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Busy with gilding the porcelain pieces for some new jewels....

Then its back to the workbench again

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 When I saw the planner Alisa did, I was totally inspired to do my own.

So I took an old folder

divided it up

made monthly diary pages

added a section for notes
a space where I jot down ideas for blogging

a place to keep photos,
an address section and some nice sketch paper

 space and place for everything!

e voila! my 2013 planner/journal

its a work in progress that will be finished by the end of the year

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For the next month I am concentrating on my porcelain project. So, many more wonky bowl and plant paintings will be featuring round here in the near future. It also means more broke pieces, endless hours of painting, more research into glazes and oxides and more experimenting. I am really excited to go on with my porcelain discovery journey.

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I wasn't feeling like knitting any of my unfinished projects. But when you got two shawls and a sockyarn-blanket on the go, casting on another knitting project might be a bad idea.
So I thought, very clever as I am, why not start a crochet project?!

So shortly after digging through my leftover yarns I happily started a new granny-square-blanket.


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Sometimes when the weather is grey outside
and the rain doesnt seem to stop
one needs that extra pop of colour...

...hence i am knitting with this super bright yarn!


Just a few more row until the shawl is done and will brighten up my wardrobe (which is also rather dominated by grey)
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Took a bit of a break from most creative doings, except photography, due to my adventures in Europe
Now I'm slowly starting to get back into knitting. I'm making -drumroll- another shawl *surprise surpise!*
I bought the wool in Switzerland, its a schoppel zauberball. Always wanted to try one of them.
It going to be a Whippoorwill (my third one), the thing is its a brilliant pattern and somehow those shawls make their way into the possesion of loved ones, hence I need another one.
The only downside on this project, its lace so its going to take me a looooong time and i will knit many many stitches till I can wear it. But Im sure it will be worth it.
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Knitting

 Toast IV

Yarn: Nurturing Fibres Calssical Sock Wool; Lichen

CO: 44sts

Needles: 3,5mm

I decided that I need some change from the blanket and cast-on some wrist warmers

Just started but I have to say; I 'oh sooooo' love this colour way!

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A quick up date on my blanket mania... I have done 49squares so far...only 551 or so to go
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The last couple of weeks I have been trying my hand on a new material: Porcelain. While I am turning some of my work into jewellery I also have been making bowls... with a rather slow progress since I manage to break around 30% of them before painting or firing... Porcelain before firing I discover (over and over again) is extremely fragile before firing. But I am loving the discovery of a new material and learning to work with it very much -let's just hope some of these bowl will make it through all the processes and end up as finished porcelain ware.

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Studio

I am currently inspired by these Angelwings I found in Company Gardens. First sketches are done, lots of ideas are floating round my head... the experiments will begin tomorrow...

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On my needles...

One done - one more to go... {love the pattern!}

making slow progress on these...

a few more squares added here and there

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I have been admiring Sock Yarn Blankets for ages and been thinking I would love to make a throw for my (king sized) bed for a while now... so in a spur of the moment I cast on my first square from left over yarns and have been knitting these rather than finishing the three pairs of socks I have started..
Initially I head the idea to start on my wedding anniversary and knit one square a day for a whole year. But I couldn't wait till the 24th of February and cast on on the 24th of January instead. After a week or so of knitting... I discovered that firstly 365 squares would not be nearly enough, I would need at least double of them and secondly (much worse) that all my leftovers won't be enough. Both discoveries set me a back a bit. The first was solved by deciding to knit a minimum of 1.2*1.2m (which will be around 700squares I think)- but hopefully as large as I can. Also would love to hear from other insanity projects! Lets team up and keep each other inspired!
For my second discovery I decided to resolve to begging... So here it goes: If any of you have any left over fingering wool they could send me..I would be eternally grateful! Please give me your email and I will send you my postal address! Thank you in advance :)
I shall update the blanket status every month around the 24th...

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I finished last weeks Shawl... details can be found here.
Now I am back onto the last clue of my January Mystery Socks and then the famous men-socks are waiting....
I have been plotting to start huge new project ---will tell you about it later

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I did it again... I cast on another shawl... and yes I cast on before finishing those socks- again. BUT for my defense I should say I committed to this first before deciding I should finish all my unfinished knitting projects... Because this is a Nurturing Fibres Babymoon Knit-a-long... the idea was that we all cast on after Carle had her baby boy and we knit anything we desire with Nurturing Fibres Wool.
I naturally ended up choosing a shawl - really I am getting very predictable aren't I? More details can be found on my project page.

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The very first day of New Year I bent one of my sort-of resolutions... no I really didn't break it, let me explain....
I had been thinking of resolutions, came up with rather little- I never really do them- instead I set myself some goals for 2012. One of the things I had though decided was to finish those socks remember? Well, I am still knitting those cursed men socks... but one day a week I knit these . You see its a mystery knit along-- and I just couldn't resist! Hence I cast-on with the promise to myself to knit only one day a week.
So you see : not a broken but slightly bent resolution. And the men socks are so much more bearable now...

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11 in 2011

Last Year I decided to join in with the 11 Shawls in 2011 Ravelry Group. And I am quite proud to say I did knit the 11 Shawls. [Details can be found here]. While some of them ended up far away (hopefully reminding their wearers of me) others have become real favorites in my wardrobe. I should admit that most stayed with me... I think a girl can't have too many shawls...I admit:  I love shawls...
This year I decided to first finish the two projects I had started in 2010 (I know its totally embarrassing! AND I made it one of my new years resolutions to finish ALL my knitting projects BEFORE starting a new one) that are laying in my stash basket - They both are socks which feel victim to the famous single-sock-syndrome.
I was considering to do the 12 Shawls in 2012. But as much as I love shawls I decided against it- first I wanna be able to just knit what I feel like and second it's really a case of been there done that, since I do love shawls....
I decided to do my own little 12 in 2012, instead - meaning I will try to finish 12 knitting projects this year. You see,  I like little challenges like that....
So I have been looking at patterns--just to see what I could knit once I have finished those socks... ---I got to admit however; I seem to always end up looking at shawls...
Well; have I mentioned that I love shawls?

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It's a boy!

There is a lot of baby knitting going on around here lately. As mentioned before.
And I am really into making money-buttons! {will blog about it later}

Top Cardigan is for Carle's Baby boy {details here}
It's a simple top down cardigan {make the pattern up as you go}
I used the old RSA 20cents buttons - since she gave me the idea of money-buttons anyhow

Second Cardigan is going to England. A dear friend had just her first baby {details here}
I followed this pattern
I used old RSA 2cents from 1985 -which is the birth year of the mummy

I am all done with the baby boys...moved on to the baby girls now....so watch this space...

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There is a lot of baby surprise knitting going on at the moment.... {it honestly seems like most of my friends are either pregnant or getting married!}

This one is for a little boy - which one could guess from the blue..no surprise there- 

I made the buttons from old South African 20cents coins {Please excuse the big grin- I am rather smirking at my cleverness there}

I only got one little bit to finish, before it will leave Cape Town in a little packet (hopefully) by this weekend...

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It's done.
My Namaqualand Shawl
I ended up doing the border 4 times- because I wanted some yellow in it- but not too much and also wanted to in cooperate the 10g of luxury yarn that comes with the Sock Club
What I learned doing this shawl:

• Loopy picot cast off
• 4.25mm needles with the Nurturing Fibres Super Twist Sock Yarn works the best for me for shawls
• And patience and perseverance will be rewarded. I was after the 3rd time rather disheartened... it just didn't come out like i wanted it too-- then after a few days break of it I did a fourth time with the perfect (for me) colour choices. I am glad I did.

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I know I will wear it often-- when Autumn comes along that is- for now I am packing it away and enjoy summer

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Currently I am ....
....On the last row of the Shawl I was busy with last week  --- and yes! sadly, I am one of those dreadful people who put their knitting down in the middle of a row..especially if there are hundreds of stitches and I am casting of for several hours..
....Sketching a lot for a new project
....Finishing some Jewellery pieces


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