I'm A Knit!

[bk_forever]

Been relaxing, watching the new series of Primeval (which is pretty good so far, although I've taken an instant dislike to Philip!) - I thought it had been canceled after the last series, so it was a nice surprise to find I was wrong!

While I watched, I knitted - not the red jumper I started last year (which I've only done the front and half a sleeve of - I will get back to that one day), but something else I'd forgotten I'd started.

I knew I had a black lacy jumper I was working on, but I've lost the pattern for that and it's a complicated design. In clearing the box room where I store all my wool, I've discovered several other part done projects - a pink baby jumper, which just needs making up, a white sleeveless  top, and the one I've been knitting tonight - I'm assuming it's going to be a jumper, though I have no idea what pattern I was using, but it's stocking stitch and only just started, so I should easily be able to find a pattern to work from. The downside is, I only have the ball of wool I'm using, I haven't found the rest yet! It's fluffy and white, with fluffy blobs of black and grey in it. So far, it looks like I'm trying to knit a slightly lumpy dalmatian. Should be interesting when it's done, assuming I can find the rest of the wool. I don't remember packing it for storage, so in theory it should still be in the box room. Maybe it'll turn up tomorrow!

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[silver_sun]

Been watching Primeval as well, although I've not seen tonight's episode yet.

Primeval did get cancelled for a while, but ITV did a deal with BBC Worldwide, Watch and another channel that I can't remember the name of and they're back for this series (4) and a fifth series, which is apparently at least partially filmed as they were filming s4 and 5 back to back.

I'm still kind of holding out hope that Philip Burton isn't just a bad guy or at least not a one dimensional bad guy. This I all because I've been a fan of Alexander Siddig who's playing Burton since he was Dr Bashir in Deep Space 9.

I'm sort of hoping for Burton doing 'bad' things because they need to be done for the sake of the future timeline, while Matt is trying to do what he think are good things but he'd actually being set up by strange guy with the pot plant.

[bk_forever]

I was never particularly fond of Dr Bashir, maybe that's why I don't like Philip!

Man with the pot plant intrigues me, I don't know what to make of him, but I don't trust him - he and Philip both have as yet unknown agendas, so it's going to be fun trying to guess what they're up to from what they say and do!

Good to hear there will be a fifth series as well =)

Also glad that Connor is still dorky despite being with Abby (finally!) It wouldn't be right if he suddenly became super-competent.

[hallana.livejournal.com]

That used to be so much fun, opening a bag or box to find a long-forgotten project sitting there looking forlorn. Now I put every project on Ravelry as soon as I start, and they don’t have a chance to be forgotten. They stare accusingly at me from My Projects page instead. I still have ADPD, starting projects before finishing old ones, but they all do get finished . . . . . . eventually.

[bk_forever]

They will all get finished eventually - when I find the patterns I was working from (well, except for the one I just unravelled, but there wasn't enough yarn for 2 sleeves!)

I'll also get back to Ravelry at some point - if you've read my journal recently, you'll know I'm not having an easy time at the moment, hence the clearing out and putting stuff in storage. My injured finger took 5 weeks to heal, but still hurt for a couple of months after, so I'm only just starting to get back to knitting again. Hopefully things will go more smoothly this time!

I've also discovered two unfinished dolls dresses, but I don't know if I'll bother finishing those. They were being knitted out of old, unravelled yarn and I don't know that they're worth the effort, since I've lost the patterns for those too.

[hallana.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had read about your disasters. Gad, what a series of horribleness. Britain’s weather has been so miserable this season, I cannot imagine dealing with it outside and not having a warm, dry place to come home to. You said that the damp would take some time to clear, but has the boiler at least been fixed?

[bk_forever]

We have a brand new coal fire with attached boiler - much better than the old one! We founf a couple of guys who got us a fire and fitted us in before Christmas - the job was done by Christmas eve - everyone else told us it would be mid-January before they could do antything! We were without heat for 8 days, then it took a couple of weeks for the house tp warm up again, but we're okay now! We wanted to switch to a different form of heating, and if we hadn't needed heat so fast we would have looked into something else, but having a new fire was the quickest and cheapest option, despite having to have the chimney relined as well. The dehumidifiers are gone, most of the damp is gone, but the insurance people want to replace my ceiling, which means clearing everything out of my room and I don't have anywhere else to put it all! We're putting things in storage as fast as possible - we have to clear for the electrics and windows to be done too - but there's so much junk. And I'm still sleeping on the lounge floor, which isn't fun.

Cleared out a ton of wall - got loads of wool from unpicked things which I don't know what to with with - don't know that even charity shops will want it, but there's so much else to go in the dustbin I can't put that in too. Other, better wool is going to charity shops. I've still got more than you would believe!

[hallana.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank goodness. Even eight days is a long time, and not *knowing* that it would be only (!) eight days…

Not sure if I wouldn’t believe the amount of wool you have, hah. I know that there are said to be people who only have what they need for a project and do not buy more until that project is finished, but I don’t really believe it. I know I have so much yarn and thread, I can barely find my way through my craft room. I am determined to organize it (again!), starting today. I’ve gone so far as to open the door to the room to allow a little heat in there. This afternoon, I’ll start with the sock yarn I think.

May I ask, what is your Ravelry name? If you don’t mind, I’d like to take a look at your projects. Mine ravname is umegat.

[bk_forever]

I'm madlyknitted (I think - I should probably check - yes, that's right!) on ravelry, but I haven't been back on there since I set up my account so none of my projects are on there yet and I really don't have time right now to take photos and work out how to upload them! Plus, I still haven't found the patterns! Give me a few months and I'll probably be asking your advice on uploading pictures, but my brain can't take anything thing at the moment - my head is full of boxes and packing and 'where can I put all this stuff while my ceiling is done?'
I have tons of magazines, cross stitch and science fiction, which I need to pack in boxes, but if I use big boxes, they can't be lifted and I've run out of smaller boxes. Tomorrow I'll be back packing boxes and shifting stuff, but I'm too tired right now so I'm planning instead!

[hallana.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the packing.

I just friended you on Rav, so you should see a message waiting for you once you have some time to get on.

[bk_forever]

Great! That's something to look forward to!

Don't get much time on my computer right now - mostly check in during meal times and late at night to unwind before bed, but then I'm busy with emails and reading a bit for relaxation - I'm way behind with my reading =(

I want to get back on ravelry, but I'll have to wait until we get sorted here!

I'm looking into starting a couple more knitting projects as I can't find the patterns for 2 and the rest of the wool for the third has been put in storage - I've kept two lots of wool out - one for a short sleeved top and what I unravelled from something I'd started but didn't have enough wool for - I'd like to make that into a sleeveless or short sleeved button up jacket, hip length I hope!

[sullen-riot.livejournal.com]

i adore primeval. i miss danny, though i suspect he'll be making an appearance towards the end of this season. not too happy that sarah is now just a footnote though i never really liked her.

new season is weird now, so different, much more foreboding. glad connor and abby are FINALLY together.

-- hope you don't mind i clicked through to your journal. i'm adding you, since you watch two of my favorite shows. and you seem pretty awesome...

[bk_forever]

Friends are always welcome! I've added you back =)

I'm always happy for people to trawl through my journal - most of it is pretty weird and random, but there are a few Torchwood fics scattered about! Be warned though - they are relentlessly fluffy! (I seem to be incapable of writing anything that isn't fluffy!)

Not knowledgeable enough on Primeval to try my hand at writing it, though I've seen all but one episode (the one where Cutter dies), but I do love watching it - I never grew out of my passion for dinosaurs! I hope you're right about Danny - that would be cool! Also very glad that Connor and Abby are finally together, and that Connor hasn't changed because of it! I love him the way he is!

[sullen-riot.livejournal.com]

you have missed the best episode. watch it! get thee too netflix. or download it on the internet, something. it was one of my favorites. went from 'awwwww... to 'omg' in about 15 minutes.

godo show tho. another i caught up with on dvd

[bk_forever]

I'll watch it when I get the season 3 DVDs! I got a gift token for Christmas, so when I go shopping I'll see if the shop has it in stock! (I haven't been out since early December, but that's not unusual. Hopefully I'll feel up to venturing out when the weather gets a bit better - maybe early Feb!) I do love my DVDs! I have a massive collection of series and films, mostly SF =)

[sullen-riot.livejournal.com]

i had to get a binder to put my dvds in, because the tower was getting dangerous - it was stacked way above my head. filled up a 300 cd binder. need to get another one. have a separate one for tv series. that one isn't as full.

i hate shopping for anything but dvds lol.

[bk_forever]

Of course, DVDs take up a lot less space than videos used to, so that's good! I thgink I've got more TV series than films, but I have film box-sets - Alien, Terminator, Omen, Superman, Blade Runner, Back To The Future, Planet Of The Apes, Star Wars (Original Trilogy), that sort of thing. TV series I've got Buffy, Angel, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Primeval, Dark Angel, X-Files, Milennium, Roswell, Smallville, Firefly, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Dead Like Me, loads of others. I pick them up when they come down in price, so I don't have every season of all of them yet, but I hope to eventually! It's great to be able to watch them whenever I want, but I have to admit the one I watch most is the Firefly film Serenity! I adore it =)