Blogtober - Day 15 - Craft 2.0

Taken from the blog:
"Craft 2.0 is a cult Wellington craft fair for style junkies, craft enthusiasts and fans of handmade."
I would love to go.  I've heard lots about it via some of the blogs I follow.  It sounds like there will be lots of great stalls to visit with creative stuff to buy and be inspired by.  And being able to 'ooh' and 'ahh' over things in real life is much nicer than just looking at them on the 'net like I always am.  If you want an idea of some of the talented people attending and what they're selling, check it out here.

Unfortunately, though, I won't be able to go.  It's MiddleMiss' birthday that day and, especially to her, birthdays are a big deal.  So we will be having cake and family and presents that Saturday instead.

Maybe I'll be able to make it to the next one in December instead?  But I'll be reading all about it in the blogs of people that go, and that will just have to suffice.
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Blogtober - Day 14 - My Creative Space

I've been doing a lot of knitting lately:

A bit of secret knitting, off the needles now.

Another test of my latest design, this one for MiddleMiss.

A little playing around for the next idea.

Hmm, I think I also need to spend more time with the camera working on my photography skills.  Less flash, more colour maybe.

Check out what some other crafty people are up to this week over at Kirsty's blog.
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Blogtober - Day 13 - A Home Day

Today LittleMiss and I went for a walk.

Well, I walked and she biked.

And sometimes walked the bike when her legs got tired.

There was a lot of stopping on the way home.

And in other news:
I've finished my secret knitting which is now blocking on my office floor.
The trusses came for our extension so the builders will be back into it all soon.
I did baking.  Actually it was non-baking as there was no cooking involved.
Tomorrow I'm at work again.
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Blogtober - Day 12 - Hmmmm

I'm starting to see some other people's blog posts mentioning that they've "had this post saved for the Blogtober days when there's nothing else to say".

I think today is one of those days for me.

But I didn't have any posts saved or in mind for posting on days when I had nothing else to say.

So this will just have to do.
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Blogtober - Day 11 - Back to School

The holidays are over and routine has descended again.

BigMiss has a student teacher who will be taking the class for the next five weeks.  The teacher, Miss M, seems really nice and has some fun and interesting things she'll be teaching them during this time.  I always feel sorry for student teachers, though, mainly because I remember how much we tried them out when I was at school!  She seems to have a good warning/punishment system in place already, according to how BigMiss was explaining it.

MiddleMiss was all excited when she came home today.  She was telling me that when we got home from the bus stop I had to check the phone messages because Mrs V had left a message about her schoolwork (left during the time I was waiting for the school bus.)  Mrs V wants to try MiddleMiss with the Year 2 work as she needs to be challenged more.  She's been reading with the Year 2 reading groups for most of last term already and she's always complained about how easy Year 1 maths is.  She was quite excited she gets to have spelling words!

LittleMiss was happy to find out that her friend at kindy didn't have her birthday in the holidays so wasn't starting school yet after all.  Also, a girl had bought in a large crate with orphaned ducklings to show everyone and the kids were allowed to touch them which LittleMiss thought was great.  And all that she told for news was that MiddleMiss would be 6 soon (three weeks away so not really soon) and she would be 5 after the next school holdiays (February, but she's counting down already!) - nothing about what we've been up to these holidays or about the builders, but that's obviously not as exciting as birthdays coming.

And we get to do it all again tomorrow...
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Blogtober - Day 9 - Shhhh

A bit of secret knitting...
Just started today, and only two weeks to finish it.  As if I don't have enough projects on the go!
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Blogtober - Day 8 - New Clothes

Today has been very productive.  For me, that is - nothing happened on the building front.  They get a long weekend as they're waiting on more materials to arrive.

I spent the day holed up in my office keeping the sewing machines company.
It took me most of Tuesday to trace & cut a pile of patterns, then cut out the material for this t-shirt.

BigMiss is quite pleased with it.

I also made these easy bike-pants. 
Artsy photo taken by MiddleMiss

I've been meaning to make some for the girls to wear under their school uniform for ages (little girls have no modesty when playing - or even just tying shoe laces!)  I wasn't sure how the pattern was designed to fit, so only made one to see and choose what sizes to make each of them.  This one fit MiddleMiss perfectly - without even having to put elastic in the top.  (I'll see how it goes with wear as to whether I put any in.)  I have to make a bigger size for BigMiss still.

Then LittleMiss felt she was missing out, so I spent the rest of the day cutting out and sewing up this top.
Excuse the still-half-asleep look

I'm not too sure if I really like it though.  It seems too wide.  It might end up going to cousin J for a birthday present in a couple of months time.

And yesterday I finally got around to blocking the top I finished knitting for BigMiss.
She had great fun posing for me!

I'm halfway through writing up the pattern for it, and already started on the prototype for the DK/8ply version.
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