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I like making a piece of string into something I can wear.
Well, it's back to the Mac for photos of my stuff. The camera is completely done for. It caught a lens full of desert sand during our trip to the Inland Sea last weekend and it won't even turn on now. So, here is what I've been doing these last few weeks. This is 6 ounces of yarn I have spun. I... Read more...
Published 3 days ago
Diving Days, Planning Another for Thursday!
As most of you know, Ross had a week off of work last week and we started a certification course for PADI Open Water Diving. We just finished our final exams tonight and should have temporary cards tomorrow :) We have a dive tentatively planned for Thursday, this time out at the Inland... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Shutter Speed
No, unfortunately this post is not about my camera. It is about the entrapping radar speed cameras placed around Doha. Now, I am not denying speeding but I am certainly not condoning entrapment and swindling either.Today, we went to renew the registration on our Land Rover. I tend to do these... Read more...
Published 7 days ago
Homespun Goodness
I have been meaning to post photographs of my first usable homespun yarn. You saw it as a single on my spindle in a few previous posts but here is a photograph of it plied, washed, whacked, and dried! I will have about four skeins all together once I've spun all that I have in that colorway and... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
Old Club Reef Today and Tomorrow
Today, we had our first Open Water dive for the class at Old Club Reef. Old Club Reef is man made reef composed of an old car, some busses, a few toilet and other things. It's completely full of marine life and it was great fun. The visibility was bad, we could only see about 4 or 5 meters but we... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Deep Sea Summer
Has is truly been almost two weeks since my last post? Time is flying right now. The month of June is almost over and I've barely finished a fraction of my knitting projects that are under the October deadline. I need to be more diligent.On the other hand I have been practicing a new form of yoga... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Baby Bags, Cardigans, and Play-doh Snowmen
I snapped this the other morning as Ross was getting ready to go to work :) We finally replaced the dried, rock hard play-doh. The boys had a whole day of fun and wishful thinking.Yep! Bob the tooth fairy came to our house last night :) Perrin was so excited! He has another really loose tooth... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Wanted: Crowbar
Well, I put my fingers to work today and literally knitted all day long. Okay, so not all day, I folded laundry, fed the kids, took Ross some dinner...played a game with the boys. But the majority of my day was knitting poor Bergen's second sock. I think it will take a crowbar to get them off to... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
My First Ever Cardigan / Sweater is Finished!
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Published 1 month ago
Works In Progress...Or in Ravelry Terms, W.I.P.'s
These are all of my WIP's and will be casting on another one tonight hopefully :) I've been challenged in swap group on Ravelry to finish up at least two this weekend. I think it will obviously be the sweater and the socks, along with a few more square for Becca's baby blanket!These are all of my... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Golf in 115 Degree Heat and Loose Teeth
It's a good thing that we have acclimated to this climate. Granted, it has taken five years, but we've finally arrived to the point that 115 degrees is hot, but we're not suffering too badly. Bergen is keeping up his golf throughout the summer. The earliest lessons we've been able to get have... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Handspun Yarn Gives Me Warm Fuzzies
Yeah, so it does. I learned to spin yarn yesterday using a drop spindle. I am just as attached to spinning now as I am knitting. How gratifying to actually create yarn! When you use a good wool, it feels so good in your hands. If you are a tactile person, which I am, it's delicious and you just... Read more...
Published 1 month ago