Hello July

Hello and welcome back to my blog,  I did not post last Sunday because I did not have much to show and to be honest I was quite knackered last weekend.  

I have been working on my Hedvig Crochet Throw by Arne & Carlos and have made 110 flowers and  started to crochet them together but I had to stop crocheting for a few days because it was causing me pain in the base of my thumb.  I was still knitting and that does not seem to effect my hands like crocheting does.  

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Frank bought some Debbie Bless Rialto Luxury Sock Yarn which was on sale and he gave them to me and asked if I could knit him a pair of socks out of the green so of course, I obliged.

The photo below was taken last night (Saturday) in our garden around 7pm because it had been such a lovely warm day and I wanted to enjoy using our new little Bistro Table that we bought from Wilkinsons.  

I spent most of yesterday evening right up to nearly 11 pm watching a podcast called Ciasbod whilst knitting on the 2nd sock.  I started it that morning for something to knit on whilst I was at my hairdressers and then after the days chores, I sat in the garden till about 8 pm and then came inside.  

It is such a lovely colour green, blue, beige, yellow and there is some black in there too, Frank loves them and I intend to knit another pair.

My Gypsophelia Socks have sold 2 patterns and I was so chuffed that someone was interested in them.  I am yet to wear them at the moment because it has been so warm here but no doubt, the weather will change.  It has today actually, it started raining last night as I went to bed and it continued right through till the morning, it wasn't heavy rain but enough to water the garden.

BOOKS

Frank was at work the other day (he is a Gardener in Islington) and a lady who owns a rather posh house put out a load of books for people to help themselves and it just so happens that she did it as Frank and his team were driving past.  

He grabbed the above book and it is like new.  I told him who Clara Parkes was and he hinted that he liked a few patterns in the book so looks like I will be busy!

CHARITY SHOP

This photo on the left shows some stickers that I picked up at my local Charity Shop and were only 50p each.

I intend to put together a folder of all my patterns that I have designed and wanted to make the folder pretty so I thought that these would be perfect.

They had quite a few stickers in the shop but these ones really caught my eye.

THE WORKS

The Works is a shop that has opened up at The Heathway Shopping Mall not far from where I live and I just love that shop.  It sells stationary, books, notepads and a whole load of other stuff too and it is great for getting little pressies too so I have picked up a few bits for Christmas gifts./

PLANS

I have been thinking a lot lately of sorting out some yarn, matching it with patterns and putting them aside so that I have planned my next lot of knitting that I want to do.

My yarn stash is getting a bit big now and I don't like the thought of it all sitting about waiting to be made into something.  

The lady Cia on the podcast Ciasbod has created herself a Yarn Bingo Sheet and she has marked on it squares and inside each square is written the yarn and a pattern that she intends to use it for.

Then what she does is as she completes a projects she colours in the square and when she gets coloured squares in a row, she treats herself.

Doesn't that sound like a good idea plus you can control your stash.  

Please take a look at her podcast, you have a choice of watching in Swedish or English and she is so inspiring with the jumpers, hats and mitts that she makes. Plus she lives in a lovely old house with her two gorgeous dogs!

Oh well, I am off to start planning my folder and the rest of today's activities.

Have a good week and I will return next Sunday.