tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81024242950825294132011-12-14T03:55:24.751Zannarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-46560937051323760292011-03-06T18:53:00.002Z2011-03-06T18:56:12.942Z

Easy peasy baby hat in the making - the colours make me so happy! =)Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-82121294662369576492011-03-05T16:37:00.005Z2011-03-05T16:55:06.435Z

Hey Peeps,So, I've just put the pattern for a super easy neck warmer up on Ravelry. I am working on a new format for my free patterns and I would love it if you could help me out by testing it? It's a quick knit and you should be able to whip it up in a couple of days. And if it takes you longer, let me know as my instructions are probably not clear enough. Drop me a line if/when you give it a

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-23575489685762773572011-02-19T19:02:00.003Z2011-02-21T17:37:13.619Z

Cos I still do it :)This is a quick, bulky and squishy cowl in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky, to which I'll add metal (pewter effect?) buttons. Keeping notes of what I do (even though it's really dead easy to make) so may write up the pattern and make it available in my next life? Well, never say never ;)Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-55317299135409355972011-02-18T19:16:00.001Z2011-02-19T19:18:30.167Z

Just a peek as the receipient has been known to visit this desolated blog from time to time ;)Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-61949589678826868932011-02-17T17:09:00.001Z2011-02-19T19:11:33.505Z

Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-8779630732727791082011-02-05T19:33:00.001Z2011-02-19T19:35:22.696Z

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-19557627456289701202011-01-01T20:12:00.007Z2011-01-01T23:23:46.468Z

Thank fuck 2010 is finally over! 'Cos it sucked royally. Majestically in fact. In a way that words can't quite convey. It dragged its heels but eventually came to its inglourious end, finito, kaput, fucking gone! I've not-so-carefully packed all the memories, nightmares, yuckiness that stripped the last few months of all colour, in the skankiest box I have been able to find (to match the contents

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-48560804363254748812010-12-31T21:39:00.002Z2011-01-01T23:44:52.665Z

Next year will be the year.(I've stolen this picture somewhere on the interwebs, I'll give due credit as soon as I find the site again.)

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-36630300844571515742010-12-24T18:25:00.001Z2011-01-01T23:29:47.774Z

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-45432000550097382822010-08-22T12:19:00.005+01:002010-08-22T15:57:16.473+01:00

I bought this rainbow self-striping sock yarn (Regia?) at the Stitching and Knitting show in Olympia over a year ago and made a couple of non-feet socks (mobile phone and mp3 player) with teeny tiny toothpicks ;), but only got round to taking pics today. Better late than never, eh? Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-37483252232386265382010-08-18T14:07:00.002+01:002010-08-18T14:08:57.098+01:00

White and wild rice with petit pois, mange tout peas, carrots and mushrooms. Yum!

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-14605233913151760782010-08-16T20:25:00.003+01:002010-08-17T08:53:49.379+01:00

So, somehow I felt that having three cardi-gans and a scarf on the go at any one time wasn't sufficient (I'm pretty sure there's also a blanket buried somewhere...), enter the latest sweater:Top-down raglan sweater knit in the round. The actual colour has a stronger hint of red, but I blame the poor colour reproduction on this awfully grey sky. Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-84712080847837230452010-08-14T11:38:00.006+01:002010-08-15T18:49:58.744+01:00

Last week... (omg, it cannot be a week already, can it??)

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-28527550104697636672010-08-13T11:14:00.001+01:002010-08-13T12:26:54.037+01:00

I took these pictures around Regent's Park at the weekend...I find it very hard to remain objective, keep things in prospective and not be vehemently hit by an overwhelming feeling of envy for those who live in such properties. I know it's wrong, but yet I cannot help myself! :'(

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-73527129687138516352010-08-08T00:20:00.006+01:002010-08-08T11:55:15.511+01:00

Finally some finished, modelled pictures. Taken today in lovely Regent's Park.Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-48347082629488323842010-08-05T23:46:00.001+01:002010-08-05T23:48:05.140+01:00

Sweet little babies sharing a bed =)

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-82941641539303364642010-08-03T23:50:00.000+01:002010-08-05T23:50:57.220+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-53919107407880981032010-08-01T23:52:00.000+01:002010-08-05T23:53:48.789+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-61450798757843477422010-08-01T10:44:00.003+01:002010-08-01T10:50:21.496+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-9542269847795049032010-07-31T10:42:00.002+01:002010-08-01T11:16:29.512+01:00

Electra: oh oh... finished knitting the sleeves, attempted attaching them to the body where "attempted" is the operative word. The sleeve cap is way too long... not sure how to rescue it at this point. I'll sleep on it.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-52423356482718736912010-07-29T11:08:00.001+01:002010-08-01T11:09:20.370+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-395281343515411832010-07-23T09:08:00.004+01:002010-07-23T11:51:32.947+01:00

Halfway through the sleeves (working them at the same time). Project details on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-17141920262157326112010-07-21T11:48:00.000+01:002010-07-21T23:49:02.584+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-36394175730937283272010-07-17T14:59:00.006+01:002010-07-21T15:16:52.630+01:00

When you come to my house and ask me for a tissue to clean your greasy hands, don't just toss the used wipe on the floor when you're done with it and walk off. It may make you look like an ungrateful invertebrate. Just a thought.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-21873822558774149892010-07-14T11:28:00.002+01:002010-07-14T11:30:44.696+01:00

Or is it?I picked up this lingering WIP again today with the sole intent of finishing it at last. However, the zipper (or two, I should say) I had ordered is the wrong size (too short) and the wrong colour (too brown). Plus I'm not really sure a zipper is going to work anymore. So I may scrap that idea altogether and go for buttons instead.Things I discovered today: I really do not enjoy working

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-52295701965978554802010-07-02T09:18:00.009+01:002010-07-04T21:08:45.981+01:00

So, I signed up with Folksy the other day so I could put some of my handmade earrings, brooches and other crafty things up for sale... and, well, ahem things didn't exactly go according to plan...Whilst I haven't listed anything for sale yet, I have managed to make a teeny tiny impulse purchase instead... Ok, well the purpose of the excercise was to rid of things, but oh, I couldn't resist! I'm

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-66108396761541726642010-06-28T08:33:00.003+01:002010-06-28T08:33:00.042+01:00

Yet another Xmas (2009!) FO. Another Xmas photograph just downloaded from my memory card. This is one of the downsides of digital photography, surely. You just forget you've shot stuff only to discover it months later. Although if truth be told, this picture leaves a lot to be desired and does not do the sweater any justice. But unfortunately it is the best of a bad bunch as I could not pry the

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-55348960122800166872010-06-27T11:03:00.003+01:002010-07-23T11:54:34.080+01:00

... but only now have I managed to retrieve the photographs.Stripy baby cardi (project details on Ravelry):

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-40731942652749524992010-06-26T09:36:00.008+01:002010-07-23T11:56:35.463+01:00

I have finally got round to downloading photographs from Xmas (2009!!!!)... and don't anybody say I do things in a hurry ;) Here's some knitted presents I made & gifted. I am modelling them all for posterity, which is quite lucky as I did not snap any pics once they were delivered.Giuseppe's cabled hat (project details on Ravelry): Nana's neck warmer (project details on Ravelry):  Ste's mum's

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-65389084945952534062010-06-25T17:29:00.009+01:002010-07-23T12:58:41.123+01:00

...but desperately need to get them off them. Let's have a quick recap:Theresa lacey shrugTailored cardiElectra cardiRedcurrant zippered cardi I cannot believe I have been wanted to finish the last two since August 2006!!

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-82615220158161736082010-06-25T08:29:00.002+01:002010-06-25T08:43:08.814+01:00

Project page on Ravelry.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-77237043291028196722010-06-24T20:45:00.002+01:002010-06-25T08:19:07.077+01:00

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-12196410315858175962010-06-23T20:12:00.001+01:002010-07-21T15:25:12.996+01:00

I am working on a lacey, 3/4-length-sleeve shrug cum boob-holder to throw over pretty summer dresses, in Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere. The shrug, not the summer dresses. But I digress. Anyway, I needed to retrieve some more yarn tonight so I could start on sleeve #2, and therefore ventured into my stash closet. Oh. My. Goodness. Over the past few years I must have hoarded yarn like it was going

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-29323337457432820752010-06-22T23:24:00.002+01:002010-06-25T01:32:42.026+01:00

More pics on Flickr.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-81460919217542914462010-06-14T08:02:00.001+01:002010-06-25T08:05:28.215+01:00

Mother, as promised a lifetime ago, here's my new haircut ♥

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-55989987470245288402010-02-15T19:44:00.001Z2010-02-16T10:02:41.088Z

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-37190487486747057942010-02-02T17:33:00.006Z2010-02-02T17:43:33.214Z

It's been so long since I posted last, that I'll never have enough time or a good enough memory to recap. So, I say, let's start with a clean slate, why don't we? Not sure how I stumbled upon this list, but it rings so true, I wanted to share it (lifted from here). Smile =DRandom Thoughts of the Day:I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.More often than not, when someone is

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-49129239103591343342009-10-18T16:35:00.009+01:002010-06-25T08:31:06.608+01:00

Well, I still do it, as you can see (I felt you needed proof, but accidentally cut my head from the picture! Yes, accidentally... I'm too much of an egomaniac for having done it on purpose ;) )The tailored cardi is moving surprisingly slowly, I'm still increasing for the hips (then it'll be: sleeves, steeking & button band cum collar), but got ahead of myself the other day and bought some buttons

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-30202937852181872172009-10-17T16:01:00.000+01:002009-10-18T16:29:38.276+01:00

Oh, I love her so much!!!

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-56909997738566289482009-10-16T12:06:00.006+01:002009-10-18T16:30:57.611+01:00

A couple of weeks ago I got relocated to trendy Marylebone, in a ground floor office with NATURAL DAYLIGHT, which was unheard of till then, given that I'd spent the last three years working in a window-less basement. Anyhoo, one of the first things I was told was: LOADS of famous people are in the area, you'll see so many! Names like Paul McCartney, Tony Blair and some others I can't remember

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-6804629358758050992009-10-11T12:06:00.005+01:002009-10-11T12:11:16.132+01:00

More pics in the Flickr set.

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-90970364603589906922009-08-28T16:56:00.008+01:002009-08-28T17:59:48.687+01:00

Hey kids,You don't mind if I spam you a little bit, do you? Ok, thanks. I've put a few things for sale up on eBay if any of you is interested. Most of the auctions start at 99p:• Knitting stuff• IKEA & other home items• See all itemsI'm off to Ikea tomorrow, and am needing to make room for / finance my new purchases ;) Cheers xx

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-84079296372693603922009-08-16T10:33:00.009+01:002009-08-16T11:18:04.023+01:00

As I mentioned on Ravelry, change of plans... I was going to make the 97-18 Tailored Cardigan but after the first 15 cm or so I realised it looked too wide, although I was making the XS size, and frustrated by not being able to try it on whilst knitting and quite likely not having enough yarn, I decided to convert it in a top-down raglan cardi.Not sure just what the finished garment will look

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-64212145144413908722009-08-10T21:57:00.002+01:002009-08-11T13:04:16.035+01:00

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. Attorney: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? Witness: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?' Attorney: And why did that

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-41403466397463239782009-08-03T20:05:00.015+01:002009-08-04T00:06:45.564+01:00

Whilst I make slow progress on the Tailored cardi so that I have pretty pictures to show, I ponder. I also ponder on my pondering. Today's conversation with a friend really brought home some powerful thoughts that have been lingering in my head for the past year(s!) or so. At times, they've done a lot more than idly lingering, they've been rushing and screaming and pounding the inside of my skull

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-28896708122707048352009-08-01T22:33:00.006+01:002009-08-01T23:30:31.567+01:00

I don't know what to do, so I'll write a post.I'm not easily scared by spiders. Ste will be shouting for me to kill them when she sees them in the flat, but to her horror I'll always get a piece of card and set them free outside. Sometimes I fail to get them onto the card, so they escape round the flat and hopefully set themselves free some other way. That's when she screams some more, but that's

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-26865079759916706272009-07-31T11:49:00.005+01:002009-08-16T10:40:57.589+01:00

So, this is the DROPS alpaca I mentioned in my previous post. I've duly swatched, soaked in Pantene (mmm... the smell!) and only waiting for it to dry so I can check my tension. I accidentally mis-read the needle size recommended and used 3mm instead. Given that I'm not the loosest of the knitters, really I should have gone up, not down. I know I don't want a floppy fabric, but equally the

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-91755737001451038412009-07-28T19:55:00.004+01:002009-08-16T10:41:11.390+01:00

So, some months ago I purchased some Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca (I forget where from) to make the 88-17 Cardigan in Alpaca (above - picture shamelessly nicked from their Web site, hope that's ok) I had had in my Ravelry queue for some time. I am a tad partial to alpaca, you see, so I was very excited to finally handle this yarn and see what it looked like in the flesh, after having seen it used

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-84075514769978279752009-07-27T22:59:00.009+01:002009-08-16T10:41:27.314+01:00

Well, I might have been silent lately, but fear not, I haven't abandoned knitting entirely. On the contrary, after a bit of a dry interval which I'm pleased to say has come and gone, I can again, still, be found clicking clicking whenever I have some spare time and am not completely shattered cos of work. In fact, the amount of projects that I start, and on occasion even complete, keeps on

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102424295082529413.post-73537169965706382582009-07-26T11:20:00.015+01:002010-07-04T21:17:56.247+01:00

Hey peeps,I know, I know, long time no speak... I'm not going to bore you to death with details of why I've been absent. You can see I'm still alive, so it must have been cos I was busy with other stuff, right? Right. You can guess, the usual: work (killing my soul slowly), commute... you know the drill, you've heard it enough times...(Here's a gratuitous shot of me with lil Geppetto cos I'm

annarellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218046516231940261noreply@blogger.com4