Pearl's finished.....

Just finished the Pearl cardigan last night. It's a fun pattern and easy to make. So much so, I've started a second one!!!

Thai elephant!!

Spring is here in Melbourne!!! I've been enjoying a bit of gardening with the weather being so nice. Ever since we went to Thailand late last year, I have wanted to make a topiary elephant like they have throughout Bangkok. Knowing that these take many years to grow, I've made my own short cut version. With a metal armature and chicken wire to shape, I've then planted maiden hair creeper. Knowing the verocity that the creeper grows in our garden, I'm hoping that within a few months my wire form with be covered with small soft leaves!!! I'll keep you posted on how it grows!!! (By the way, my elephant is about the size of a small dog!)

Pearls cardigan continued...

Still working part time on the Pearl's cardigan crochet along! It's a very simple pattern, fun to do and fast. I also LOVE the way the bamboo yarn drapes, although it maybe a bit heavier for summer than I had hoped! I've just begun the first sleeve.

A pumpkin hat for CJ!!!

Just finished this little pumpkin hat for my Great nephew, CJ. He is about 4 1/2 months old now. I have yet to meet him, but i love him enormously! Happy Autumn CJ!

Offerings

I'm still enjoying the treasures from our trip to Bali. While walking along the beach from Seminyak to Legian, we found many beautiful, beautiful shells, but we also found these encrusted "discs"as well. It was explained to us that these are very old offering coins to the Gods that have washed up on shore. The majority were unrecognizeable, so encrusted with barnacles and sand, but a few you could tell were coins. I felt the Gods wouldn't mind me taking home a few...Terima kasih (banyak)

Tim Burton - The Exhibition!

Annemieke and I went into the city today to see the Tim Burton Exhibition. It was awesome! He has such an amazing, dark imagination, and boy, can he draw! There was Johnny Depp's costume from Edward Scissorhands, Costumes, drawings and props from Alice and Wonderland, Batman, Beetlejuice and his many other films. But by far my favourite part was seeing his actual drawings. Gotta respect an artist who can draw like that!

Lion Brand - Pearl's Cardigan CAL

I just joined Lion Brand's CAL (Crochet Along). I've never done one of these and thought that it would be fun! The pattern comes from Kristin Omdahl's book Crochet So Fine. The pattern is called Pearl'cardigan and I believe it is named after Kristin's Grandmother. The yarn I have chosen for this pattern is a raspberry colour, 80% bamboo, 20% wool. I'm JUST about finished with the yoke.