Tuesday 5th December - Camino, and Christmas Card possibility

 I promised I wouldn't inflict a daily post about my slow progress along the Camino de Santiago...

This is my 11th day, and I have travelled 12 miles. There's still a long way to go! The scenery is delightful. To begin with it felt as though I was walking along the kind of country lane I associate with the West Country. However, the lane suddenly switchbacked through a series of steep hairpin bends, and the houses, the first for miles, are distinctly different. 

I'm  now at the bottom of the valley, I think. That's my marker in the bottom corner; a bit of the tartan cross stitch Ang created.

One reason for enjoying this virtual walk is the weather; during these dull, cold days it is very pleasant to imagine that I am walking through leafy lanes in the warm sun.

A parcel has arrived of stuff I ordered from the wool warehouse. 

A ball of white dk soft yarn, some multicoloured dk, a fluffy pompom for the 5 minute beanie, and a metre of bobble trim which I'm hoping will make good bunny rabbit tails. 

And, most importantly, three skeins of embroidery thread. I wonder what those are for?!?

I love the way they all come carefully tucked inside a drawstring bag.

The Christmas Card idea... if you have survived making scandi hearts you might enjoy next week's paper craft. I found the second and third ones surprisingly easy, after I'd made a rough prototype. 

This is version 3, after I unglued and unfolded it to see how it 'works'. It's a sort of magic book, which folds and unfolds. Version 4 tomorrow!