the weather has been ugly for days, if it's not lashing down, it's stormy (or both!) - or grey and cold! the only nice colours can be found in my wool room right now - or on my window sill! this small, slightly straggly plant is a streptocarpus variety that flowers for ages and ages inside. it is a very forgiving plant, which survived a lot of watering and also too little very well. once it gets too straggly for the pot, you can cut off the tips and put them into water - they'll sprout roots in a few days. its purplish flowers are smallish, but plentiful! the only downside - it has no scent (ok, two really - it doesn't survive outside).
of course I am working on several textile projects, as usual - but I can't show you one of them (knitted)yet, in case the recipient looks at this blog:)) the other one is my spinning - simple white 2ply, quite chunky compared to my usual yarns - made from South American top. I will dye it (dark green most likely) and turn it into a laptop bag, knitted and then felted. right now I think I'll adorn this with a celtic symbol on the flap (like the one on my cardigan, but smaller). either a central circular symbol - or maybe two triangular ones in the corners of the flap. I'll have to do a sample first though - or my laptop bag might only be fitting for a mobile phone cover:))
I also started another exchange project, patchwork this time - and I have done some mending with the sewing machine while it's out. I do have to keep going - there are still quite a few christmas presents to be done on my list and time is flying by! and on friday I have to buy some christmas cards - I'll never manage to do all of them myself and I haven't written a single one yet! why does christmas always come as a surprise?:))
4 comments:
I've been enjoying the weather, I like the kind of weather that makes you feel really comfortable about staying indoors and doing craft things! Clearly you are making the most of it ;)
I agree - as long as I am able to stay inside! unfortunately I do have to go out sometimes and riding my bike in this weather is not classified as "fun":)) and I do have to shop at some stage....
The weather is absolutely wild today - very very high winds that nearly blew me off my feet. Haven't experienced anything like that since Kirkwall in Orkney in July.
Janet - it was bad this morning, but it has quieted down a lot by now and the rain has more or less stopped here! I do hope I won't drown tomorrow on the way to town:))
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