beautiful blue ball of yarn

I have pulled a beautiful blue ball of yarn from my stash. It is a soft warm denim coloured blend of aplaca and wool from the Bendigo Woollen Mills. Australia no longer rides on the sheep's back [do you remember that saying?] but we certainly still make amazing first class yarn.

I have cast on to circular needles and have made some fair progress on my cowl. I am writing up the pattern as I go so I can share it if it works out. Y

The little raspberry scrap of knotted yarn is my marker. I get a little excited every time I work my way around and it comes in to view. [yay - another 289 stitches completed!]

I am working an all-over simple seed stitch pattern and I'm really happy with how it's turning out. It almost gives it a spotted appearance.

This beauty therapy is so soft and warm and gorgeous. It's like the comfort food of knitting. Autumn is already a little chilly so I'm industriously click-clacking away to finish in time for winter.

Y Cate

ok goodish good

ok - goodish - good are my current descriptors.
3 little words that I use to describe my photos [ok], my mood [good], the health of my children [ok], the state of my home [goodish], last night's chicken soup [good].


I have left out hellish and fantastic. Descriptors belonging on opposite ends of the scale. Words I would need to use if I was describing work or lovely Chocolate Cottage cappuccinos with a praline chocolate on the side. 


I have been indulging in a decent amount of beauty therapy at the moment. The the kind that requires the softest wool in graduating shades of blossom pink to raspberry to plum.

It's the kind of therapy that lifts me from my work induced [hellish] mood to that of a more serene-happy-mummy [good] mood.

I am using Attic 24's simple Teeny Tiny Flowers pattern to crochet a multitude of happy daisies and then stitching them together. I am envisioning a pretty scarf with lovely loooong woolly tassels at the ends. It's not the first time I've used this pattern with beautiful results.

Y Cate


p.s. I'm working on the work thing. Aiming for good.

green is my happy colour

http://www.kootoyoo.com/2012/05/the-little-engine-that-could.html

Blue is my favourite colour. Pink I love but have to be in the mood for. Red is my power colour. But green is my happy colour. 

[More collections here.]

I love this mint green scarf...For sale here.

One of my necklaces. 

Green wooden beads interspersed with heavy Tibetan Silver Russian Doll beads.Loooong for lots of lovely wrapping.[Sold] 

More necklaces here and here.

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Wednesday

My day so far...

A little bit of beauty therapy. 

I've started a scarf wrap using the softest, prettiest bamboo yarn. When I'm finished I'll write up the pattern and share.

My friend has safely delivered her much anticipated, miraculous baby daughter. Welcome to the world baby Jane.

Have enjoyed the morning with Little Bear who has every Wednesday at home. He enjoys a four day school week: an arrangement with his school that suits us all perfectly.

Now off to work, alas I'd rather not but it pays {some} of the bills. 

I'll leave you with Tori Amos' Wednesday song.

Y Cate

A little Turkish romance....

A thousand years ago [feels like it] a boy liked a girl - a dewy faced, idealistic girl of twenty five [me]. In an attempt to seduce her with his coolness he drove her 1000km to his home town which abounded in many multicultural delights to which she was unaccustomed. They dined in a Turkish restaurant and sipped Salep - an enchanting sweet milky concoction made from powdered mountain orchid and cinnamon. He succeeded: she was in love.


So I did marry that very cool guy sometime after that and thirteen years later I'm still in love: with him and with all things Turkish!

I have just finished knitting a necklace-scarf using a gorgeous pink Turkish yarn. It is a soft wool with brilliant jewel colours throughout. I edged it in a crocheted picot trim of kitchen string.

I finished my little Turkish scarf off with an oval shaped polished ruby and some kitchen string scallops. I do like the contrast of the luxurious wool and ruby and the simple, almost raw, material of the string. Some Turkish love to keep my heart cosy.

Y Cate