Gigi is done, and is currently blocking!! Yay!!
Here she is, immediately after I cast off last night.

And here she is, being modelled in a bad mirror photo!

I decided that I had better take a photo before I blocked her, in case she stretched out of all proportion and became unwearable, like poor Jill’s tank.
So I gave her a bath in woolwash, and laid her out, and yes, she has stretched. I patted her back into shape widthwise, but she has grown 2 inches in the length. I am a little worried about the sleeves, as they were a little on the long side to begin with.
However, I must admit, that it is the first sweater that I have ever successfully knit for myself, Yay!!!!!
As long as she blocks out okay, anyway.
I started Em’s fluffy bag and got a few rounds done on that too, while I decide how to amuse myself next.

Four rows to go on Gigi!!!
One more decrease row in the ribbing, 2 contrast colour rows and cast off. Well, then blocking, and a “ribbon” for the front.
Why did I not get it finished? Well, I finished a hat. But it’s not knitted. Sewing on all those sequins took longer than knitting it would have!

Now I just have to sew the costume to go with it.
But first, I’m going to finish Gigi. But then what? I’ve got 12 days until I get my Peace Fleece. If it arrives in time!
Bonne Marie’s new poncho looks good 😉
I bought Vogue Teen Knits off eBay, and am looking forward to getting my hands on that.
Hmmm…. I’m getting itchy fingers 🙂

The more that I get done on Gigi, the more I want to do, and the less time I spend on housework and other so-called necessities 😉
I’m so close to getting her done. I decided to try her on today, while she was still on the needle, and I got laughed at by my DH, who happens to be taking a holiday from work this week. Admittedly, I got stuck and he needed to rescue me. Lucky he was home, I guess 🙂 By the way, he parses DH as d***head.
Anyway, I have 9 more rounds before I start the ribbing and finish her off! I may even be wearing her by the weekend.
Lets just hope now that she fits.
I went over to Threadbear to peek at the Charlotte colourways. I luurrrrvve “Sky Blue Pink” and “Crown Jewels”. They’re wearing me down!! must resist. m-u-s-t.
A mailing list that I read has been having a discussion about children doing their own homework. I feel pretty strongly about this – it’s her homework, she has to learn this stuff. I don’t mind helping if she has a question or doesn’t understand something, but I won’t do her homework for her.
Em’s teacher this year has decided that to boost all of the children’s self esteem, in addition to regular homework they will also give a speech each week. These speeches will land our family in counselling.
Tonight we had to listen to the hormonally challenged Emily cry for half an hour because she wanted to go on the internet instead of writing this stupid speech. Now, I’m sure that my child is not the only one who detests this assignment – I know that I hated speeches when I was in school, which is the only thing that held me back from applying for the Australian Prime Ministership. 😉
I can see how this is building the self esteem of these sixth graders.
Maybe it’s really a task to build the patience of their parents. 😉

Colour me excited!!!!
I have only two body rounds left, then I can join up the sleeves and body for Gigi!
I shan’t take a picture tonight, I’ll get one tomorrow when I have the bits together, and some decent light to take a picture by.
I took David’s sock to knit at Emily’s dancing lesson last Thursday. On Thursday, it’s a 40 minute lesson, not enough time for something huge.
Hand knitted socks aren’t big yet here in Australia – we’re hard pressed to find sock yarns and needles. In fact, I think I have bought 2 balls of sock yarn in Australia, and one set of DPNS – thank heaven for the internet!
Anyway, I whip out my sock knitting and the questions immediately started. I swear, I was about to stick a post-it note on my forehead saying “It’s a SOCK!”
Makes me not want to take it out again. But no doubt, I will. 🙂

Why is it that I have only two untidy parts to my home – my desk and my sewing area, and that seems to be where I take an awful lot of photos!
Gigi update picture!

I’m around halfway up the body now. I got an email from Bonne Marie with some updated figures on the body length calculation. Thankyou, Bonne Marie! My mathematics is not off, surprisingly! However, my row gauge is off, so my measurements will be anyway, LOL! I figure that I don’t have a normal shaped body, so a normal shaped sweater probably wouldn’t fit 😉
In other news from Casa Del Random, we’ve prebooked our tickets for the new Harry Potter movie for June 11, 9.20pm. It opens here in Australia on June 10, which is a Thursday, so we’re going on Friday night after Em’s dance classes. Em is somewhat of a Harry Potter fan. (understatement warning!)
Charlottes Web is ensnaring me. I want it. Why is it that I am never happy with my knitting? I wanted Rogue, I bought the yarn, I haven’t touched it yet. I wanted the Everyday Cardigan kit. Now that I know it is coming, I want Charlotte. Maybe I can figure out a way to buy it for myself for my birthday. Unfortunately I have a Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget.
I’ll never knit through my stash, I should be grateful for what I do have!
And I am, really!