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I am very busy

well been helping santa and being a little elf knitting and sewing for the big day,nearly done now and will then start in the kitchen —I love Christmas it is great I love it all the occasion the big jugs of holly ,christmas cake, turkey, trifle, mince pies, friends, presents ,log fires and maybe snow if I am lucky .

Family stuff

The week started by posting new pattern for mens slippers called Hugs in my etsy shop and on Ravelry

These are great for that man in your life and very hard wearing having a leather sole attached .

What a busy week I have had started by teaching on Monday at Viking Loom in York where I teach just twice ayear and would not miss it for the world it is always great fun.

From there I travelled by train on my own yes on my own to Durham to stay with my son and his fiancee Katie.After a great supper my little body needed sleeep so off to bed early then up early really early like 7.30am  and into commuter traffic I so do not miss things like this .I had a good nosey around the shops in Durham, could not find a wool shop shame on you Durham with all those students who must long to knit –NO shop. 

I attended a concert at St Chads college by choir members and really enjoyed it, the 1st piece an Annie Lennox number was lovely and the guy singing last,very good  loved his song Simple Me,it was inspiring to see these youngsters (well to me they are)and the atmosphere in the college chapel was really positive and good —nice to connect to old friends as well who I had not seen for a while .

So off to lunch then Katie had an awards evening at New College in the evening where the staff were very complimentary and hospitable with a smashing buffet –everyone had agood time and we departed off to Bistro 21 which was very very good and I will go there again when I am up North.

Wednesday and for the 3rd time this week I see 7.30am this must stop and not become a habit ,had a nice day,went to the 2minute silence in the Cathedral had coffee with James , then all too soon it is time to leave for the station and the grand wave off, I hate goodbyes especially when one of my children are involved it cuts me up too much.Uneventful journey home where the my DH met me and took me home .

James and Katies wedding plans are progressing and in 5months they will be married, yet to me it only seems a blink away since he was born .

The wedding setting is awesome really, in the Cathedral, just hope the dress does it justice.Well here’s to a qiuet week knitting, sewing, walking and getting ready for Christmas and hopefully spending time with the family .

 PS anyone reading my blog who has a circular sock knitting machine for sale please get in touch–cheers

new neck scarf

Hi here is the new neck scarf complete with lovely buttons obtained from my favourite knitting store  in Threads in Keyworth sure she will do mail order as well,pattern in ravelry very soon

Teaching tomorrow at the ThreshingBarn in Tamworth sorry to announce it so late but my blogs have been down and knitting notetime ie chrissieday.wordpress.com is still down –think the guys at wordpress have been away all week.

new hat

my new hat knit and modeled on Lady Esmeralda,this is a gift for my friend Kath to keep her warm at the moment –she loves blue and this yarn was fabulous to work with –nice to wear not itchy but still cozy

New Necker

My new necker and experimenting with undulating rolls and restraining channels and not knitting short rows to get the effect, it is alot easier this new way.

The yarn is a cone yarn from Texers a boucle acrylic twist which holds the design very well ,did sample this up in merino and it just does not look good ,the trilby on my glass smodel is anew felt design soon to be released.

been busy

Sorry have not blogged for about a fortnight now life has been hectic.Recovering from surgery .

Caught sight of my DH niping out the other evening just as the evening chill was coming and now Autumn is really here and he does need a new sweater,so must make this my next mission and I think I am goiing to knit a Tod Gocken pattern I saw on Ravelry ages ago and really liked  –so watch this space .Need a really beautiflul Aran weight yarn. 

New kits are out and doing well if you are  having a problem getting one email me and I will sort it out –seems to be small footed men in the south and large in the North .

Neede some steady mindless knitting whilst I recovered so decided to finish my new clapotis knit in Eva colourAmulet by Posh Yarn –I LOVE this yarn and these colours wish it was long enough to wear whilst I knit it. hahaha 

Disappearing now for a while to my chapel in the hills play with my knitting machine and plant some trees.

Mia and summers end –maybe not if you knit this hat! –just love the fabulous job that the team at http://www.knitonthenet.com have done with my design –go have a look at all the other fabulous knits over there.Well back from France and the design book is full now for next falls designs so heres to all the swatching I need to do,will miss the sun and the lovely people I met.Seeing my sister for a few days without being ic of little folk was great and nice to reconnect  

Mia

after all the childrearing years.Our husbands had a good time with their own brand of humour –not lost on us really. We ate some lovely food and drank some very good wines, La Caminade http://www.lacaminade.com where I stayed was just perfect and Joelle and Christian both perfect hosts .

Mia— summer days at la Caminade

Summers end –or maybe not

Mia

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