Despite the fact that I have the beaded socks on the needles, I’ve been looking through the stash deciding on what to knit next. I’m thinking I might start the “Savannah Jumper” kit I bought from Nundle Wool Mill way back in December 2004.
Here’s a pic of the sweater.

I’ve also been thinking about buying the “Sweater Wizard” software. Has anyone used it? Opinions? It’s quite expensive, and I’d like a few opinions befor I hand over that much money. I did a google search, but I didn’t get a whole lot.
You know sometimes you just have an idea in your head of what you want to knit, and you can’t find a pattern, or your yarn is the wrong weight? I’m far too lazy to work out the math for myself! Thus, I’m considering the software.
The socks are progressing, although I’ve been sewing, and today we were out and about.
We went to the Pet Store again. It’s a rare day that we go to the shopping centre and *don’t* visit the Pet Store, but today Em made a friend.

Emily was far happier than she looked in the picture! The bird is trying to eat her earring. I thought we’d get another budgerigar, but now Em has decided she wants a cockatiel. We didn’t bring this one home, although Em wanted to. Poor Fuzzy has only been gone for 2 months.
And in other news, Cyclone Larry’s presence continues to be felt.
I love bananas, but haven’t had any in a while. While we were in the frut shop, I tried to take a surreptitious picture of the price, but it didn’t work. They were $9.95 a kilo. Ten bucks!! That’s half a ball of sock yarn 😉
And they were tiny little things.

There won’t be any bananas around here for a while!
Luckily for Twinkie, there’s still dried banana chips in her bunny mix.

The Tasmanian miners are still underground, although it’s now hoped that they’ll be out sometime tomorrow morning – tonight will be their 12th night down there.

My mojo appears to be back, and I was right. It was all the fault of this.

It’s a finished pink cardi!
Crochet and all, it’s done. I’m kind of relieved, because I’m over it now. My “shiny, shiny” syndrome has hit bigtime. When this kicks into gear anything I was holding gets dropped in favour of whatever new thing has caught my attention.
I also managed to finish the green scarf.

The colour just isn’t right. This is a gift for someone, although I must admit to a second thought or two. It’s so soft and warm. I will be strong! I’m sure it will be appreciated and loved where it is going.
I did knit up another quick item as a gift this week, but I can’t show it to you for two reasons.
First, the recipient hasn’t received it yet.
And second, I forgot to take a picture. See? Shiny, shiny.
I did start the beaded socks last night.

The yarn is Lornas Laces Shepherd sock in “River”, the pattern is HeartStrings “Beaded Faux Cable Anklets”. Here’s a close up of the bead work.

Pretty! I’m thinking that I maybe should’ve chosen beads with more contrast, but I’m liking it so far.
Anyone getting the idea that I haven’t got much housework and stuff done this week?
The miners are still underground. The rescuers are working very carefully to free them, because they don’t want to start another rockfall. It could be Saturday before they’re finally out and in the clear. Please keep them in your prayers if you’re so inclined.

Super quick post.
The two missing Tasmanian miners have been found alive. They haven’t been brought out yet, I’m hearing reports that it could take up to two days, but they are alive. I feel so sorry for the family of the miner who was killed in the accident, but I’m so happy that the others have been found.
I think the reason my mojo is missing is because the pink cardi has cursed me.
So I pulled it out on Saturday night, and started the crochet edgings.

Look! Crochet!
Okay, it’s only two rows of double crochet (single crochet to you Americans), but it’s as much crochet as I’ll ever do.
Stitch n Bitch was on Saturday, and all my mojo could cover was a scarf. I’m sure the cardi isn’t going to let me do anything else unil it is done, anyway.
So I pulled out some Noro Cash iroha from the Stash, and started a scarf, because you can’t go to Stitch n Bitch, and not stitch. Well, you need to at least look like you’re stitching.

Next I’m planning beaded socks. Stay tuned.

And one other random thought that just occured to me.
Being school holidays and all, Disney Channel has been on high rotation on the idiot box.
The first movie I ever remember seeing at the cinema was Bambi. I cried when Bambi’s mother was killed by the hunters.
It’s been on the Disney channel this month, and I came in the other day right at the scene when Bambi and his mother were being chased by the hunters.
30 years later, and I cried all over again.
Maybe there are some things you just never get over, huh? 😉

My knitting mojo is still MIA. I hope it’s somewhere nice. Hawaii or maybe Tahiti. I also have run out of reading material, so I’m in double trouble. If you’re looking for knitting, you’d probably be better off elsewhere!
So, in light of the fact that there is no knitting to blog about on this knitting blog, lets go all random, which is where my head space is right now.
Who am I kidding? That’s where my headspace always is. I have no idea how I manage to knit anything, seeing as I’m usually doing two things at once, and thinking about at least three things at a time. And talking at ridiculous speeds.
My first father-in-law used to remind me to breathe at regular intervals when I was talking. Anyway, the randomness.
Today is the last day of the school holidays. That’s good news and bad. I’m way behind on anything resembling housework, and today I am supposed to be doing that and sewing instead of wasting time on the ‘net. I have already done 4 loads of laundry. May I remind you all that there is only three of us. Well, four, but the rabbit doesn’t require much in the way of laundry. Sweeping and vacuuming, on the other hand…
Then again, I’ve never been in the running for best housewife!
Of course, back to school means getting up at ridiculous hours of the morning, and it’s getting colder now. It also means back to dancing after school, back to canteen duty, and back to homework.
The more I think about it, I think I’d rather have the holidays!
Maybe I’ll start homeschooling.
Nah!
Lots of sad news in Australia this week.
We lost our first soldier in Iraq. Not in actual fighting, but due to an accident with a gun.
Sad news. What’s worse is there has been some kind of ridiculous stuff up in transporting his body home, and the wrong body arrived yesterday.
How traumatic for his poor family. I cannot imagine the pain and devastation they must be feeling.
There’s been a mining accident in Tasmania. Three miners were trapped after a rock fall three days ago. They’ve been trying to find them, and have located and retrieved one man’s body, but still don’t know if the other two are alive or not, and now they’re saying that it could take up to three days to dig another tunnel down to where they think the miners are.
More pain and devastation. How horrible to be waiting, to not know if your loved one is alive or dead, and you can’t do anything but wait.
My prayers are with them all.
It’s been getting colder over the last week or two, but today is quite nice. Twinkie is outside enjoying the last of the warm days.
I tried to get a picture, but this is the only view she would give me.

Then I told her she had an audience, and she played pretty.

Happy weekend!
And if I owe anyone emails, I’m sorry, I’m behind on that, too!
Update:
Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t intend to be ranty today, just some random observations that have occured to me.
Okay, maybe I’m ranty about the poor miners and the family of the soldier.