Mmmm… Elann fibre-y goodies!

Katia Denim in Pastel Dream

Which was purchased for this for Em, from Katia Kids 25.

and Sock It To Me Collection Esprit Print in Oceania, to make Rob’s Broadripple socks for me. Eventually. 😉
And it’s a celebration day today 🙂 My DH was diagnosed with Stage 4B Hodgkins Disease in January of last year. One year ago today he had his final Chemotherapy treatment. (He is now in remission) YAY! A whole year has passed 🙂 O happy days!
Twinky says we need a holiday

Em had a dance competition today – we left the house at 7.45am this morning, and just got home at 10pm. Here is her haul for today.

She did extremely well 🙂 Not a single stitch was knit or sewn all day.
And we finally got DSL – hip hip hooray!!

And yet another FO!

Excuse the pictures – the photographer needs a little more practice yet 😉
No head, I’m having a bad head day again! I kept saying “Hurry up, Em!”, and without fail, eerytime I talked she took the picture, so I ended up looking pretty silly!!
I stayed up quite late last night to finish it. I am pretty happy with it, just a few things. I wish I’d made it bigger. I tend to wear cardigans and jackets quite big, and this isn’t as big as I’d like. DH assures me it looks fine, but to me I looked a bit stumpy. Ah, body image 😉
I made the Large, and got the kit from Peace Fleece, the colour is Blueberry Borscht. The kit comes with enough yarn to make the biggest size, although I think their yardages are off. The pattern said 5 1/4 skeins, Renada was spot on when she left a comment saying pretty much exactly 6 skeins. I was left with around 15 yards from the sixth skein.
The cardi itself is lovely, a little itchy for directly against the skin, but I think it’s too bulky to wear much under it. Personal preference, I guess.
Overall, I enjoyed the knit, love the yarn, love the colour, and will no doubt wear it to death!! 🙂

Em and I were out and about today, enjoying the school holidays. We went to the local craft store, and look what I found!

Flannelette fabric with sheep knitting!! I’m gonna make me some new pyjamas!! 🙂
I thought it was so cute, I had to have it. Despite the fact that I still have 58 dance costumes to sew. And it was only $2.55 a metre!! How could I turn it down?

Today I knit. 🙂
It was the first day of the school holidays, so we had a bit of a sleep in and more or less relaxed the rest of the day. Funny how little things like not going to school or dance lessons give you extra hours in the day!
And what did I knit? A Jo Sharp mohair hat, of course 🙂

Nice and warm and soft and quick! Just the kind of quick fix I need every now and then.
DH went into work this morning and told a workmate that he had popped into the office yesterday. His mate said “Yeah I know, and you had lunch at Bondi”. DH thought there must’ve been a spycam hidden around somewhere, but then his mate told him how he found out.
He read my blog. ROTFL!!!!!!!!!