March 2009
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Tuesday 31st March 2009Hemlock Ring Throw ~ PicturesHere are some pictures of my finished Hemlock Ring Throw. Since blocking it I have noticed a few mistakes but they are not too obvious so it's OK. It is also bit ripply in places which seems to be a common comment for this pattern on Ravelry but again "pah!". Overall, i'm really pleased with how it's turned out. The pattern is just sooo pretty. I have enough of this yarn left to make another one too!
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Monday 30th March 2009Hemlock Ring Throw ~ UpdateIt's finished! I was determined to finish it and not let it get added to my pile of unfinished projects so with a massive drive during the first race of the Formula 1 season this weekend I managed to complete it. Here it is pre wash... Then pinned out on the bed to block... More pictures once it has finished drying!
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Friday 20th March 2009Novruz BayramyToday is the first day of the Novruz Bayramy public holiday in Azerbaijan which is celebrated from 20th - 28th March. Novruz in Azerbaijan (Azeri: Novruz) refers to the celebration of the traditional Iranic new year holiday of Nowruz in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Novruz is celebrated throughout the countries of the Middle East and Central Asia such as in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and among Kurds in Turkey. Novruz is also celebrated by some communities in Pakistan. (Wikipedia) Our cleaner gave us some holiday desserts this week. The diamond shaped one is definitely Baklava which is made out of dough and nuts. ...
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Thursday 12th March 2009The owl’s have eyes!Yay! Thanks to my friend who generously gave me some googly eyes from her stash, my owl mittens now have eyes. Is it possible that they now look even cuter!
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Wednesday 4th March 2009New Marriott Hotel in BakuThis is the new Marriott hotel that is going to be built in place of the Hotel Absheron. Many other hotels, residential buildings and business centres are being built all over Baku, you can see some of the pictures here.