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Tuesday 9 June 2020

Still resting up

It's just past 9 and I am in bed with my knitting. I am resigned to stick with vanilla socks, on magic loop I can almost knit them in my sleep now. Having said that the current pair, and the last 3 pairs, are k4 p2 rib. All in light shades and mens sizes. My gift box is filling up nicely, once I cannot face another pair of socks it will be sockhead hats or possibly beanies, something that doesn't require reading a pattern and intricate stitches.

Not feeling sorry for myself, quite the opposite. Here we are in early June and I getting well through my gift knitting. I do have 2 sweater wips that have been set aside till my eyes are done. Both are too busy for me, one is heavily cabled and the other is lace.

I have cut out a wrap skirt, I adapted a pattern and instead of side seams I have marked darts for shaping. A deal less sewing and no zipper to insert, and no need for the overlocker, I can not see to thread it now. I had a job to wind bobbins earlier, it was difficult to see to get the thread through the machine and the little hole in the bobbin. I persevered and wound 6. It's quite silly as I have no problem threading the needle, and no I do not use the automatic threader.

I see that the greedy grasping few are selling a £1 tin of dried yeast on Ebay for up to £7, I hope that nobody buys it. My local shop has some, at a higher price than the supermarkets but not that exhorbitant. They took the time and trouble to source it for their customers, they have a limited supply and sell only 1 pack at a time.

There is nothing like a disaster to bring out the best and the worst in people.

We were promised rain this evening but so far it is dry and warm, the last lot filled my water butts so I am happy.

Now I think that I ought to do a few more rounds on the socks before turning the light out. Michael is snoring his head off in the other bedroom, all the doors are open but I think that I willl need to shut them soon or I will never get to sleep.

Stay safe.

                          TTFN                          Pam

11 comments:

  1. On selling yeast when it it so needed and hard to get, how nasty.
    Here in Australia there was a waste of space got some friends to help and hoarding over 1,000 rolls of toilet paper by simultaneously buying at a particular chain of shops over a few towns.As soon as the panic buying stopped he tried to return them but the shops refused to refund and Facebook etc.had stopped all rip off selling.....so he is stuck with them !😁

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    1. Excellent come uppance. It is a shame that Ebay allow such profiteering.

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  2. Good for you on getting your gift box filled so early. I do hope you get to feeling better soon.

    God bless.

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    1. I can feel myself returning to normal, lesson learnt.

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  3. I to am getting on with my knitted socks for Christmas gifts, and like you I love they are all going to be done early this year. I am looking for nice knitted slipper boots I want to make a couple pairs as well.

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    1. There are lots of patterns out there, I have one for "Dorm boots"
      You could always find a pattern for thick socks and make felt soles and sew on, or even washable leather.

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  4. £7 for yeast. Shocking. Some people are so very greedy!
    xx

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    1. Yes, there are always the "spivs" in any time of crisis.

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  5. I hope you don't have too long to wait for the eye surgery.
    £7 for yeast?? how silly... sheer greed

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    1. I think that it will be a long wait, the NHS are so far behind now that non essential syrgery will be way at the back of the queue.

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  6. I have to have something to keep my hands busy and socks and hats are so portable. Most of my friends and family cannot get enough odf them so it makes Cjristmas and birthdays a doddle.

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