Showing posts with label Clara Bow-Panel Sweater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clara Bow-Panel Sweater. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

WOYWW 874/94: One More week

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.

Thinking of Neet and wishing her a steady recovery!  Hoping she is now back out of hospital.
My desk shows the Groovi project I was working on yesterday having made a start on Monday. I am determined to use each Clarity Club plate before the next one arrives and this used the plate from February.  Can't share my news yet, but will probably be OK to do so next week.
I have finished the back of my sweater, but have not yet cast on the stitches for the front.  Heading over to Mum's tomorrow so may do so while I am there.



Greenhouse



Breakfast in bed

Invent your own pet
As you can see, some of the prompts for my #dailyatc2026 have required thinking outside the box again this week.
Looking forward to the needle felting workshop with Tilly Tea Dance on Friday and catching up with Twiglet.  I have to give a presentation to the Anglo German club tomorrow evening about an animal so I have prepared one about a Nilpferd (hippopotamus) as it is the mascot of the local football team that I support.
Stay safe and happy WOYWW.

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

WOYWW 873/93: Watch This Space

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.

Wishing Neet a continuing and steady recovery!


My desk is rather boring as I posted two lots of samples off on Friday and have been making cards that can't be shared here yet.  I did however get round to prepping my #dailyatc2026 backgrounds ready for March.
Ramadan

Upside down view

Misplaced


Mixed up animals


Rose



I have also been keeping up with my knitting and hope to have made a start on the front by next week - March already!
Life has been a bit of a blur over the last week.  I have some exciting news to share but cannot do so for a few weeks as there are things still to be finalised.  The music is continuing to go well - yesterday's rehearsal with the u3a recorder group was great fun.
Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

WOYWW 872/92: On the Mend

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.
I always seem to be behind on news about Neet, but my understanding is that she is back home.  Here's to a steady recovery!

                                

I used my glass mat on the desk to measure my knitting and I am ready to start decreasing for the armholes.  I am also nearly ready for my second ball of wool.


I thought this would give everyone a laugh.  It was recently on my old school's FB page and brought back plenty of memories.  I still have the shield that I won (I am in the backrow on the end next to the student in a top hat).  Somewhere I have a signed photo of Jack Woolgar too.
Beast



Dragonfly landing

Bliss



Year of the horse
I didn't end up going over to Mum's last Friday as I was full of cold and didn't want to pass it on.  I did make it to SRP on Saturday  - I had to take minutes as there was a committee meeting before the playing session - and made it through the afternoon.
I will be heading over this week though as it is my turn to pay for breakfast at Spoons.
Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

WOYWW 871/91: Upping the Rows

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

Sorry to hear that Neet has been back in hospital.  Wishing her well and that she is back home again soon.

My desk shows some of the stamps that Barbara Gray is bringing to Hobby Maker TV today.  I have really enjoyed playing with them and ordered the remaining Elements sets as soon as they became available.
I have just moved up from 4 rows to 6 rows a day, so my jumper is really starting to come on.  Nearly finished the increasing.
Lips
This was the first time I had to use a non Clarity item - the lips are by Visible Image - everything else is Clarity.
Delicious

Dangle


Vinyl


Raven


Carousel


Grounded
For this one I used one of the stamps from Timestamp Creations (made by Clarity).

I had a great afternoon rehearsing with the u3a recorders in Lichfield yesterday.  We were also sorting the logistics of going up to York for the day to play at the u3a national festival at the beginning of July.  I have the monthly SRP (Society of Recorder Players) meeting on Saturday too - so a most musical week.  Just had my new allocation for sample making too so plenty of crafting to be done.
Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.  I will be doing the rounds on Friday as usual.

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

WOYWW 870/90: Back Knitting

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

Sorry to hear that Neet is back in hospital.  Wishing her well and that she is back home again soon.

My desk shows some of the new stamps that arrived on Monday from Clarity (by Timestamp Creations).  I spent yesterday afternoon putting them away after my samples were posted off and will have a play tomorrow before Anglo-German club - I am planning a PJ/TV catch up day today.
As you can see there has been a small amount of progress with my knitting.  I have been sticking to two rows a day over the last week in case the pain came back and from tomorrow I will up it to 4 rows a day.
Farmer's Market

Hunger

Creepy Crawly

Perfection


Youngest Child

Bamboo

Crazy Critter
As you can see, I have changed the colour palette for the backgrounds on my #dailyatc2026 with the start of February.  I can't believe we are already over a month into 2026.
I will be round to visit on Friday as always.  Until then, stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

WOYWW 867/87: A Bit of a Blip

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

Sending love and best wishes to Neet who is still in hospital last I heard.

My desk shows two of the new stamp sets that Barbara is showcasing this afternoon on Hobby Maker.  There is a square frame set as well which is on my 'to get' list.

The back of my sweater is growing.  I am half way through the first pattern section of 20 rows.
Before I forget, thanks again so much for all the left-handed crochet tips, links and information that you let me have after last week's post.
Angels

What you will fight for

Sleepy nights


Kindness


Have fun!


Glacier


Candy
I had a bit of a health scare on Monday when I woke with a sharp pain at the bottom of my ribs on the left hand side.  Having given it some time to resolve, I rang 111 and they advised going up to A and E, so #2 son took me up there and I had the full works - ECG, bloods and chest x-ray.  I was discharged about 4 hours later - not a heart attack.  Spent yesterday resting at home and will probably follow up with the GP tomorrow if things have not completely settled down by then.
Didn't go over to Mum's last Friday as she was worried about me driving with the slushy roads.
Stay safe and happy WOYWW.