The Suddenly Kate Show

Ok, so the guilt was just too much for me!

I still havent been inspired to stitch anything and it was bugging me and in the last 7 days I havent even felt like knitting.  So I decided to be proactive and yesterday evening I looked through my WIPs and my to be started's to see if anything inspired me.....



I chose a small stitch that I was given a while ago and thought that at least that was a reasonable project to start and hopefully finish in the week.

Here is a pic of what the end result should be:


and here is a pic of where I am up to:




So I have finally stitched something! Party time..now I just have to finish it...which is perfectly feasible and as my healthy lifestyle begins today, I will need something to keep my hands busy :)

I hope you all had a great weekend, I am off to check out what everyone has been up to :)

Ok, I got caught up in all the holiday excitement and I had time on my hands - a lull at work - and I have only booked a trip!!
Will FINALLY be visiting NYC from 12th April till 17th April!!!!!!!!!!
Nervous and excited as will be on my own, but more in shock at the moment that I finally made a decision and booked something.
Please please please let me know of any travel tips you have and places not to miss :) :) 
Only 7 weeks to go!

I have to mention the following blog: Bett Illustrations, the designs are always so gorgeous and the use of colour is always perfect. If like me, you have a dreamy side you may like the following pic: Embrace of the Moon not to mention the countless others :)

I would also like to recommend a book too! Look at me, little miss recommendation today - :)


I came across the book when I joined a reading challenge, it was reading books from the year of your birth and  I decided to take my books from the New York Best Seller list. The book that was number one the week that i was born was Trinity by Leon Uris.  When it arrived I was slightly sceptical as I am not really into historical epic saga-esque novels. I could not for the life of me read Ken Follett. My mother loves these types of books and I thought that it would be another one that I hand over to her.

I have only read the first 100 pages (there are about 900) but already I am in love with it - the style of writing is so good, even though …

Ok, so I said I didn't do anything and on Sunday I hadn't. But I don't know if it was guilt or what, but Sunday night I started knitting myself a scarf and finished it last night.

Some of you may remember that I made two for friends at Christmas (purple and grey cabled chunky knits).  Since I made them, I have really wanted one for myself! They were so warm and snuggly.


So, I decided that I would keep the pattern simple for mine so that I could knit whilst watching the boxset of Supernatural Season 3 that a friend lent me.  It was really simple, just garter stitch and stocking stitch. The most difficult part was when I changed stitches :) but not that difficult. I don't think that the basic pattern detracts that much from the overall design as I used cream wool purposely to contrast with my red coat - I am so discreet :) - and I wore it this morning and YES! it was warm and snuggly :)

So lets have a happy dance disco!

Here are some pic of the finished scarf hanging up in m…

It was the first IHSW of the year, I duly signed up with such good intentions....have you guessed yet? I never picked up a needle (*sigh*)

I didn't even knit! I figured that I didn't need to wait till Wednesday to announce that I did nowt ;)

Consolation prize...

Its great to see that so many other people did pick up their needles and produce some beautiful work and here's to them!

Kate

Hello!

Time for my weekly round-up.....sadly I have not really been feeling crafty this week. I spent one day knitting and that's pretty much it! I haven't even read anything either! What have I been doing....


STITCHING update ...


Nothing!!! I have done nothing! Not even picked up a sewing needle or a hank of floss :( With the first IHSW looming this weekend, I am preparing to get in the mood for it and had planned to stitch (as mentioned last week) a Margaret sherry calendar...well, yesterday I looked at my Mira and thought, hmmm - I think I feel like stitching some more of you soon...so that might be it. It will have to be a surprise :) for me too.

KNITTING update...

I didn't knit the fairy wings or finish her face and hair but instead decided to knit some more of the monkey that the other niece wanted, so that they would both be finished around the same time.  Here's a pic....

All I have left are the arms and the feet and tail.

SEWING update ...

Last week I said watch this …

Its been a week! It has seemed quite long and I don't seem to have done much :) How did that happen?

I thought it might be easier to separate each update by category for those only interested in stitching etc. So here is what I have done in the last 7 days...

STITCHING update ...



I have begun the Mira! Not much of it is done, my stitchy mojo is a bit iffy at the moment but I persevered and started it. It was just for one night only. But I like the greens and am happy with what I have done so far.



I have sorted out the fabric for both calendars ready for IHSW in a fortnight. Geisha hasn't seen 2012 yet. For the observant amongst you, you may have noticed that I said 'both' calendars well this is because in some strange weird psychic twist of fate, Joyce has lured the the pattern gods into retrospection!

Because whilst looking in the garage for a book (which I didn't expect to find), amongst all the boxes and stuff my eye was distracted by what looked to be an unopened ca…

A new years resolution was to blog every Wednesday only.  So as today is Wednesday....tadaa!

I haven't started stitching yet....I am surprised by this as all the stash I need for 'Lady of the Mist' arrived between Christmas and New Year.  My mother very kindly wound them all onto bobbins for me and it is all in its special bag - Betty Boop! (see below) but my mojo is having a slow start to the new year when it comes to cross stitch. I think I am delaying starting because when I do, all my reading and knitting will be flung by the wayside. Is anyone else stitching this Mirabilia? Maybe we could have a SAL together as extra motivation.


My Mirabilia stash sitting patiently for me to start it...



Instead I have been reading - one graphic novel (Sense & Sensibility) and today a bit of chick lit (The Fat Chance Guide to Dieting; A Novel by Claudia Pattison) and piling up many more, thrillers etc. AND some knitting...

My eldest niece has requested a Fairy like this...



But I didn…

Happy New Year!