No Way!

 

It just simply can't be APRIL already!!  That means we have been here in the new house just on 6 months a
couple of days ago!!  Perhaps its because we've been keeping so super busy that the time has flown by so quickly??  For sure there have been a number of things we've had to do here on this place that we hadn't planned on (or for)!  Just last night we had the plumber here - 2 of the toilets which we had thought would just need new seals in the cisterns actually required us purchasing 2 new toilets and having the old ones removed and the newbies installed!  Last week a gas leak out the front from a worn O ring that required the emergency call to the Gas company to have it seen to immediately .... the list goes on of bits and pieces of worn out stuff needing either repairs or replacements - Still, that's what happens when you move (so lets not move for a long time!!!)   Anyhow ......onto OPAM with March finishes :

Woodland Table Runner (Sewing)   John's Beanie (Knit)   Miss Potter Shawl (Knit) ....... 

I'd been a bit worried that the beanie wouldn't fit John and since they live far away from us no way I could check the fit .... so once they arrived by post they both tried on the Beanies I'd made for them - they fit!!! Hooray  and they like them !!!  These guys are very knit/ sew/ crochet worthy as they always appreciate handmade items and often put in requests which is a little bit special ❤️😊  Hard to believe they will be down here in less than 2 months!!

I nearly had another finish with the Summer Knitted Tee that I was testing for Fogbound Knits but it ended up being finished on April 1st.  I used Bendigo Cotton which is 100% cotton in an 8ply.  Bendi
Cotton has a lovely feel to it compared to lots of other cottons, but it was hard knitting - I much prefer to crochet with Cotton I've decided!!  Hubby did the photo shoot which ended up being quite funny - so I decided to just put the whole lot together as one!  As you can see above ....... and here it is hanging on the line drying ....  The pattern is Kitty Hawk by Fogbound Knits (Laura Aylor) and since its just been released today - its on special for a few days!

The vegie garden is pretty much finished apart from 3 more rockmelons which are close to picking ....... then it will be dug over and we might pop in some peas, garlic ?? I've seen too many white moths around to think about putting in cauliflower or broccoli.

I'm having a party in May for my "big" birthday so I need to get the rest of the boxes unpacked and things cleared up in and outside the house if we are going to be having a party!!  In some respects I think I'd prefer to go somewhere so as not to have to do much, but having it at home means not having to be on a time limit..... so back to at least having things clear lol

I have a number of projects to work on and things I will need to get made up over the next few months, but my knitting bug can't be tamed at present and I've picked up a WIP from last year in the hope of getting it finished this month!  I started working on this last year - when we had planned to come down this way to look around and see if we wanted to move back and if so, check out what was for sale ..........  We had thought we would be down for at least 3 weeks but that changed rather quickly with COVID stuff and starting the process of getting our last house up for sale and things packed up ........ It's a dream to knit during the cooler weather as one of the yarns I'm using is Bunny Mink and its just so soft and fluffy!!!  It should be lovely and warm ........ just hoping I can loose the weight I've put on in the past year so it fits me!!  

And then cast on for a beanie for myself this morning in the hope of getting it done by end of Easter .......I'm using a fingering weight (4ply) Wollmeise yarn in variegated so not sure what the finished look will be depending on  where the pooling takes effect - should be interesting to see it grow, and hopefully I like the finished result!!

OH......... And I finally got to a Spinners group this week - the Wangaratta Spinners as I ran into an old friend that I knew from when I had started to learn a number of years ago and came over to the Corowa Spinners which disbanded with Covid and not being able to have a premises to use - so I went with Sue to visit the Wang one and a fellow there was able to fix the little issue I was having with my Ashford which means I can now get back to practising some spinning ............ maybe I'll have something to share with you next time.   Till then, Take care my friends and enjoy the upcoming weekend!  Easter is just around the corner!!