I'm rather pleased with my knitting, it's growing, I still have a few different shades to use, I have completed 7 sets and will do another 2 before reusing shades. This is one end, the clips are only used to hold the ends flat for these photo's.
The middle section
The other end.
I am enjoying the colours on this, normally I would stress about placement of colours, this time I'm relaxed about them, there are 10 coloured patches on each row, with 26 stitches, I knit and turn on decreasing stitches to make the design, on the second row there are 9 full coloured patches and a half design each end, I am doing the half sections in an off white yarn so they all match. I am using all my 4ply stash yarn, only balls which have been started, I'm knitting using 3.25 circular needles, I have worked a system to ensure all the different yarns don't get too tangled. I've been really good and stitch all the ends in after each row, this is 8" or 20cms, so a long way to go. The real pleasure in this design is allowing me to use all of my 4ply yarns, some are slightly thicker, but it does not matter.
The boiler service man arrived at 8am on Thursday, we were ready for him, we always have to move the fridge/freezer to give him room to work, it was the same guy as in previous years, he was quick, clean and tidy, happily no issues to report. I had a sleepover at daughters on Thursday night, helping out with bedtime and breakfast on Friday morning, I missed this month's WI meeting, family will always come first.
Friday Will was happy to go to school, no disliked lessons that day, sadly George has mirrored Will's behaviour and daughter struggled to get him in the car, at school his 1 to 1 will come and help on bad mornings, they park in school grounds. Having a second person to help makes all the difference, both little ones get their me time and settle quicker at bedtime, George is at a stage where he knows what he wants, sadly he's not always able to achieve it by himself, he is mirroring Will, who at 9 years is going through an independent stage and not liking a couple of his school lessons, some mornings he can be difficult. Molly is still only 4, she is independent in most things, but still wants and needs her mum. As I have said before both schools are brilliant help, together we will get through this, we just need to support our daughter, I never want her to feel alone.
I'm posting this on Friday evening, I plan a lovely lie in tomorrow morning and have a me time, it's much needed.
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