Marysville to Melbourne

Marysville to Melbourne, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Marysville to Melbourne

My crazy husband about to embark on a:

19km run
91km bike ride
16km run
33km paddle

10 hours and 6,000 calories later, he crossed the finish line!

Color Affection in action

P1030128, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

...and here is the Color Affection shawl in action.

WWFY - Hanami Stole

DSC_3149, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

How gorgeous is this??? I had someone make this for me and I love it! In payment, I gave her the same yarn and beads to make her own version. My only regret is that it's a bit shorter than I'd like. But it still looks gorgeous on and is so soft.

Color Affection - blocking

Color Affection - blocking, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

I'm calling it done but I've yet to get modelled shots. It's gorgeous! TML Charcoal, Antique Lace and Antler. It's turned out a lovely size too. Can't wait to try it on!

Niece's quilt in the making

Niece's quilt in the making, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Finally I've convinced hubby to take the creeps out and was able to sit in front of the machine. A baby quilt in the making for my sister-in-law. A very girly quilt/playmat. Hopefully I can finish it in the next day or so rather than languishing unfinished for months and months on end. Only got 10 weeks before baby girl comes into the world.

Reward...finally!

P1030097, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Oh, and one other little thing. Hubby came home from a trip to Sydney with a gorgeous little black gift bag. I got my Bulgari ring! I noticed Michelle Bridge's wearing a black/gold ring in one of her 12wbt videos so I hopped on the internet to hunt it down. It's the Bulgari B.Zero. I promised myself that I would get one for reaching, and ultimately surpassing, my weight goal. I've lost 13kg and am still the same weight 3 months later. Michelle, thank you for sharing your wealth of information!

Color Affection

Color Affection, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

So I've joined the cult and decided to knit Color Affection. I've never seen such an amazingly popular pattern! It was released at the beginning of February 2012 and already there are 1331 projects!!! At 3.90EU, that's a tidy little sum.

I've chosen to use TML because of it's fluffiness and the gorgeous soft colours. In this case, Antler (MC), Antique Lace (C1) and Charcoal (C2). What a super fun and simple knit. Stay tuned!