More yarn engineering ;-)

The Memsahib is not a big fan of my crochet shinanigans even if I only wanted to make her something warm to wear (its not as if I'm wanting to make myself a crochet halter top or anything like that!). Any road up, I kept offering to make her a hat (see previous project) or a scarve, but she insists she does not like crochet. "If you must make me something I challenge you to KNIT me scarve" she says one day. Challenge accepted 5 rows in goodness only knows how many to go :D


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Here is a photo I love of my Lurcher, Tilly looking alert in a misty field. She can't run like she used to as she gets older but she still likes to pretend she's a ruthless hunter.
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Crochet Hat finally finished

After several weeks I have finally finished my first major crochet (yarn engineering) project. The hat was supposed to be for the memsahib but as you can see from the photo it has ended up slightly (hmm) too big :D Perhaps there is an opening for a new item on the market, woollen crash helmet cover anyone!

Crochet Hat

Something has gone wrong with the sizing of my crochet hat. I'm not finished yet and it's already too big for ME and its supposed to be for the Memsahib. I'll just have to turn it into a balaclava. :-)

Wentworth Falls

Yesterday we went into the Blue Mountains, specifically 'Wentworth Falls' to see.....well the falls. It was a gloriously warm day and after a very pleasant 2hr train ride we arrive in Wentworth Falls, population 507 we are reliable informed. The walk from the station takes you through bush land and brings you out at yet another dramatic vista.....(I'm almost dramatic vista'd out!).......only joking, how could you get bored of after mile of dramatic scenery and day after day of glorious sunshine :-) We decide on a sedate 2 to 3hr walk along the cliff path to see not only the Wentworth Falls but also the Empress Falls, again very impressive At the end of the walk through the bush we take a stroll (not quite so energetic) through the back streets of the town of Wentworth Falls, picking out which house we woul buy if we were to stay. It really is an ideallic little town. We take the train back home and have a little snooze then go out in Paddington for a steak and beer with no.2 son :-)

Snorkelling at Clovelly Bay

Another beautiful day today and we decide ( the Memsahib and I ) to go to Clovelly Bay for another try at snorkelling. This is an ideal spot, apparently , for beginners as the bay has been constructed on either side using concrete to give it the impression on an open ended swimming pool. There is a beach at one end with some rocks and the open sea at the other end thus allowing open sea swimming without the waves. There is still some swell but just enough to add some fun to the swim. We entered the sea with our snorkel sets not knowing what to expect, but we were not disappointed. Within minutes we saw lots of fish of all shapes, sizes and colours including a Blue Groper which is a sizeable fish. Several snorkelling sessions followed interspersed with some sunbathing and with each session in the water the Gropers got bigger and bigger until the last one actually took my breath away!! He approached me from out of the murk as I was watching some smaller fish and caught me by surprise then swam right under me flanked by his shoal of followers. I turned and followed him for a little while, feeling not a little unlike Jacques Cousteau, then swam back to tell the Memsahib like an excited school boy :-D