Blog entries - September 2008 http://www.inapeanutshell.com Fri, 01 May 2026 03:46:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/yarn-and-the-camerahtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0476.jpg" alt="DSCN0476.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />I set up a photo studio (well, a tripod) in our kitchen yesterday and photographed my yarn stash for Ravelry. The sun was out and the light in our kitchen was lovely. I felt so important and professional using my tripod. The yarn was very well behaved. I would just plunk down a skein and the camera would focus and the sun would shine. It was so easy. I got 49 pictures of yarn from my stash ... Shelley Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:52:03 +0100 Yarn Purple Photos http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/these-are-my-legshtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0475.jpg" alt="DSCN0475.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Rob gave me these stockings. All of last week was so grey and wet (except for Friday when we woke up to discover snow on the ground - pretty, but it&#39;s still snow in September) that I was getting quite depressed; these stockings are so bright and green that they banish greyness.&nbsp; I smile every time I look at my feet.<br /><br />I&#39;ve been meaning to make some sort of holder for a... Shelley Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:57:55 +0100 Socks Miscellaneous Green http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/the-frontshtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0428.jpg" alt="DSCN0428.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Just for you K. Shelley Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:41:43 +0100 In My Studio Buttons http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/random-image-9html.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0405.jpg" alt="DSCN0405.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />I decorated some thumbtacks for my cork board the other day. I just removed the loops from the back pieces for some covered button forms, made up the buttons and glued on some tacks. They look pretty cute on my board. Shelley Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:37:44 +0100 Random Image In My Studio Buttons http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/frosthtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0417.jpg" alt="DSCN0417.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Yesterday was a beautiful fall day (today was not - we got both rain and snow). Rob said there was lots of frost on the car when we were getting ready for work so I grabbed my camera on my way out the door; I love the look of frost in the sunshine. These pictures are from spots along my walk to work.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0420.jpg" alt="DSCN0420.jp... Shelley Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:29:28 +0100 Plant Photos Outside Autumn http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/decisions-decisionshtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0394.jpg" alt="DSCN0394.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />So, I want to paint my studio blue but I can&#39;t make up my mind which blue I want it to be. I really feel comfortable surrounded by the colour blue; it&#39;s cool and soothing.&nbsp; I want a blue with a little green in it though to give it some warmth and energy (especially in the winter when it&#39;s cold and grey outside).<br /><br />I&#39;ve been picking up paint chips whenever we&#3... Shelley Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:50:55 +0100 In My Studio Blue http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/stalledhtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0385.jpg" alt="DSCN0385.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />This is the little blanket Jane got me started on to learn crochet. I&#39;ve been working on it pretty steadily for the past while; it&#39;s been my portable project since I finished Rob&#39;s socks. But now, with nine squares done and eleven to go, I&#39;ve run out of yarn and have to wait until I can get some more. Shelley Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:25:58 +0100 Wool Pink Crochet Blanket http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/nicehtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0379.jpg" alt="DSCN0379.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Can you have a nice horrid day? Today feels like it.<br /><br />We haven&#39;t seen the sun all day and I don&#39;t think anything outside has been dry since yesterday but everything smells so fresh and earthy. There is no wind and the rain is more like a lazy mist that you run into. It is just cool enough to make you walk briskly and wear a cute hat.<br /><br />Work was uneventful but the ... Shelley Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:55:00 +0100 Wool Life Brown Autumn http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/my-feethtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0369.jpg" alt="DSCN0369.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Pattern: Ballerina Felt Slippers from Fiber Trends<br />Yarn: Patons Classic Wool in Blueberry<br />Size: Women&#39;s Small<br />Yardage: 1 skein<br />Needles: 6.00 mm bamboo circular (24&quot;)<br /><br />These are great slippers. In fact there are so sturdy feeling they are more like knitted shoes. It took five trips through our washing machine to get them to fit my feet - we have a front... Shelley Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:41:32 +0100 Slippers Knitting Felt Blue http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/robs-feethtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0367.jpg" alt="DSCN0367.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Pattern: Basic Toe-up sock recipe with ribbed pattern*<br />Yarn: Tanis Fiber Arts sock yarn in Stormy<br />Size: 68 stitches around<br />Yardage: 1 skein<br />Needles: 2 mm bamboo/rosewood dpns<br /><br />I finished these up yesterday afternoon - all that was left was the bind off - and Rob put them on right away. I love the way they turned out. They are just so cozy looking. Rob says they... Shelley Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:35:57 +0100 Socks Knitting Blue http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/random-image-8html.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0364.jpg" alt="DSCN0364.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Sitting outside to knit in the afternoon. The second sock ready to bind off but the needle and scissors are inside. Shelley Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:05:06 +0100 Socks Random Image Knitting Blue http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/something-elsehtml.html Before:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0355.jpg" alt="DSCN0355.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br />After:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0358.jpg" alt="DSCN0358.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br /><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0360.jpg" alt="DSCN0360.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br />This is another project from Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts. The needle book but with a couple of variations becaus... Shelley Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:26:47 +0100 Snaps Sewing Felt Brown http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/my-sewing-tablehtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0338.jpg" alt="DSCN0338.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />(Please excuse the mess. I haven&#39;t found homes for everything in my studio yet. It&#39;s actually much better than it was - Rob got me some storage drawers and now you can see the floor.) On Monday my studio became a wood shop. My dad came over to help us out with our deck (it is now level) and to help me with my sewing table. It was Rob&#39;s desk when he was at university; I&#39;ve be... Shelley Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:18 +0100 Sewing Rainbow My Desk In My Studio http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/random-image-7html.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0341.jpg" alt="DSCN0341.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />The spider plant my sister gave me has been showing buds for a little while and today I noticed that it is finally blooming. They are such delicate looking little flowers. Shelley Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:41:56 +0100 White Random Image Plant http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/slippers-in-progresshtml.html <img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN0333.jpg" alt="DSCN0333.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />It has been icky and grey here all weekend (though so far it hasn&#39;t rained today) and combined with the cool weather of the past week my fingers have been itching for wool. I&#39;m still working on Rob&#39;s socks but wanted to get something else going. My first pick was the Hemlock Ring Blanket but I don&#39;t have the right needles so it will have to wait. While I was digging out the ... Shelley Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:03:03 +0100 Slippers Purple Knitting Autumn