Happy New Year

Well, where had the time gone. Yet again, I haven't kept up with the blog. I am doing really well with Driftwood. It's finished. Well I still have to do the sleeves and the neckband, but the majority of it has been done. It will actually fit me, but not sure if it will suit me, as it makes me look like a barrel. Now I am under no illusions, I know I look a bit like a barrel, so I don't know why I suddenly thought that horizontal stripes would suit me, but hey I will learn one day. I think I will try and lose some weight (yeah I know, you have all heard it before), maybe this time, I will do it. It would be so nice to be a size 16 (in non elastene jeans), and it's not undoable, but I have to make it happen.

For Christmas I got a lovely book of animal knits hats. I have spent a fair bit of time making an elephant hat. My kids have refused to wear it, but someone will, I'm sure. I have sewed the trunk on, and then realised it was on wrong. I am just about to try again. I have one more ear to knit, stuff and attach, and then it will be finished. So here goes. I will post pictures when done.

Happy New Year to you all.

Driftwood

I am really enjoying knitting this I am trying to do a few rows each day if I get time. I don't think it will fit me but if it nearly does I WILL lose weight to get into it because I love it and the colours too. Today has been a stay in say because it has rained all day. My hubby is out all day so I was home alone with 2 bored boys, ended up going to macdonalds to break the day up then to the library for books and DVDs so all ok now.picture of progress so far with driftwood

Look what I got

Lookie Lookie, what I found - I did find it on the internet, but on a shop on the internet, before I knew it I had clicked on it and bought it. How naughty was I? I did have some birthday money, but it was the sort of birthday money that seems to stretch miles. I also bought this.

This was a bargain though, £2.99 per ball from Blacksheepwools.com I am now attempting to knit Driftwood, which is in different shades than this, purple, dark pink and light pink, and so far so good. If I hate it then I can gift it to someone.  Driftwood

Been swimming

Bet you're impressed, or even surprised!! Actually my two boys, a friend of theirs and my lovely hubby want swimming. I sat watching, knitting and listening to music, may not be healthy but it was good for my brain to slow down and chill out. Knitting a scarf called simple swirl in sock yarn. It's from three frills or that's the name on the pattern, well worth a look and worth buying the 3 patterns. Look via google three frills. Off to do food shop with NO kids now, been a relaxing afternoon

Bath

Having a lovely time in Bath with my best friend. We caught the train up and stayed in a nice travel lodge, we went to the thermo spa, did lots of shopping and had a lovely picnic tea from marks and spencer. Quiet night in watching tv and more shopping tomorrow, even found where the shop called wool is , that's for tomorrow. Good times, only down side is she's not a knitter

Log cabin

No I'm not off on a quiet holiday to the middle of the woods in Canada, but it would be nice to! I have started to knit a log cabin blanket. I know, I know I wasn't going to start anything but I couldn't fight the temptation. If you look on YouTube for log cabin blanket there's a lady who does a brilliant tutorial, something like pink in colour ia her nam, and has a free patten to go with the blanket. I have some chunky in grey and cream and then found some rowan cocoon in my stash. It's looking food so far, I have only done 3 colours but I think it's going to look great. The other colours are jade green a maroon sort of red and purple so break it up with grey and cream and I think it will look good. Off to do one more row before work

I forgot to tell you

Funny how things turn out. I now have an iPhone, after all my coveting and then saying I wasn't bothered. A friend gave me her old iPhone 3. It's brilliant and I'm even blogging on it? The best thing it has cost me nothing and my phone contract stays the same, happy days