Hi everyone! I'm still here. Life's been interfering a bit in my plans and I haven't been on-line as much as usual, hence the lack of blogging. Something similar happened last month, which is why I didn't post a Sit-Rep for April. However, I decided I couldn't let two months go past without comment, even though it's now the middle of June. (Hell, if BostonGal can do her monthly updates late, then so can I.) So here goes....
STASH Maintained 100% cold sheep, however I feel like I'm cheating since I rarely buy yarn on-line and haven't been near either a yarn shop or a show, so I haven't been tempted. Knitted a reasonable amount, however, completing the left front of the Brown Cabled Cardigan (Rav link) as well as 2.5 pairs of socks AND ripping out and reknitting the back of the Mohair Cardigan (Rav link) from Verena Knitting. The socks didn't use up complete skeins - even on the pair for DH I have 20g or so left over - so I estimate that I've used two skeins of sock yarn plus one skein of the Heathland Hebridean (in the cardi) and 1/3 of a skein of the mohair in the last two months. Also DH extracted the stash basket from storage so I've been able to give P's mum the two balls of Artesano Alpaca DK. That's 5.3 skeins of yarn, for a total of 10.5 skeins.
GARDEN The garden is a bit of a war zone, with me on one side and the weeds + black-fly on the other. Since the last update, I've sown/planted out courgettes, jalapeno chillis, tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, runner beans, butternut squash and rocket. Most of them are in containers or grow bags beside the back door. I'm currently raising five pak choi seedlings, which I hope to plant out in a week or so. Harvested the first broad-beans on Sunday. I'll freeze the rest, when they're large enough. I watched Alys Fowler's Edible Garden on the BBC and was impressed enough to buy the book. It's well written, detailed and answers the sort of questions that aren't covered in other gardening books, things novice gardeners (like me) need to know but can't find the answer to.
FITNESS Very little to report. I'm attending yoga and pilates classes when I'm in the office. Haven't been near Weight Watchers and don't know if I've lost any more weight. Oh, and I still haven't run a step.
OVERDRAFT The debt pay down is going well: £153.54 in April and £228.24 in May, for a total repaid of £737.16 since the start of the year.
SOCKS Completed DH's Weird Science socks. I don't have photos yet, but when I do I promise to include one showing the pattern on the back of the leg - it's different to the front of the leg and was not shown in the pattern. (I don't think he's worn them yet, although he says he likes them.) The Zig-Zag socks were a big hit with Eldest Sis and I completed a pair of self-striping socks for myself. Don't think I'll be able to produce a pair of socks in June - it's half way through the month and I haven't started any yet. I'll do a separate FO show-and-tell post this weekend.
- Pam
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