Here are a few photos of Darren (black t-shirt) and our mate Ian (white t-shirt) with the hyde fundraisers Dr Who characters!
Red Roof Croft House Collection
2 months ago
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Day out
Yesterday we had a nice day out at Spaceport in Seacombe (Liverpool). The main reason we went was to see the Dr Who exhibition because a Davros mask that Darren and his mate Ian (2 Baldies FX) made was on display, which they had donated to the Hyde Fundraisers. They are a lovely bunch of people who raise money for charity by getting dressed up at Dr Who characters. It was great seeing the exhibition and then the actual characters wandering around and chasing kids!
Monday, 15 September 2008
It's me again...
I've been a very bad blogger haven't I...although I can't believe where the time has gone!
Went to the GP this morning...still off work...and off for another 2 weeks...no physio yet. Feel miserable most of the time with it. I bought an exercise bike yesterday, which hopefully we can put together this evening, although with the amount of nuts and bolts, it looks like a degree in engineering is required!
Thank goodness for our extensive dvd/video collection and my HUGE stash of wool...which keeps growing despite all that I've made whilst I've been off.
I've almost finished my 2nd big parcel of goodies for Loving Hands...gonna try and cram a few more bits and bobs in. I must remember to take a photo of what I'm sending this time....don't hold your breath that I'll remember though!!!
We've been (or rather I've been) having a clear out. Our house is full of clutter, about 99% of it seems to be mine. It's hard to be brutal about your own stuff but our house looks too cluttered and it's more stuff to dust (not my strongest housework task!!) So we have 6 bags for charity waiting to be collected...thank goodness we had a bag delivered on Fri saying they were collecting tomorrow, saves us a job of trailing into town. I just hope they come and that I don't have to wait til the weekend for it all to go to a shop (they've been sat in our dining room for about 3 weeks now and more bags just get added!)
It's such a pain cos I could do lots of sorting and tidying away but then my back kills and I suffer for the next day or so even worse than normal...little steps with it all...but it's so tempting cos it's such a mess on top of our wardrobes...
Oh and our sofas are here and so is our dinin room set!!! You wouldn't believe the trouble I had trying to find a good home for our old sofa and 2 chairs...no charities would take them!! Unbelievable how you can't give some stuff away...so the 2 chairs are waiting for the council to collect them and we're keeping the sofa (it's a 2 seater)...for Lady and Charlie, who despite our best efforts kept going on our new ones...having one for them has stopped them going on our new ones! I've just put a cream throw over it and it looks fine. I can't believe we have 3 sofas now and one is for the pets!!
As for the tv unit...I cancelled the order...let's just say problems with the company...
Went to the GP this morning...still off work...and off for another 2 weeks...no physio yet. Feel miserable most of the time with it. I bought an exercise bike yesterday, which hopefully we can put together this evening, although with the amount of nuts and bolts, it looks like a degree in engineering is required!
Thank goodness for our extensive dvd/video collection and my HUGE stash of wool...which keeps growing despite all that I've made whilst I've been off.
I've almost finished my 2nd big parcel of goodies for Loving Hands...gonna try and cram a few more bits and bobs in. I must remember to take a photo of what I'm sending this time....don't hold your breath that I'll remember though!!!
We've been (or rather I've been) having a clear out. Our house is full of clutter, about 99% of it seems to be mine. It's hard to be brutal about your own stuff but our house looks too cluttered and it's more stuff to dust (not my strongest housework task!!) So we have 6 bags for charity waiting to be collected...thank goodness we had a bag delivered on Fri saying they were collecting tomorrow, saves us a job of trailing into town. I just hope they come and that I don't have to wait til the weekend for it all to go to a shop (they've been sat in our dining room for about 3 weeks now and more bags just get added!)
It's such a pain cos I could do lots of sorting and tidying away but then my back kills and I suffer for the next day or so even worse than normal...little steps with it all...but it's so tempting cos it's such a mess on top of our wardrobes...
Oh and our sofas are here and so is our dinin room set!!! You wouldn't believe the trouble I had trying to find a good home for our old sofa and 2 chairs...no charities would take them!! Unbelievable how you can't give some stuff away...so the 2 chairs are waiting for the council to collect them and we're keeping the sofa (it's a 2 seater)...for Lady and Charlie, who despite our best efforts kept going on our new ones...having one for them has stopped them going on our new ones! I've just put a cream throw over it and it looks fine. I can't believe we have 3 sofas now and one is for the pets!!
As for the tv unit...I cancelled the order...let's just say problems with the company...
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Where has the time gone?!
Wow...time flies when you are decorating!!
We have done our bathroom and our computer room (smallest bedroom). They both look wonderful...took more work than expected, inc needing to replace a floorboard! Darren did a wonderful job as I was obviously not able to do much! Thanks babe xx
So I haven't done much knitting in this time, I've been making some more teddies as they are quick and easy to do after a busy day but I'm getting fed up of them so I'll start something different soon.
I have an unfinished project for a friend which I could complete in an evening...so I need to do that!
We are finally back online after over a week of pc problems...we were attacked by a nasty new virus which prevented us from logging onto Windows and sometimes I couldn't even get into safe mode...thanks to my brother I eventually sorted the problem.
None of our new furniture is here yet...but at least it gives us a chance to make room for everything...it's amazing how much mess you make when decorating! Lots of clutter to sort out...options: charity, keep, throw away, recycle and unknown. We're getting there slowly. All I know is if the rest of the rooms look as good as the 2 we've done, I'll be delighted!!
We have done our bathroom and our computer room (smallest bedroom). They both look wonderful...took more work than expected, inc needing to replace a floorboard! Darren did a wonderful job as I was obviously not able to do much! Thanks babe xx
So I haven't done much knitting in this time, I've been making some more teddies as they are quick and easy to do after a busy day but I'm getting fed up of them so I'll start something different soon.
I have an unfinished project for a friend which I could complete in an evening...so I need to do that!
We are finally back online after over a week of pc problems...we were attacked by a nasty new virus which prevented us from logging onto Windows and sometimes I couldn't even get into safe mode...thanks to my brother I eventually sorted the problem.
None of our new furniture is here yet...but at least it gives us a chance to make room for everything...it's amazing how much mess you make when decorating! Lots of clutter to sort out...options: charity, keep, throw away, recycle and unknown. We're getting there slowly. All I know is if the rest of the rooms look as good as the 2 we've done, I'll be delighted!!
Thursday, 24 July 2008
The electrics are done!!
Ok so how could I forget to shout out loud THE ELECTRICS ARE FINISHED AND READY FOR US TO DECORATE!!!!
Tuesday teatime...work completed...thanks alot Paul! It was also £120 cheaper than the quote...which is always a good thing!
So on Saturday we are starting to decorate..bathroom first...ok, so with my back I'll be in a supervisiory role but still I can't wait!!
Oh and we bought furniture on Saturday!!! A dining table and 8 chairs and 2 sofas from Homebase for...wait for it...£523!!! (original total price £1500). They were in the sale and we got another 10% off on Saturday! Thank goodness we didn't buy them the week before when we first saw them!! We bought our paint on Saturday so we got 10% off that too!!
Can you tell I'm giddy about all this!?
The next thing I want is a tv display unit which is on sale from £249 to £62...however it is slightly too wide for our alcove, but I figure as it is self assembly I could cut it down to fit?? At this price I think it's worth a shot!! Especially since it's from my catalogue and I have £39.74 cashback, so it'll only cost me £22.26...a saving of £226.74!!! I think I've just talked myself into buying this!!!
Tuesday teatime...work completed...thanks alot Paul! It was also £120 cheaper than the quote...which is always a good thing!
So on Saturday we are starting to decorate..bathroom first...ok, so with my back I'll be in a supervisiory role but still I can't wait!!
Oh and we bought furniture on Saturday!!! A dining table and 8 chairs and 2 sofas from Homebase for...wait for it...£523!!! (original total price £1500). They were in the sale and we got another 10% off on Saturday! Thank goodness we didn't buy them the week before when we first saw them!! We bought our paint on Saturday so we got 10% off that too!!
Can you tell I'm giddy about all this!?
The next thing I want is a tv display unit which is on sale from £249 to £62...however it is slightly too wide for our alcove, but I figure as it is self assembly I could cut it down to fit?? At this price I think it's worth a shot!! Especially since it's from my catalogue and I have £39.74 cashback, so it'll only cost me £22.26...a saving of £226.74!!! I think I've just talked myself into buying this!!!
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Pic of my first parcel sent to Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group
I've copied this from the Loving Hands forum which shows the goodies I sent to them in my first parcel. I'm glad that they got them in time for the Teddies to be sent to Africa!I sent them 12 bears, 4 blankets, 1 ball, 12 hats and 9 scarves. Thanks to Lou who took the photo and recorded what I had sent!
I've started making more teddies already. It sounds like the next challenge for them will be as Xmas pressies for children in Bulgarian orphanages. The Linda MacDonald Foundation sends items to them. www.lindamcdonaldfoundation.org/
Friday, 18 July 2008
Aliens/Monsters
3.25mm needles
Stuffing
Buttons or alternative for eyes
Pattern:
c/o 4sts
1. inc in each st (8sts)
2. p all sts
3. as row 1 (16sts)
4. as row 2
5. as row 1 (32sts)
6. starting with p row stst for 15 rows
Decrease for neck shaping:
21. K2 tog to end (16sts)
22. p all sts
23. inc in each st to end (32sts)
24. starting with p row stst for 11 rows
35. K2, m1, (k4, m1) repeat to last 2 sts, k2 (40sts)
36. starting with p row stst for 6 rows
42. K row
43. (k3, k2 tog) to end (32sts)
44. P
45. (k2, k2 tog) to end (24sts)
46. p
47. (k1, k2 tog) to end (16sts)
48. p
49. k2 tog to end (8sts)
Break and Thread yarn through remaining stitches. With wrong side facing sew up seam, leaving a gap for stuffing, turn right way out. Stuff and close seam.
Gather round neck.
Add features to your personal style of alien/monster!!
Eyes:
Sew on eye/s to your personal style of alien/monster!!
Antenna:
Make 2 plaits and sew on a shown.
Arms:
1. c/o 20sts
2. c/off 5sts, k to end (15sts)
3. k to end, turn and c/o 5sts (s0sts)
4. cast off all sts
Sew c/o edge to c/off edge for 15sts leaving tube and 2 ‘fingers’.
Feet:
c/o 10sts
1. k to end
2. k to end
3. c/off 4sts, k to end (6sts)
4. k6, turn and c/o 4sts (10sts)
5. k to end
6. K to end
cast off all stitches
Sew to body as shown.
Still off work...
I thought I would be ready to go back today but I'm still stuggling and I jarred it again when walking my dog yesterday (twice actually, once whilst in the woods and then when we got back to the car!!) So I'm off work til next Friday.
We had the start of our electrics this week...we now have lights in the kitchen and a centre light in the lounge. We have plug sockets that can be used not at floor level in the skirting board! Still to be done is a new fuse box in the house and in the garage and some more plug sockets in the garage/studio for Darren. It'll all be done ready for us to start decorating next Saturday (we're off for 2 weeks)...won't that be fun with my back...I think I'll be supervising most of it!!
On a brighter note I finally sent my first parcel to Loving Hands yesterday. My total was 12 teddies, a ball, a few blankets and approx 12 sets of hats and scarves. I forgot to take photos of them and to count the blankets, hats and scarves! Oh well it was only for personal interest! I'll have to remember for next time, although Lou (the collector/organiser of all parcels does take pics and put them on the charity forum!)
We had the start of our electrics this week...we now have lights in the kitchen and a centre light in the lounge. We have plug sockets that can be used not at floor level in the skirting board! Still to be done is a new fuse box in the house and in the garage and some more plug sockets in the garage/studio for Darren. It'll all be done ready for us to start decorating next Saturday (we're off for 2 weeks)...won't that be fun with my back...I think I'll be supervising most of it!!
On a brighter note I finally sent my first parcel to Loving Hands yesterday. My total was 12 teddies, a ball, a few blankets and approx 12 sets of hats and scarves. I forgot to take photos of them and to count the blankets, hats and scarves! Oh well it was only for personal interest! I'll have to remember for next time, although Lou (the collector/organiser of all parcels does take pics and put them on the charity forum!)
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Copyright
I was reading this blog and she had a post about copyright and I thought it was well put, so I've added it to my blog.
http://knittedtoybox.blogspot.com/
"Well its always a sticky subject, but it has to be done!
The Copyright of all the patterns on this blog belong to me!
http://knittedtoybox.blogspot.com/
"Well its always a sticky subject, but it has to be done!
The Copyright of all the patterns on this blog belong to me!
Feel free to:
1. Distribute patterns for free (direct link as often as possible).
2. Make as many items as you like for personal or charitable purposes.
3. Sell any finished items made from my patterns (I would appreciate credit for the pattern, or a even just a link to the site, however its not a must.)
You MUST NOT:
1. Take any of my patterns and claim they are your own.
2. Sell any patterns for a profit.
3. Make kits with the patterns for profit.
4. Use my photographs and claim they are your own.
Even if these are not your own personal views on copyright they are mine so please respect them. Even though my patterns are simple a lot of work has still gone into creating them.
Ok I'll get off my soap box now, I hope that cleared a few things up for people, happy knitting."
I rather like how she worded this issue. Hope everyone else agrees!!
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