Now on UKHK there has been much discussion in the past about the sale of knitting paraphernalia in charity shops and most of the time I have found this to be the case. Occasionally I come across an odd ball or two of yarn so you can imagine my surprise when I went in one on Saturday and they had a small 2 foot high basket of coned yarn. I took the basket to the counter and said thatI would all of it. There were about 10 cones and that was fine by me. Now you then imagine my amazement further still when they said they had some more upstairs and did I want any of that. I asked how much and they said "another two boxes". I succumbed and took home:
There are a few odd balls tucked away that you can really see but definitely worth the amount I paid for it. I can't work out just yet whether it is 2 or 3 ply. I'm minded for the latter. It will however be put to charitable use. A lady at my local group knits the charity boxes for Romania et al, trauma teddies and South Africa. I'm also knitting (on and off) blanket squares to make blankets (bit obvious really given they are blanket squares) for Haworth Cat Rescue.
On my needles at the moment is a Debbie Bliss project. No pictures unfortunately as I am not sure whether or not the intended recipient reads my blog. I've made a few mistakes in one place but rather than frog it and redo I'm leaving them in. Unless you start to pull it apart and look at it closely they are not mistakes that leap out at you.
On the downside this weekend. I've discovered that Little One has got the unmentionable "F" word. I'm not sure why I didn't pick up on it sooner as I'm playing with all three rats every day. I am putting it down to when I took Cairo and Gibber to the vets last month and to be honest I am sick and tired of it. I find that everytime I take and have to leave one of my animals at the vets they come back with some infestation that they didn't have before they went whether its "f" or worms. I'll be ringing the vets tomorrow to make an appointment and request some more "F" treatment. Because my cats are indoor cats and the rabbits are only out during the summer and so there is no other animal contact I only dose them when I have to which is always after a trip to the vet :(
On the upside and to end this post on a positive note and purely domestic information. I've managed t0 clear the ironing. I've had a large pile languishing in a basket for several weeks and always seemed to find an excuse not to do it. I therefore made a promise that I'd clear it this weekend and I have done.
