Mortaine's Blog

August Media

Mortaine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:06:04 +0000

Books:

#55:
In for a Penny (Rose Lerner)

#56:
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (Sabrina Jeffries)

#57:

Storm Front

#58:

This Rake of Mine

#59:

Running Hot

#60:

Soulless: The Parasol Protectorate

#61:

Changeless: The Parasol Protectorate

#62:

Fool Moon

Movies:

#16: Dinner for Schmucks

#17: Eurotrip

#18: Dinner for Schmucks

#19: The Tooth Fairy

Sweater!

Mortaine — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:09:52 +0000

I finished the handspun sweater tonight:

Buttons are from a bag of vintage buttons I got at a craft store a while ago.

Will take pictures of me wearing it when I get a chance, maybe this weekend.

In other news: I need to paint a new bowl for Alladin. His broke yesterday. I think we go through one every 2-3 years.

July Media

Mortaine — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:38:48 +0000

Books

#47: Mad Jack by Catherine Coulter

#48: At Last Comes Love

#49: The Keeper

#50: Seduce Me at Sunrise

#51: Dresden Files: Storm Front

#52: Led Astray by a Rake

#53: Red Hot Lies

#54: The Twelve Lies of Christmas

#55: Up in the Air

Movies

#15: She’s Out of My League

Parasol Progress and Purple Pellets

Mortaine — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:40:14 +0000

I went to Goodwill yesterday for an umbrella to make the frame of my parasol. The store had several used umbrellas, all for $2.99. Only one of them was a fully functional non-folding umbrella:

When I bought it, I thought it was pink, but John pointed out that it’s really more of a mauve (purple) color. On the way home, I’d already been thinking about what I would need to do to make the yellow cover match the pink handle and spoke tips (the little things that the fabric attaches to– on this umbrella, they’re tipped with mauve plastic). I was planning on using some pink beads, but when John pointed out the purple, I went to my basement and found some leftover beads from when I made Jenny’s stole, 3 years ago:

They match perfectly, and because yellow and purple are opposites on the color wheel, they really pop and give a very satisfying “put together” look to the whole project!

More knitting, and some crochet.

Mortaine — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:18:20 +0000

I’ve reached the “vest” stage of the handspun sweater I’m making. Next is the sleeves, and since I have to sit down and think about it, I’m putting it away until Saturday. Possibly some random Saturday in 2011.

And I started crocheting this:

It is NOT a doily. I repeat: it is NOT a doily.

It is, in fact, the beginnings of this:

It’s a crocheted lace parasol designed by Ira Rott. You can buy the pattern at the link provided. Really gorgeous. If I don’t screw it up, I might enter it into the county fair next year.