One week at a time

The time seems to be just flying by.....I do seem to get a few things done, but not as fast as I would like.....I guess there are no magic wands around to help out.

I am working on another crochet rug that my MIL was doing before she died. I have finished two of them and decided to finish another square she had started for my FIL as he said that my MIL was going to make him one to replace his old one which has just about fallen to pieces. I will get this done and give it to him for Christmas.

I did finish the cotton top I was doing it came up pretty nice, probably a bit big in the armhole area, but seeing as it is a summer top will let a lot of cool in.

I have all my Christmas shopping done....well all done in my head, I just need to make the time to go and physically do the shopping. I will have to look at some recipes and sought out what to have on Christmas Day and get that shopping done too....I would love to be all done except for the food items you can't get until the last minute before December arrives, so I can sit back and knit and relax....oh yeah....and work. I am just having the days off which work will be closed over the Christmas and New Year break, 11 days off will be great.

I have had a very nice day so far, I walked to the supermarket (Woolworths) with my grand-daughter and on the way back we stopped off at the park and played on the equipment. I even had a go on the swing, she reckons she swung higher than me....not sure that was correct, but she was going high for a 4 year old.

Below is the crochet rug my MIL started for my grand-daughter and I have finished. My FIL will give it to her for Christmas and the cotton top I made.

Now off to sit and crochet some more.

Getting things in order

I am still trying to organise my life so I can fit in all the things I love to do, I am getting so far behind in everything.

I have decided that I won't be madly knitting each month for the monthly handmade markets in Albion Park anymore, I have enjoyed attending the markets, but I have to knit so much (not a bad thing you maybe thinking) and nothing else seems to be getting done. The garden is getting to be a real mess, and I don't seem to be enjoying my knitting as much.

I love to knit, but I love to knit what I want to, not what I think others will buy. I have put photos up on my knitting facebook page - Annie Knits  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.167469400061014.39474.100003938645170&type=1#!/annie.knits and will see how this goes with selling my knitting. That will take the pressue off me as far as having to keep up knitting each month for the markets.

I have made a list - yes I am big, HUGE on lists. Anyway I have made a list of knitting I would like to do over the next couple of months, mainly knitting for the Albion Park Show, which I may also enter some of the items in the Dapto and Kiama Shows. The three shows run over consecutive weekends.

I have been knitting a Cotton Swing Dress which I trialled in making it as a size 4 years, just about got it right, not that anyone would really know, just have to tweek the pattern a bit. The pattern I have is only in a size 2 years.

I am currently knitting a cotton top in size 4, it is in the Let's Get Knitting magazine using Panda Cotton 8ply, it is looking pretty good, photos to come after I finish it, I have planned to finish it today, but first I have to remove myself from this chair and computer and go vacuum and wash all the floors, hose out the pergola area and then maybe I will sit down and knit - gotta love the weekends.