tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2009-11-11:/Knitting and other extreme activities in New Zealand.MokoFeed2009-11-11T19:06:09+01:00tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-21:/2005/06/21/waiting_3/Dunnerz2005-06-21T09:54:37+02:002005-06-21T09:54:37+02:00 <p>Waiting for my wool to arrive to start knitting a poncho. I've made up the pattern so just got to choose which wool to use. </p> <p>Might do a pink hat while I'm waiting and use up some nasty acrylic. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/21/waiting_3/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-20:/2005/06/20/knitted_baby_blanket/Dunnerz2005-06-20T09:55:48+02:002005-06-20T09:55:48+02:00 <p>Here is a photo of my best knitting project ever - a knitted baby blanket for young Will. It is made from Merino wool which I bought in the wool shop in Westfield Centre, Auckland. The wool is very soft and easy to knit with. When we went to sheep world we saw a Merino Ram and he had masses of soft wool. <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/k/knittingducks/img/P5040035-blog.jpg" title="Blue baby blanket"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/k/knittingducks/img/P5040035-blog_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Blue baby blanket"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/20/knitted_baby_blanket/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-20:/2005/06/20/trademe/Dunnerz2005-06-20T09:46:53+02:002005-06-20T09:46:53+02:00 <p>Today I have won three auctions of wool on TradeMe. I'm going to make a poncho for myself next. I've won some beige wool, some red wool and some green wool I think. Not sure which to use for the poncho yet, I'll wait for them to arrive before deciding. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/20/trademe/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-13:/2005/06/13/multicoloured_socks_in_progress/Dunnerz2005-06-13T09:47:35+02:002005-06-13T09:47:35+02:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/k/knittingducks/img/P5120018-b.jpg" title="Socks"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/k/knittingducks/img/P5120018-b_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Socks"></a></p> <p>These multicoloured socks are lovely and warm, if slightly too big. Whoever invented the sock pattern was very clever. The pair took ages to knits - off and on from November to May! But I like the multicoloured wool, which makes it more interesting. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/13/multicoloured_socks_in_progress/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-13:/2005/06/13/padi/Dunnerz2005-06-13T09:00:06+02:002005-06-13T09:00:06+02:00 <p>This weekend I got my PADI diving qualification at Poor Knights in New Zealand. </p> <p>There were loads of fish and we had a brilliant instructor who made everything very simple. We dived at Blue Mau Mau Arch, Nusery Cove and Gentle Forest. Blue Mau Mau Arch was amazing - just like those TV programmes on fish. Nursery Cove had loads of infant fish, hence the name. </p> <p>It was 17 degrees C in the water, but I didn't find it too cold after the initial shock of jumping in.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/13/padi/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:knittingducks.blog.co.uk,2005-06-06:/2005/06/06/in_the_beginning_4/Dunnerz2005-06-06T01:37:21+02:002005-06-06T01:37:21+02:00 <p>This is the beginning of my knitting blog. The sun is shining so I will be going out and not knitting today. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://knittingducks.blog.co.uk/2005/06/06/in_the_beginning_4/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>