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This is intended to be mainly about my crafting stories, as a personal record of what I do. However, I interpret crafting quite widely, not just paper crafting but other things too. I have a butterfly mind and like to change from one thing to another depending on what I feel like on a given day - knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, cards, baking and several others, including my favourite right now, parchment, both traditional skills and Groovi, very relaxing and calming to do.

I have decided to put some structure into my blog so that each day will have something of a theme.
Monday- for Mindfulness; Tuesday - Tidy Up Day; Wednesday - What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday; Thursday - Technique and Tips; Friday - Finish Off Day; Saturday - Start Something New; Sunday - Anything Goes
These themes are not hard and fast and will be changed if I feel the need.

Sunday, 27 January 2019

This has been a growing day


Barbara Gray often says difficult days are growing days.  Well, that is what the last 24 hours have been for me.  

Not only have I been distinctly off colour but my knitting had a major hiccup.  I got as far as the wormhole shaping on the first front, but then realised I had made a major mistake 3 inches from the bottom, having forgotten to knit in the moss stitch buttoned edging from then on.  I was very restrained but it did mean I had to pull it all the way back to that first 3 inches, pick up the stitches and start again from there.  What an idiot!  

I should have been at Pat White's parchment class this morning up near Lichfield with Lynne Bishop.  However, I decided that the large amount of fluid I have been drinking to ward off cystitis was not the best to then be driving an hour on an erratic motorway with no loo in sight.  So I had to miss out.  

I believe that snow is forecast very soon so a trip to do some essential shopping is on the list for Monday.  Hope it does not cause us all too much trouble.  Stay safe and warm.

4 comments:

JackieCou said...

Some days are like that aren’t they ! What a pain but never mind, keep calm and carry on. I’ve got the lurgy like Barbara, hope I feel better tomorrow for a haircut and Tues for Groovi class. Unless of course the dreaded snow does appear. Hope you feel better soon. X

Sue C said...

Feel your pain at having to undo your knitting, hope you are back at the armhole soon. Hope you are feeling better by tomorrow & your shopping trip. Yellow weather warning for Tuesday night so hopefully I will get to moms & stock us both up before it appears & then hope it has gone again by Thursday !! take care & stay warm xx

Lynne Bishop said...

You were in the best place whilst not feeling good. Hope all on the mend now. How annoying to have to undo all that knitting, looks very even as well. You might need that gilet going cold this next week so better get knitting fast. xx

Sarah Brennan said...

Hope you are on the mend now Maggie. Sorry you missed your class but probably for the best. See you next Sunday?