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Hello from Rngland.
I would normally be getting my fishing stuff ready for a trip up for a Spring Salmon.
No chance again this year.
I do so miss it, lovely people and food and conversion, so much better when they realise that you do think Boris is a prat and that you are not a rich toff and had had to save up for the trip.
Good morning ladies and SF. Sorry you cant get up for your annual fishing trip. The usual routine housework and a walk.
Rainy and dismal here today, SW hopefully youāll get your fishing trip sometime soonā¦fingers crossed
Paula the weather is the same here with a chilly wind. Just been to a local shop for a few things.
Afternoon All, For once itās not too bad here today. Took a clifftop walk with the dog and camera, saw a Fisheries Protection Vessel out patrolling too. That should keep the local fishermen happy.
Caught up with everything again so off to have a go at my my knitting, not picked it up for agesā¦
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Hi Roxy thank goodness we have them patrolling the waters. I always used to knit all the time, I still have a baby blanket that I started in the cupboard. Maybe if one of the family Iāll finish it.
Iām not a great knitter, I can manage baby jackets, but a friend of mine knitted a pram cover for my daughter when she was pregnant, It was gorgeous made up of squares ā¦4 leaves in a square there was about 24 of these squares and you had to sew them all together then sew a piece of quilting on the wrong side and finish with a crotchet edging .I thought Iād try one and it actually worked ,couldnāt believe itā¦
Paula I used to knit baby jackets, also arran jumpers and Icelandic. Just wish Iād kept some of the patterns I had. A bit of shopping and this and that today for me.
Morning All, Wall to wall sea fog here today, no sign of it lifting either. Walked the dog, stood and watched him play and run with another dog on the beach, he had a grand time while I sat and waited lol. So not a big walk for me but he was knackered.
I was a great knitter still have patterns from the 1950s, they were my mums, they had some lovely sweater patterns back then. I always knitted the kids jumpers and my daughter still likes a knitted one from me each year as part of her Christmas. Usually she picks an arran one.
I think itās lovely to see a baby dressed in a home knitted jacket,I remember seeing a baby boy in his pramā¦he looked a couple of weeks old and it looked like black leather or pvc he was dressed inā¦
I hated plain knitting it was to boring. I loved arran and Icelandic jumpers they were so warm. The last time I knitted was for my nephews jackets hats and blankets their now 14 and 15. Then Elsie I knitted her a blanket the last one. Paula I hate to see that babies and little girls dressed like old women.
I have 4 arran sweaters in my drawer, 2 cabled cardigans and 2 long waistcoats, all knitted by myself. He also has several in one of his drawers. I also knitted a load of beanie hats. This is the last one I knitted for my daughter.
Iām a begger for changing the pattern though and adding bits or removing bits. As you can see in the photo I added extra cable on the sleeves up to the elbow.
Roxy love the colours in your sweater. I used to do the odd one for my dad. I donāt know what I did with all the sweaters I knitted. Never tried to knit a hat for myself.
I buy my wool from Ebay, so much choice and good prices too. We have no wool shop up here. I used to go to a big one in Perth but it closed down. There were a couple of shops that kept wool as well as other stuff but very little choice so I turned to Ebay.
I love beanie hats and always wear them in the winter. I donāt buy wool specially I usually have wool left over from whatever I was knitting and just use that. I have a great set in greens of sweater, waistcoat and beanie hat, all matching. Iāll photograph them and post it.
Good morning. Dry here at the moment thank goodness. Going to make soup later and tidy up the kitchen and go for a walk later. Roxy we did have a wool shop here but it closed down, I prefer doing my jigsaws now.
Afternoon All, Filthy day here and Iām glad to be in for the rest of the day, just a general tidy up then on with the knitting accompanied by my audio book. Itās a blooming pest when shops close down, especially wool shops. This is the set I was telling you about, I saw the wool on Ebay and loved it so I bought a load and this is the result.
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Lovely colours Roxy. Had nieces down today and funny enough one of them said she was going to take up knitting again. I said no Iāll stick to jigsaws. Made my soup today and I had two bowls and the rest is in the freezer.
I have to be in the mood for soup, but thereās always a pot ready as Himself loves it. I cook a big pan of potatoes as well and add several to the soup while it heats up, a couple of platefulās and your stuffed. 
A very early Good Morning, Still pitch black and very early. Canāt sleep for the noise of the wind howling round the place and the ocean is making a right old racket too, massive waves crashing in, canāt see them but I can hear them during breaks in the wind. Is it like that over your way too Jess?
Will see if this blows itself out before I see what I can do today. May be another stay at home one.
Paula, Howās your daughter doing?
Good afternoon. Roxy I never heard a thing through the night or this morning. It was sunny here with a cold wind. It was a trip to the co op and superdrug then home.
