I have to admit I'm a little sad to be waving goodbye to January. After wishing and wishing that 2011 would hurry up and come it feels like it's hurrying buy a little too fast now. Well they do say that time flies when you're having fun, and January has definitely been a fun month. I'm hoping that it's set the fun bar for the rest of the year! So far this year I've partaken in a lot of knitting, tea drinking, beach walking and started doing a fair bit of archery - love it!
But I'm hoping that moving away from winter might bring us some warmer weather. Yes I know, I know, I shouldn't really complain about the cold as I've been championing crisp, crunchy days all winter, but boy is it Baltic today! We've run out of oil so the cat and I are huddled around a little blow heater whilst the huge bonfire the boat yard next door has lit is taunting me through the window! I even took me a cup of tea to the beach to warm my hands whilst I walked. Brrr. The sand was once again covered in sheets of ice. I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing that. It's so bizarre!
I spent the last day of January volunteering at my local Eco shop. I had a lovely day, and managed to get a fair bit of knitting done in between serving customers. But you can't work in a place like that without being inspired to do more at home so I've brought the compost bin up from the bottom of the lane and am itching to get planting again. I had decided not to plant anything here because we're not sure how long we can stay, but if I plant herbs and flowers it'll be lovely for whoever moves in here after us. There are a lot of bulbs and plants in our potting shed - who knows some of them could be revived yet!
But in the mean time I'm keeping my eyes out for the year's first snowdrop - they're late out this year! Anyone seen any yet?? There's always hope for spring and growth and life when those little pale blooms stretch out of the frozen ground. :)
I decided that I'd make myself a housewarming prezzie so I thought I'd make me a throw for my sofa (yes I do now actually have a sofa - no more floor for me!). I've crocheted 81 of these purple and cream squares and I've joined two thirds of them but have sadly run out of yarn! So this project is being put on hold whilst I scour t'internet for a match.
Maybe I'll pick up the dreaded shawl and give that another go in the mean time!
Sequin hair clips in pink by SeamSoEasy.
Poppy Hair Grip By Culture Closet.
Felt Hair Clip by Eva Millauer.
Hair Clip by Alex McQuade.
Hair Clip Set by Lollipop.
Lavender bunnies by Pouch.
Little White Rabbit Sock Bunny by Widget and Friends.
Little Doozer Rabbits by Charley Dreams.
Harry the Rabbit by Crafty Lady.
And finally Sparkly Rabbit by The Glass Mountain.
I found this lovely pattern here and shortened them a little (due to lack of yardage), then decided I preferred the way they looked inside out! I'm loving the colour too - not my usual choice but I fancied starting a new project and I had this in my stash. I think it works! And currently on my knitting sticks is a thick row of lovely chunky wool:
This project is knitting up gratifyingly quickly. I'll have it finished now in a couple of hours!
And then I suppose I'd better turn my attention back to the shawl from hell. I have yet again gotten distracted and made a mistake. We'll see now whether I can knit back to it or whether I'll be frog frog frogging again for the umpteenth time! One things for sure - if I ever get it finished I'm gonna wear it to death! Happy knitting. :)
But I'm hoping that moving away from winter might bring us some warmer weather. Yes I know, I know, I shouldn't really complain about the cold as I've been championing crisp, crunchy days all winter, but boy is it Baltic today! We've run out of oil so the cat and I are huddled around a little blow heater whilst the huge bonfire the boat yard next door has lit is taunting me through the window! I even took me a cup of tea to the beach to warm my hands whilst I walked. Brrr. The sand was once again covered in sheets of ice. I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing that. It's so bizarre!
I spent the last day of January volunteering at my local Eco shop. I had a lovely day, and managed to get a fair bit of knitting done in between serving customers. But you can't work in a place like that without being inspired to do more at home so I've brought the compost bin up from the bottom of the lane and am itching to get planting again. I had decided not to plant anything here because we're not sure how long we can stay, but if I plant herbs and flowers it'll be lovely for whoever moves in here after us. There are a lot of bulbs and plants in our potting shed - who knows some of them could be revived yet!
