Wibbo's Words

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This is the banner across a leaflet advertising Gudrun Sjoden's sale

and this has been added.

 

Service with a smile

I love Dockerills; it's a proper shop staffed with friendly, knowledgeable people who take a pride in their work. When you ask for an item, they don't do the classic "it's over there" and wave their hand in the general direction of said thing. They actually come out from behind their counter and go fetch it for you. Pretty impressive in this day and age, particularly when you only want a 75p packet of 3amp fuses.

Question:

What do you do when you open a Christmas present and it's a skein of handspun?

Answer: Wind the yarn into a ball and knit a pair of warm and snuggly mittens.

Fog, fog, fog

Frost and bright sunshine over Christmas has turned into fog and nasty damp greyness. I've been skulking at home to avoid the weather; reading, knitting and listening to music is much more appealing than going outside. Hope it cheers up tomorrow...

Scandinavian Red & White

Free cross stitch chart download at Tom Pudding Designs.

It's that sock time of year

Time to sit down with a cup of tea/coffee every morning and finish one pair from the pile of socks-that-need-heels-and-toes-grafting. This is today's pair. It's been so long since I knitted them that I'm not sure what the yarn is, but I like its lurid pinkness.

Merry Christmas

from Jan and the Faithful Companion x

For & against

For: Food bought; cards posted; most of presents wrapped; decorations in place.

Against: Three presents finished but unblocked (no surprises there then); Christmas pudding ice cream unmade (no room in freezer); Dyson remains unpushed.

Must try harder ;oD

Ooooh, shiny!

I decided to leave the Christmas tree in its box this year; the out-of-Flossie's-reach spot where it usually goes is already occupied so I made a quick garland of baubles to hang across the centre of the window bay.

6 packs of tiny shatterproof baubles, some Anchor Artiste Metallic yarn in white, 2.75mm crochet hook. It's basically a long crochet chain with a bauble added every 4 chains by working a dc (US sc) through its hanging loop. 

Happy Winter Solstice

The politics of snow...

This made me laugh, particularly the photo caption.

Colours of a winter sunset

Yesterday, 3.43pm.

Snow. What snow?

We've had hail and sleet this morning; now bright sunshine. Have to admit that I'm getting slightly obsessed with uksnowmap.

I couldn't agree more

Copying is the lowest, stinkiest form of flattery, IMHO.

Santa brought me a sock bag

That's Santa of the Secret variety, btw. He also brought me a sheepy coaster and mug which I'm about to try out once the kettle's boiled. Last night was the Wednesday knitting group's night out at Temptation in Brighton; great company, fabulous food and knitty presents. Not to mention a little alcohol consumption :o)

Bonus

I like avocados; food and foliage in one neat package. I ate this avocado a few months ago, planted the pit (stone) and the resulting plant is coming along very nicely. I didn't bother with the toothpick thing which is fiddly. I soaked the washed pit in water for a couple of days, peeled away the skin, planted the pit in an 8cm pot of compost and stuck it on the kitchen windowsill to sprout. I repotted the plant into the next size pot when it had grown four leaves.

Does retail ever sleep?

Only on Christmas Day...

Window cleaning

The sun is shining...

...and I've stopped being a grump. Cast on a new pair of mittens.

Pattern is Devising (rav link); yarn is two strands of Patons Kroy Socks. Mittens are the new socks :o)

Two things

1. I'm having the sort of day that needs to be rewound and begun again.

2. Flossie, the secret of not pissing off your human is to hack up the hairball before breakfast, not just after you've eaten it.