Saturday, July 28, 2007

Knittin' and skatin'

I'm sitting on the couch at my friend's Boon and Sarah's place in Adelaide after an almost perfect day hangin' (would be perfect if my fella was here too).

Over the course of the last couple of weeks two old activities have made a revival in my life. Knitting is getting a lot of attention in Canberra at the moment with a fab show at craft act called knit1blog1, check out the website for lots of good links to knitting and crafty blogs. It's inspired me to start knitting again, having knitted two scarves a couple of years ago and nothing since. I'm now halfway through a scarf made from scraps of wool bought from op shops. The next project will be a real life jumper.

The second revival in my life is roller skating. I'd love to know if there's any organised skating going on in Canberra. My buddy Barrelhouse bessie in Adelaide is getting a roller derby league up and running. We've been watching texas roller derby videos, discussing roller girl name ideas and hearing about a real live texas roller derby player coming to Australia to train the locals later this year.

Now I just need to get back on my skates...


2 comments:

Ampersand Duck said...

I still have my teenage skates and they still fit! They're only indoor wheels, so if you find some organised Canberra skating, let me know! I'd love to hit a rink again...

ellis hutch said...

Oh yeah...I've heard there's a functional skate rink in Erindale - I'm gonna check it out and maybe organise some social skating in Spring so I'll let you know!