lovely (and highly

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I am spending this week relaxing after a hectic weekend putting on the end of year costume and acting show at the Lighthouse Theatre (and going to the Summer Ball, for which I have the most ridiclous finished objects to show, once I find pictures). It was utterly exhausting, early mornings (getting to the theatre at 830am), late nights (leaving again at 1030pm) and frantic moments of trying to

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Obviously the huge pile of current WIPs from the last post isn't enough for me because I'm planning to embark on the most ridiculously complicated project I've ever considered. I've been listening to the Craftlit podcast recently - audiobooks are very good for handsewing I've found - and Heather mentioned that she was working on Vogue's Map of the World Afghan (actually she mentioned this in a

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I am two days away from the end! Not, I hasten to add, two days away from poncey gowns and mortarboards, I still have a little while to mentally prepare myself for that anguish, but my final deadline of the degree (CVs, portfolios and a lovely long evaluation about how wonderful the course is) is on Thursday. I had my big scary finished garments hand in 2 weeks ago, so this one isn't worrying me

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I thought I had better write a quick post before it gets to another 2 months with no word. 1930s suit finished and apparently performed in, but they didn't start the dress rehearsals til I was already gone, so I didn't get to see it. Shame. Currently my life is being consumed by this:Anyone who has done dressmaking might know what a pain in the arse normal jetted pockets are, but curved ones?

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There has been a shortage of pie and handkerchiefs in the world of late. I feel this needs to be remedied. Everyone needs pie and handkerchiefs. Handkerchiefs are useful, and pies are......well pies are pies. They need to exist just to make the world a better place. Plus my mother keeps complaining that she doesn't know what I'm doing because I haven't been blogging. I apologise profusely, Mother

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How can I possibly be a third year? I'm not ready for third year! I want to do second year again!To be fair, I am vaguely excited about the things I'm doing, but I still feel things are moving way too fast. I may have stupidly bitten off more than I can chew in the current project, especially since I only have 8 weeks to do it. I couldn't decide whether I wanted to build on the tailoring skills

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I have housemates! They all moved in while I was up in Scotland, and while they're all very nice people and it's great to have someone to wander off to the student bar with, I'm still finding it highly odd to hear other people's voices in my house. They're all very impressed with my knitting too, which may have been a large factor in their earning my approval. Shelly, Emilie and Polly have all

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-87874154120465005802008-09-13T17:32:00.003+01:002009-06-15T18:45:09.156+01:00

Sir Reginald has recently arrived the home of my good friend Miss Darby, to act as chaperone on her 23rd birthday, and to ensure that her good reputation remains intact while she celebrates amongst the bounders and cads of Londontown. I personally feel she has more to fear from Reginald than the young whippersnappers of Soho.Pattern: PentapusYarn: Sirdar Snowflake and Cascade 220I love this

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I need to find someone to take photos for me. I faffed about for ages trying to get a half decent shot with the self timer, with my camera balanced on a shelf in my housemate's bedroom (the only room in the whole house with a shelf at the right height), and the best I got was the one below where I look about 15. It was either that or "look, it's my arm in a mirror again".Pattern: MiaYarn: RYC

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I don't seem to be doing very much with my free time this summer. I think it might be the lethargy of having nothing to do. Or perhaps I just need something important to push me to procrastinate. Either way, hardly any knitting, only one fat quarter sewn from the fabric stash, and I have read a grand total of one book, Of Mice and Men, which took me all of one cloakroom shift at work to read from

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I am feeling somewhat windswept today. One of my friends from Kentucky has come to England, so Jade (who I also met in Kentucky, but lives in Bournemouth, obviously) and I are using this as an excuse to do all the touristy things. Today we took an open-top bus (really rather too windy to be entirely a good idea) around Sandbanks, until recently the most expensive land per square foot IN THE WORLD

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First off, I did not wait until today to open this package. My self restraint is good,but not that good. The nocturnal sleeping patterns are getting to me though and after opening my presents and squealing excitedly I promptly went for a nap and didn't wake up til an hour before I had to go to work. Ooooops...My swap pal was Cat, from At The Pace Of A Snail, and Iam soo chuffed with the goodies.

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I posted off my package yesterday morning and I just got mine in return! Yays!My swap partner is staying anonymous and wants me to seek her out through her blog (she’s a sneaky one). I shall put my detective hat on later…I know she lives in Manchester and works as a assistant energy curator…I haven’t been paying attention to people’s jobs and hometowns, I’ve only been watching the knitting!Anyhoo

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After much consideration (er...and much laziness):What three items would you want with you on a desert island and why?I was thinking the obvious things like Ipod and knitting, but if I was forced to only bring one ball of yarn and an Ipod with a limited amount of charge I think it would annoy me more when they ran out than if I didn't have them in the first place. So:1. A Book. I know, as above

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I have been furiously knitting hexagons since I last posted. My fingers hurt.This bucket'o'yarn represents...probably about 60 hours of TVlinks, Videostic and Lovefilm. I have never been more grateful for my internet connection.The beast is now stretched out in one of the spare bedrooms (God knows where I'm going to block when the rest of my housemates actually move in) and it is mercifully flat.

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I nearly didn't bother with question 6. It was ages ago, I don't have decent answers to half the questions and, as I've said previously, I really don't like The Music Question. But hey, question 7 came out, and I'm a completist. Swap partner, apologies for the delay,hope you weren't going crazy wondering what my music tastes were.Question 6Of all the bands/artists in your cd/record collection,

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5. Buy Playstation/DVD player. CompleteYarp. I now own a nice, shiny, entirely non-new Playstation 2, so even though the TV in the new house doesn't pick up, y'know, actual TV, I can watch DVDs. And play Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. Hurrah!38. Make a dress to wear to Nancy and Olly’s wedding.Nooooo. Due to the malicious sentience that my sewing machine seems to have whenever I have a deadline coming

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I was knitting on the bus yesterday and an old lady started a conversation with me about how unusual it is to see people knitting these days. I told her it gave me something to do on the achingly long journeys. She said she used to knit a lot and I asked why she didn't anymore, expecting her to blame arthritis or something similar. Nope."I don't really have the patience anymore. I tend to go out

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I'm a little late on this. The entire world has now forgotten about Woolfest, but I've only just unpacked my yarn from my many many moving boxes so I shall inflict it on you all now anyway (oh, I'm sure you are backing away from the screen in horror).I took a grand total of...no photos in Cockermouth, big surprise, so we just have pictures of piles of yarn on my dining table instead. Hurrah!

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Yep, I'm behind. My advice to you all, never make the mistake of moving house on your own, while still looking for a job, 2 days before going on holiday. Not that I had a whole lot of choice, but still, spectacularly stupid.Quick fire questions this week, based on a game I've played with friends whilst on (very long) car journeys!Choose one - don't think just choose...1. Stop or go? Stop2. Going

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What is your favourite thing that you have knit? (It might not be your favourite thing to wear but it was the most enjoyable to knit). I really liked doing the travelling stitches on the Sunflower Tam, and also my Anthropologie Capelet, as my first top-down knit, was eye-opening.What is the worst thing you've ever knit?Hmm. The first scarf I ever made ended up too wide and too short. Not

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Ok, few days late with this, but if I don’t post now it won’t get done till the middle of the month because I’m Going On Holiday! Did I mention that? Apparently ripping wax off my legs and stinking of fake tan is enough to make me excited about something I was previously a little wary of. Well, provided my friends don’t persuade me to hit the town in hen party-esque costumes I should be fine.

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I'm back from Woolfest! It was fabby, but you will have to wait til next week for photos of stash enhancement, for it all went straight into boxes when I got home - only 2 days left in this house, I am now sleeping in a sleeping bag on my bare mattress.Is there a TV programme you watch religiously?Well, for the past 3 weeks I've had no TV, but I've been watching Doctor Who and Heroes religiously

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Nyeh. Ok, so the red jumper will not be finished for Woolfest (day and a half to go! EEE!). Possibly by the end of the month, but not for Woolfest. My stupid titchy swatches are haunting me with their inaccuracy. Eh. I didn't have any smaller needles and I decided it would be quicker and easier to work out how to knit it to a different gauge than to order new needles and wait for them to arrive.

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-7437944553407277972008-06-23T02:00:00.003+01:002009-06-15T12:30:32.472+01:00

02.02am. I can't sleep again. This is annoying. I have stuff to do tomorrow dammit!! I want to go to the bank and the post office. I want to go swimming. I want to cut out the pieces of my skirt and buy a zip. I want to do some more packing. I want to finally get the cuff of this jumper sorted out. I want to list some of my junk on ebay and freecycle. But I know I will do NONE of this bcause it

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-9365749403233008132008-06-17T13:00:00.010+01:002009-06-14T22:01:34.794+01:00

Pattern: Cornucopia SocksYarn: Schoeller + Stahl Fortissima Socka Cotton ColourI had a teensy bit of SSS with these socks,the first one was finished when I was in America,the second one didn't get past the ribbing for about 2 months. The wrapped short row heels are much nicer than the holey ones I used for my Mum's christmas socks (which I still don't have a photo of, hint hint Mother), but I

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-3800330151884990362008-06-16T17:56:00.003+01:002009-06-14T22:00:56.973+01:00

Saturday 14th June is (was) World Wide Knitting in Public day.What are you doing to participate in WWKIP day on Saturday? I did nothing. *sob I worked Friday and Saturday night so in between waking up late and leaving the house again at half 5 I was in my room packing boxes and throwing out junk all day. It's been a fun weekend. Oh well,maybe next year.What is the strangest place you have ever

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-52637541494465722392008-06-14T00:23:00.007+01:002009-06-14T22:00:32.156+01:00

My boss tried to get hold of me when my bus was late to work this evening and called my old phone by accident- the one I lost 3 months ago. Some guy called Steve picked up. WTF??! What the hell is some guy called Steve doing with MY PHONE! I have spent most of the night fuming at the nerve of this arsehole. For god's sake, he could have at least put a new simcard in my handset. Of course, in

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-12311824744459130192008-06-09T07:56:00.006+01:002009-06-14T21:58:39.422+01:00

Eee, it's been a bit hectic the last few weeks. Hopefully at some point in the next few days I'll get to write about Scotland, and the costume show, and the summer ball, but for now I've just realised that today is the deadline for this questionnaire, or else I get kicked off the swap. God, I am so disorganised.Part One: CraftingDo you knit, crochet, or both?I knit, I may learn to crochet at some

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-48455115832623310432008-06-01T14:00:00.004+01:002009-06-14T20:15:35.505+01:00

4. Copy all music, photos and documents from my parent’s computer. CompleteHmm. Well, nearly complete. My music is still on DVDs waiting for me to get my DVD drive fixed, but I have them with me at least.15. Sell, donate or throw out 101 items I don’t need. 15/101I've started the terrifying prospect of packing up my bedroom to move in a month. I can't believe how much stuff I have. Mildly worried

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-77988300346098190412008-05-20T07:19:00.003+01:002009-06-14T18:48:57.293+01:00

I like pimping, I get to wear the nattiest outfits. I think I look good in floor length purple coats and dalmation print hats. Oh, and a silver topped pimp cane, naturally.Today, my trusty ho's (hos? hoes? how the hell do you spell that?) and I are promoting the UK Swap - Ravelry link here, normal blog link here. It's a swap (duh) for people in the UK (duh) for the sole purpose of swapping pretty

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-10989504191272277332008-05-16T13:12:00.005+01:002009-06-14T18:48:29.510+01:00

I handed in my last project of second year this morning. Oh Thank God. It's about time, I think I was ever so slightly losing my mind by the end of it.I suddenly ran out of ink at half past 6 last night, halfway through printing my workbook. There followed much high pitched swearing as I searched every inch of my room for the spare black cartridge I just knew I had, more high pitched swearing

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-71966157679495061442008-05-05T23:35:00.003+01:002009-06-14T18:47:09.330+01:00

I think my list making has reached obsession.Jumping on the latest of many bandwagons, 101 in 1001 is from Day Zero and gives me longer than a year to complete all those super important new years resolutions that never get done in time, plus a bunch of random bollocks just for the sake of it. Feel free to take bets on how long it takes me to give up/forget about it.The Mission:Complete 101 preset

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-18555344039457360042008-04-26T16:12:00.007+01:002009-06-11T19:03:12.879+01:00

Only 4 days later, not half bad.I have finished that sodding project report, I'm now procrastinating when I should be writing my essay. Plus, its a bright sunshiney day, so obviously the perfect time for me to take photos of myself in knitwear. Hmm.I finished off my chocolate chip mittens. Actually I finished these in Kentucky, and they have been getting much wear, but I only sewed the buttons on

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-70765584110663620302008-04-22T08:34:00.010+01:002009-06-11T19:02:12.387+01:00

Apologies for the entire lack of Kentucky update, I have been mildly frantic for the past fortnight getting ready for this fitting.Yes, all the boys in the Arts Institute are this skinny. Have to say, I love Victorian trousers. You can't see beneath the waistcoat, but they practically come up to his nipples. It's so funny to see guys who are used to baggy hipsters coming out of the fitting room

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-79018004253125249572008-04-09T15:23:00.006+01:002009-06-11T18:39:55.685+01:00

I've been back 3 days now, and I have only just finished unpacking. My bedroom is a mess and my yarn box is now beyond overflowing, to the point where I have to give up trying to stuff things in and just resign myself to storing it in plastic bags on the floor. And in three months time I will be moving to a house with a smaller bedroom. Hmm. I get my own ensuite though, so maybe I should just

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-2367600281423159692008-04-07T22:31:00.011+01:002009-06-14T18:46:22.491+01:00

So, I've finally returned from Kentucky, land of yummy yarn shops and crappy internet connection, and yes, I had an amazing time, and no, I did not meet Colonel Sanders. (He's dead. Go figure.) I took off from Cincinnati airport in brilliant sunshine and landed at Heathrow in snow. Ah, welcome back to England, where Spring has a different meaning from the rest of the world. Mind you, it wasn't

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-14345637281630714472008-03-02T19:54:00.011Z2009-06-11T18:32:07.378+01:00

Eee, lots of presents for meeee this weekend. First off, from Knittensilly (Ravelry link):This is from the Monthly Adventures February swap, the point of which was to knit a red, pink or white (Valentine's theme, natch) hat for your partner. I have issues with the self timer button on my camera. It takes too long and I really can't hold natural smiles for that long. Trust me, there are other

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-43763765773594187702008-02-28T19:21:00.001Z2009-06-11T18:04:16.929+01:00

GACK.

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My God, I will not miss this costume.This is not a good photo. Francis is in a piss with me because I was in a rush and wouldn't let him sort out his hat hair. Hahaha. Why yes, I am mildly evil and taking out my stress on poor defenceless models, thankyou for asking. As you can see, the costume is perfectly magnificent in every way and this is why I have spent the last fortnight eating frozen

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-84724392144378189302008-01-25T23:13:00.001Z2009-06-11T17:44:52.532+01:00

Well I have a mouth full of the buggers. Seriously, I can't move my tongue without finding a new one. It ain't pretty. I spent most of the week wanting to batter my head against a wall until either my head or the wall broke, and I didn't much care which.Anyhoo, these photos are from the toile fitting, over a week ago, before the nightmare started. At this point things were going well. Give it a

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-74125967220490505342008-01-12T00:34:00.001Z2009-06-11T17:27:10.713+01:00

Three fabulous things about this week:1. All my bits work properly againBlood test results No. 3 came back on Wednesday and I have a healthy, happy liver again, ready for me to re-poison it for my birthday.2. I am off to the Land of Fried ChickenI'm back at university now and I've got a 3 week extension on the deadline. It will overlap with the next project so I'm not sure how that's going to pan

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-16385658077842995002008-01-08T08:56:00.000Z2008-01-08T09:04:18.357Z

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?Worked in a bar, span fire poi, hosted an Ann Summers party (so much fun), threw up due to excess of alcohol (damned dodgy liver), went to a funeral.2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?No, the few times I remembered I wanted to give blood I wasn’t allowed to because my blood was sullied, and I

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-5914644511003979192008-01-04T20:02:00.001Z2009-06-11T17:24:12.253+01:00

I'm not entirely sure why I've disappeared for a month. Again. Well, to be fair I initially vanished because I was only doing secret Christmas knitting, and then we went up to Scotland for Christmas, where we have no internet connection. But then I ran out of excuses. Oh well.Christmas in Scotland was lovely, despite the lack of internet and mobile phone (itching for gossip a little by the end of

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-56881075624133793752007-12-07T20:39:00.001Z2009-06-11T17:00:23.118+01:00

My glandular fever (aka sore throat) lasted a grand total of seven days. I obviously have a hardcore immune system. Oh yeah, these white blood cells are trained like Spartans. With any luck I'll be back in uni in January and still able to go to America.Our Christmas tree is up, take a look.Doesn't it look...well, amateur. But in a festive and enthusiastic kind of a way. Planning to have a fake

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-24397265510771159682007-11-30T12:17:00.001Z2009-06-11T16:59:49.391+01:00

So apparently its more a case of I have glandular fever. As in, right now. As in, ill, infectious and not allowed to interact with other human beings. Well, bugger.Ysterday I got a letter from the doctor (yet another different one, I'm collecting the whole set) stating that for the next three weeks I can't go to university, I can't go to work and I can't have any form of social life. So glad I

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-63987105876076946372007-11-28T19:23:00.001Z2009-06-11T16:59:16.506+01:00

I have been in and out of various GP's surgeries and hospital waiting rooms this week since finally getting round to telling my doctor (well, a doctor, my doctor has been off so I've seen 3 different people this week) that I've been feeling tired for the last 3 months. I'm not the kind of person who generally goes to the doctor and I can't remember that last time I took a day off sick, so I've

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-31303831896330020132007-11-18T14:14:00.002Z2009-06-11T16:58:17.184+01:00

Christmas knitting is well on its way (hurrah), this is sock 1 from Yarn Harlot's Earl Grey socks for my Dad. It looks huge, probably because it's largely stocking stitch and the last socks I made were ribbed, but I think it should fit. This only took me a week, very pleased with that, since I remember my ribbed socks taking fricking ages. Sock 2 will take longer (though I HAVE started it) now

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-59981867040717373832007-11-08T19:45:00.001Z2009-06-11T16:11:26.906+01:00

Ok, I have to admit to something embarrassing. A couple of weeks ago I realised why Rapunzel doesn't fit. If any of you have read the pattern, you will now that the moss stitch section is actually fair isle moss stitch. It's not in a pattern of any kind, just every other stitch, in the same colour yarn so I decided it was kind of pointless to go through the fiddly process of learning fair isle

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-21011990158773138242007-11-01T23:10:00.001Z2009-06-11T16:10:42.665+01:00

Ok, a bit late I know, but I was at work last night and I have been studiously designing all day. We had a Hallowe'en theme night last night and I was the only barmaid who bothered to get dressed up (well, made-up). Most disappointing. Took me about an hour to do this, and about the same again to take it all off again at the end of the night, and I am TX from Terminator 3, NOT Seven of Nine -

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-37039676122169495052007-10-26T15:03:00.001+01:002009-06-11T16:09:37.383+01:00

Oh God, I got my Ravelry invite last night. This was badly timed. How on Earth am I gonna meet my coursework deadline now? Meep.

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Alison at Mother of all Needles tagged me for the 8 random things meme last week, so here you go, a bunch of random stuff you never needed to know about me:1. I'm far more into film than music. This makes it quite awkward to be a student, as the inevitable question everyone asks when getting to know each other is 'What kind of music are you into?' I hate that question.2. I feel more at home

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-88675941660177006922007-10-22T15:22:00.001+01:002009-06-11T16:08:41.749+01:00

Last Wednesday (hmm, that was a while ago, not had a chance to blog in far too long) the uni took us on a fabric shopping trip to London to get samples for our design project. Since I plan to make all my costumes from cheapo fabrics bought from the uni and manipulated in the craft room rather than buying fancy expensive Soho stuff, and since the trip wasn't optional, I moaned most of the way

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-83771266679484403802007-10-16T22:57:00.001+01:002009-06-11T16:07:23.048+01:00

I wasn't planning on updating my blog again (just setting myself up for more disappointment when I inevitably let it slide again), but I've just come back from seeing the CanDo Company at the Poole Lighthouse theatre and feel I should make a note of my thoughts.This is definitely not the kind of thing I would go to see if my course leaders hadn't decided it was compulsory. CanDo is, according to

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-47743232821167601132007-10-14T23:51:00.002+01:002009-06-11T15:47:15.534+01:00

So I pretty much spent the last few days in bed with a cold. Fantastic. The only person I know who had a cold recently was my old housemate Martin who I met on Thursday night and gave one brief hug to. Bah, stupid physical contact. Of course getting home from work at half 3 in the morning does not help matters much either. Mind you, it was glowstick night yesterday which made it all worthwhile (

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-37079348927640340552007-10-11T14:01:00.001+01:002009-06-11T15:46:28.686+01:00

I am finally back online in Bournemouth after being pissed about by Virgin Media for about 2 weeks and my God I have missed it so much. I have access to the internet at uni, but the library is always so busy that I just about have time to check my email before I have to relinquish the computer to someone who's actually trying to do work (pah, who are they trying to kid?) I am gonna attempt to

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-67448178143216775412007-09-21T16:47:00.001+01:002009-06-11T15:21:48.443+01:00

So, first year at uni is long gone and only a week left till year two starts since the summer holidays flew past in a haze of nothingness. Initially I made up my mind that I was going to stay in Bournemouth, get a job and revel in my independence. Then I realised that I was barely earning enough to pay rent, all my friends were at home and Bournemouth is full of foreigners in the summer. Ok, the

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-53474809250741021412007-03-03T13:07:00.001Z2009-06-11T15:20:11.921+01:00

Toile almost finished (well, getting there), I'm getting very bored of calico, can't wait to start making it in a proper fabric. The bodice is practically done, complete with hanging sleeves, though I need to redo the shoulder rolls, which aren't big enough hereEyelets for lacing up the backHalf finished partlet to fill in the necklineBumroll! I don't know why this gets me so excited.Hayley

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-58848399883929338682007-02-22T11:33:00.002Z2009-06-11T15:19:40.014+01:00

Hmm, so I abandoned the blog for another year. Oops. Well, trust me, you havn't missed much - I managed a grand total of 2 FOs in 2006 and I really cannot remember that last time I had a free moment to sit down and knit. *sigh*Anyhoo, the gloves finally got started in June (I got some very odd looks for knitting gloves in 45C heat)Ah, the everpresent mirror shotThese are knitted sans pattern (oh

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1137792683843565072006-01-20T20:28:00.001Z2009-06-11T13:31:35.009+01:00

Hmm. My New year's resolution to update blogs more often hasn't gone that well so far. Oops.Just finished my Christmas presents in time (had to get up at 730 to bind off my boyfriend's before he woke up!) I have photos of them in use somewhere, but I think I'll have to go on a hunt for them.Moss stitch scarf for me brother, which I've been told was mistaken for a Ted Baker (ooh, swanky)Tychus for

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1133819156924979502005-12-05T20:56:00.002Z2009-06-11T13:31:52.970+01:00

My mum picked me up a present in an antique fair last week. Isn't it sweet? Heh.Christmas presents are going very slowly at the moment, I havn't had much time to knit. I've started knitting Tychus for my dad but I'm gonna have to start again. For some reason, my gauge for yarn A was right, my gauge for yarn B was right, but when I put them together in stripes it all went tits up and if I carry on

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1132440018439265772005-11-19T22:40:00.001Z2009-06-11T13:29:38.130+01:00

Oh God I've been a bad blogger. Well I didn't have the time to get on the internet, and then my Dad borrowed my digital camera and then I...ran out of excuses. Bad Hannah *slaps*Well, last week (adding to my guilt at not displaying my loot to the world), I got another package from my Secret Pal:I got:A couple of cinnamon scented candles, being saved for when we put the Christmas decs up,A pile of

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1129659937901849512005-10-18T19:25:00.001+01:002009-06-11T13:16:50.437+01:00

So, now that I can actually get some photos online, here is the finished Tempting (hoorah!)I can't believe how big the pattern is, I did a size smaller than I usually wear and went down several needle sizes for the top and it still slips about like crazy. It looks navy but it's really a teal blue.And then this is all my lovely yarn from the knitting and stitching show :D Very sorry if you don't

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1129319044068244892005-10-14T20:43:00.001+01:002009-06-11T13:15:02.620+01:00

Yesterday was a gooood day. Firstly I went to the Knitting and Stitching show at Alexandra Palace and spent, um, £82 on yarn. Oops. Budget out the window a bit. Secondly Tempting got her first outing and received many a compliment from total strangers, and thirdly, I got back home at 7 laden with bags, to find a second package from my secret pal! This lot should keep me going for at least 6

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1128679141527320642005-10-07T10:48:00.003+01:002009-06-11T13:15:18.916+01:00

Hmm, I should really be less lazy about updating this blog, particularly when SP6 is going on.Tempting is finally finished (Yay!) and it actually fits this time (Yay!), but I can't find my camera, so no pictures yet (Not so yay!). I've also made a start on sock number 2, mainly so I can get another project over with before I go to the Knitting and Stitching show. Less than a week! Eeee!My

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1127856249598461062005-09-27T22:22:00.001+01:002009-06-11T13:12:49.066+01:00

The hideous fashionable and funky Sirdar Frenzy bag I made? It sold after being on display for a mere day and a half. Go me. I'm kinda upset I didn't take a photo of it now.

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1126989923031593822005-09-17T21:45:00.002+01:002009-06-11T13:15:36.332+01:00

Tempting is finished! Well, ish. It's so lovely and soft and I want to take it to bed with me and other things I should be locked up for, but it's a little loose so I'm going to attempt to work backwards on the last 5 rows and re-do them with smaller needles. That should be fun. Photos when I can actually wear it without fear of it falling down and showing my bra.I finished the knitting part of

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1126473437654170472005-09-11T22:17:00.001+01:002009-06-11T00:37:44.401+01:00

New boss has changed her mind and now says I can't knit at work unless it's for display pieces (fair enough really, since I was effectively advertising yarn they don't sell), so my lovely yummy debbie bliss knitting has been replaced by horrific Sirdar Frenzy. Ok, horrific is a bit much, I can't look down on anyone for liking it, but it's really not my taste. And it's so bloody annoying going

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1125935759962634962005-09-05T16:56:00.002+01:002009-06-11T00:28:08.566+01:00

My mother has come back from holiday bearing gifts! Oh yes, life is good :DSame yarn as for Broadstreet Mittens (put on hold till I get some practice), so I already had the right needles to go with it. How convenient...Since taking the photo I'm about halfway through the heel band about to start the complicated bit. Eep. Also, is it normal to knit inside out in circles? I've only ever done

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1125505289548106422005-08-31T17:21:00.001+01:002009-06-11T00:26:08.591+01:00

My second book came in the post :DTo be honest I hadn't expected it to be quite so...uh...seventies, some of the garments are really laughable, but it's the charts I'm after and there's loads of them. I just have to promise not to make the boyfriend one of these.And for those of you having trouble with people not fully appreciating gifts:Now the ungrateful brats know just how much went into this.

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1125096235387482072005-08-26T23:43:00.000+01:002005-08-26T23:43:55.406+01:00

I met one of the elusive fellow-knitters in High Wycombe today (well sort of, she was looking for a book on learning to knit, so possibly more of a fellow-knitter-to-be), and I'm aching to join a club now. Miraculously almost as soon as I started searching I found another person on a forum wanting to start a club in the High Wycombe area, so I'll cross my fingers and hope she comes back to

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1124877566330956182005-08-24T10:59:00.001+01:002009-06-11T00:17:30.822+01:00

Finished one of the sleeves for my huge jumper, I think my guage (or possibly the instructions, as I did actually check this time) is off since I magically reached the required length without doing the block of work even I was supposed to do. Oh well, at least it wasn't something important I missed out.Also been having great fun stabbing myself with DPNs for the first Tempting sleeve. Gah! Why

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1123847223422509942005-08-12T12:45:00.001+01:002009-06-11T00:14:49.768+01:00

This now the third time I've attempted to update this blog. I'm gonna go and cry if it crashes again. On a lighter note, I found my camera, so I can upload my multiple WIPsLace shawl based on Leaves &Waves, but without the strange block of stocking stitch. Made from a recycled charity shop jumper, which was great fun, especially with my new wool winder, despite the fact that it left mohair

twigletqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772319573372615124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14752856.post-1123599692436584982005-08-09T16:01:00.000+01:002005-08-09T16:01:32.450+01:00

Um...how do you actually start a knitting blog?Hi. *waves to all the countless millions of people who don't yet know this blog exists*I'm Hannah, it says more about me up in that there corner, or at least it will when I can be bothered to fill it in properly. I've been knitting since last Christmas, learning the basics from my mum (who is fantastic and has agreed to take me to the Knitting and

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