I've got to be very stubborn!

Seriously.

Sometimes i really think if I'm from this planet:)

Well, it all beginning when i saw in the net, how to transform your old flip flops into new ones, with knitting! Cool, i thought!

Well let me go to my shoe closet, and pick up some old ones, cut the uppers off the flip flops, chose the yarn, look at the pattern one more time, and let's do it.

Oh my. How wrong i was!

After I done the entire pattern, I immediately sewed the old sole and tried to put in my feet!

GIRL, the pattern said to 'meant to be tied' but i didn't care. I don't want any ribbon At the back of my new shoe!

Of course, if it is there it is for some reason. They just felt from my feet like butter.

Never fear, me the stubborn, is not going to frog all the work that is done, I'll try to work in another away.

What a stupid idea!

Now, imagine pinking up St's from something that is absolutely straight, and then try to work those same St's in round!

Are you still there? Or have you already fallen from the chair from so much laughter.

Yes, I'm still doing the flip flops, I'm not going to frog, and this will be a lesson for me. if someone in a pattern says that you must do something because.... maybe it is because there is a reason. Really!

But I've got some good news. I'm not always so clumsy.

I just made some legwarmers, for me and for Nicole.

They were made with bamboo needles, my first ones.

In the beginning it was weird, I'm used to the metal ones, and the St's just didn't move, them they started to slide a little, and finally they were just alive. At the end i loved it. I just hope that the store where i buy my wool and the rest of the things, gets more different sizes (it is a fabric shop, they have some wool in the back, and the owner only has, for now one size, can you believe it!).

Nicole uses her legwarmers in the wrist. well she plays more with them, maybe if i tell her that they are for the wrist, maybe she Will put them on the legs! Huuuummmmmm.

The weather here is the same, what can i say. It rains, and there is no news about when are we going to have a break!

For now it is all, reporting from my boat in the middle of South Africa:)

FOs

A week ago i started to look at all the little bags that where around me, and i just thought to myself I've got to finish this, this is madness!

First FO, the fingerless mitten, do you remember her?
This is the third one and the last, the big Boss gave is approval, and i was very happy. He just had another request..... to make the match. OK that is fair. I will make the other mitten for the other hand.

Socks for Nicole.
Can anybody remember the first post about this. i can't, it was a long time ago:)
But done! FO in sight.

They look very pretty, especially with the cardboard blocker that i made to improvise for the picture:)

Next: the round pillow.

The back is Donne.

But now i have to study a way to close that hole in the middle. And i have to go and buy more wool, it is gone now. For the round finishing I've already know what to do. But the middle it is a bit difficult, any advice?

Booties for Angelina-FO

Every little thing that i put in her feet, comes out!

These booties were very easy to make and they seam to stay for much longer in the feet:)

I just have to put maybe some elastics in the cuff, to keep it tight.

And it was it, a week of projects Donne.

Can you see now the quantity of bags around me, calling me, and me, ignoring them.

Donne, Donne and Donne.

Yesterday, it was Fathers day. And what a great day he had. Presents in the morning, breakfast in bed, lunch in is favorite restaurant (spar ribs, of course).

When is it mothers day?

Last news:

Last night:) I just started a new project.

Legwarmers. It is starting to be very, very cold around this part of the world. And some more for the kids. No, daddy said he didn't want:)

Just let me go and turn on the heater, sit on the coach and start working.

Made in Portugal

Paulo just return from a little trip that he made to Joburg.
And he came with some food that is made in Portugal:)

There are some cans of beans, coffee, and some kind of sausages, I'm going to say the names in Portuguese and than try to explain, the first one is alheira, it is made with only birds meat, like chicken, turkey and some more, they are very good if you fried them, with some chips and eggs:)
I'M SO HAPPY

The next one you may not like, it is morcela de sangue, it is made with blood from the pig, it is very good if you put in the brie and eat them with bread.

The third one is farinheira, they are done by boiling in a big pan with a lot of cabbage and other veggies, but you can also put this one in the brie.

These kind of sausages are typical in Portugal. And are always homemade.

And those cans on the back, Guaraná, it is from Brazil, we drink that a lot in Portugal. It is a juice from a fruit. In Brazil they drink as much Guaraná as they drink beer.

So that was it, he came with a luggage full of some goodies that, where made there but were bought here. Isn't that ironic?

For today it is all.
I'm going to 'kill' my missing Portugal with food:)

Bye, bye

Breakfast anyone?

Aren't they just cute?
It is a pity that one isn't very good:)
I happen to find a site where this ARTIST makes a lot of yummy food in knitting and crochet!
Go there and take a peep
http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/

Now here in South Africa, to be more precise in Cape Town, has been raining for almost 3 days without stopping!
Tomorrow I'm thinking in going to the sport shop to buy Hus a boat. Just so we can go out with out sinking:)

Over and out

Up date on Magic28

Pair#2, and Pair#3, are donne.

Aren't they cute:)

Have a nice weekend.

Frog it, frog it...

You are not going to believe it!
I'm still digesting also.
remember the mitten in the last post?
Frog it. My dear HF said that i had to start to stop knitting in one side and go up in the other....I'm knitting in round, you can't just stop one side and knit the other side. Well for me it is not possible, so out with the mitten. so he choose another one, with fingers.
This is the one that he choose!
Every half hour i would put in his hand to try, and He would say, yes it is OK...
Yesterday it was finished.
He arrived home and put the mitten in his hand....and.....well you know it is very nice but the fingers are to long!!!!
I can't work nicely with the mouse in the computer!!!!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS:)
So today I'm going to frog it AGAIN. And try to do the $#$#$ mitten again. Seriously.

So after all that conversation, I just turn myself to the kitchen!!
To make some cupcakes. Well the girls loved it. And my little one even tried to eat it:)

For now there is no more frog news.
until the next mitten:)