It's still knitting season in our little abode in the countryside next to the sea.
I noticed the other night that presumably the baby cardigan was getting rather long? Perhaps J was knitting without a pattern?
"Say nothing", thinks me.
I heard myself utter:
"It's going to be a big baby isn't it?"
"What do you mean?"
The baby cardigan you are knitting".
She started laughing: "It's not a cardigan you nana. It's a baby blanket!"
Oh dear. I got it wrong again.
It's been a long knitting season.😃
All crafts and even reading are now low on my list of things to do, it's gardening season. I do love to knit, just no one to knit for.
ReplyDeleteApart from blog writing and reading. I make the most of gardening at this time of year Marlene. It's great to have a garden passion isn't it?
ReplyDeleteForgot to say. J knits cardigans and blankets and gives them away to new mothers she knows or for grandmothers and relatives who don't knit for free.
ReplyDeleteI do like knitting, gate sewing together and sewing on buttons, J is extremely kind to give her work away.
DeleteJ says thanks and knit them all in one so there is no sewing together. The pleasure on people's faces is worth the time knitting.
DeleteA brilliant idea..and brings a community together too
DeleteThanks GZ. Growing up in England you always gave a present to a new baby. It's a special time.
DeleteI knit for the one I like at work. Baby jackets or blankets. I'm busy knitting good bye presents as I'm retiring soon.
DeleteHow resourceful and clever 50 and counting. Bespoke hand made gifts are the kindest presents.
DeleteI admire her knitting skills. I am far too impatient to produce anything worth using.
ReplyDeleteThanks JayCee. I think skills like knitting and growing things. Should taught in schools. There are a lot of so called educated people who have little or no practical skills.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny that words just seem to pop out 😅 I love the wool and the pattern. Your J is very clever with the needles.
ReplyDelete"Bite your tongue Dave"?😄 Totally agree Linda. If you don't ask, you don't know. Thanks. I will pass on your compliments. It keeps her arthritis fingers going.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of that blanket. Very Easter-like! You and your missus are quite clever at making things.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debby. It's nice and bright. J is the talented one. I'm just the farm hand and gardener and labourer.
DeleteA skill not to be sniffed at, to be sure. Do you ever ponder what you save at the grocery store?
DeleteVegetables are unbelievably cheap at the discount supermarkets Debby. 49 Cents for onions for example. The best thing about growing your own is the freshness. Something you can not buy in the shops. Also we don't use chemicals to grow or protect our vegetables.
DeleteJean should have called you a knitwit!
ReplyDeleteIt's better than my usual Dumbwit name.😀
ReplyDeleteAn honest mistake :)
ReplyDelete"Putting your foot in it". We did laugh about it Jules. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteShe is a great knitter clearly. I guess the colour was a clue it wasn't a winter jumper for Dave.
ReplyDeleteThanks TM. I didn't think of the colour being a clue. My indoor skills are reading and writing blogs, tv remote surfing and supping cans of cheap beer or cider.
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