Miss Pepper and I went on a road trip this morning.We hit the highway and went to visit Knitter Sue. While Pepper ate her body weight in chocolate biscuits (sorry Isabelle), I got to see up close and personal some of the gorgeous socks, jumpers and toys Sue has been busy making. I tried not to be too obviously excited by Sue's massive wool stash and got some fantastic tips for using Ravelry and looked at some of Sue's knitting and crochet books.
When we were leaving, Sue presented us with a huge garbage bag full of cottons to take home.
Thank you so much Sue! I was and still am completely over whelmed. Hopefully you'll recognise some of your cottons in my knitting really soon. It was wonderful to meet you and learn more about you and add another dimension to the whole blog experience.
Thank you all so much for your vegetarian dinner suggestions. I am about to prepare some type of rotating meal plan for our family and your suggestions will be hugely helpful.
And the winner is Lola Nova!!
Yay and congratulations to you! I'll email you for your postal deets shortly and get your fabric in the mail.
(Can anybody out there explain to me how to get that random thingy onto my blog without it messing up all the html?)
And now for the porn start bit. I had such fun hosting that giveaway that I want to do another one straight away.What: Make by Cath Kidson. Its a book full of Cath Kidson projects and even includes a plain tote bag, some embroidery floss and a Cath Kidson pencil. You know you want it.
How: I want to know your porn star name. You work this out by using the name of the first pet you ever had as your first name and the name of the first street you lived in as a child as your second name.
Mine's Pixie Park.
When: I'll randomly draw a porn star's name on Saturday.
You: I'll post anywhere.
Let the games begin.
Happy Thursday y'all. XX
Hey Pixie Park thats kinda cool
ReplyDeleteMine is Snowball Lomond (sounds more like a Bond girl name than a porn name I think)
just found your blog and am looking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeletedexter pepsi would be my stage name-
rachel
Tweety Matthews... it has potential!
ReplyDeleteAbbott Yow...not catchy at all (I don't even know how to spell yow, as in the sound a cat makes)
ReplyDeleteLucky you with all the yarn, can't wait to see all the things you've got planned.
xx
Um, it would be Katie Aileen.... not very funky huh! Maybe I can change it to Moggie Myalla (from my early teens instead!)
ReplyDeleteMine doesn't sound very porny!! I'm disappointed....sigh, it's Ryecroft Duke......another sigh!!!
ReplyDeleteLizzie
xxx
What a yarn stash! Is the name thing meant to be the other way around - pet's name as your first name, street name as your last name? I suspect so!
ReplyDeleteMine is Tammy Inverness.
Oh can't resist this one - I'd be Fluffy Bath - Yikes!
ReplyDeleteSally Balfour (sounds a little too much like a real name, doesn't it!)
ReplyDeletethanks for another great giveaway!
oh what fun Kate mine is Veronica Tina!! When I first got married I didn't like the fact that my surname changed to Leslie as I always think Linda Leslie sounds like a porn star name!!
ReplyDeleteSo many good ones out there, but here's a boring one - Taroona Thomas. Plus it makes me sound like a boy!
ReplyDeleteIntroducing Sasha Mildara! I think I'd just use Sasha as my stage name though.
ReplyDeleteThe cardi is gorgeous. Maybe you should try and make one in adult sizes....my kind of adult size :o)
Glad you aren't locked away forever.
Ab x
Hehe! Moondance Welsby. I kinda like it.
ReplyDeletePixie Dalton!
ReplyDeleteLove Pepper's look...
"Blank" Leyards
ReplyDeleteBlank because I've never had a pet!
I'm not sure of the very first street I lived on so i used the first I remember. My name would be Tilly Clarke. Not very exciting!
ReplyDeleteRusty Diane .... the mind boggles!
ReplyDeleteHeidi Little Valley!
ReplyDeleteGiggle ;-)
Ok I couldn't resist, though I don't want to be in the giveaway as have the book already, but mine is willy above the shops!!!
ReplyDeleteits been making me laugh all morning. Thanks for cheering up the making of packed lunches on an overcast morning
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ReplyDeleteNice stash :-)
ReplyDeleteMine is Munroe Bastille, weird hunh!
(I love Fluffy Bath!)
I hope when I have kids I can make things equally as gorgeous as you do...love the knitwear!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Reggie Hay...a true American porn star I reckon...
Ha ha, mine is Tiger Beach, which sounds more like a place in Thailand than a porn star name. Perhaps I could be a porn star in Thailand.
ReplyDeletePepper's outfit is just gorgeous - love it!
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty I know I probably wouldn't get round to many of the projects in Cath's book so please don't enter me - better it goes to someone who will get real use from it...but I do so want to share my name because I love it...Princess Waters!
My porn name is Sunshine Hart. LOL
ReplyDeleteHehe, I am having a giggle at all those porn names. Mine is Goldilocks Nicole! Great giveaway Kate, thanks.
ReplyDeleteoh deary me,
ReplyDeletemine would be crotch fincher.
thanks for naming our cat that mum...
Hmmmm, let's see.....Chloe.....Wakool......boring!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOH wow..what an amazing stash you have to work through......
ReplyDeleteMine is.....Taffy Taylor haha
Misty Beach! How YOU doin?
ReplyDeletecrotch fincher HA!!
ooh, good giveaway..
ReplyDeleteMy porn star name is Jasper Ravenhill.
I'm porn, but CLASSY.
Saskia Nabiac ;)
ReplyDelete... tres raunchy huh?
Awesome cottons!!! How lucky are you???
Also - I blogged the tortilla recipe yesterday if you're interested.
How gorgeous is Miss Pepper??!
ReplyDeletesigning off,
Tiffany Seddon.x
So here goes... Boof Turana! Maybe better suited to a guy porn star, but there it is.
ReplyDelete=D how about Ooty frooty =P
ReplyDeleteAnd what a lovely stash ya' got there!!!
Classic reading all those comments.
ReplyDeleteHow does Mousetrap Ridge sound????? OMG
Trust me to get stuck with Sherpa Butler. Perhaps I can switch to my current pet and use Miffy Butler?
ReplyDeleteSmudge Wilson, which sounds more like a football players name LOL
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say my Dad called my first cat Mousetrap, he wanted to call it Ratsack but Mum wouldn't let him. Lucky hey!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteMeet Bella Nastfield!!
Gill
Hello, I'm Pussy Serpentine!
ReplyDeleteThat stash looks amazing...
What a laugh! My name would be Wonder Bogan.
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteMine would be Putsy Crescent. lol!
Gotta say, i love Miss Peppers outfit in that photo, i'd wear that skirt! It's gorgeous!
Sal. X
gosh! I can't even remember a first st, pets name was puddy.
ReplyDelete♥
This is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteMine wouldn't be too bad for a guy, Buddy Journal.
Oh Miss Pepper looks adorable in her loveheart sunnies! It was so lovely to meet both of you, and yes you are both just as gorgeous as you are on your blog. I felt honoured that you came to visit me and thank you so much for the eggs. I look forward to tasting them for breakfast on the weekend! I cant wait to see what you create with all the cottons too, it is always nice to see what others create. I cant for the life of me remember the name of my street as a child, but I do know our cat was named Smokey, lol!
ReplyDeleteLoving Pepper's rigout, she looks adorable.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, mine is Trixie Park, perhaps we are twins, or maybe a double act, lol!
Oooh, lovin' those cottons!
ReplyDeleteYours sincerely,
Pussy Riverview
:-)
Ahhhh, Kate, just had to read through this for the porn names! Don't include me in the giveaway though. There are some corkers. Anyone who called their pet Pussy is definitely in the running automatically...
ReplyDeletexx Bucket Quinn.
(Yes, Bucket... that's what I wanted to call my budgie at age 2. Go figure).
my porn star name is friday mills
ReplyDeletei think i like yours better though.
i just wanted to say that you have really inspired me to push on with my knitting. i see you making so many things, and you've only just learnt - and i seem to procrastinate. anyway, every time i read your blog, i head off to the lounge just to do a 'couple more rows' and slowly it's starting to grow. so thanks!
l
x
Joey Lazard
ReplyDeleteLol I sound like a butch porn star with a mullet! Maybe the truckers will like me ;)
That stash of cotton is amazing, man!
ReplyDeleteAs for the giveaway, how generous!
My porn star name is Pussy Patterson. Ha!
Cuddles Daley. NOT BAD, EH? I'm thinking that one should rate a mention on the good ol' CV. Oh and Knitter Sue is plainly one generous starlet and you one lucky, lucky ducky!
ReplyDeletehaha what fun! my porn star name would be Brandy Donald.
ReplyDeleteOoh yeah baby! I'm Tiddles Elizabeth. What a hoot, some of those names are. Gotta love the stash, and to see what you can make out of it. Miss Pepper is rockin. Great post Kate.
ReplyDeleteI quite like mine... Pippa Murray :)
ReplyDeleteMine is Snoopy Lynn.....it does sound a bit porn star!
ReplyDeletePixie Park is one of the best porn names ever! Mine is Puffy Ingal!!! And yes I want that book!
ReplyDeletep.s I can't BELIEVE the progress of your knitting lady! That cardigan in the previous post is a dead winner!
Starr Snowdrop :)
ReplyDeleteba ha ha coz my name really is Pippa (from above Lulu Froufrou)
Love Miss Peppers outfit! My daughter had the same glasses when she was about three...and I'll be signing off as shtroopy woodstock...an old hippy porn star?
ReplyDeleteJust call me Tiny Melinda...
ReplyDeleteHa! I just love your blog :)
Miss Pepper is gorgeous, I love her outfit!
ReplyDeleteand what a fab wool stash!
My porn star name is Peaches Montpelier...with a name like that I think she only did soft porn, in the sixties.
Fingers crossed, this is a great giveaway!
Emma x
qotfu72 at yahoo dot com dot au
I had to think about that one. Sounds a bit too respectable - 'Kitty Garnerville'. Looking forward to the big draw!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great day was had by all - what a wonderful stash instalment too.
ReplyDeleteOk - hehe - what a fun game . Mine is Chloe Eimeo
hahaha, so fun to read through these, mine is 'Lucky Yallambee'
ReplyDeleteI;m so jealous of your cotton stash. You'll have great fun with it.
ReplyDeleteMy porn star name is "Pussy Hereford". I've had a good chuckle at all the names.
Hey lovely, what a funny giveaway, I've been having a good old laugh reading all the names! Don't include me in the draw as I really can't stand Cath K but here's my name anyway, Miffy Moor xo hope to see you soon for a catch up x
ReplyDeleteCrotch Fincher - I think that Nicole has to win with a pornstar name like that!
ReplyDeleteMy porn star name would be Bowser Austin (not really pornstar - more bank manager maybe?). However, using the same rule for my kids would create Darby Benjafield which I think is a bit more raunchy!!
Great giveaway and so funny reading other peoples potential names!
thats funny
ReplyDeleteok so my name would be
tuly randolph
doesnt sound so sexy... maybe it could be my buisness name? :-)
mine is hannah oleanda, which sounds a bit like someone in a nursery rhyme.
ReplyDeletei love reading through these names! thanks for the chance to win.
My goodness. I've had a good chuckle at all those names.
ReplyDeleteMine's a bit embarrassing...
Bong Elizabeth!!!
My dad named my dog bong! For years I had no idea what it meant. As a little girl, I'd go looking for him as he'd often escape. Mum remembers me asking complete strangers if they'd seen my 'bong'. I was 5!
I don't think it's much of a pornstar name though, unless maybe for stoners.
Have a happy end of week
Oh this is hilarious! Love love love it... My sad contribution... being totally honest, mind... is Precious Breton... but you can call me Presh :) Kx
ReplyDeleteThis is great fun - there are some awesome names up there, and sooo popular - to much so for me to have any luck, but here goes, my first pet was a guineapig, and the name of the street is the first one I remember rather than the first ever house.. I think there were 2 before this address!!
ReplyDeleteSo that makes my name Lollipop Clarendon.... ahem, whatever! ;) x
Sandy Wellington. Doesn't compete with Crotch Fincher lol. PS I want to come and steal that garbage bag.
ReplyDeleteI better join in too.
ReplyDeleteMy Porn Star name would be...
"Monty Main"
bit disapointing :( was hoping for something a little racier
Too Funny!!!
ReplyDeleteWell i'd be Ms Bella Cole Green ... not too porn star but maybe i'm more Burlesque ;)
love the fabric collection
ReplyDeleteMy name would be Penny Wattle
kerrie_baas@hotmail.com
Ginger Lyons.
ReplyDeleteI know! I know! Its a great stripper name. My husband's is Pepper Crisp!
OK...how bout Fluffy Florida?
ReplyDeleteha, that flows pretty good.
my porn name: Cinnamon Place.
ReplyDeleteoh that sounds like a money maker.
This is too fun:
ReplyDeleteTippy Canyon. I don't think I'll get first billing with this name - LOL
I'm Pepper California. :)
ReplyDeleteI love Cath & have had my eye on that book for a while.
i love that photo of your little Pepper
Barney Mardivido
ReplyDeletehmmmm...not sucha great name for a girl :)
I'm Fluffy Windermere!
ReplyDeleteOooh another giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteMy pornstar name would be...
Tiger Westroyd.
Em xxx
porn star name huh!!! mines would be.... drum roll ......wait for it....wait for it!!!!!! now ozzie greendykes!!!!!! that defo made me smile !!! xx
ReplyDeletemummy gordon.... I named my first pet (a guinea pig) after my mother!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure which I liked most - the idea of winning a fabulous book or the idea of having a porn star name. That was until I thought about the name - Marshall Warren Wood. No, I like the idea of winning the book best. I'm so glad my parents didn't use this method to name me!
ReplyDeleteThis is just too funny. My porn star name is Fluffy Channel, impressive hey???
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to participate in this fantastic giveaway. The book looks fabo! My porn star name would be Tiny Catherine.
ReplyDeleteMitch Sunfield!
ReplyDeleteI guess that'd make me a male impersonator!!
Thanks for a great blog. (Make that blogs). We're totally inspired by your Daylesford 'story'.
Max Macauley!
ReplyDeleteSo jealous about the bag of wool you were able to tote home with you. I really need to have some kind of meal plan too.
Ahem, I am Tabitha Brondesbury, rather posh, no?
ReplyDeleteI've just spent way too long reading everyone's porn names, super funny! Peppers outfit looks great all that cotton, drool.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea which pet came first in our house as they both came along before I did so I'll go with the dog, which would make me Trixie Humevale.
Ha ha...what fun...Satchmo Winstanley
ReplyDeleteGosh what a moouthful...but quite sophisticated..dont you think..giggle
just what i need to boot me back into bloggy action, mine's fugee viney. love this game:)
ReplyDeletethis is fun. I would be Sunny Sultana!!
ReplyDeleteCuddles Crawford. Awww YEAH.
ReplyDeleteHello, glad to meet you, I'm Tripper Topaz.
ReplyDeleteI can't even believe how adventurous you have been with your knitting. Take the bull by the horns a little? It took me years (and years...) to get to where you are.
And Pepper - what can I say? She is abso-freakin-loutely adorable. As always.
Mine would be Miss Polly Murray Farm!!
ReplyDeleteI laughed and laughed at your story of being locked in the other day! Sounded a bit like a dream come true!! My porn star name: "Queenie Young" lol that's just downright nasty!
ReplyDeleteBlackie Royal. Hmmm ... the mind boggles.
ReplyDeleteGinger Jellicoe
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I'll give it that!
Hee hee
ReplyDeleteI kid you not mine is:
Tiger Maiden!!
We love Porn name game here.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am Soxy Millar! Pleased to meet you Pixie Park.
that's fun! Mine is Chuck Pegas! sounds plausable even!
ReplyDeletehehe Mine is Pussy Essendene! :)
ReplyDeletePuss Puss Oldham ... but seriously ... Crotch Fincher is outrageously good!
ReplyDeletehaha Pixie Park is great! My porn name is Ginger Silvan. My partner's name is Jedda O'Regan. Thanks for the fun game and great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHee hee, I love porn star name thinggos, Mine is Pepper Lingard... I think the funniest part of this, is my sisters' names are all also pepper lingard... suss!!!! :p
ReplyDeleteWe had a black & tan dachshund named Susie Sausage & we lived in Berry Avenue...
ReplyDeleteSo I guess it is Susie Sausage Berry.
Strange:-/
Manno man I have no chance - Katie Sonter - dull-o-rama - no pornstar shining in that name - maybe a BBC actress?
ReplyDeletep.s. - miss pepper looks so "to business" - style with gumnbies - practical country kid shining through. love your garbage bag of stash - can't wait to see the finished products :) sounds like a most excellent road trip
ReplyDeleteI love this... My porn star name is Sam Southgate, how perfect!!
ReplyDeleteps love your blog, because of you I caught the crochet bug xx
Hi there foxy lady! You can call me 'Champagne Glen-Park'...I like long romantic walks in the park...pole dancing and.... sewing????? Great funny post Kate!. Peta xo
ReplyDeleteLove your blog Kate....or should I say Pixie
ReplyDeleteCheers
Muffy Lynch
(Nats)
mine is a really unporny name
ReplyDeleteJellybean Bellavista.
Look at that yarn stash!
i'm probably too late but i just have to tell you because i love it. mine is Pickles St George. perfect
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to read the comments on this one! I'd be Scampy WIlson, but I think the second street name rolls off the tongue better. Scampy Springvale. What do ya think? It has potential, huh.
ReplyDeleteKim xx
Some of those porn names are funny!
ReplyDeleteMine would be barnaby birnam ;)
Gosh a lot of people called their cats Fluffy or Pussy.
ReplyDeleteMine would be Esmerelda Palmer, which I've always thought of as rocking good pornstar name, slightly posh and slightly lewd..
just thought I'd share..
ReplyDeleteMuffy Hillcrest.
Noice.
xx Amy
Oh Yikes I've been so under the weather all week hence no blog reading and look what's been going on here ... if I'm not too late my porn star name would have been - Littley Miller ... isn't that sad? You're such a doll PP doesn't sounds too bad ;-)
ReplyDeletePixie Park's quite a name! Mine's Sniffter Grange ;)
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