Knitting news

 I finally finished this cardigan. And to be honest I’m glad to see the back of it. Started at end April it’s been hanging around for a while. This isn’t for me, I have two already, but for a friend. She asked if I could knit up some alpaca yarn she had in her stash. I said I would. There was no hurry, but I kept finding other things to do and I hate having projects languishing. Anyway said friend is coming this afternoon so I can hand it over and hope she likes it!

The pattern is the Mdina Cardigan by Kari Helene Rane, you can find it on Ravelry or Payhip. 

I have now started one of two small ten stitch blankets for the new kittens in France. How could I say no when the boys asked so nicely.  Again no rush.  I may also cast on a shawl or a pair of socks just for a change.

What are you currently working on?

Tardiness on my part

Hello, it’s been a while again. Life seems to get in the way. Which actually is funny as life is what I blog about. 

Without the daily reminders from Bloglovin I have stopped following the blogs I once enjoyed too. I need to find the time, and another way to see blogs without having to make a conscious effort to do so. If you have a platform you can recommend please let me know.

2 July was the last time I posted. A fair bit has happened since then. We had another trip to France for two more birthdays. Had a few days away in Norfolk with friends. Knitting, finished ten stitch but not the cardigan. In the midst of another heatwave. Allotment. Had a beach day with the youngest grandkids, followed by three days here at home. Still walking. Found a new place to eat locally. 

Here are some snippets of the last 6 weeks

I will try and update a bit more when I can but have a lot on over the next seven weeks so I can’t promise. 

Watch this space for what we get up to!

Time for a catch up

It’s hard to believe it’s nearly a month since I last wrote a post. Time certainly whizzed by. 

In the last month we spent 12 days in France where we celebrated our eldest grandson’s 12th birthday. Survived the heatwave. Got to try out the gite - Maurice’s House. It’s was wonderful. I posted about it lots on Instagram so check out my bio @grannysworld_sue - Maurice’s House

As usual we did lots of gardening, walking and cooking. The B&B was very busy so it was good to have the gite to escape too. It’s fully booked for the rest of the season but they are taking bookings for next year Chateau de La Ruche for both the house and gite 

On return to the UK we had a few quiet days then Rachel and I enjoyed a spa day for her 40th birthday followed by her and the children spending the weekend with us. 

We worked on getting the allotment back in shape and harvesting peas, beetroot, cabbage, lettuce and courgettes. We are really enjoying the fruits of our labours.

Knitting also - not much work on the cardigan whilst we were away, far too hot!  And since we’ve been back I have been working on the ten stitch blanket. I also won a prize for my knitted bouquet

My prize

Walking - training is stepping up a gear as we get closer to our challenge. More on that soon!

Here’s a mix of photos from the last month, enjoy