It's Owl who knows something about something

First finished object of 2018, and it is yellow.  I think I actually finished the knitting in 2017, but only got around to sewing the eyes on this year. 

The yarn is Drops Eskimo, and I used about five balls, I think.  I bought it for a Kate Davies Owligan cardigan, which I made, but was too big in the body and too tight on the arms, thanks to poor pattern reading.  So I frogged it and reclaimed the yarn for Lucy. 

I think she'd prefer an orange one; but, having sorted out the stash and finding how much wool I've forgotten I own, I am not buying any more until I've made at least ten things.  I'd better get on with it, as there is Farnham in a few weeks, and then Edinburgh in March.  So excited.

Like a lot of things in life, it should all work out all right.

December 2017.

Cooking a Christmas meal for 44; Making Winter retreat; biscuit baking and face-painting; revolting children workshop; Christmas lunch; hyacinths; fish and chips in freezing Brighton; nephews; it's all about balance.

#2018MakeNine

Last year, I put up a wish list of nine things I wanted to either knit or sew during the year, and then completely and utterly forgot about it.  That's what happens when you only put things on Instagram and then stop blogging for months at a time. 

I did actually make 3 and 2 halves of the things on the 2017 list, as you can see from my brilliant photo.

I made a Rosa shirt dress, a pair of black Ultimate trousers and an Audrey in Unst.  I cast on a Corraline, and made an Anna skirt after ripping the zip out of the dress in a temper.  

I didn't make the Elizalex dress or the Dutchess jumper, or the Manu, or the Horses jumper; mostly because I forgot about them, or other things caught my eye.

This year, it will be different.  This year, I have allocated fabric to my make 9 sewing projects and photographed them, and put away all other fabric, so I will have to make the things I said I would.  Also, if I do that, I can get some fabric in LA in August.

These are the sewing things:

That should keep me out of trouble.  

I'm refusing to believe that the holidays are over, and am still drinking gin.  Cheers.

Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.

November 2017.

Knitting; forcing hyacinths; hawthorn gin; Christmas cake; wool winding forced labour; orange Caribou cardigan for Lucy; baking; Kew - greenhouses and arty pictures.

Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head.

October 2017.

Autumn collection; Dartmoor walks, runs, mists and mud; THIS IS 40 Hedgehog cake; climbing; Chagford sandwiches; the East Dart.

Dr. Banner, your work is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.

September.

You can always tell when I go back to school.  All these photos were taken over one weekend.  The rest of the month is a blur.

When life gives you lemons, steal your grandma’s jewelry and go clubbin'

August.

Blue here is a shell for you Inside you'll hear a sigh A foggy lullaby

July.

A trip to Avebury.

July 2017. #2017

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And he told me all romantics meet the same fate someday Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark cafe

June.

A month dominated by outdoor swimming, reports and ballet shows #2017 #june #haircut #balletshow #outdoorswimming

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The king's stinkin' son fired me, but thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it!

May.

I've been using my big camera more recently, so not many pictures. #hattie #mmm2017 #scotlandadventure #sewingrosa #hatsinyell #audreyinunst #ginstagram #springdress #fountain

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