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I’ve been knitting on autopilot this week. My advice is when you have other things on your mind, read all instructions more carefully than you would ordinarily need to… Example:

Work straight in st st until piece measures 12″ from beg. = to a distracted mind, Work straight in st st until piece measures 12″ from beg of st st… *sigh*

I started thinking, for a cropped jacket this is very long, but it is the entire back so that’s no short distance. Then I hit the shape armholes instructions instead of some interesting shape neck detailing that I was starting to expect. So I have about 9″ to rip back. Oh well, at least I realised now and didn’t just keep going & that will save a lot of pain later :)

avoiding confusion, originally uploaded by z i g g y.

I love to happen across quirky little signs like this one I spotted on my way back from vegie shopping this morning. It reminds of this sticker we saw over at South Bank a couple of weeks ago, except that this is not deliberately ironic, which makes it a far better find. It’s a mailbox, but it’s not a mail box.

This is not a pole

Salvador Dali, originally uploaded by chomdee.

I’ve just set up my blog details in flickr so that I can blog photographs directly, this is one of my favourites.

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Whisper cardigan ravelry

I’m glad I’ve finished this cardigan, but I’m not over the moon with joy about how it’s turned out. I stand by my decision to work this using smaller needles without increasing the garment size to create a close fitting cardigan with a denser fabric than was intended by the original pattern.

What I didn’t anticipate is that the continued increases on the inside edge would create a very odd shape, & with the denser fabric it kind of sticks out strangely, as thought it’s extending out into ties and I should tie them together. I should have stopped increasing stitches after I hit the bust, or at least only increased every 10 rows or so. I don’t see myself wearing this if I don’t come up with a solution for this.

I love the new singlet shirt I’m wearing under it in this photo I just took of myself. It’s not my usual style with little ruffles on the sleeves, but it works for me somehow with a very flattering square neckline. It looks perfect with the high waisted black pants I bought a little while ago, I’ve just found my new favourite outfit :)