Thursday, July 24, 2014

Graphite Giveaway

Hello !!!
Gosh how is everyone doing ?
I"ve got a darling new child's sweater (testknit) to show you !








Graphite 

Graphite - by knitwear designer Isabell Kraemer -
photo courtesy of Isabell Kraemer Designs.

 

It's the best little knit - Pattern is by Isabell Kraemer . It's called "Graphite" and will be released on Ravelry soon.  (Apologies for strings everywhere , and I still have to finish the neck ribbing!!)
My sample is knit in SWANS ISLAND BULKY - colourway Winterberry.
Oh, this yarn !
(I bought these 2 skeins for $10 each on Ebay , score.)

Pattern link on Ravelry is HERE. My project link on Ravelry is also HERE.

 Giveaway!

                       Dear Isabell would like to gift one of you readers with a copy of 

this child's knit pattern , in sizes from ages 2 up to 12. 

To be entered ::

  • Leave a comment here on the blog - WITH YOUR RAVELRY USERNAME OR A WORKING EMAIL in the comments for a chance to win. If you do not include one or the other your comment will be deleted. 
  • Follow my blog ( by Google, email, or Blogger ) and enter a second time , telling me how you follow Norwood Walkabouts. 

                              I will draw a winner randomly when the pattern is released.                                                                 Happy knitting !

                                                                     Ang xo

Monday, July 7, 2014

July

Oh, It's hot. 

{We had more West Aussie Visitors. This time a big Walking Dead fan. We took them touring.}
Is it October yet ??

The garden thinks it's hot, too. 90 degree temps, but it cooled off a bit this weekend and we had a great July 4 celebration with all of my family and all of the grandkids at Nana and Pops ! {woops no photo of that, but plenty of the garden}












I love fresh food.
Garden therapy is so good.
Plenty of green tomatoes right now, I am thinking of picking a bunch and making a batch of green tomatoe chutney. I love it in the winter on top of a big fried pork chop :)

My no-buy tomatoes are slowly growing. Johnny is out there tonite putting some of them in the ground. Still quite late, we will see what they do. We've got about 20+ tomatoe plants in total. Several bell pepper, some hot pepper varieties, Indian and regular yellow corn, Wildwood Pumpkins, several different winter pumpkin varieties, okra, cucumbers, carrots. lettuce, and oh did you see that CANDY ROASTER ?   I think it will be ready to pick soon - I am going to make a PIE.

In unrelated news, we went antiquing in Alabama over the weekend ! 
Lots of goodies, I will have to show you next time . 

Now for the big announcement ! 
Thank you all for entering the Fort Magic Giveaway = there was a whopping 672 ENTRIES !!
RAfflecopter selected a lucky duck,  winner was announced on the giveaway post at the bottom of the giveaway page. 
It was fun. I'll have another special giveaway coming up soon , stay tuned. 
Now, to get my summer children cleaned and into beds. 
Take Care All .x