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Am going home to West Wales this weekend, on the slow train to Ammanford. Looking forward to seeing everyone though (I’m hoping my dad will be making a barbeque)!
Theme this week is ‘barbecue’!Okay, from top left:
A brooch suitable for BBQ chefs. My fave item this week.
Steak cufflinks. Yeah, meat!
Kebab earrings. So cute.
Amazing cheesburger scarf. I love this one so much.
Beautiful fruit salad ring.
Pretty bunting that would look great hanging up in my new garden - still not in my house though, not long to go I hope.
Buy 'em quick before they go!
I love Ostrich Plume lace! I've designed a shrug, based on all the other 'knit a rectangle and seam into a circle' shrugs that are around. Not very original, but it's cute!
I made it for Mam Graig Fawr, my mamgu. She's not very well at the moment. I spoke to her on the phone and she sounded so fed up, I wanted to make something to cheer her up.
PDF can be downloaded here.
Edit 29/05/10: There were 2 errors in the pattern. I'll try to explain.
The ribbing is CO with 5mm needles, then each st (except the first 2 and last 2 sts) is kf&b and pf&b. Then you switch to 7mm needles and do the body (lace) section, then (except the first 2 and last 2 sts) you k2tog and ptog. Then you switch back to 5mm needles to do the last ribbing part.
If you have any questions, please message me. Thank you!
Looking forward to the weekend, even though I am skint until Monday. I plan to do some writing, crochet more of my blanket, and watch films all weekend long. Bliss.
Theme this week is ‘nonspecific fabulosity’.Okay, from top left:
Gorgeous driftwood cupboard. Everything in this shop is beautiful.
A very clever, and beautiful, stitched bowl. there are a few in the shop and they are all lovely. I love the way they’ve been named, but the woodland one is definitely my favourite.
Bonkers! But I want one for my new house.
A pretty, tattoo-ish looking pin badge. I also love the medal brooches in this shop.
Fantastic, hand-stitched foxy brooch.
The weird, assembled dolls in this shop are genuinely astounding. I want to see/hear the story of the Clock Keepers Daughters. It sounds like it would make an amazing film – I’m imagining it to be a bit like Mirrormask (which I advise you see, if you already haven’t).
Buy 'em quick before they go!
"I want to make a big, open and comprehensive offer to the Liberal Democrats. I want us to work together in tackling our country's big and urgent problems - the debt crisis, our deep social problems and our broken political system." David Cameron today.
Let's not forget where he came from.
More mixing, I've got better.
More musical imagining about how to get your claws into that straight man you've always had your eye on. Instructions from (among others): James, Scott Walker, Praga Khan, Prince, Manu Dibango, Fflwcs, Kylie, Shiny Toy Guns...
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Download here.
Tracklisting:
Vicious – Lou Reed
Don’t Cry Out – Shiny Toy Guns
Sound – James
Jackie – Scott Walker
Johnny Chrome & Silver – Nancy Boy
Cream – Prince
Ice Cream – New Young Pony Club
Interesting Drug – Morrissey
Plastic Bag – Minty
Mama Didn’t Lie – Jan Bradley
Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
Power of the Flower – Praga Khan
Soul Makossa – Manu Dibango
The Black Queen’s Chamber of DoomDoom – Azzido Da Bass Vs The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra
Violently Happy – Björk
Good Time – Crystal Castles
Love To Hate You – Erasure
Love Today – Mika
Superstition – The Kills
Goin’ Down – The Monkees
Stand Up (The Tynick Trip Mix) – Nick Jones Experience featuring Delvin ‘Shake’ Williams
2 Hearts – Kylie
Love’s Unkind – Donna Summer
Don’t Leave – Fflwcs
Rainbow Island – Seb
Adored and Explored – Marc Almond
DISCLAIMER: Following these instructions does not guarantee you will seduce a straight man. My tongue is firmly in my cheek here. You can't pull straight men. If you do ever pull a straight man, then he's not straight, dear.
I’m getting in early this week because I’ve been so crap with keeping up with my Folksy Fridays! I have had the week from hell: nasty emails, budget cuts, extra workload, you name it. It’s made me really angry actually, and then really upset. I can use anger, but not upset.
Theme this week is ‘angry’.Okay, from top left:
Voodoo doll. Could have used this today!
Sulking figure. This was me this afternoon.
A scary monster! (Well, a cute scary monster ;)
Wtf? Exactly.
This cool shop's cross-stitch samplers had me laughing out loud. I have to make one for my new house.
Stress doll (on sale too, and they're lovely).
Buy 'em quick before they go!
