Saturday, January 22

Albert Park

Albert ParkWalking aroundNew Holland cafeLeavesFish sans chips at Albert ParkAlbert Park
Seriously, there's so much to love about that place. I know it's an 'expensive area' and some have said it's a really 'snobby' suburb. But so far, I haven't had any unfriendly/snobby experiences there. And I've been frequenting the place for a while now since it's close to home. To begin with, it's such a leafy little suburb with beautiful victorian houses. There's a nice yarn shop, a library with friendly staff, a bookshop that has such a great collection of art and design books. There's also my favourite fish and chips, ice cream and burger shop. ( Note, three different food shops, but all in one similar place! ) Lots of dogs and their owners, kids on tiny bicycles. It's also close to the beach. Now, I think I sound like some property agent or something. But well, how can you not love such a place!

Off I go to Albert Park to pick up some reserved library books and to the yarn shop to seek some knitting help! I finished knitting my first circular scarf but it refuses to uncurl itself! You know like how some new scarves curl up? Yes, it's doing that too me. I also realized I knitted it a bit too small for looping around the neck twice! But it's still wearable. I'm working on a second scarf now. I learnt how to knit stripes, so it's going to be mainly navy with a block of red on one end and oatmeal on the other. Kind of like a sailor scarf I think. 
Have a super weekend everyone! 

7 comments:

  1. My scarf curls at the edges, but I wanted it to do so. The way to avoid it is to do a few rows of ribbing on both ends. I'm glad you're enjoying picking up your knitting needles again!

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  2. i havent knitted since i was a kid but i think you have to do 'one plain one perl' to make it unfurl.... or something!

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  3. oh your photos make me long for summer....

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  4. reallllly cute sandals - where are they from?

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  5. Hi Everyone!
    Some of you have emailed to ask where my sandals are from. They're Saltwater Sandals. I got them off ebay and they're really comfortable. They dry pretty quick and are saltwater resistant, thus the name. Great for wearing to the beach! : )

    Jacinta: Yeah! I went to the knitting shop and asked the lady for help and I was told I needed to do a purl and a stitch in order to not make it curl.. Oh well. Practice makes perfect I guess. Haha.. See you Thursday!

    Janis: I am LONGING FOR AUTUMN!! I don't do well in heat. Hahaha

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  6. Nice photos, intersting details. And I remebered how much I miss summer.
    greetings from Croatia

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  7. Dear Dawn, Your pics are so beautiful and this post makes me really really miss Melbourne (I lived there for 7 years) *fights the tears*. You're so talented and I love your blog! Just wanna let you know that you're awesome. :) xox New fan and follower.

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