Full Definition of FASHIONISTA
: a designer, promoter, or follower of the latest fashions
That's me!
Here I am today...
...two jumpers, skinny jeans, black socks (but cashmere!) and M&S slippers!
High fashion in the Limousin!
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
WOWW
So - this isn't exactly ON my worktable - I've actually just finished it - but it IS my latest finished item.
It's a zigzag blanket, following Lucy's pattern on Attic24.
I used oddments from a previous striped blanket I'd made, plus a few new balls.
I love this ripple pattern and it's so easy to do.
I showed it to some friends yesterday, and they all wanted one! I don't have enough time or yarn ( I know - unbelievable) but I did offer to teach a workshop on crochet and THE BLANKET!
I do have a project on my needles (yes, knitting this time) which is a new pair of socks. I recently made three pairs of socks using this yarn - Regia Design Line Hand-Dye Effect by Kaffe Fassett. I made a turquoise pair of Owlie socks...
...which my DIL now has; a pink pair in just a simple rib...
... and a dark blue pair from this pattern, called Penelope, which does not seem to be available any more...
I must admit, it was a very difficult pattern to follow - at least, I found it was. I made LOADS of mistakes, but persevered until I had finished the first sock.
I started the second one, but bottled out and pulled it and the first sock back.
Even without the complicated pattern, the yarn was hard to work with. It seemed finer than the pink and the turquoise and the dark colour made it hard to see in any but the brightest light. Also (and this goes for all three colours) this yarn is quite fluffy and loosely spun and I kept splitting it with the sharp-pointed KnitPro needles that I was using. Put the problems of the yarn AND the complexity of the pattern together and this was a pattern too far for me!
So now I am knitting just a plain pair of socks using the dark blue as the main colour and what is left of the pink and the turquoise as stripes. I am nearly down to the heel, and that and the rest of the sock will be using just the main colour...
So far, so good, though I still keep spiltting the yarn and carrying two yarns up the stripes is a bit of a pain! Still - the yarn was not cheap, and the pink socks ARE lovely and warm to wear, which is encouraging.
What the finished pair will look like with just stripey tops I don't know, but at least they will be warm and I can always just wear them in my wellies!
It's a zigzag blanket, following Lucy's pattern on Attic24.
I used oddments from a previous striped blanket I'd made, plus a few new balls.
I love this ripple pattern and it's so easy to do.
I showed it to some friends yesterday, and they all wanted one! I don't have enough time or yarn ( I know - unbelievable) but I did offer to teach a workshop on crochet and THE BLANKET!
I do have a project on my needles (yes, knitting this time) which is a new pair of socks. I recently made three pairs of socks using this yarn - Regia Design Line Hand-Dye Effect by Kaffe Fassett. I made a turquoise pair of Owlie socks...
...which my DIL now has; a pink pair in just a simple rib...
... and a dark blue pair from this pattern, called Penelope, which does not seem to be available any more...
I must admit, it was a very difficult pattern to follow - at least, I found it was. I made LOADS of mistakes, but persevered until I had finished the first sock.
I started the second one, but bottled out and pulled it and the first sock back.
Even without the complicated pattern, the yarn was hard to work with. It seemed finer than the pink and the turquoise and the dark colour made it hard to see in any but the brightest light. Also (and this goes for all three colours) this yarn is quite fluffy and loosely spun and I kept splitting it with the sharp-pointed KnitPro needles that I was using. Put the problems of the yarn AND the complexity of the pattern together and this was a pattern too far for me!
So now I am knitting just a plain pair of socks using the dark blue as the main colour and what is left of the pink and the turquoise as stripes. I am nearly down to the heel, and that and the rest of the sock will be using just the main colour...
So far, so good, though I still keep spiltting the yarn and carrying two yarns up the stripes is a bit of a pain! Still - the yarn was not cheap, and the pink socks ARE lovely and warm to wear, which is encouraging.
What the finished pair will look like with just stripey tops I don't know, but at least they will be warm and I can always just wear them in my wellies!
Saturday, 18 October 2014
Getting the House Ready
Today has been brilliant weather - blue skies and hot sunshine - a great opportunity to do that painting I talked about here.
I spent about 4 hours there and I was exhausted by the end of it, though I don't seem to have got much done!
I started with lunch and a coffee on the patio...
...no, not wasting time - a necessary break to give me some energy. It was so lovely I was tempted to stay out there longer...
That's not my car, by the way - mine is garaged in the barn, out of the heat.
But on with the painting!
First I painted the skirtings in the front room...
...though I took these pictures before I started!
Then I did a sample paint area in the bathroom. I was going to paint it yellow but, having found some turquoise accessories in a charity shop in England, I decided to have a go with some paint I already had - in Verdigris Green...
Not a success, as it was far TOO green. Back to the yellow, I think! If you click on this picture you should be able to see the turquoise items on the windowsill.
I think the yellow will be OK though.
While I was away, the new stairs were installed...
...exciting, isn't it?
Now I can go up and look at what will eventually be the bedroom (or two bedrooms)...
Lots more to do - I'll keep you updated!
I spent about 4 hours there and I was exhausted by the end of it, though I don't seem to have got much done!
I started with lunch and a coffee on the patio...
...no, not wasting time - a necessary break to give me some energy. It was so lovely I was tempted to stay out there longer...
That's not my car, by the way - mine is garaged in the barn, out of the heat.
But on with the painting!
First I painted the skirtings in the front room...
...though I took these pictures before I started!
Then I did a sample paint area in the bathroom. I was going to paint it yellow but, having found some turquoise accessories in a charity shop in England, I decided to have a go with some paint I already had - in Verdigris Green...
Not a success, as it was far TOO green. Back to the yellow, I think! If you click on this picture you should be able to see the turquoise items on the windowsill.
I think the yellow will be OK though.
While I was away, the new stairs were installed...
...exciting, isn't it?
Now I can go up and look at what will eventually be the bedroom (or two bedrooms)...
Lots more to do - I'll keep you updated!
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
A Visit to England
Hello!
Once again - a couple of weeks between posts - but this time I've been on a little holiday.
I took the train through the Eurotunnel from France to England. It's a long drive up to Calais, but I don't mind the driving and the 35 minute crossing is great. Coming out near Folkestone is good for visiting my son in London, but not so good for visiting my daughter near Southampton. Still, there's no waiting around in miserable airport buildings and, with the car, I can take and bring back lots of goodies! Also, during the crossing you can do your knitting...
I put the latitude and longitude co-ordinates into my GPS to get to the French end and it was easy-peasy. Coming back was not so easy as the GPS co-ordinates took me to an area of sand dunes in Hythe! I should have ignored the Tom Tom and stayed on the motorway, as I was only minutes from the Eurotunnel terminal, it turned out.
A lesson to learn there for Eurotunnel! Edited to add that I see that the co-ordinates on the Eurotunnel website are different from those I used (which were on my ticket) and I wonder if they have recently changed them...
The machines as you enter the terminal recognise your booking and issue a ticket automatically, which you hang on your mirror...
If you haven't tried the tunnel - do. It's simple and quick - but watch those GPS co-ordinates!
I stayed a week with my son and a week with my daughter. In London we went to the Red House - one of the homes that William Morris lived in...
...a pretty National Trust house but virtually empty of the furniture that once filled it. Apparently most of this is at the non-National Trust house Kelmscott, much to the chagrin of the Trust (as expressed by the room stewards we spoke to)!
Down South I had a lovely time too, with visits to Winchester (always on the itinerary) and Lee on Solent...
...a pretty sea view, but not much else! Although I did get some great stuff in the charity shops!
So - back down to earth now - one of the things I got in England was some good paint and now I have to paint the house at La Tache, while the weather is still warm enough to have the windows open!
Once again - a couple of weeks between posts - but this time I've been on a little holiday.
I took the train through the Eurotunnel from France to England. It's a long drive up to Calais, but I don't mind the driving and the 35 minute crossing is great. Coming out near Folkestone is good for visiting my son in London, but not so good for visiting my daughter near Southampton. Still, there's no waiting around in miserable airport buildings and, with the car, I can take and bring back lots of goodies! Also, during the crossing you can do your knitting...
I put the latitude and longitude co-ordinates into my GPS to get to the French end and it was easy-peasy. Coming back was not so easy as the GPS co-ordinates took me to an area of sand dunes in Hythe! I should have ignored the Tom Tom and stayed on the motorway, as I was only minutes from the Eurotunnel terminal, it turned out.
A lesson to learn there for Eurotunnel! Edited to add that I see that the co-ordinates on the Eurotunnel website are different from those I used (which were on my ticket) and I wonder if they have recently changed them...
The machines as you enter the terminal recognise your booking and issue a ticket automatically, which you hang on your mirror...
If you haven't tried the tunnel - do. It's simple and quick - but watch those GPS co-ordinates!
I stayed a week with my son and a week with my daughter. In London we went to the Red House - one of the homes that William Morris lived in...
...a pretty National Trust house but virtually empty of the furniture that once filled it. Apparently most of this is at the non-National Trust house Kelmscott, much to the chagrin of the Trust (as expressed by the room stewards we spoke to)!
Down South I had a lovely time too, with visits to Winchester (always on the itinerary) and Lee on Solent...
...a pretty sea view, but not much else! Although I did get some great stuff in the charity shops!
So - back down to earth now - one of the things I got in England was some good paint and now I have to paint the house at La Tache, while the weather is still warm enough to have the windows open!
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