tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post6771519880821081760..comments2024-03-22T07:18:18.281+10:30Comments on Lupey Loops: Spring Stories & Spider StitchesJodiebodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-58061028033444228272015-12-21T01:30:59.004+10:302015-12-21T01:30:59.004+10:30Thanks for popping in to say hello...[change to TV...Thanks for popping in to say hello...[change to TV commercial voice]: "But wait! There's more!"<br />I will be publishing a follow-up post about spider stitches this coming week with more examples and links to spider stitch patterns and diagrams. There will also be a tiny nod to pineapple motifs as well, so please look out for that post if you want more variations and inspiration.<br />Meanwhile,you are adding layers and we are shedding layers after a run of at least 4 days over 40 degrees C. Yesterday in South Australia, some cities like Port Augusta reached 47 degrees! Thank goodness a cool change arrived today to bring relief but the poor people in Victoria are suffering bushfires as the hot conditions travel eastwards across the country. I hope your summer is not as intense as ours when it finally arrives. Wishing you lots of warm woolly layers this Christmas! :-)<br />Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-27247143825152764872015-12-21T00:19:05.976+10:302015-12-21T00:19:05.976+10:30I wish we were headed into summer but the temperat...I wish we were headed into summer but the temperature is dropping in Toronto and I'm adding layers. :) Not our typical temperatures of -10, staying above zero, but I already cannot wait for summer!<br />Liking the spider stitch....yet another project to try.<br />Thanks for all the links!Blaackangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199878803411811692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-7542940326008454042015-11-27T13:53:45.883+10:302015-11-27T13:53:45.883+10:30Fortunately the kitchen window looks onto an area ...Fortunately the kitchen window looks onto an area that doesn't get a lot of traffic and as long as the window remained shut, there was no way the spider would come inside. The spider and surrounding hiding places were sprayed and a few days later the cobwebs were swept away.<br />I agree with you about the spider stitch scarf making a good table runner or a border, perhaps on curtains?<br />I was also pleased about having the energy to help the ducklings. I am at my best after breakfast and after the medication has kicked in. Then I get a small window of energy and then I need to rest in the afternoons to revive myself enough to make dinner and deal with the after-school shift. You know how it is, Sharon! :-)<br />Wishing you good weeks also. xJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-30057088975447136062015-11-25T18:58:26.077+10:302015-11-25T18:58:26.077+10:30Uugh, I don't mind spiders generally although ...Uugh, I don't mind spiders generally although big ones get rapidly dispatched but I too would be scared of a redback! I'm not sure I could have left it that long, I would constantly worrying it had come inside every time I couldn't see it.<br />The spider stitch scarf is so beautiful Jodie, I can see that pattern work as a table runner or border too. <br />I love the way you helped the ducklings and I'm glad you had the strength to help, I'm sorry you had to pay for it though, the joys of living with Lupus! Enjoy the rest of your week Jodie. xSharon - creativity and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723560933462975777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-31430814498692037672015-11-24T13:10:31.016+10:302015-11-24T13:10:31.016+10:30You are lucky to not have poisonous animals where ...You are lucky to not have poisonous animals where you live. I am surprised you don't have lizards. Is that because of your climate? Is it too cold for them? I wonder which animals play the same role as lizards in your habitats? I like having lizards in the garden (even if they do take a bite out of my leafy greens here and there) because they take care of the insect pests.<br />Thank you for your kind words about my crochet, Gillian. I am interested in having another look at your baby blanket now. :-)Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-61729043704231640142015-11-23T21:53:34.667+10:302015-11-23T21:53:34.667+10:30We don't have any harmful spiders where I live...We don't have any harmful spiders where I live, thankfully. Nor do we have snakes or lizards. Good to hear you were able to help out with the ducklings. They are so cute and it would be awful if anything happened to them. Love your crochet. The stitch is similar to a baby blanket I've made a few times.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-79185989901112825572015-11-23T07:30:47.555+10:302015-11-23T07:30:47.555+10:30You are right about the beauty in spiders - maybe ...You are right about the beauty in spiders - maybe that is why they fascinate me so: both beautiful and grotesque at the same time.<br />I remember a summer I spent in Europe as a child and the days were very long. Consequently, I was often sent to bed before the sun had set. Every evening, there remained enough light to watch a spider building its web outside my window. It was so beautiful and fascinating. Every day my grandmother would sweep the web away and every evening I enjoyed watching the spider engineering a new web.<br />Thankfully, that spider was harmless, but that nasty redback is long gone from my kitchen window, much to the family's relief.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-80223943897850658672015-11-23T07:08:37.634+10:302015-11-23T07:08:37.634+10:30My goodness Anne! That was a close call. Growing u...My goodness Anne! That was a close call. Growing up here, we become aware of these spiders' habits and likely hiding places. It is always at the forefront of one's mind when out in the garden and we teach that to our kids. <br />Fortunately, redbacks make messy webs which makes them easy to detect in more open areas like my kitchen windowsill. The worry is that they also like to hide away where they can't be seen; e.g., under eaves, flowerpots, underneath the lips of flower pots and wheelie bins, sometimes in dense twiggy plants - anywhere there are confined spaces, sheltered from the weather with secure anchoring points for their webs nearby. This includes garden furniture too so we need to be vigilant. I like garden spiders that eat the pests in the veggie patch, but don't like redbacks one bit. I bet your heart was pounding when you discovered your near miss.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-44653395860182972242015-11-22T23:20:19.740+10:302015-11-22T23:20:19.740+10:30That spider looks scary, and good for the TV for t...That spider looks scary, and good for the TV for taking off the episode of Peppa Pig. I had a beautiful Golden Orb Weaver spider in my trees this summer. I read that in Australia they can grow to over 7 inches and kill small birds, but they are not harmful to humans. Mine was only about 3 inches long and no small birds were harmed that I was aware of. Stay away from that poisonous one! <br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-64561342782452870372015-11-22T19:24:30.165+10:302015-11-22T19:24:30.165+10:30Eek, I get goosebumps just looking at your pics fr...Eek, I get goosebumps just looking at your pics from the redback spider! Those were everywhere at my uni in Sydney. Once time I almost put my hand into one as I was trying to hold myself steady. Shudders. I am not to fond of spiders... <br /><br />Take care<br />Anne<br />Crochet Between WorldsAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245498764155066221noreply@blogger.com