Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Wednesday 15th April - knit, sew, read, repeat

I have been knitting;

The first two strips of the experimental cardigan almost completely sewn together. Another three to do and I will have finished the back. 

and sewing;

the next quilt-as-you-go is underway, and more prosaically the elastic in my pj's trousers has stopped being elastic. Still a bit of sewing to finish stitching up the waist band.

and continuing to binge read through the Dr Nell Ward thriller whodunnits. I'm on to book three; A Mischief of Rats. In about twenty minute's reading time I should have reached the bit where Nell's life is in danger - it's always just after three-quarters through the book!


Now, after a 'sitting down' day I need to do something about my woeful step count  🤔 before bedtime 🌙 



12 comments:

  1. I love all the stitch patterns in the knitting. Great idea there

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    1. Thanks 😊 the pattern has you changing to a different colour for each patch, but I'm using variegated yarn and letting it do the work for me.

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  2. They are fun books!
    The colours in your knitting are lovely. They make me smile!

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    1. These days I only buy yarn that makes me smile! (Which means I have boxes and baskets full of yarn that doesn't make me smile...)

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  3. You're a fast knitter. A fast reader too I think.

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    1. But my housekeeping is... well, I just... to be honest it doesn't... oh dear....!!!

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  4. I had a busy day yesterday, I have a very busy weekend ahead, so today will be deliberately slow. I think my newly unpacked summer pj's are wearing so thin they are beyond repair...

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    1. Does making new pj's count as being busy? How long can you resist the lure or the sewing machine... a rummage through stash... a quick bit of snip snip sew....?!?!

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  5. I must look for those books - they sound fun.
    Your cardigan will be a real Joseph's coat of many colours - it will be uplifting to wear, I think.

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    1. I do enjoy the books, but you need to read them in order; she cunningly leaves a cliffhanger at the end of each one!

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  6. Definitely sort the elastic out!

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