Monday 29th June - National Finishing Up Days

 I made that up.

I've got a number of nearly finished projects and I have decided that today and tomorrow are the days for sorting them out.

Starting with this;

The experimental patchwork cardigan. This is the back - I had less than 8 inches left of the last panel left to sew, and I finally, after much procrastinating completed it at morning coffee time. About half an hour was all it took, including sewing in all the ends, and probably about ten pound's weight off my mind. I've already made a start on the front 

I've a few rows to add the the current double knitting square, and about an hour's stitching to add to a patch that has been stalled for about a month while the Double Knitting Collaboration with Ang absorbed my interest. 

Yesterday I sorted some books to sell back to wob or donate to charity if wob won't take them.  This morning I updated my piano teaching records and put away a couple of sets of knitting needles that were cluttering up my life.

Maybe 'Manic Monday' would have been a better title for today's post - I seem to begin every week full of enthusiasm and then crash out the next day... I'll write that idea down for next Monday's post!

I'm learning to accept that I'm a great starter of things, but not so good at finishing them off!

    

  'Snurretoppen' means 'Spinning Top'.

Meanwhile, my step target took a bit of a dive last week, unsurprisingly, although as the cooler weather returned I did manage a marathon effort on Sunday so I reckon I might well meet my target of 100,000 in June. Which makes me very happy!

Dr Alan Howard, University of Iowa, playing 'Promenade' by Prokofiev, Op 65 no 2