The little stripey tiger's clothes.
When I was a tiny thing I wore a jumper not unlike this one knit by my Nanna. It was brown and yellow or orange and black or some such combo. I dont remember it. Because they lived in the heart of Balmain Tigers (A Sydney suburb - in Australia) rugby league country (one of our codes of footy) at the time they all thought I looked like a little tiger and the name stuck. My Mum and Dad are the only ones who use this name. In fact they rarely call me by my real name! I am tige (with a long 'i' sound) the little tigg and just plain tiger . It goes like this :
Ring Ring!
Me - " Hi Mum its me"
Mum - " Oh Hi Tige"
Dad (in the background)- "Who is it?"
Mum - "Its The little Tig"
and so on ....
They never called me stripey but there's no doubt I have them.
Friday, April 29, 2005
The Stripey Tiger - A Nanna Knit
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Why the Stripey Tiger?
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
WIP Disasters
ARGGHH!! All my works in progress have stalled. I am happy with nothing. Nothing I am knitting is right. Nothing I am sewing is working. Yuk Yuk Yuk. It comes on the back of a week or two where I was happy with everything. It is the swing between the extremes that is exhausting. So in an attempt to out-fox this jinx I am going to name the culprits. I can't bring myself to photograph any of them. You won't see them till they're fixed and brilliant.
Problem One (knitting)- Umbilical Hat
I am knitting this from yarn that I spun myself - I am a beginner spinner. I was very happy with this yarn it is a wool and silk blend and the first I have plied with itself since I began, it is nice and even and the colour is great however, it is too thick for the needle size...the hat will weight 2kgs and stand up on its own so it will have to be undone and I will persevere with larger needles.
Problem Two (knitting)- Umbilical Hat II
Wrong size needles for the yarn have resulted in floppy hat - too floppy for newborn niece. Yep will have to undo it or run some rows of hat elastic around the inside when I find out how big her head is.
Problem Three (knitting)- Intarsia Heart Vest
Rowan All Seasons Cotton. Knits up beautifully. It shouldn't be that hard but I'm new to intarsia and I did lose interest towards the top of the heart so I have loose ends on the back and lumpy bits where I have joined in yarn eeek!!!!!!!
Problem Four (sewing) - Fish Transfers
Have used transfer paper on some fabric. I'm attempting to make a wall hanging using pictures of Louise's painted fish. It just looks wrong and do you think that I can make the binding go on properly even though I have done it a million times?? NO!!! Give up or go on valiantly?? A late newborn pressie!
Problem Five (sewing) - Chenille
Trying to chenille something to go with the fish theme and its just not coming to me even though I've cut up the fabric in readiness - what a mess!! And the test I did didn't puff up very well - not enough fabric. I just want to bin it! I think its because I'm using fabrics I don’t like much but they go with the fish....Another late new born pressie...
Now I have all that off my chest I may be able to proceed!!! I have two other newborn pressies not even attempted yet!! Not to mention all the other pressies queuing up. I was most happy with the spinning and dyed some alpaca sliver with raspberry jelly yesterday (that did work a treat!!) so I think I better go back to it and return to the others later!
Monday, April 18, 2005
Collinette breaks the bank!
Milly's Collinette Cardigan
Well I knew it was expensive but I loved it soooo much.... Knitted from an Ivy and Maude (yummy yarn shop in WA) workshop pattern. Unfortunately because I am such a tight knitter (trying to loosen up) I needed four hanks not three- eeek big $$$$$. This is my first real completed knitting project. I am very pleased with how it turned out and show it off when ever I can. I finished it just at the end of last winter - September 2004 and luckily it looks like number one kidlet will get to wear it this year too PHEW!! My big aim this year is to have a few other properly completed actual garments rather than squares and scarves. Dream on!!
Sunday, April 17, 2005
The Tiger Earns Her Stripes.
I have taken a step into blogworld. I think it would classify as a dolly step really. The kids are sleeping, just got broadband, what better time to get on-line and play with blogs and stuff, read Knitty.com and fantasize about being able to knit complex things. I know- you gotta walk before you can run - well dolly step before you can walk maybe. Next post: early knitting and sewing projects.
