A New Adventure........

A new adventure......

I rarely link my blogs but today is one of those times.  I recently went to Malta (again) and this is all about my trip;-).

Part one at least, so my photos are different on both blog posts with the only the unit/chest of draws in commen.(International)

So please grab a cuppa have a pee stop and spend five mins sharing my unbelievably lucky experience.  I know it's extremely cheeky asking you to look at both my knitting art and my knitting life(it's Crochet I know) blog but it was just to good to not link the pair, and I don't do repeats I'm a one off kinda girl!. 

Link below big explanation of what I'm actually waffling on about, this post is the fun quick one, just in case you only have 2 mins;-).

http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/2011/06/taste-of-malta.html

My brain!

This could have been my brain, but is actually a pile of knit as quick as you like. Because as with most things, they don't always go to plan and fortunetly I can knit/crochet extremely quickly and on demand.

Even in a hot country;-)

I needed more knit sample and as lady luck would have it (AKA Nikki) she new a knit shop locally, one that she last entered and 13 armed with quick big needles and some bargain buys I was off;-) 

Malta Bus

My work station.

My Art, part one.

Water ripples the clear Maltese sea,

Juxtapose my art!

I have had to use big letter to show my excitement of the whole project I'm shouting from the roof tops.

Quick crochet

This will be the for the second piece and that will be the uniform crochet.  Mine the random Art, I can do organised but its just I prefer not to as my life is so organised my knitting/crochet and art.......

Are Not!

My Mary Mary dress......

My Mary Mary.......

Well actually first stop my new niece Evie.

Mushrooms

Texture

My Secret garden
My quiet contrary
Or just simply/plainly,land scape, sky complete with (clouds) and the sun.

INSPIRATION my trip to the dales with (Quirky lil Knits) aka Angela.

Here's how my fields are planted. (Skirt in full swing)
 
My sky has taken its basic shape.
 
And today due to the beautiful sunshine, my suns earlys stitches began.
(pic's to follow)

Patch work Crochet

Up and Down, round and round the crochet just wont stop.

My skirt so far, so good, below.

 Below the land scape
This is What I'm trying to achieve.

My Malta purchase at 3 euro's a Bargain.

My weeks fly by and it is literally Bye Bye

My weeks fly by

Flying by, we leave at the start of July as yet no confirmed date...........

Four years in the blink of an eye.

Literally flying



So of cousre my knitting is in a twist!

Here is the up-date on my hippy type top, I'm not really sure where I'm going with it, but it's the stitches that keep me calm.

So I'm stitching.

In fact I should not be stitching or typing but dashing off to shower as I ran today,

I say ran;-)

You know I have typed this before I'm at the fast slow jog stage always more a tortoise than a hare. But I'm happy with that. Any way as I waffle I'm attempting to change my run routine, well that's a fib don't really have one. Aim three times, and time who cares?.

But distance I'm trying to improve my stamina and today over an hour..........Just a little bit 20mins , its a big deal and I am very pleased.

But Rasmus has refused to camp out under my desk so that urges me the hurry to the shower and to stop typing............ its just that my computer was on way, so easily detracted so the rest of the blog may seemed rushed.

Apologies.

Split sides
(and that's not me laughing)

Even though I am laughing a lot that how little I'm managing to get done.

Crochet and knit I have took turns using each.

Below as always with my knitting a hole? , no idea and im sure Karin will tell me what it is that I managed to do, but as with all my knits if it's meant to be it stays or karin will fix it;-)

Grrl + Dog
Relationship beanie;-)



I love her blog , its always very funny and when I looked at her most recent post I saw this.

What a great Idea.........

Oh if only life was this simple,see your perfect mate and pop the other side of your beanie on him/or her or in my case, seeing Brad Pitts taken, Rasmus(dog) done, who needs an expensive wedding and later on an even more expensive divorce! Just get a relationship hat if there in there in.

http://dneese.blogspot.com/2010/06/abc-knit-in.html

Arty letters


And to add to matters my ducks have a new you tube that I have just completed. A few new ducks to up-date and even a duck realise in Urma that's all to follow, please be patient.

I'm honestly getting to it!

Interview to follow, blue duck travels.......

Crochet and a glorious day

Bags that rock
By kelley deal
V cool.

Crochet a glorious day.

Blogging a crochet post from a deck chair on my patio.
(spoiled)
I didn't take long today to feel relaxed and inspired.

I am Sat enjoying the first proper shorts and t shirt weather of Stockholm.

But Strangely, Crocheting my winter warm shawl;-(.

It's five pm.......

My patio.(I will dearly miss)

My crocheted shawl.

Sun still shining brightly, min man prepares the BBQ.

I sit a sip my wine( am I making you jealous)

Relaxed(I think I mentioned that but just in-case you missed it)

Yes I love the sun and hot country's and NOT cold ones.......

New ideas......

New Inspirations.......

The book a Christmas gift that I just got to :-(

Home baked cheese scones.
(yes I baked them)
Just imagine warm from the oven with a covering of butter and Marmite.(Thanks to Gem)
mmmmmmmmmm

What a beautiful day. And yes
I'm very lucky:-)

Rasmus

Duckling spot the difference.

Drottningholm's Royal photo shoot.

http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/

Fun comparison real and crochet? could you tell......photo-shop ink and spray, new to me.

A Knitted Experiment .

Not a lot of knitting but a lot of photography.

Pink
Green

Pink, Blue and Green
Or Hot Pink

Chartreuse , Electric blue
you decide;-)

A Knitted experiment
Apparatus

One chocolate spread Jar(empty)

A few balls Ecuadoran yarn in bright colours(Karin)

A good camera

Acrylic paint lazily left to dry out, in the jar. Then soaked in water.

Then a quick thinking, what a good idea (on my behalf) camera shoot. My camera always close at hand.......

And what result do you get.....
ART