Christchurch Earthquake

Well it was just too awesome to stay quiet! These are some pics taken by Sam Hemmings-Skyes (GNS staff) in the field after the quake, they are just too Awesome not be shared! The pure physical shift in the earths surface and the forces behind that just blow your mind away!

Oasis Wonderwall

I have finally managed to upload the video of Josh playing Oasis Wonderwall on his 3/4 nylon string guitar back in August. Enjoy! He has improved since!!!

Lunchtime photo workshop

As part of the art week at work, Margaret help a photo workshop. The theory was fairly straight forward and we were then sent on an assignment! I got the pool area! We were only allowed to move 1 m once we choose our spot! The following are my favs from the shoot.

Milo for Maddison

After many pairs of socks I used some of the soft merino to knit up a baby vest using the Milo pattern for baby Maddison Riley. Fingers crossed it fit! we will find out tomorrow!!!

It is a top down in the loop pattern, so no seams to stitch up at all!!! Makes life very simple! There are a number of cable options with the pattern, so I used the owl one since owls are soo in fashion at the moment. It was also the fiirst time I had ever done any cable - easy as, so I am very proud of this article. The pattern goes up to age 6 but can easily be scaled up to even an adult size!!! I managed to get some lovely soft cotton in the thimbles and threads sale, so thinking that will make the girls a lovely milo vests for summer.

Knitting in Napier

Wow what an awesome weekend, Knit August nights retreat, organised by Maree and James.

A weekend long knitting retreat, with classes, meal, tour round Design Spun Wool Mill, yarn market - ohh I spent lots!!! Even the weather was awesome. We stayed in the lovely Harbour view motel - highly recommended location in Ahuriri, right by the beach and boardwalk. There are some lovely cafes very close by: Boardwalk and Milk and Honey are to name a few that I can personally recommend.



It was a great weekend for learning new skills, making new friends and getting to know old ones even better. There are some lovely pics on Maree's website for you to view. I did buy some very yummy yarn....... More cotton from YarnZ, Morag's lovely Vintage Purls sock yarn, some Skeins wool possum merino too.

There is even a ravelry forum, so go and sign up ready for next year!

A Decade Old Today......

Happy Birthday Mate. A Decade old today.

Wow for a boy we can not get out of bed he was up at 5.30am wanting to go downstairs.

He was very proud of his new steel string Ashton guitar, cut out with in-built tuner! He is off playing it already.

He also got a New Orleans Hornets basketball, basket ball hoop, Oasis guitar tab book, bakugauns and lots of cards.

Ouch

Saffron's trapped finger she did Saturday night!