Rotating rotation

I’ve decided to work a rotation again this year. I need a coherent plan to reduce some stash AND get these bloody baby jumpers finished. I’ve listed my rotation on the Rotation Stitchers BB, but here it is again.

’ So the plan is to work on each of these for at least 2 hrs before moving on to the next.

1. HAED Queen of Annwyn

2. LaDeDa Mares & Oats

3. Chatelaine Pompeji Garden

4. Fleur De Lis Heart Warming Dance

5. TW Lady of Shallot 6. Knitting project (currently a DROPS norwegian jumper)

I may not necessarily work on them in this order, but shall only work each of them once every round. I may work on them for longer than 2 hours if the fancy takes me. I will also not make any new starts this year until I am down to 5 WIP’s, but I may be tempted to stash as I feel some needlepoint may be in order ’

I'm gonna put a ticker on here for the sweaters too, just as a bit of extra encouragement. It will be at the bottom somewhere. Here’s a pic of the wool I’m using for the current 10 - I have to knit 40 sweaters in 4 different patterns and yarns (10 of each). This is the King Cole Sprinkles.

There’s been lots of snow fun here recently, it has cleared in the last couple of days we are forecast a fresh load before the end of the week. I’m waiting to dig a vegetable garden but the soil is just too hard right now. Kira is waiting for ants for her ant farm, and needs worms for her wormery but neither are happening till the weather warms up a little.

The poor birds at Barnwell Country Park only had a little bit of water left to swim in at New Year!

The norwegian sweater that I had started had to be unpicked as the tension was working out way too big, despite doing a tension square before hand. So now I have cast on a size smaller and hope that should work out ok.

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I'm having some real headaches uploading pics to my blog tonight, nothing I'm trying is working, so I'm just gonna bung it up here and go to bed.

New Year, new starts, old finishes

I’ve had to change the template again. The last one was buggy and it wouldn’t let me re arrange the sidebars and it was becoming quite irritating.

I’ve made a new knitting start for the new year. Its from the DROPS website and I’m using some stash wool I got from the charity shop several months ago. I’ve been meaning to knit something from this site for ages, so I’m quite pleased with my choice. Here’s a pic of the first 5 rows, lol.

I’ve done no x stitch now for about 10 months, nor been on any forums. This is
mainly because I packed most of my sewing ready to move house. Yes, we finally
moved house! It is wonderful here, peaceful and quite and I just have to trip
out the front door to be in the countryside. Now the unpacking is done I shall
endevour to get back into the stitching again. I’m especially missing my HAED
Queen of Annwyn. This year I need to get some finishes, knitting, cross stitch
and otherwise as my new house is slightly smaller than the old one and the stash
is taking over. I may have to get rid of some books too :(

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From Edale to the Cheviots

See more progress on: Walk the Pennine Way

The new diet and other nuts

Today I am starting a diet. I will not deny there have been diets before, but I fully intend for this to be the last. Usually I last around three weeks on diets, by which time my weight has plateaued and I see no reason not to go eat a big plate of croissants. This time I am approaching it differently. For starters I have found a diet I think I can reasonably follow forever if need be. Secondly, I have equipped myself with everything I may need BEFORE starting the diet, rather than half-heartedly only stocking up on some things and thinking I can make do without the rest. The diet I am following is low-carb and is this:

Neris and India's Idiot-proof Diet: From Pig to Twig: India Knight, Neris Thomas: Books ISBN: 0141027436 ISBN-13: 9780141027432

Today I have had cheesy eggs and mushroom for breakfast, snacked on nuts and had quorn chicken roll. I’m about to go and eat some wild mushroom soup, then later I will have an avocado salad.  I’m also drinking lots of water, but still have a mild headache today.

 

As far as stitching and knitting goes, I am diligently working on a piece for Twilleys called Cameo Leaves with some very nice silks. I am also still trying to make my way through the forty jumpers, although haven’t made much progress for about two weeks.

 

DD2 is at Brownie Centenary celebrations in Abington Park, so I have an hours peace before it ends.  Went to Daily Bread (local whole food store) and treated myself to some Ylang Ylang incense. Mmmmm smells much better than guinea pig hutch, which is the smell that greets me most days when I walk in the door.