Summer break...

Did my exam yesterday and now I am officially done with Uni until October 3rd yaaaaaay

So what am I going to do with all this extra time? Well to start off I am taking this week to relax and watch some TV, Virgin has Mutant X season 1 on demand and I've got hold of seasons 2 and 3 so I'm going to sit down and watch them all week. I will be getting some knitting done too, the shawl on the left was going to be done with DK but I managed to get hold of some 4ply in white so I've decided to use that instead. I have also got hold of some interfacing for my swag bag so hopefully I will sort that out this week and have an FO to show off. For now I am getting away from the PC for a while and relaxing.

Fuzzy slippers

As predicted I finished the fuzzy slippers this afternoon. Total knitting time around 4 hours - I do love instant gratification LOL.

I used one strand of DK cotton chenille and two strands of the fuzzy yarn I got cheap from ebay. It worked out very well and I am happy with the result.

I intend to use the same three strands to knit up The Bear by Alan Dart for one of my (in my heart) nephews. I say in my heart because they aren't my nephews by blood and I'm making the distinction for the moment because my brother has just informed me that he and his wife are having their first baby - Yaaaaaaaaaaay!! Guess who is going to be knitting lots of cute baby stuff from now on LOL.

The laundry soap is done, I just have to grate and mix it up now then it's ready to use (costs me about 2p a wash and does a great job so its well worth the effort). If the revision pressure gets too much in the next week I may pick up the needles or just make a few batches of soap to keep my mind off it...

Keep your fingers crossed for me next Monday please.

Sewing frenzy

I've been on a bit of a sewing frenzy in the last few days even though I hate sewing. I also hate having so many unfinished (for lack of sewing) projects lying around too LOL.

First I have sewn up the sides on my felted slippers - I hated the way the flaps stuck out at the sides. I also darned and refelted them because I'd worn a hole in the sole because I wear them so much...

Next I put the handle on the swag bag, it's a bit floppy so before I put the lining in I am trying to decide if I should use some interfacing as well to make it less floppy.

Last but by no means least I have sewn all but the hood on my chunky sweater jacket and I should finish the hood this week :-)

I now need to go downstairs and make some laundry soap as my youngest has just given me a load of washing he has been hoarding in his room (typical 18yo) and I have no washing powder left LOL

My final exam is on the 15th so I will be busy studying next week and can't promise an update but I also have a new short project on the needles - some fuzzy slippers which will probably be finished by Monday so hopefully I will have time to post them on here

Bragging rights

Not knit or soap bragging I'm afraid but I just had to say that I got 98% in my Java assignment. Yay me!!!

It also looks like I might be able to make some soap again soon. I'm out of lavender and while I restock that I can make one of the other batches I want to try at the same time. I've just got to decide which batch I'd like to do most LOL.

Knitting wise I have only done a few rows on my curbing bag and one square but at least I haven't ground to a halt :-) Oh and of course I've added a few things to my Ravelry queue.

Now to start the next Java assignment...

Starting off simply

As I've been doing Uni assignments all week (one down, three to go) I haven't been doing a lot of knitting. I have however sorted out some of the squares for the king size bedspread. I am starting with some simple, no brainer squares to reflect the fact that my brain hurts from all the coding I'm having to do for Uni LOL.

As you can see I've started with a simple moss stitch square with a garter stitch border. I will do two of each colour and then go on to some more complicated squares. I fully expect this project to take a very long time as its one of my TV projects and I don't watch a lot of TV. One day I'm going to get the knack of knitting and reading at the same time, until then I will make do with the large collection of audio books I have accumulated. I'm listening to Eragon at the moment and enjoying it more than I did the film.