The other great love

I had an epiphany this morning while walking to the car.... This blog should have board games too. 

Over the last year or so I've fallen head over heels in love with board games. This has been enhanced by Tabletop on the Geek & Sundry channel on YouTube. Wil Wheaton, one of my favourite actors while in high school hosts a game every couple of weeks. I review  the video, decide if I can't live another day without it  ( If this proves to be the case, I place an order ASAP, before stocks in NZ diminish) or otherwise if goes on my list of maybe one day and I start watching the prices. 

This love of board games isn't completely new. I've always found enjoyment from them. But I'm an only child and my mother is not a great fan of them. So my extensive  collection, my favourites being of connect 4 and pictionary, gathered dust over the years. 

Now I have a network of friends that share this enjoyment, and even a guy who will play with me :). 

Any way last night we played Star Fluxx, the game where the playing parameters are constantly on "flux".  I managed to win 2 of the 3 rounds played. It's the first time I've won the game, and it shows all the practice I've had playing on my iPad has been worth it :). 

Oh and has anyone tried the ice cream from McDonalds lately? It's amazing. 

Central Park Hoodie... With no hood and Celtic design.

After the best part of 7 months I'm almost finished. Just one more side seem to sew up and a zip to put in.

Initially I was planning on making a oversized jumper (Rowan Hamilton) put of the wool, I frogged that's as the gauge was out. 

I decided to try out cubic (square) needles on this pattern. And I'm a fan, the tension turns out very even. 

The wool is 10ply Rowan Aran. Which is lovely and warm, but is useless to sew with, but ok for knitting. 

It's my first time blocking correctly too. I'm very pleased with the results. 

I've made so many changes to the pattern, I'm rather pleased with myself that it's all actually turned out. 

I still want to make a jumper, but that can wait I think the next sizeable project is going to be the Kate Davies Fair-isle cardigan. But before that I have a hat to finish off and  a scarf to knit.  

Back into it...

After months  if no blogging I figured I had better start blogging again. If nothing else I can use this to fill in time while I wait for my (perpetually late) date to turn up. 

I think I'll just post a few random pictures to catch up on completed projects 

These were for my nephew. Too cute. 

And some more projects for Flynn, as modelled by Flynn. 

The bunny is one of my favourite go up gifts for babies

Another gift has been this Tardis tea cosy 

And it's reversible dalek on the other side. 

Too cool for words

I've made a couple of things for myself too. 

And I've almost finished my cardigan that I started over 6 months ago. The end is in sight. 

I think this covers the bulk of my projects, just a few hats that I haven't taken photos of yet. 

My mission to update this blog weekly at least, and perhaps include my new love of baking.