Camera case

So I ended up doing little bit of everything. I sewed the case from a fleece fabric I had in my room, did the blanket stitch around the top edge and knitted a strap from Rico Creative Cotton yarn I have.

It's nothing special but it's ok for now.

New camera

I used to be an aspiring wannabe-photographer. I bought a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H2, which was a camera for "serious amateurs". But that was before I had children. Since the camera is larger than a simple point-and-shoot, I had to be either carrying the camera or the baby. And my children were not the pushchair type. They wanted to be carried all the bl***y time. So the camera got left behind and I ended up taking pictures with my phone instead.

I didn't want to buy a compact camera. What. Me? The almost-professional-photographer? No-no-no. It took me few years to actually give in and buy one. Because pictures taken on the phone can only do so much, they are great as the phone wallpaper or occasional F-book upload, but you can't really print them out and hang them on the wall, can you?

Today was THE day. My new camera arrived. After some thinking and deliberating, I decided to go for Canon PowerShot SX230 HS. It's tiny, my phone is actually bigger. But that's what I wanted. A camera that can be on me all the time.

The battery is charging so I'm thinking about the case I am going to make. Should I knit one? Crochet one? Or sew one?

I can't wait to start taking pictures again.

And poor-old Sony? It's got broken. I don't know when or how it happened, maybe when we were moving or maybe it was the kids? Who knows. Shame, the camera has taught me a lot, all pictures on the blog were taken with Sony. It had a good life, I think. But it is time to move on - hello Canon!

New project

Although I still have the Manu cardigan on my needles, I've already been looking around for something else. Preferably something that won't take 2 years to finish (and I think I'm being optimistic here, I started Manu 1.5 years already and I'm not even half way through).

But anyway, I found this lovely cardigan: Safire by Hillary Smith Callis, aka Yarniad. This short and sweet and shouldn't take me longer than, uhm, couple of months? Did I just say couple of months? I regret it already :-).

I need to finish a report I'm writing for school first. Once that's done, I'll start with Safire.

Unidentified crocheted vest

Do you remember this vest

I found the pattern! It's called Chevron Lace Cardigan and it's free on Ravelry. Looking at the pattern, all I omitted was the sleeves. Not so bad, then!

I was looking for something to do and crocheting is usually much faster than knitting. But I didn't find anything I liked, it usually looks quite chaotic and messy and I much prefer the neat order of knitting.

Or I could just finish something that's already on my needles?

Does this thing still work?

It's been so long, I even forgot my blogger password. I'm hesitant to say I'm back because I've said it many times before and I never came back! Life got in the way. But the same life has been gently pushing me in the knitting direction so who am I to resist?

The reason I was offline for so long is simple. I started University last year and the workload is kind of tough. It's completely manageable alongside my other duties, children, housework, but there is not much time left for anything else. So even though it hurt, knitting had to go.

But it's been stalking me around, no matter what I do and where I go, knitting is there! My first (and probably last) pattern Mariam's bootees has been getting some lovely attention, this blog has had some comments, my Ravelry account too - and I feel like I'm really missing out on some knitting fun. Also, since I'm studying psychology, I know that knitting can be an official therapy - and who doesn't need therapy in this mad world?

I think I'll change the design little bit and hopefully, I'll start posting more often. Dare I say see you around?

x

Oh, and by the way...

... I'm back from my holiday so I should get back to blogging regulary.

And on my holiday I knitted about 9'' of Manu cardigan. And I learned how to knit (and purl) and read. So that's good. Because I also managed to read 2 books.

There is nothing better than multitasking, is there :-)

FO: Elijah and Sophia

Pattern: both are from Ysolda
Yarn: Elijah made of D.Bliss Baby Cashmerino and Sophie is made of some unknown yarn from my stash. It is 100% wool, I used it for baby soakers before, but that's all I remember about it.
Mods: None. None needed. They are perfect.



I made Elijah first. And I fell in love. I never knew what was all the fuss about, why was Ysolda so popular. Ok, so she is so young, and so talented... but... ? In the end, it is just knitting that we are talking about here.

But now I get it. She is just really good, you know? Her patterns are easy but she has a great attention to details.


I mean, to make a face like this? With decreases? So simple and yet so effective.

So now I get it. She is just good.

Knitting these two guys actually made me think about myself and where I was going. I know I wanted to make my own designs, but, honestly? I don't think there is a point. I can knit, yes, I can. But I simply don't think I would ever produce anything special. Maybe this little dream of mine is meant to stay a dream. Maybe that's all there is to it.
I don't know.
Anyway, for now I'm just going to knit someone elses designs. And maybe one day I'll return to my dream.

But having said that, I do have an "idea" sketched in my notebook. I might just knit this one up and then put my dream aside. We shall see.