Fraggle Rock knitting song!

Fraggle Rock AND knitting!  I would never have thought they went together until I saw this! 

The funniest thing is at the end when one Doozer says "I'll shout if I want to, and do you know WHY?" and hthe other one says "Why?",  I thought he replied "Because I AINT knitting, I want to KILL!"  when actually he says "Because I HATE knitting, I want to BUILD!"

Garden spirits

We went to a barbecue at Craig's supervisor's house in the Perth hills last night.  They had a beautiful garden, and my eye was caught by a variety of garden spirits hidden in their little nooks.  Tiny stone birds pecked crumbs on the table, little tin mice hid among the flowerpots, and a frill-necked lizard watched us from a tree branch.  

My collection is only small but they add a bit of whimsy to the garden which lifts my spirits.  I took some of their portraits this morning.

Eva, who greets us serenely when we get home,

Luna, who watches over us at night,

Bella beatle, climbing up to get some sun,




and last but not least, Knee the Gnome.






Peppermint stripes

I found this peppermint cotton yarn in the market for 50c a ball and it inspired me to start knitting again.

I like this colour combination but I'm not sure what to make with it. Any ideas anyone?

It can't be too big a project as I only have two balls of the mint, one of cream and one of grey. And they're all different types of yarn as you can tell by the variable width of the stripes. The grey is wool, and the other two are cotton. Another knitting no-no I'm sure, but if necessary I can find some grey cotton to match instead. 

So send any ideas this way!