Jumper all done....

and I am very happy with the way it turned out, just hope it fits OK. I will know next weekend when we visit.

I am going to have to rinse it as I must not have rinsed the yarn enough when dyeing as the darker border yarn did turn my fingers purple while knitting. I just have to remember if I use vinegar in the rinse to stop it from running. I did the 6 - 12 month sizes in number of stitches but the 1 - 2 year size in the lengths.

I have started a plain stocking stitch cardigan for my self from stash (not old stash) in Country Silk in the dark grey colour, it will go with most or any colour I wear. It is coming along nicely, at first I thought this plain knitting isn't growing very quickly but after 2 days since starting it I am just past the armhole cast off on the back, so not too bad. Although I am finding that all this plain knitting is making my wrists ache, not sure why that would be, maybe that few seconds longer for pattern stitches is enough rest for the wrists while knitting.

Had a great Easter away with DH and friends, 5 days away from home is a pretty good break from normal everyday stuff and it was nice and green, so nice to see they are getting some rain out south west.

Next weekend we will be visiting #1 son, daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, we can't wait until Thursday after work when we fly up there.

The beanies were really well received at the place I sent them, they were in their own words "blown away" by the beanies made with such care and love. They like the fact that there were different patterns, colours etc used as the homeless are individuals like us, and as they said it is the small things that matter. So you know me, even though I have a hectic knitting plan this year, I am thinking of different patterned beanies I can make and send in the near future. I will keep to my knitting plan too, I am a few weeks ahead of schedule with my knitting. Who knows by the end of 2010 I may be able to see the floor in my craft/computer room.

I am trying a new outlook on my housework this weekend, usually I bust myself up about doing a bit each night eg. dust monday night, clean kitchen tuesday, bathrooms wednesday, you get the idea, well it never seems to work and if I get behind, I think well there is next monday, tuesday or whatever. So now I am going to try doing all the housework on the saturday that DH is at work, I think it will work pretty well as with just the 2 of us at home now we don't seem to make much mess....well I don't make much mess...you know what DH's are like.....don't know how to close doors, toilet lids etc etc. And this new plan will leave time then just to dust over floors and tidy as I go through the week and have time to sit and relax and no more busting myself up over not feeling like doing housework each night after work.

This morning I have alreay nearly washed all the washing and hung it out, I have written all our addresses into a new address book, this time in pencil as the old one was such a mess with so many family/friends moving, changing phone numbers etc. and now updating my blog, then I will go dust and vacuum for the next lot of housework to do. Hopefully all will get done before DH gets home around 2pm and I can sit and knit. The only temptation is each time I went out to the clothes line I was tempted to pull some weeds and get stuck into getting the vegetable patch ready for winter plantings. I have to stop myself from gardening this morning until all housework done. Gee this is going to be hard for me.