I think the internet is not good for me.
I have always been involved in one form of craft or another – but knitting is the one I keep coming back to. I have cross stitched, made teddy bears (DH today asked if there was any chance that I could shred the bear fabric and use it to knit with – there are substantial amounts of bear fabric stached around the house ;), made porcelain dolls, sewn, and various other endeavours that have been taken up and cast aside.
But with the internet, I am now developing “me too” syndrome. Charlotte, for instance. Well, she is a little different – I am enjoying knitting her immensely, but after I saw everyone else’s I *had* to have one. Thanks again, Jill! 🙂
The everyday cardigan. Again, I am enjoying the knit, I love the colour, but if I wasn’t surfing blogs, I would never have known about it, and appreciated it.
Kerstin posted a pic of a cute little doll that she knitted – it really is cute, and now I want to knit it. Nevermind that the magazine is 2 years old and I may never find a copy, I want it. Nevermind that Em is 11 now, and while she still likes dolls right now, she is starting to outgrow them, I want it. Annie, Mary Beth and Margene are knitting with Kersti. It’s gorgeous. It’s by Koigu, it’s gotta be good. I want it. Now, really, I don’t need it, yes, it’s lovely, but I have enough yarn stashed to warmly clothe my family for quite some time yet.
The problem is, that these new projects are what I want to make as soon as they arrive. And the older projects get pushed further and further back. I really should knit from the stash. Or make a bear 🙂 Or sew a damn dance costume.
But right now I’m going surfing the blogs – and no doubt, whatever I see – I’ll want it 😉

Blah, blah, blah.
Didn’t pick up Charlotte again yet, am now about halfway up the front of Luanne. Doesn’t this get boring?
Anyway, in other knitting news, I finally found an Australian supplier for Addi turbo needles, so I ordered 3 of them. A 3.75mm, a 4mm and a 4.5mm, all 40″ long.
So, if you’re reading this, and you have used Addi Turbos, leave me a message, please! Do you like them? Should I go back and order one in every size? What do you like to use them on? What don’t you like to use them on? Are they good for wool? Cotton? Fun fur? Scratching your ear? Have I wasted my money? And what’s your preferred length? (Like I needed new needles anyway!!)
Any good for socks? I’ve never knit socks on circs, and I love my bamboo DPNS!
All opinions wanted 🙂

Not a great deal of knitting today – well not as much as I would’ve liked.
I may have mentioned that I am sewing some dance costumes for Em’s dance school’s end of year concert. Yeah, some. 98.
Ninety eight dance costumes by the first week of November. Well, I’ve actually done around 25, 5 more half done. This is having a serious impact on my knitting time. And my housework, cooking, errand and all other unimportant things. Gotta get those priorities right. But it does help pay for Em’s dance lessons in a huge way, which makes more money available for knitting.
Every cloud has a Koigu lining.
Emily also competes in solos, and needs a fully sequinned leotard by August. Was supposed to be mid-July, but I got her out of that one (phew!) I’ve done maybe an eighth of it.
Maybe she can wear Luanne with Charlotte instead – then I’d have a good excuse to knit instead of sew 😉

I finished Luanne’s back today, yay!!

I also got a couple of inches done on the front. I’m really enjoying knitting this top! Mind you, it is the depths of winter here, so I won’t be wearing it anytime soon, unfortunately 🙁
I also got my skein of Koigu from the wonderful lads at Threadbear today. Yippee!! Now I can finish Charlotte, who is waiting very patiently beside my chair. However, I think she will languish a little longer, as I really want to finish Luanne. I also have to decide what to do about Charlotte’s border. Decisions, decisions!
Along with the Koigu, I got Katia Kids book no. 29. This book has some nice things in it. I originally wanted Book 25, after seeing some of the cute tanks on Kerstin’s blog awhile back. However, when I rang Threadbear, they only had book 29, and it was 25% percent off (I love a bargain ;). I think I shall still endeavour to get book 25, though. Emily has already picked out a few things she wants.
Yeah, just add it to the list baby, LOL!!
Right after learning to spin, so I can make a Twinky sweater 😉

Thankyou to everyone who commented and sent messages yesterday. It is all very much appreciated!
My DH wanted to go visit his family for Christmas this year (1700km away in Queensland), this seems like a great idea to me!
Sunny Queensland here we come 😉 A big beachy touristy holiday 1700 km away from my family is exactly what we need 🙂
And a visit to the Polar Bears at Seaworld, too.
I did some more of Luanne today, I’m now shaping the armholes on the back. I did have a little mathematical hiccup, but Wendy has fixed it all up for me, so onwards I go.
We put Twinky to bed last night, and all was well with the world. Not a clue was given that anything was amiss. This morning when we got her up, this was what we found in her hutch.

Hows that for a moult? Instant gratification indeed. At least I didn’t get bunny hair all over the house. I almost died when I saw it. Spinning anyone?
However, Twinky was unperturbed by the whole business.


Happy Monday 🙂