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Hobbiton

Seeing how we were in Middle Earth, we stopped by the last remaining set from Lord of the Rings: Hobbiton. All the other sets have been pulled down. Although as we saw in Rivendell, there were a...

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Farmhouse Views

Dad had promised me that I would get to sleep in a bit in Raglan. That lasted until about 7:30AM. A rapid pounding on the door was followed by, "Get up. It's really pretty outside." I grudgingly...

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Passing Through Mordor

Dad and I awoke to find that all the rain in New Zealand had decided to pour on our location. I had hoped to go on a hike, but the wind was howling and the rain just wouldn't let up. As we packed...

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From Gumboots To Alpine Fog

We left Chris in Wellington and headed up north towards National Park. I briefly practiced driving on the "wrong side" of the road. It was the most terrifying 30 minutes of both Dad and my life. I...

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Tunnel Gully

Mum told me that I hadn't put any coffee pictures from the trip on my blog and she was rather disappointed. Last time I was in New Zealand I had a coffee picture nearly every other post. So this...

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Makara

Today we had a long hike at Makara Beach Walkway. We started out far down at the beach. Then we walked up and up and up. Everytime we crested a hill, there was another hill, followed by a...

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Southern Skies

The Southern Skies pattern is now available! Southern Skies is the sister shawl to Celestarium. Southern Skies is a pi shawl knit from the center out and is an accurate view of the night sky from...

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Let's Have A Yarn Day

I've been looking forward to today's adventure for quite some time. When I learned that I might be able to come to New Zealand, I let my blog friend, Wei Siew of Kiwiyarns Knits, know about it. So...

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Colossal Squid, Glowworms, And Eels

Today's big adventure started with a train down from Chris' place to downtown Wellington. From there we walked along the streets. I spotted this statue of John Plimmer and his dog Fritz. (It was...

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Rivendell

Before I left for New Zealand, Tyler gave me a pair of socks. The pattern name is Rivendell, and I promised to take pictures of them in New Zealand. What I didn't realize was that I'd actually be...

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Watch Out For The Trolls

Day three in Wellington was the beginning of a big adventure. We took the ferry to Matui/Somes Island and hiked all over. On the island we had a great view of the island lighthouse. In the...

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Boom Rock

Our friend Chris has been secretive for months over where his birthday party would be. On our second day in Wellington, a huge group of us were loaded on a bus and went for a long drive. After...

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Middle Of Middle Earth

We survived a total of 26 hours of travel... and one shrieking child seated behind me on the 12 hour flight. Dad laughed. He felt that it was divine retribution for when I was little and shrieked...

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I'm Off

In less than an hour I'll be headed to the airport for a 12 hour flight followed by a three hour layover and another hour flight. In preparation, I have two knits and one book to keep me sane....

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Diagram Purgatory

In two days I'll be on a plane on my way to New Zealand. I've been so busy with book stuff that I was surprised to find how close this day has come. I don't plan to work on the book (much) while...

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Trading The Old (Sleeve) For The New (Sleeve)

On Saturday I finished all my deadline knitting. That means The Book knitting is completely over. Even the one extra thing I had to knit up to make sure the charts were right. From February 15th to...

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Looking Forward - 4KCBWDAY7

Today is the final day of Knit/Crochet Blog Week. The prompt is "One year from now, when the 5th Knitting & Crochet Blog Week rolls around, where do you hope your crafting will have taken you to?...

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A Tool To Covet - 4KCBWDAY6

We've reached day 6 of knit crochet blog week. Today's prompt is to "Write about your favourite knitting or crochet (or spinning, etc) tool. It can either be a tool directly involved in your craft...

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Something A Bit Different - 4KCBWDAY5

It's day 5 of Knit Crochet Blog Week which means "It’s the annual challenge to blog in a way different to how you normally blog. You may choose to create a podcast, or vlog, create a wordless post...

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Color Review - 4KCBWDAY4

Today's prompt for Knit Crochet Blog Week is "What are your favourite colours for knitted or crocheted projects. Have a think about what colours you seem to favour when yarn shopping and crafting."...

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Infographic - 4KCBWDAY3

Today's topic for Knit/Crochet blog Week is: "There are many ways of conveying information on a blog; text and images being the two most widely used. Many infographics combine both these elements...

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A Mascot Project - 4KCBWDAY2

Today's prompt for Knit and Crochet Blog Week "is to either think of or research a project that embodies that house/animal." Well, since the animal I have chosen is a Bee Monkey, this makes things...

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The House Cup - 4KCBWDAY1

It's that time of year again. The 4th Annual (and my third year of participating in) Knit and Crochet Blog Week hosted by Eskimimi. Today's prompt is to choose a House to join. I narrowed it down...

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Rocking Socks With Sandals

Shoot number 8 out of 10 was completed today! Each shoot presents different challenges and this shoot was no different. In order to get some of the shots I needed, I had to stand in a rather busy...

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Knits Of Bomb Girls

The moment I got home from vacation I have kept my nose to the grindstone. Emails are left unanswered for what feels like an hour, but turns out to be days. To keep my spirits up during marathon...

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Poppies, Floating Rocks, and Smilodons

I just got back from a wonderful vacation. My parents and I went down to see my brother's guitar recital. On the way down we went to check out the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. This is the time of...

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Celestarium's Sister

It has begun. Celestarium's sister, Southern Skies is now being test knit. It won't be long now...

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Horses Are Worse Than Bears

Wednesday was an adventure. I was able to cross off another photo shoot for The Book, but Mum, Alina, and I worked for it. I was able to get permission to take pictures in a field of horses. Last...

Mar 29, 2013 Like

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Arbutus

I finished my Arbutus a few days ago and decided that even though I love the yarn, the colors don't look as good on me. So I have given it to Mum. She didn't want to model it. I don't like modeling...

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Hobbiton

Farmhouse Views

Passing Through Mordor

From Gumboots To Alpine Fog

Tunnel Gully

Makara

Southern Skies

Let's Have A Yarn Day

Colossal Squid, Glowworms, And Eels

Rivendell

Watch Out For The Trolls

Boom Rock

Middle Of Middle Earth

I'm Off

Diagram Purgatory

Trading The Old (Sleeve) For The New (Sleeve)

Looking Forward - 4KCBWDAY7

A Tool To Covet - 4KCBWDAY6

Something A Bit Different - 4KCBWDAY5

Color Review - 4KCBWDAY4

Infographic - 4KCBWDAY3

A Mascot Project - 4KCBWDAY2

The House Cup - 4KCBWDAY1

Rocking Socks With Sandals

Knits Of Bomb Girls

Poppies, Floating Rocks, and Smilodons

Celestarium's Sister

Horses Are Worse Than Bears

Arbutus

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