http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/ 2009-10-01T16:28:48+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/10/photos.html Firstly just to say that I am still dithering over the exact format that the sweater "sale" will take (although it will definitely be via a just giving site), but I have picked out several things to give away, and... jen 2009-10-01T16:28:48+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/09/an_unsatisfacto.html Thank you so much to everyone who offered advice and opinions on this post. Everyone disagreed quite a lot, which is where all my confusion on the topic comes from in the first place! But it was really interesting to... Knitting jen 2009-09-26T07:56:59+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/09/is_this_ok.html I have been wanting for ages now to sell some of my knits, to clear out cupboard space and raise some money for charity, but have been unsure of how to go about it - I want them to get... Knitting jen 2009-09-24T16:33:24+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/09/finished_v1099.html I actually finished this at least a week ago, but I've been kind of obsessed with taking and putting my daily photo on Flickr, so it took me until today to get Adam to take photos! Also, I am making... Sewing jen 2009-09-20T16:31:46+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/09/stuff_1.html Hello internet! I still haven't finished the Vogue jacket, although I am hoping to over the next week - it's been rainy and dark this week, and I can't see well enough to sew in the evenings. I'm going to... Knitting jen 2009-09-03T10:08:40+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/08/vogue_1099.html Tempting though it is to plaster photos of my chickens all over the blog, I thought I'd better leave them out this time - they will be back soon! I have been doing quite a bit of knitting and sewing... Sewing jen 2009-08-25T20:52:11+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/08/odds_and_ends.html I have been slowly getting along with my Mum's cardigan, and have now finished the back, both fronts, one sleeve, and started on the last sleeve. So not much further to go! Here's a crap photo of the fronts: I... Mum's Noro Cardigan jen 2009-08-15T09:44:10+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/07/rowan_46.html I have been stalking the John Lewis haberdashery department, and finally this week they got the new Rowan - hurrah! It looked very promising on the internet, but I don't think you can get a proper idea until you see... Knitting jen 2009-07-31T09:55:23+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/07/at_least_someon.html Oh hello chickens! Margot, why are you inside on this sunny day? Let's have a look through the egg door! What's this under your fluffy bottom?! An EGG! A lovely little egg! Still warm! Margot laid her first egg yesterday... Chickens jen 2009-07-26T21:14:48+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/07/sewing_vogue_10.html Following on from how much I enjoyed making all those dresses for the wedding, I decided that I would try and get into sewing a bit more after the wedding. It's weird, we both did so much for the wedding... Sewing jen 2009-07-23T12:29:11+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/07/knitting.html Oh my word! Some actual knitting on the knitting blog! A while ago, Mum and I went to a really nice knitting shop near where they live in Birmingham, and I desperately wanted to buy some yarn, but couldn't really... Mum's Noro Cardigan jen 2009-07-21T09:05:58+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/07/the_chickens_ar.html Nothing to do with crafts, but some very big news for us! 3 months ago we ordered an eglu and 2 chickens, and this weekend they arrived! Here is their house: We bought the whole package from Omlet, and this... Chickens jen 2009-07-13T20:26:18+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/06/pearl_river.html In what I think is the final wedding post, and moving nicely back to the main theme of knitting, here is my River! I had wanted to knit something for the wedding all along, but suddenly it struck me 4... Wedding jen 2009-06-09T20:49:07+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/05/stationery.html Stationery today - the first part is an entry I had to remove before the wedding as firstly something happened as a result of me posting it which was dreadful, and secondly Adam pointed out that lots of people coming... Wedding jen 2009-05-29T13:54:21+00:00 http://www.xtreme-knitting.com/blog/archives/2009/05/flowers.html Right, onto the flowers. We decided to do the flowers ourselves really early on, because my bridemaid Jess got married before us, and she did them herself and they looked great. Also it is all about priorities, and spending mega... Wedding jen 2009-05-28T12:50:22+00:00