Procrastimaking in January

Oh dear, it's been a long time since I posted a blog. I've been having some computer nightmares.... anyway, here's what I've been doing:

An architecture project

This is the one I talked so fearfully about in another blog post, but it's over now. For submission, I took 3 photographs of my elderly relatives, showing them as they are, with a bit of text saying who they are. I wrote the supporting text and all references on my type writer. I love it so much!

All wrapped up!

A Carrot Cake

This was baked for a coffee and cake chat with my friend Mary (who sings amazingly, check it out!)

New Point System:

Housemate Envy: + 9/10 (There is a reason that I don't have a picture of the whole cake!)
Presentation Points: 6/10 (The top icing was quite thin and runny, so I constantly felt like the fairies in sleeping beauty when they make the birthday cake, see below!)
Yummy points: 9/10 (It was beautiful, three different kinds of icing in it, moist, good crumb. The bottom was a smidgen overdone though)

By the way, this film is the way to my heart. It is definitely my favourite film EVER.

A Shirt Skirt (with tutorial)

I have definitely seen this before, but I didn't save the link so it cannot be credited :(
I was super happy with this, and wore it out on friday.

Take a shirt

Chop off the arms, collar and cut across the chest
(cut across the chest at the part that matches your waist measurements)

 Then sew up the sides as necessary, hem the top. I then cut the collar in half, and sewed it on to the top as a strange belt loop. 

Belt loop at the back looking hot!

Feathers and Bleach

I got back from Stockholm Saturday night, and have spent a couple of days at my home with my family. 

It's been great. We had a mustache dinner last night and I painted some feathers on my wall this morning instead of doing the work for my deadline tomorrow... ooops! 

Cannot remember if I uploaded this before?
Bleached fabric and recon.

Knitting and other things

I have been knitting like an old lady. To date, I have knitted 74 squares. Which sounds like a fairly small number, but considering this has been done in about 8 weeks, this becomes slightly more impressive (to me at least).
I've learnt a lot, and my tensions are getting better (I can heat you saying snorin'ell, Abi, I do not care for your technical knitting shiz... but remember, I can apply this to making some awesome jumpers for YOU). I've been using more and more advanced patterns, woohooo.... anyway; enough with the jibberjabber, on with the photos!!!

Lots of 'knit one purl one'

Beautiful fairisle - definately a jumper worthy pattern

Aunty Janet's (obviously)perfect square

Moss stitch, cable and reverse stocking stitch

I also knitted a egg cosey, which was my first experience of creating 'bobbles'... truly eye-opening. It is pictured next to a 'hat' which came on an innocent smothie bottle thanks to the big knit which I WILL be doing this year.

slightly smuf looking colours...I will be adding a pom pom.

Aaaaaand that's not all folks!!! I promised a picture of my travel wallet and diary (which I filled in throughout my French holiday); here you go!!

Dairy, left, and open travel wallet with pass etc, right.

closed travel wallet.

So that's all for now folks - will update before I leave to interrail round europe i'm sure
Much love
Abi
xx

Appologies

Hello neglected blog, I am sorry I have been ignoring you; I have been busy knitting hard and making various travel cases and covers for tickets.... however, I am leaving in  a few hours and I haven't any time to upload pictures!!
So when I get back from holiday number uno, I will have pictures of:

•  my ever growing pile of knitted squares (I am making a 'uni' blanket of LOTS of 15cm square samplers)
• My awesome travel diary cover
• A matching passport/ ticket/ map wallet
• a customised 'bra bank' (clearly not with me modelling it - ewww) 
• Whatever craftiness/ photography magic I come up with in the next few weeks 

As always, 

Lots of love and thank you for reading!!! Off to finish packing and panicking about how much I should/shouldn't be taking! (without exaggeration, I am packing very light clothes wise, and seriously half of my luggage is wool and knitting patterns. Sad isn't it?)

Abi

xxx

PS. Whilst I am away - pretty please have a look at my friend Lily's Blog It's so full of inspiring craftiness and really motivates me to not put off my projects, but just get on with it!!