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a blog about life, by sparkles, with polka-dots. i blog about cooking, eating, knitting, music, and anything that's going on in my life.

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Surrounded by UFOs

All around me is unfinished objects. Currently on the needles I have - hitchhiker shawl #3 for me - 10 stitch blanket - mini mania scarf - parcel jumper - ripple crocheted afghan - blue cabled hat...

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Stuck in my head – Still Corners

My day leading up to this blog post. - Stumble out of bed, find clean clothes, walk to train station - Train ride to work, check twitter see what’s going on in the world. - Get to work, check work...

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If you don’t take pictures did it really happen? (FO 12 & 13)

I’ve failed as a blogger this week. Only after I had three packages of knitted goods complete with care instructions all wrapped up in tissue paper did I think about photographing them. The mittens...

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FO #11 – British Morning Socks the sequel

A while ago now I made some bed socks for my most favourite girl in the world. Since then they have been well loved. As they were so well loved I had no issues with making another pair. Only...

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Suck in my head – Yo La Tengo

It feels like winter has just hit. I walked home from work in the rain with my feet squelching in my shoes, and immediately donned my trackydacks. It’s the sort of weather where I want to curl up...

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Nose in a book

As long as I can remember I’ve been a bookworm. My school holiday highlight was going to the local library to get as many books as I could carry and I always had difficulties in only picking 10 to...

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FO#10 – Summer sky half socks

It was pointed out to me once that calling these ‘socks’ was a bit misleading. Calling them yoga socks is also misleading because I’ve never done yoga. So I’m calling them half socks. These half...

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Stuck in my head – The National (now with cushions)

If you watched my video from last week you may have noticed I showed you a finished object that I hadn’t blogged about yet. So this is a little cushion with two different lyrics from The National...

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Welcome!!!

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. Please make a cup of tea, and find a cozy place because today I thought I’d show you around my blog and point you to my favourite posts which you’d...

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#4KCBWDAY7 – Looking Forward

So where do I want to be in a year? I want to have completed my 13 in 2013 project. I want to learn more crochet and how crochet instructions work. I want to have finished a jumper or cardigan. I...

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#4KCBWDAY6 – a tool to covet

I’m a big fan of two at a time, magic loop, toe up socks. So much so I think I need an acronym as I write that phrase so often. TAATMLTUS doesn’t really have a ring to it. When I figured out this...

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#4KCBWDAY5 – and now for something completely different

Day 5 4KCBWDAY5 And now for something completely different…. This was so much fun. I didn’t think it was going to be, but thank you Knitting And Crochet Blog Week (I still have difficulty saying...

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#4KCBWDAY4 – Colour Review

Hello my name is Bek and I have pink and teal hair. (Hi Bek!) I don’t think I’ll be too surprised when I actually look in my stash to see that I like a lot of the same colours. Black, charcoal,...

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Stuck In My Head – Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

I’m interrupting Knitting and Crochet Blog Week to continue with my usual Wednesday blog series, Stuck In My Head. I’ve been blogging for as long as I can remember, and in every one there was...

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#4KCBWDAY3 – Infographic

I have a thing for flow charts and process mapping. It’s something that I really enjoy and I’ve always think I’ve been good at finding ways to make things more efficient and (I’m trying not to say...

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#4KCBWDAY2 – a mascot project

Think of a bee You are it’s knees You waft through me like a summers breeze Can I come round on Tuesday please - a Bernard Black poem Black and yellow stripes bore me. I’m not a Richmond fan, nor...

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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week – Day 1

This year I’m not on holiday (boo) like I was during last year’s Knitting and Crochet Blog Week so I get to participate (yay!). I am so excited to be participating in the fantastic initiative which...

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FO #9 little granny squares

I think I managed to keep my foray into crochet a blogging secret! But there were a few attempts before I felt I could make a blanket. See? Terrible. It wasn’t until it clicked that I needed to...

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My Ode to AFL

For my lovely blog readers who are not from Australia, you may be wondering what on earth that video I posted yesterday was all about. Or what are the events leading up to a group of burly...

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Stuck In My Head – Vivian Blane (or Prelude to my Ode to AFL)

A week ago I hadn’t even heard of this song. However a fortunate twitter conversation with @weareaustralia (australia’s curated twitter account) led me down a rabbit hole to find this song. It...

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the post i meant to write

So this is the post I wanted to write last night before my lovely new yarn became horribly tangled and I spent all last night trying to untangle it. And it’s still tangled! I bought a new toy! I am...

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A little distracted

You’ll excuse me from my regular scheduled post- I’m rather, distracted. Filed under: knitting

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FO 8 – Granny Square

So this ticks off number 13 in my 13 in 2013 challenge – crochet a granny square. If I’m honest, this wasn’t exactly the outcome I expected. Actually I’m surprised I kept this quiet for so long....

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April Giveaway: Reversible Scarves, Curing the Wrong Side Blues

Reblogged from For the Knit of It: I love intricate colorwork, winding cables, and delicate lace. They're gorgeous. What I don't love is that the more often than not, the piece is not reversible....

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Stuck In My Head – Deap Vally

So not only is this duo incredibly badass with a sound reminiscent of the Kills, but they met in a crochet class! How cool is that. Unfortunately they’re currently only touring the east coast of...

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And the winner is….

Typical90schild!!! Congrats. I’ll be contacting you soon to organise your prize. Thank to all of you for your support. It really does mean a lot that you took the time to have a look at my little...

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Hitchhiker

I may be the last knitter around to cast on Hitchhiker going by the project page on ravelry. But last year I told my mum I would knit her a pattern of her choosing and that’s what she chose. She...

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Summer Sky Mitts – FO 7

I finished off the mitts for my grandma in law. And I’m pleased with the way the turned out. I’m always a little nervous adapting a sock pattern to mittens, but it worked. After some trial and...

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The bluest blue

This was meant to be a post about how it’s 2 days till doctor who and I made a lovely hat in tardis blue. But then my circular needle came loose. And I realised I can’t keep track of a pattern. So...

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stuck in my head – cults

Earlier this week I was chosen as the Dance Track Queen. It’s a competition on my favourite talk back station 720 Perth, where you get to pick a song that makes you want to dance, and people SMS in...

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Surrounded by UFOs

Stuck in my head – Still Corners

If you don’t take pictures did it really happen? (FO 12 & 13)

FO #11 – British Morning Socks the sequel

Suck in my head – Yo La Tengo

Nose in a book

FO#10 – Summer sky half socks

Stuck in my head – The National (now with cushions)

Welcome!!!

#4KCBWDAY7 – Looking Forward

#4KCBWDAY6 – a tool to covet

#4KCBWDAY5 – and now for something completely different

#4KCBWDAY4 – Colour Review

Stuck In My Head – Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

#4KCBWDAY3 – Infographic

#4KCBWDAY2 – a mascot project

Knitting and Crochet Blog Week – Day 1

FO #9 little granny squares

My Ode to AFL

Stuck In My Head – Vivian Blane (or Prelude to my Ode to AFL)

the post i meant to write

A little distracted

FO 8 – Granny Square

April Giveaway: Reversible Scarves, Curing the Wrong Side Blues

Stuck In My Head – Deap Vally

And the winner is….

Hitchhiker

Summer Sky Mitts – FO 7

The bluest blue

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