Tango BSJ Story and the continuing saga of Dissertations

Well I am still in the hole which is better known as the saga of Dissertations. I have now calmed down about what happened with the BSJ last week so I have included the project notes that I have on Ravelry for this project.

The story of the Tango BSJ

This one was a bit of drag queen event as it was knitted twice. Yes you heard or read that right.

The first time I was down to the last six rows and a certain dog in this house decided to have a discussion with the cats in the household - of course he lost big time. He ended up wearing a BSJ circular needle restraint and the hubby rescued him via a frogging exercise.Hubby was most apologetic when he was telling me that he had rescued my knitting and lovely yarn.

The next version of this one started well and everything was going swimmingly but thanks to the insanity of work hours it just was never getting there. It took a week to knit including a weekend when I have previously managed to knock one of these babies out in two tv nights.

I got the basic BSJ finished but again the two time hoodoo got to the collar which I like to add on to boy styled BSJ. I stuffed it up and only realised as I was starting to cast off.

Rip Rip wood chip and a lot of swear words later the second attempt of the collar was started I got to one row before cast off and it took three days before I managed to get any further just through that horrible infliction called paid work. Have you heard of it?

I now have to do something about buttons and get this sucker blocked and photographed. Will I have to do that two times? I hope not.

PS. I ended up having to have a second attempt for the photo as when trying to get the photo the first time I some how managed to stuff it up yet again.

Dissertation Madness

Yes it is that time of year again Dissertation madness has struck. I have been a little insane slightly bouncing for acceptance into local secure unit mental hospital with a couple of head desk moments like explaining to a student that 10% allowance on a word limit does not mean you can write and waffle on to your hearts content. Ie if it says 6,000 words this does not mean 21,000 of drivel. I have been so tired that I have struggled to get any knitting done. It has been an uphill battle with some students a bit like Clifton Tower hill in York (see photo). I can normally knit a BSJ in a couple nights in front of the TV but I have struggled for over a week to complete a BSJ.

This week as been a little glum with a friend's funeral but I have managed to soldier on. But I had I sort of have a week that matched the gloomy mood of the week. As things run in threes on Tuesday morning I came downstairs to a broken laptop - OMG I need my Ravelry and a mucked up BSJ. I only had 6 rows left to do on the BSJ. It was a rip rip wood chip job. I now back on row 6 from cast on. How am I going to survive with out my daily doses of Ravelry??? What no computer for a week who has chopped off my lifeline to the world?

Sea Robin's Egg Caps

Well I had finally finished that troublesome Travelling Woman no 3 and got it blocked after much determination to get it finished. It has been done and was taken slightly damp to knit night. I just had to show someone it was FINISHED!!!! Husbeast's comments of "That is nice dear", just does not cut it like afirmation by other knitters.

While it was drying I managed to complete the 2nd motorcycle girl Möbius.

Since the TW was finished I wanted a couple of quick knits to help with the Xmas list. So I cast on a Robin Egg Cap for Ry and it was such as quick knit up that I finished after knit night. I cast on the next one and finished it in a night.

I think to help get some of the knitting mojo back for the next week or so I will be doing little projects and leaving the Beast aka Js waistcoat on hold. I also have to get cracking on the birthday present knitting for K, as soon as possible. So I had undertaken action on most of the last weeks objectives.

Action plan for the next week.

• Complete Birthday present for K, ASAP!!!!
• Finish the BSJ which is currently on the needles and make a matching pair of booties.
• Finish the baby kimono jacket for FM
• One more item off the Xmas list!

Family Wedding

Well we have been away with a family wedding where I got some knitting in. Sometimes I have to have needles so I wont kill anyone. There were a couple of moments of tension during our family reunion and this has led me to knitting more like the clappers.

I managed to start and finish a BSJ during the weekend and I had also started with a baby blanket since I was so behind with the Great Aunt knitting thanks to the recent Swine Flu debacle. I ended up frogging the blanket when we got back. I had got half way through the blanket and I just did not like it all. I had done the pattern before and it was beautiful but I just did not like in the Cashmerino.

The wedding was lovely and the bride and groom had a lovely happy day.

Rock Chick BSJ

Thanks to a late cancelation I have managed to get the Rock Chick BSJ almost finished. To complete the Rock Chic feel I have a pink bear that I will get a shiny black satin ribbon for. I am planning to continue the Rock Chick theme with a Black Babygrow and some Black and pink singlets. I will also have to get some black buttons for the Saartje's booties .

Another Aunty who is conspiring with me on the "Rock Chic" plan for this baby is giggling away. She has a black, purple and pink blanket which looks like it will tone into the BSJ and Saartje's booties. Great minds are thinking alike.

Remind me why I dont like acrylic

I could not remember why I do not like acrylic. I honestly could not remember why so today while intoxicated in my local real world LYS I brought a small ball of apparently top quality baby acrylic. I have just knitted the most mis-shappen BSJ out of it. It was horrible. I think that BSJ will quietly go into the nearest rubbish bin I can find since it can never be recycled.

J came with me as he was selecting his yarn for his vest we are talking over 13oo metres on a 5mm needle here. What does he fall in love with but Mirasol Hacho in Verde Ripple? He springs the bill and I managed to add a couple of other items to his shopping list.

Still knitting like the clappers

Well I have finished yet another BSJ in less than 12 hours with lots of interruptions due to watching the news and jumping up every time the phone rings.

Family out there please ring someone soon we are all on tenderhooks. We have a good family phone tree system just make a call to one person they will do all the rest.

Weekend Lace Wrap finally Finished

After some ups and downs I managed to finish the Weekend Lace Wrap there are a couple of creative adaptations which I am going to keep as I just can not be arsed to fix. I am so over this knit if I worked on this item any more I think I would have thrown it into the kitty litter. It is pretty but I am not ready to do lace again in a long long while. Lace is still my hoodoo guru.

I have cast on a BSJ on and finished it one night. I then cast on a second BSJ in rock bright colours. The news about the bush fires at home as me on tender hooks I just can not sleep as we are worrying about people at home in Oz. We are wondering if Uncle and his family are safe. We also have friends in the key area who no one has heard from. I just can not sleep.

Pink BSJ with Crochet Collar

Work did get in the way but I have finished it. I would say that it took two full nights of knitting.

In the middle of the week I was starting the planning and organisation for our attendance at J&E's wedding in August. We have received our invitation this week and done the RSVP so it was this point that a blonde blue eyed girl (Ry) who has been a slightly green eyed girl pops up with her request.

"Mum I want to wear a crochet dress to the wedding. In my favourite colour Of course!" The green eyed monster envy has not been helped by my knitting on Rh vest along with her recently almost continuous flicking through the Rowan magazine. I started a swatch up in some of the left over teal as she said that she would not mind some of that green that I used for the Jedi jumper. It was OK initially but when I got further into the pattern it did not hang well and I had to dissuade her that it was not going to work out in that wool. So now the grand search for a yarn that is suitable and available in her favourite colour. I have had previous experience with Ry that even if I find the correct yarn for the project I could be running into some difficulties in getting the colour she would like it in.... I think I could be in for the long haul with this project.

Will continue swatch colours for her and in the mean time get on with Rh Xmas knitting request.

Return of the Jedi

Finished by Baby Harry's Pumpkin jumper and it is just so cute. Here it is modelled by Jakie.

The pink BSJ has been cast on, I will need to get a wriggle on.