Where did January go?

I cant beleive how fast this month has flown and I havnt managed to blog.
My dyeing and advertising on the internet are taking up all my time. Its surprising just how much extra there is now Ravelry is there other than dyeing and putting it on my Etsy sittte. I advertise on ravelry but also I'm allowed to put new stock posts on various other froums on Rav. to do this I have to upload my piccies to Flickr then resize ,cut and paste the links to each Rab forum I want to update on. Well my concentration isnt brill at the best of times so you can imagine after clicking and pasting 10 yarns or rovings once or twice my eyes are whizzing around in my head!!!!

Below is a piccie from December of our Chanukah candles looking lovely.


Happy New Year everyone. I know its a bit late but I havnt managed to blog.

KNITTING
On the knitting front I've finished all of the knitting for the Ivy Jacket and have blocked it. I need to sew the shoulders together so I can finish the cable collar then sew it all up.I started a sock or even a pair of socks for Mr Cinders using my own Alpaca Merino. Not the most sturdy of yarns for a mans sock I know but it was a mis-dye. Now knitting up with it I'm wondering why I put it in the mis-dye pile as it looks fine to me!!! Ah well, I've finished one sock and have started the other. I've also signed up on Rav to knitting ahat for a peruvian chilkd for the Alpaca, Mirasol campaign. I've felt so ill I've not managed to do it yet so I'd better get my finger out.

I took part in my first ever Secret Santa on RAvellry UK Sock Knitters Forum. I sent my recipient my own yarn and roving and thankfully she loved it. I received a wonderful basket of goodies myself from knittynutter. Here is a piccie, there was yarn from Yarn Pirate, needle protectors, sewing up neeles, a Lantern Moon Bee tape measure, Lush soap and tons of other bits and bobs . It was a fab haul and I shall def be taking part in other swaps.


I bought myself nancy Bush's Knitted Lace of Estonia and also a brillinat American Book with Pictues called Teach yourself Visually sock knitting. its a series like the 'Dummies' series. The pictures are clear and the instructions concise so it'll be toe up socks for me next.


SQUIFFY MARK 2!!!
Here is a picture of the 'squiffy' otherwise known as a skein winder to you and me, as built by Mr Cinders. its called squiffy as when I was describing to Mr Cinders what I wanted him to make I talked about swifts and skein winders . Mr Cinders, not being of the knitterly persuasion got all mixed up when he excitedly announced that he had an idea of how to make 'That squiffy thing you asked for'!!! so the name has stuck. This is the improved model with longer pegs so my skeins dont drop off and tangle and a larger handle to wind the yarn with.
Note Cinders herself, the feline version, had to get in on the act and pose for the shot!!!


FM

Oh Boy!!! Where do I start. suffice it to say that the exhaustion has been worse than the pain recently and I HAte that. sounds silly but I'd rather the pain was dominant as I can at least physically do a bit more.
The last month I've been in bed by 5pm many nights and not stirred until the next morning. Last Friday I litterally was on my knees and couldnt get up the stairs so Mr Cinders had to push my legs up whilst shoving my bum at the same time!!! I spent all of Saturday in bed and it really frustrated me as it a lost day.
Then I'm feeling angry and frustrated over not being able to od what I want Josh's Barmitzvah 12 weeks away. I ranted about this on the Stitchlinks forum so I dont feel like repeating myself. Suffice it to say that I thought I was coping with my fucked up life. But then something comes along and knocks me for six again and I'm mourning for the old me that didnt need nursemaiding and could drive, walk and do stuff. ah well.

My business is going well this month thankfully so I hope I can maintain the momentum. I'd love to be able to dye enough stock to hold a stall at a craft fair or attend a knitting event. But its beyond me. I'm off to catch up on all the blogs I've neglected now