Bollywood Shawl & Beanies

I have now finished 7 beanies for Just Enough Faith in Sydney.


On Wednesday night I wound the skein of Knitabulous yarn from the Indian Summer Group for the Bollywood Shawl. It wound very easily, no dye on my hands, and sat down to start the shawl. With very fine yarn and 3mm needles it is going to be slow going. After 2 nights knitting I have got about 200 stitches on, I have to knit until I have 265 stitches and then the pattern begins. Maybe I will get to the pattern by Saturday at SNB.

I am having an accrued leave day today, this week I started walking in the morning early (5.45am) every second day I take Ruby for a walk with me. DH prefers to stay in bed. This morning even though it is my day off I did get up at 6am and go for a walk, came home, showered, ate breakfast outside (which I do every morning - just so relaxing), I am up to my second load of washing, I have emptied the back room wardrobe and nearly emptied the 3rd bedroom wardrobe, (putting what #1 son and family didn't take with them into 3rd bedroom wardrobe) and all our spare stuff in the back bedroom wardrobe, then will set both up as visitors rooms. I have uploaded some photos and I am now posting here and it is only 8.30am. Looks like it is going to be a very productive day.

Catching up with photos....

not that I take good photos, not sure if me, the camera or both.

The pink set is from Kiama Show, the dress won 1st place, the 3 piece set didn't get a place.

The socks are in Thorobred 8ply yarn knit, the are going to Aussie Troops in Afghanistan.

The beanies are from the yarn that DrK destashed to me, they are going to Just Enough Faith in Sydney. I have more of this lovely yarn and will be knitting some more beanies as soon as the socks are complete.

Forget to take photos

I keep forgetting to take photos of my knitting. I have made one pair of 8ply men's socks for Aussie troops in Afghanistan in a 2 x 2 rib, I knit them in Country yarn, they looked really nice, thick and warm. I made them longer than the pattern as I though that would be better, but apparently they can't show over their boots and they still have to wear their army socks over the top, so my own thoughts weren't such good ones. I am sure that they will be well worn and like anyway.

I also knitted through the week another cotton bag, a woman at work asked me if I would make her one and I said I would, so that job is out of the way. I am now on my second pair of socks for aussie troops, this time I am just doing a stocking stitch sock and to the instructions this time so they will fit how they are needed to.

I am still getting use to there being just the two of us in the house, and Ruby of course. Both boys and their families have moved, #1 son, daughter inlaw, grand-daughter have moved much further north to the NSW/QLD border near her parents who moved there last September, he has a job which he starts Monday and they found a townhouse and move there from his inlaws on Tuesday. #2 son and daughter inlaw are now back from WA and 3 hours north of home he is working with same company he was with in WA but will move to new company in March, they have just got a house and move next friday, so the house is looking a bit empty with all their worldly goods gone, I can now arrange the house the way I want to.

We have already moved our loungeroom to the back rumpus room as the air con. is there and is easy and more economical to cool/heat that area instead of 3/4 of the house just to get the main loungeroom cool/hot. I am going to sort out the other rooms and store any stuff they have left in one of the wardrobes, that way I can pack away our suitcases, blankets etc in the other room wardrobes.

We have had rain most of the past two weeks now, with a beautiful sunny day yesterday and now rain again and forecast for the next 3 days. Great knitting weather, after a bit of house work, a very small bit of house work.

Seeing as I am home along (DH at work) I am burning all my candles throughout the house, I am trying to get rid of them all as I have started to buy beeswax candles are they are healthier all round, for humans, air, and house. They are very hard to come buy here and are expensive, but I like the idea of how environmentally friendly they are and good for the air and keeping dust levels low in a house. Anything for less house work.

I will try to remember to take some photos of my knitting in future.