🧶So what are ‘you’ doing…..

It’s Wednesday again – what I think of as the halfway point of the week
Some days have been and gone- some have yet to arrive
It’s the 3rd Wednesday in July….middle of winter here – middle of summer elsewhere

Did you know January 1st this year was on a Wednesday so it’s 28 weeks since 2025 began
Or put another way July 16th is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.
It’s past the halfway point already (and I’m still asking what year it is when I date a form😊)

And here’s another little piece of information for you all – Christmas Eve is on a Wednesday this year….in 23 weeks time!

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There are times when my grey cells works in strange ways…..you’d think with all those ‘supplies’ I packed I’d have been clear in what I wanted to do up here. Mackay (190kms/2hrs south on the Bruce) is the last ‘big town’ we pass through before reaching Bowen. About an hour before we got there I had a sudden feeling I wasn’t going to be content with my planned projects (all children sized rather than ‘baby/toddler’) so decided we’d drop into Spotlight-to see what they had – well we had to drive past so weren’t going out of our way (and they had a sale on) and you can never have too much….can you?

Luckily I had brought my ‘online ideas folder’ along – this simple boat neck pattern is sized for a 20” chest/18 mths but with the body being straight up and down (no shaping) it’s easy to make larger …more stitches/wider….more rows/longer…plus add extra stitches/length for a larger sleeve. With both sides the same – no front or back, I call them me do its.
Those favourite words of 2/3yr olds (apart from No and Why🤭)

As you can see the pattern is actually worked in a decorative stitch but often, like with these three from a while back, I make something that looks entirely different.

This time I’m working it the way the designer suggested, yes, in acrylic but so soft and definitely not scratchy.

The alternating 2×2 knit/purl interspersed with 2 rows stocking stitch is giving it a warm puffy/squishy feel that I hope looks just as good on the body – the yarn colour also has a rich warm look about it.

Reading remains a constant- always something on the go. This week it’s a selection of short (comfortable) stories (Flowers in the Rain and other stories– Rosamunde Pilcher)
I just finished Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens……Miles Franklin 2023 winner….a novel that made me – and hopefully if you find it and read it – you, think about life here (and maybe elsewhere) and how it’s changing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Time_at_Cinnamon_Gardens

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Because of the recent weak signal in this part of town I’ve missed out on everyone else’s news….so I’m going to remedy that (in a cheeky way) by asking ‘what are you all doing?’

What are all you other crafters and readers up to – I’m interested to know what’s on your needles or hooks – under your sewing machine needles or even on your hoops – as well as beside your couches and chairs and on your bedside tables

Oh and Wednesday is also the day Kat hosts ‘Unraveled Wednesday ‘…….if you’d like to see what others are knitting, reading and talking about just click on the link

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