Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
December 23, 2010
Handel's Messiah
On the 13th of December, I had the pleasure of seeing Handel's Messiah at Town Hall in Auckland. It was amazing and moving! It was such fun to go with my friend, Tarnya. We had Starbucks and ice creams and had a wonderful time. I forgot to take a photo of us!
5 Days until Christmas....2 days....
What do you do with the last few days before Christmas? I'm planning the time so I can finish my gifts in time. It feels like cramming for an exam! This is my list.
1) Suri Merino vest for my nephew
2) Gift basket for my dad & his wife
3) Socks for dad
4) Quilt for niece
5) Fudge
6) Christmas sheep quilt
7) Bed slippers
8) Mocha Fruit Cake
That was my list 5 days ago! Haha!
I worked Monday to Wednesday but I did get the socks, fudge, fruit cake, and gift basket done. I'll have to work on the vest and slippers tomorrow, Christmas Eve Day.
Check out the Chocolate Trifle I made for Fran and Jerome's new baby's Christening on the 12th December. The recipe is basically from my head. It changes every time. It's chocolate cake, jelly, frozen berries, chocolate mousse, whip cream and shaved chocolate. If I remember correctly? Of course you can add sherry too. I love to sprinkle skor bars on the top but we live in NZ and they don't have them here. Enjoy!
1) Suri Merino vest for my nephew
2) Gift basket for my dad & his wife
3) Socks for dad
4) Quilt for niece
5) Fudge
6) Christmas sheep quilt
7) Bed slippers
8) Mocha Fruit Cake
That was my list 5 days ago! Haha!
I worked Monday to Wednesday but I did get the socks, fudge, fruit cake, and gift basket done. I'll have to work on the vest and slippers tomorrow, Christmas Eve Day.
Check out the Chocolate Trifle I made for Fran and Jerome's new baby's Christening on the 12th December. The recipe is basically from my head. It changes every time. It's chocolate cake, jelly, frozen berries, chocolate mousse, whip cream and shaved chocolate. If I remember correctly? Of course you can add sherry too. I love to sprinkle skor bars on the top but we live in NZ and they don't have them here. Enjoy!
December 20, 2010
A Crochet Scarf on the go...
Crochet has always been a bit of a struggle for me so I've avoided it as much as possible. Recently I borrowed a Rowan book from my friend over at Struan Farm. The book has a gorgeous crochet scarf that I just had to try. So here's the book and the start of my scarf. I asked a few of my crochet friends what a half treble was and finally settled on one method. I'm pleased with the results so far. I wanted to get into the Jane Crowfoot crochet club starting in January 2011 but it's full! Too bad! (can you hear the sarcasm?) I love her blog; it's so fresh and makes crochet look beautiful! These are the centres of my beautiful scarf. I am using leftover alpaca, some possum merino, and Misty Alpaca that I picked up in Canada when I was there. It's going to be beautiful.
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