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December 23, 2004

The Lost Days Of Christmas

I'm not a big lover of Christmas. As I get older, it seems more and more crazy and irrelevant. I hate the way I feel at Christmas time, and each year as the day itself draws nearer, I get swept up in a wave of loss and regret and sadness. It's like a big black hole to me. I'd love to run and hide, curl up with just myself, and sink into some obsessed state of thinking through lost opportunities.

There's been no knitting frenzy to accompany the doll making frenzy, so I have nothing to show. That's not such a good thing for a knitting blog is it. I frogged a few things. Does that count? I have 3/4 of a sock which looks kind of weird, but fits ok. I finally finished the Noro Knits Eloise thanks to an emergency skein of Blossom from the wondrous Nicole. It still needs seaming, and no doubt it will still need seaming next year.

I have a tonne of holiday knitting though: 1 and a quarter socks, another pair of socks, and Clapotis II. You can place your bets anytime for exactly how much I don't get done.

I hope the next post is happier, more cheerful, and has lovely photos of at least 1 FO to accompany it. At the very least there will be some nice photos of presents from enablers which I haven't had a chance to photograph yet, and which deserve a post to themselves which makes more of a ritual of their joy. Now I'm off to pack, eat, get eaten by mosquitos, indulge my boy, surf, perhaps knit a little, and deal with the lost days of Christmas.

December 16, 2004

ONE SHOULD ALWAYS ADMIRE A WOMAN WITH WELL MANICURED FINGERS

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The Mistress Of Sleuth has been at it again. Click the image to see what wonders she has sent this time: A range of Mysteries, Peace Fleece, products to cleanse, balming products, and chics with pointy bits on the ends of their fingers. Cari, you are just too magnificent for words.

I GAZED AND GAZED AND LITTLE THOUGHT

What wealth to me the show had bought

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For oft when on my couch I lie/In vacant or in pensive mood/They flash upon that inward eye

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Sublime.

December 12, 2004

Lets Play Dolls

The dolls are finished.

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Their names are: RubyLoobi and Ophleliadelia. More intimate information in the photo album.

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The hair started out with some little streaks of bleach, then gathered momentum and ended up with purple in it too.

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December 08, 2004

40 THINGS ABOUT 2 NAMELESS GIRLS

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1. Ellie and Ellie are best friends

2. They like to play, dance and skip down the street

3. They like to hold hands

4. They are both full of joy, and eager to participate in life, even if they do like lounging around

5. They are both very creative, and both like to knit

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6. They are not perfect, even though they are very unforgiving of other's imperfections

7. They both think Raggedy Anne has sold out to mass commercialisation

8. They both collect things: Ellie collects handbags and pocket mirrors, and Ellie collects silver rings by arteeeests

9. They both prefer organic

10. Ellie wishes she could live in Italy and grow wine, while Ellie would like to have a dog

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11. Ellie, pictured above, is carefree, and takes everything life throws at her

12. She has a phobia about spiders, and possibly cats now after last night

13. Ellie likes rasberry cordial with soda water

14. She also likes Morello Cherries, Vanilla Ice Cream and Morrocan dishes

15. But not all at once

16. Her preference is for black Doc Martens (18 holes), or Manahlo Blahniks

17. She likes contradiction, and always makes sure she has something up her sleeve which will suprise people

18. She suffers from premature baldness, and has thought about getting a wig, but kind of likes the Sinead O'Connor edginess of being bald

19. She would like to ride a motorbike, but accepts she will never look good in a helmet or leathers

20. Ellie likes to knit socks. They bring her comfort, and remind her of her idol, Pippylongstockings

21. Her favourite yarn is Koigu

22. Ellie likes to daydream

23. She is often found in a glass vase

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24. She cannot explain this, but thinks it might have something to do with not having a bottom

25. Ellie had a brief fling with Action Man before he dumped her for Arctic Mission Action Man

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26. Ellie, pictured above, likes to carry trinkets in her heart shaped pocket. Sometimes she keeps Gummi Bears in there too

27. Ellie is sassy, chic, elegant and very well travelled

28. She prefers Prada and Gucci in winter, and Marni in summer

29. She likes to knit lace

30. Technically having no eyes, she is blind

31. She is very proud she can knit lace and follow lace charts with no eyes

32. She dreams the entire Lorna's Lace collection will miraculously drop at her feet one day

33. She is saving up for an Extreme Makeover including eyes, nose and mouth, and perhaps some liposuction on her thighs

34. She likes dark chocolate infused with orange, and japanese food

35. She flirts with men

36. Secretly she would like to be editor of Italian Vogue

37. When she flies, she goes BA Business Class, and occasionally upgrades to First Class with her frequent flyer points

38. She has a crush on Andy Pandy, but is too shy to reveal her feelings for him

39. Ellie likes her coffee swirled, not stirred. When in europe, she drinks espresso with biscotti

40. Both girls wish they could have names which were original and in keeping with their characters. They would appreciate any ideas people would care to suggest.

December 07, 2004

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I've been soaking up inspiration at these very; cute, arty, crafty, delicious, delectable, caffeine infused, sites. Indeed, drink more coffee. Go create.

December 03, 2004

The Twelve Days of Christmas

You all know the tune, so sing along.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 3 new knitting projects

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2 finished objects

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And a wonderful RAOK from the lovely Jenanne.

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The new projects are: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in Potluck Jewel tones for socks, Koigu KPPPM P604 for, err, socks (do socks count as new projects?) and Lorna's Lace Helen's Lace in Baltic Sea colour for the Baltic Sea Stole (the colour and the pattern were a complete coincidence). And when my 5mm Addis are freed up again - why do all my projects require 5mm needles at the moment? - I'll get another big project underway.

The stitch markers were a complete suprise - fulfilling the whole concept of RAOK - and are quite beautiful. Thankyou so much!

And do you want to know the best part - I'm going to proove to everyone that I can knit in colours other than pink, red and orange, charcoal and black. See those photos - they have greens in them, and blues, and purples. You just wont know me by the end of this lot.

December 01, 2004

It's Hot In The City Tonight

Things I find amazing about the hot weather:

1. Yesterday the forecast was for 42 degrees. Ok, so it didn't make it to 42 in the city, it did in the outer 'burbs, but it was hot, and everyone knew it. At what point did the woman on the train last night decide when she got dressed that a long sleeved turtle neck medium weight wool acrylic jumper would be appropriate?

2. That even though I live in a cosmopolitan city which enjoys warm weather for the majority of the year, when we get to really hot weather, nobody has the slightest clue how to dress stylishly or put a coordinating outfit together.

3. It's still legal for my little boy to run around our backyard completely stark naked for the entire day.

4. I thank the genius who invented paddling pools.

5. I still knit last night even though my hands were sweaty, my legs were sweaty and the alpaca was melting. I got the cardi finished. Phew.

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