March 20, 2006
First off, thank you to those of you who have inquired about Tropical Cyclone Larry and it's proximity to us, but it's miles away. 2700 km, or 1700 miles away, in fact. So it's had no effect on us whatsoever.
However, another Australian Knitblogger, Nat, is directly in the path of the storm and has evacuated with her family to a hotel. And to top it off, it was her birthday yesterday, so please go send lots and lots of good and happy thoughts to her!
The tutu made it's debut yesterday, and seems to have been a great success.
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Oh, the kid did okay, too ;)
She came second in her section!
Knitting? Just a little.
The cardi back is growing, I'm up to shaping the armholes. It's not taking as long as I thought it would, but I don't know if I'll ever be a fan of using finer gauge yarn for garments.
The bottom isn't scallopy, it's just the way it's been pinned out, otherwise you would have just seen a big rolled up piece of knitting.
And here's Twinkie, who is still lost without her favourite sleeping spot. She used to sleep under Fuzzy's cage, and she hasn't found a new favourite spot yet. I love it when she sleeps like this - it looks like she has no front legs.
Comments
The tutu looks great and the kid looks beautiful in it.
Cute rabbit, we are taking Ruby to the vet this afternoon, she keeps on scratching her top to nipples off and behind her ears. You just get it cleaned up and she does it again.
Posted by: Annie at March 20, 2006 03:21 PMThat tutu is gorgeous, Em too. It takes me back to the days when I did ballet. I never got to wear one though.
Posted by: Katie at March 20, 2006 03:56 PMOh! Em and the tutu look so gorgeous!! You did a great job on the tutu, Donna :)
Posted by: claudine at March 20, 2006 04:16 PMWow, that tutu is amazing! Em is lucky to have such a talented mother making her such wonderful dance costumes (and giving up knitting time to do it!) :)
Posted by: Kris at March 20, 2006 04:22 PMEm looks pretty in that gorgeous tutu. Gratz to Em for winning! Twinkie looks so cute with his leg poking out like that.
Posted by: kessa at March 20, 2006 05:12 PMDoes seeing your daughter looking so beautiful in her tutu make all the work worth it? Great job! And, congratulations to Em on her second place award.
Posted by: wool winder at March 20, 2006 11:27 PMThe tutu is great! Congratulations to Em for coming in 2nd. That's awesome!! :) I really like the pattern in the cardi. It is very pretty. Twinkie is sweet. I hope she finds a new favourite sleeping spot soon.
Posted by: Samantha at March 21, 2006 12:43 AMI'm glad Larry is so far away from you! I only heard about it this morning, and I admit, I'm not great at geography, so I had no idea if you were dealing with it or not.
Em looks lovely in her tutu, and you did a great job on both!
Posted by: Cathy at March 21, 2006 01:32 AMEm looks like a princess in that gorgeous tutu!
I really like the cardi too, it's so cute!
You are a genius tutu maker! Emily is so lucky to have a super sewing mom! Her costumes are always gorgeous.
Posted by: Evelyn at March 21, 2006 04:08 AMEm looks so beautiful in her tutu! Twinkie looks so cuddly.
Posted by: monica at March 21, 2006 05:15 AMc'est magnifique!!! You are an artiste par extrordinaire!! I relly think she looks so much like you! Milly is very impressed! She says "we could knit a tutu for her...??"
Posted by: the stripey tiger at March 21, 2006 06:23 AMNice job on the tutu! And Twinkie is adorable, just love seeing pictures of her.
Posted by: Janet at March 21, 2006 11:22 AMI am always blown away by your sewing talents. What a lovely tutu and a lovely girl!!
Posted by: Kim at March 22, 2006 10:34 AMIt makes all the work worth it when you see Em in her tutu!!! She looks very Prima Ballerina!! Cardiagn looks excellent, I'm a big fan of little wool!! Twinkie is in, what we like to call, the 'Frog' position. The Labradors like to rest like this too!!!
Posted by: 2paw at March 22, 2006 11:35 AMEmily and Donna both please take sweeping bows (Em you may do ballerina curtsey) - you two make a formidable team. Congratulations both of you and best of luck in the Easter Show entry.
Posted by: Ailsa at March 25, 2006 06:02 PM
The tutu is magnificent! And, Em looks great in it. Nice pose, too!
Posted by: Chery at March 20, 2006 03:08 PM