Cuteness and other things about today

There's a set back in making the lovely woollen beret from my previous post. I went to Sylph this morning and couldn't find any 50/50 Merino/Silk blends of wool, I'll have to try Spotlight or Lincraft. They'll probably have a larger range anyway, even if some are of lower quality. Sylph wasn't a waste of time though, I did manage to buy some more wool for my light and dark blue many granny square blanket. It's a good travelling project, because I can generally finish a couple on the bus ride to work, whereas the blue and gray blanket needs to have a stitch holder put in it if I want to take it anywhere without loosing stitches.
Mum and I also went to the Farmers Market today. It's a new one, so it's still a bit small but there were about 10 or so stalls there with some nice things. No honey though. I have a weakness for regional honey. When we went to Tassie a couple of years ago there was a honey farm at one stop, complete with a little shop, and the things you could buy there... everything made of honey! There were some good ones when we went to Adelaide too... yum!

Anyway, we bought some spiced gouda, two loaves of bread (one pumpernickel, and something else...), a couple kilos of apples (for $5!), a jar of indian curry sauce, and some jars of preserves (strawberry and vanilla jam, chili coriander relish, and pickled eggplant). Good healthy stuff, and the turnout today promises that the market will only get bigger and better! There was also a pig! A lovely big hairy pig about the same size and colouring as Pigby from Pushing Daisies. Very cute!

I also showed mum what a lolcat was, she of course complained about the spelling, but still found them very amusing, especially this one. She's going to show it to the Year 7 Science teachers at school, they're doing light and sound at the moment, so it's perfect for teaching purposes :D.
Also very cute!

Other things I did today;

• Fed the ginger beer 'plant' for day 3
• Went to work from 4-9, 5 hour shift with 15 min break, chicken pasta meal for dinner
• Looked up driving instructors, am now comparing prices
• Looked at the confusing microsoft accreditation website, there's no prices or times on it at all!
• Thought about taking photos of my WIPs, but decided the light wasn't good enough. Y'all can wait.
• Organised to have lunch with Gordon tomorrow.
• Did a couple of rows on the blue/grey granny square blanket. Photos soon, I want to document this thing, otherwise I'll end up thinking I've never gotten anywhere with it.

Till tomorrow!

The Aim of this Blog

Greetings friends!
What I aim to do with this blog is to keep track of my crafty projects, get feed back about them, keep track of what I've been doing, and share some cool stuff I've found/heard/done.
So, a little about me;
I live with my mum, dad, little brother and sister, dog and two cats in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. I have a boyfriend named Gordon who is almost through his eng degree and I've worn orthotics since I got my first pair of shoes (they go in shoes and make my feet arch in the right spot). I work at Coles as a checkout chick, and sometimes in grocery (stocking shelves). I've recently quit a psych degree at Uni and have to decide what I want to do instead. All I know at the moment is it isn't psych...
In my spare time (of which there is now a lot) I read books and webcomics, crochet, fold, bead, and watch television. I'm also involved in Rovers which is the oldest section of scouting in Australia. This year I'm on my Crew's Exec as the Secretary. Exciting no?

My current Works in Progress include;

• Two crochet blankets; one blue and gray made of one ever increasing granny square, and one made of dark and light blue granny squares.
• Several christmas themed beaded earrings that I aim to use as presents.
• A rainbow jar of little folded stars.
• A tea-for-one set that I plan to paint and gift.
• A chinese folding swan that I started years ago, and still haven't given a head or tail.
• An origami lily bouquet that needs leaves.
• Several hollow books that I need to hollow out, felt and gift.
• A how-to manual for a Scout Camp I ran this year.
• Rachael's birthday present.
• Some Ginger beer, following this recipe.
  

Other things I need to do;

• Collect paper and pretty things to decorate noodle boxes for a Rover activity
• Look up manual driving instructors in my area and make an appointment.
• Look up a Microsoft qualification course.
• Find/make an engagement present for Robyn.
• Send out Crew invitations to a few of the older Venturers.
• Find/make/buy Christmas presents.
• Change my work shift on the 15th.
• Watch Dexter Season 2.

That should keep me occupied for a little while.
Photos of WIPs will be added when I find the camera.