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Blue

I should really call this the 'what's on my lap' month.

 

More crocheting.

And a curious boy who wantses the yarn.

I bought new cotton dress today. I rushed it into the washing machine and it dried outside in the ridiculous heat no time at all. The neckline is a little plungeing, but it will probably just be an about-the-house dress so doesn't matter. I love blue, but don't often wear it as it doesn't do much for me. It doesn't look bad, it just doesn't suit me as much as red does. But today, I gave into the love of blue and bought this dress. And a blue top for work. They were on sale.

Hot

This morning I sat outside during the swimming lesson again. This hot weather is killing me. It's only the second day and I'm not sure how I'll cope by the time next week's lesson rocks around. Tonight, it hasn't even cooled down sufficiently to open the windows.

So I'm sitting here under our very old, electricity-guzzling airconditioner finishing off another washcloth, practicing my new continental knitting style.

 

WB is draped over his cot mattress on the floor in front of the tv, sound asleep. We've bought a little evaporative cooler for his room, but it's still a stinking 28.8 degrees in there. I really hope he doesn't end up in bed with us again tonight - he spent most of last night hogging the bed and feeding rather frequently.

Forgot

I forgot to post yesterday, but isn't it lucky I already had one in the bank?

Here's a pic of a happy (ok sleeping) recipient.

Oh, and these people are having a free shipping until Monday deal. I am so tempted.

Gifted

Teal Blanket Mark III was gifted this morning. I'm told it was very well received, which is always nice.

How's this for handmade/re-use/recycle - brown paper bag was from some purchase, green ribbon from a housewarming gift I received and the care instructions were written on a card I received from Rowan with my first subscription (Xmas gift from the outlaws many years ago) which I cut into quarters.

Teal Blanket Mark III

All done, almost gifted.

Yarn: 1510g Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8ply in Oceanic
Size: 120x180cm
Hook: 4mm Brittany Birch
Started: 15 August 2009
Finished: 1 November 2009.

Choo choo

Yep, I gave in and bought a licensed product. But children have a habit of making us change our minds about all sorts of things. WB is so in love with trains, choo-choo is one of his very few words.

Well, after all the fun we had on the weekend, poor WB decided late last night to vomit phlegm, breastmilk and sultanas on my chest. In bed. Our bed. On my side. Ever the helpful sort, BD decided he'd come at me with tissues and succeeded in making sure it all really soaked in.

Anyway, today, today has been really productive. We dropped BD off at the train station, went to Woolworths and the doctor, all before 9am.

Poor WB had a huge 2.5hr+ sleep to make up for last night, which gave me time to crochet and chill out. I've even washed and laid out the teal blanket to dry outside. It didn't felt at all in the washing machine. In fact, it's stretched quite a bit, so next time I work with Bendi's Luxury wool, I might go down to 3.75mms.

I've also brought the Purelife cotton granny out of hibernation and now have 12 types of squares.

There'll be 4 of each, which only gives me 48, so I think I'll need to beef it out to some configuration that's bigger than 6x8 but is still divisible by 4. Or make 5 squares of each, but I don't think I have enough grey. Something to ponder on later.

So that's day 2 of NaBloPoMo sorted.

Happy

We've had such a nice weekend, including swimming lessons on both days, yum cha, a ride on the miniature railway, a visit to a community farm, splashing in a laundry basket on the balcony out back, and setting up a compost bin.

I'm still coughing up half a lung every half hour, but waiting on the antibiotics to kick in. Any time now.

Oh and I finished my Teal Blanket Mark III, all 1.5kgs of it. It's ready to be chucked into the washing machine and blocked outside in tomorrow's heat.

I almost forgot to post today - I'm going to try the bloging-everyday-for-a-month thing instead of NaNoWriMo.

Random

Here's a random photo from this morning. It was too hot to wait inside the swim school so I plonked myself down outside in a shady spot with some breeze.

Woe

In faithful continuation of my Moaning Myrtle mood, may I present you with another tale of woe:

Yep, two deep cuts on the same hand whilst washing up. Blood everywhere. I blame the outlaws. They made me cranky and careless.

But, as you can see, I am martyring on. Even though I seem to have developed a cough too. Ok, ok, I'll go to the Dr tomorrow if I'm not any better.

Brainwave

I've had a brainwave. Or maybe my brain is starting to work again.

You know how I was making 3 crochet blankies for the family of the guy BD bums a lift off to and from work all the time, plus the teal crochet blanket for the wedding in March? Well, it occurred to me that I could switch them around.

So the teal blanket goes to the family for them to share, and rather than make two pink and purple grannies, plus another teal blankie. And I use all the pink and purple squares for one big blanket for the happy couple. Brilliant! Two blankets rather than four!