Tamzin finally finished the beautiful cape she had been making for Rosie, and has got some deep purple ribbon to fasten it - which will be sewn down once threaded through so Rosie cannot pull and strangle herself with it. I think the next project is a hat for Rosie, but with Rosie's late-to-bed sleeping habits (because of being with the child minder two days a week which means sleeping on the way home), Tam doesn't get much time to crochet. The top part above the straight lines is the cap.
Such a pretty pattern and colours. These multi-coloured yarn knit up beautifully. I am struggling with Elderberry Bunny's bonnet as it instructs me to knit 10, then cast off 10, twice in a row (4 stitches in the middle remain). Those are the earholes, but how on earth do I do the next line which instructs you to knit 10 then cast on 10, then knit the four and cast on 10 again, and knit to end of row. I must be very stupid as I can't work it out! I am hoping You Tube will help.
Yesterday I took advantage of it raining less, and girded my loins to head into Keith's workshop. There was active woodworm in an old set of shelves there, which were laden with old Quality Street tins of Useful Metal Things - screws, fasteners, brass ???, unidentifiable things - which I will gradually pass on. I need to do a few Car Boot Sales I think, once I have identified some of it. I found some huge brand new wall drill bits we had for the 3 foot wide walls at Ynyswen. Tam has spoken for one in case they need to use it on a future house, but the others I will take to the Car Boot. Today I am off out to Screwfix in Llandod for Woodworm Treatment. Yes - I could get it from Jewsons in town - at probably half as much again. I have not forgotten practically needing a mortgage there just to buy wallpaper paste . . . I will nip into Tesco to replace the Cajun Seasoning as I noted mine was 3 years out of date, and getting stuck together. I've had 3 portions of it and survived anyway!
Anyway, I got rid of the opened bag of cement (which had of course set into one big chunk and had to be beaten into smaller bits), obvious rubbish, and separated metal, wood etc to go to the Tip - I must book in for next week as there's a LOT to go. I found some probably useful things, and lots of "why did he keep these?". Lots of upper body strength needed to move the heavy tins around, but that will prepare me for gardening, which I have decided is the outdoor alternative to Yoga! Dragging the heavy wooden shelving out wasn't fun but it's done and the trunk in its place now, waiting to be filled up.
This Army box has a value and will go to the next Fair with me. You are probably thinking, if it was me I would dump everything, but Keith always saw the value in what he saved - some having been used in doing up Ynyswen - and bought things at Car Boot Sales to use. However, I don't need fencing cleats here and will give them to the Farmers up the hill. NONE of his Tins of Useful Things were labelled but he knew exactly where to put his hands on anything he needed and when he could no longer do woodwork (which was so hard on him, it would be the same for me if I could no longer do any crafting) and I needed, say screws of a certain size, in brass - he would say go into my workshop, it's the 3rd tin down on the right and he was spot on! We are keeping what Tam and Danny might need for their houses in the future (Danny is hoping he will be able to buy one this summer).
Well, this won't do. I need to get ready to go to Llandod now.
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