I’m extremely tired today. We live in South Western Sydney. Nearby us there has been some disquiet (to put it mildly) in a nearby neighbourhood. In any case, there have been police helicopters hovering day and night since Friday night, and the noise is becoming rather bothersome. From where we live, this is the only impact on us, but I want to sleep quietly!!
I also had a freckle removed at the doctors this morning. 60 Minutes had a story last week about melanomas that had me scurrying off to the doctors, and he found a freckle on my hip that was a little discoloured, and he cut it out this morning. He’s pretty sure it’s just a freckle, but better safe than sorry.
So, considering all the circumstances, I think I deserve a nothing-but-knit day 😉

How is it that I can finish all those projects last week, and this week I cannot even start one?
I took the woolease yesterday, and attempted to cast on a hat for my DH. The first hat, I couldn’t get gauge so I picked another pattern, and tried to cast on. I twisted the cast on four times.
Four times. It’s on the needles and straight now, but last night I was mightily frustrated. The woolease ain’t so bad, either. If you US people could try Panda Magnum, you’d know what bad Ack-rylic really is like 😉

Another finished item!

Em’s Plain Pink Cardi.
I’m very pleased with this and Emily is too. I used Anne Budd’s Sweater book, and it was Easy-Peasy-Japanesey as Em is so fond of saying. The Nundle wool knitted up beautifully, and is lovely and soft. Very rustic, full of Lanolin and vegetable matter. I did a full wet block in wool wash, and the end product is nice and soft, with little itch factor. A very lofty yarn, just yum. I can see this yarn in my future!
The cardi is big enough to have some growing room, but not so big that it looks sloppy.
So that was finishing week. Hooray, new projects! 🙂
The Lacy Poncho for Em is definitely going on the needles, but I need to downsize it a little, because she is quite small. And she is insisting on fringe. I have some woolease that Jill sent me to try, I might make DH a hat. And I need to finish Em’s Pink beads sock.
Look at me, Ma! Stashbusting! 😉

Wow, what a bunch of lovely people you all are 🙂
Anytime I need an ego boost, I’ll just go back and read yesterdays comments!
Next up in Finishing Week – six sox Stashbuster Spirals Socks. (Try saying that five times fast.

This wasn’t the finished project that I planned to show today, but I forgot to take a picture of the planned presentation. And the model is at school.
I enjoyed these socks. Elann Sock It To Me yarn, was cream but I dyed it with some Landscapes dyes. As Evelyn picked up when I showed them a few weeks back, they’ll match my Clapotis 🙂 The colours are nice and bright, but the blue just doesn’t photograph well.
I now have nothing on the needles. I do still have to make the second of Emily’s beaded socks. But what next? I think I’ll swatch for the Lacy Poncho and finally get started on that.
We’re having gorgeous weather this week, although it’s starting to get a bit hot again. We’re heading for a maximum temperature off 33C (91F) today.
Twink likes to keep an eye on the weather.

Guard bunny! 🙂