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Forest Canopy Shawl!!

From this: (skein on the left)

Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug in Tuscana

Needles: 5mm Circ Boyes

To this: work in progress:

Resembling a dirty dishcloth!!-

To this - finished:

(still think it looks like a dirty dish cloth!)

and finally blocked!!

Ohh what a difference!!

Looks like a different item!!

Took me two attempts to block as I wasn't happy with the first time...and then finally at 2am this morning I put the last pin in and went to bed!!!

You can't see the colours properly so a couple of close ups:

Amazing what a difference the blocking makes!!

Whooppeeee!!

*eek* haven't posted for a while...

Been too busy with training... and not to forget the knitting!!

Lots of things posted on other boards and KAL's but not on here..

*kicks self*

Well to update...

Been running, lots and lots and lots...

Mileage is increasing and managed to get around Bnabury 15 last week...

Ashby 20 this week - but have to admit - that scares me! I WILL get around though! (the power of postive mental attitude!!)

As for the knitting...

hee hee hee...

Finished my Forest Canopy Shawl!! *runs around in excitement!*

My first attempt at knitting lace and have LOVED it...

Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug in Tuscana
Needles: 5mm Circ Boyes

From this: (skein on the left)

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5196.jpg[/IMG]

To this - work in progress:

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5200.jpg[/IMG]

To this - finished: (still think it looks like a dirty dish cloth!)

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5205.jpg[/IMG]

and finally blocked!!

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5207.jpg[/IMG]

Ohh what a difference!!


You can't see the colours properly so a couple of close ups:

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5214.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/onionsj/Forest%20Canopy/DSCF5215.jpg[/IMG]



Amazing what a difference the blocking makes!!

Took me two attempts to block as I wasn't happy with the first time...

and then finally at 2am this morning I put the last pin in and went to bed!!!

Whooppeeee!!

Understand why run was dire

Went to bed with very dry and tickley throat......

Had some echinacea as thought it could be something yucky...

Woke feeling like I hadn't been to bed...

and as the day wore on starting coughing yucky green stuff...

and having hot and cold "moments"

Feel really rough - but guess that explains the dire run...

Not sure whether to be happy or sad about that!!

On the bright side managed to book a session with Oesteo in hope he can sort out problems with hamstring!!

Clueless's Beanie

Well Clueless made a flippant comment saying she'd quite like a aran beanie...

So this is the result.

Really quick - cast on (and literally only cast on Friday)

and finished last night!!

Really happy with it - hope she will be!!

Today's long run

Think I need to do long runs with someone as I just start realising how much my body hurts!!!

First 2 miles - bits that hurt last week after t*sser sold me the wrong shoes hurt, but after 2 miles were fine...

Then was okay until around 5 miles... when hamstring was VERY tight whenever i came to a hill... felt like I was running with a straight non bending left leg...not painful, just stiff... so had to walk...

Then second toe of right foot started hurting... anybody got any hints on how to stop a toe that is longer then your bigger toe bruising as it bends?that was okay on and off...

Nearly omitted the "loop the loop" of the village and went home.. but stuck it out and did 10.11 in 1:50...So even with the walking bits it was quicker than I've ran 10miles before!!

Very weird!!!

and it's SOOOOO windy again today....

just feels like a cr&p run..... :o(