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Thank-you so much for stopping by!!! This is Raymond, my creative director. He is a particulalry beautiful and co-dependent 12 year old Siamese who adopted us two years ago....

And I'm Alice, Raymond's long-suffering Mum! I love knitting socks, spinning yarn, hooking colourful happiness and eating brownie. We hope you enjoy your visit here today and leave with joyous inspiration.
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Knitting in the Round…..
Hi hi!!!!! And happy Sunday to all of you!!! It’s Halloween as I’m sure you all know… I don’t celebrate Halloween at all, mainly because it was a complete non-event when I was young, and other reasons, but nothing in … Continue reading
Posted in Arm Warmers!, Crochet Goodness, DPNs!, Knitting!, Raymond Appreciation
20 Comments
Harvey Kimono Status Update 03
Helloooooooooo!!!! I hope you’ve all had a fab Saturday, or are GOING to! Normally on a Saturday night I am recovering from working two days in a shop, dealing with customers all day, parked in my chair feeling completely worn … Continue reading
“Ornamental” Pot Holders!
Helloooooooo!!!!! Wow, thank you for all of your lovely comments on my last post… New Zealand is such a beautiful country and I do love sharing the special bits of it with some of the rest of the world! The … Continue reading
Travelling tales…..
Hellooooooo!!! I’m back from my travels…. I got back last night however the internet was not working! Shock horror! Luckily I was so tired I just didn’t really care and just fell into bed straight away…. It’s always lovely to … Continue reading
Colourful goodness
Helloooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you’re all well and having a lovely weekend! We’re having a three day weekend here in NZ to celebrate Labour day… it’s quite nice! I’ve been trying to catch up on my sleep but have not been achieving … Continue reading
Karma
Hellooooooo!!! I’m sitting here at my laptop writing this post on Saturday night…. it’s a beautiful evening, it has just gotten dark but I can still see the outline of the hills… just….. It’s lovely actually, I have the ranch … Continue reading
Posted in Other Ramdom Stuff, Raymond Appreciation, Spinning
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Cuba St!
Helloooooooooooo!!! What a fantastic week it has been…. Don’t you just LOVE being in that short space of time after a whole lot of pressure has been taken off and you have nothing to do but indulge yourself for a … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet Goodness, Other Ramdom Stuff, Wellington
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Giveaway!
Hello again!!! Wow, what a stunning response to my giveaway…. scroll down and leave a comment on the last post to enter!!! I forgot to mention that it’s just a quickie and I am going to draw it tomorrow morning, … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet Goodness
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100 & Fifty Thousand
Hellooooooooo! And *YAY* I’m so glad you’ve stopped by, because today is an especially special post for two reasons, which we will get to after a quick Harvey Kimono status update. Remember that Mum has mutinied at this point, so … Continue reading
Posted in Bunting, Crochet Goodness, Knitting Baby Clothes!, Knitting!
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Harvey Kimono Status Update 02
Hellooooooo! Lovely to see you today! It’s a fabulously magically wonderful day for me today, as I am off to polytech to hand in my last essay for three months… There’s nothing like those first few days of feeling no pressure … Continue reading





















