http://furryfungi.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:21:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am really getting into this knitting thang this year! I knitted myself 2 Thorpe earflap beanies (Ravelry Link) over the last couple of weeks. I'm still learning a lot with knitting and try to learn something new with each pattern I choose - these were my first attempt at doing something ... http://furryfungi.com/2010/01/two-thorpes-are-better-than-one-right/ Well, I am back! Late last year I fell in love with wool, yarn and generally all things that don't mix the greatest with my lovely subtropical climate. So how to keep my stash/collection from growing crazily out of control? I had my Ashford Knitter's Loom, but really there is a limit ... http://furryfungi.com/2010/01/a-new-year-a-new-start/ I can't believe I have *finally* finished my mermaid!  Here she is!!! Pattern: Mirabella - Bluebeard's Princess by Mirabilia  Fabric: Crystal Meditation by PTP I'm happy with how she looks, but she was a difficult girl!  The beading went badly, I spilt 7 packets of beads EVERYWHERE, and had to partially sort ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/04/shes-done/ It was a gorgeous day on Sunday, so we decided to head to our local botanic gardens looking for inspiration for our garden. The gardens feature many different gardens, from tropical to arid. To rainforest... We stopped for lunch under a tree, and I whipped out my socks that I had finished the ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/03/out-and-about/ My newly completed cardigan.... Two weeks of blissful knitting.  An easy pattern to learn. And a gorgeous wool to knit with. I think I will be knitting at least another one of these.... http://furryfungi.com/2009/03/love-is/ Most of the container garden has survived!  (Excluding the few plants that fell victim to the cat) Our cucumber plants are doing especially well and are now covered in flowers; hopefully we will see some baby cucumbers shortly... Our tomato plants are still fairly small, but healthy, as are our silverbeet (who ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/03/a-success/ We have had trouble finding a local, natural/organic butter, so last night I decided to give butter making a try... afterall it sounded pretty easy to do.  And it was! I just poured the cream into the Kitchenaid and beat it within an inch of its life.  Once it had separated into nice ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/02/no-buts-about-it-making-butter/ It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted!  Work has been really hectic,  and not being able to not run is starting to catch up with me. It's been 5 months and I am itching to start up again, but my shin splints just don't seem to want ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/02/its-been-a-while/ I'm not really sure what to say today, except that I feel incredibly sad.  The words "Worst Bush Fires in Australian History" keep swirling around my head, along with the death toll that keeps on rising (173 last count this morning). And I am also feeling grateful, all my relatives who live in ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/02/234/ Not much cross stitch going on at the moment.  The living room has been turned upside down whilst we clean and re-arrange everything.  Which means my stitching chair is unreachable, but that's ok as I have been knitting up a storm! I decided that it was time I taught myself how to knit ... http://furryfungi.com/2009/01/gloves-gloves-and-more-gloves/