Crafty Little Rat Podcast–E5 Delightfully Deranged

After a Podcast Fail last week where the video recorded but the audio did not I’m back! A week later than usual but please bear with me and my hobo looks.

Gloves were Strong Heart in Toft DK
You’re still working on that?
Attic 24 Ripple Blanket pattern – 3.0mm Hook

DMC Natura Just Cotton in Coral, Tournesol, Bourgone, Aquamarina and Sable

Celtic Myths Socks – In NicksKnots Bag

Inspired by the Celtic Myths Shawl by Asita Krebs. I showed off my laceweight version these socks are to match.
Lincolnshire Longwool – Risby Grange DK (Shawl in the Lacweight Lambswool)

Kirstie’s Shawl – In KnitSpinQuilt (AlisaB) bag

Den of Yarniquity SW merino/nylon sock in Red/Yellow/Pink

Handbrake Cowl – Kay and Dan Jones – Squash Blossom Fibers (Local dyer- non available online)

In a KnitSpinQuilt (AlisaB) bag

FO Frenzy
Shortie Socks – No Pattern Opal Cotton Premium
Duchess Of Devonshire Shawl – Kay and Dan Jones

Rosie’s Moments Splash of Colour Grey (MCN) Alpaca/Merino Carnation

Icon Dress – Kari-Helene Rane

Lincolnshire Longwool – Risby Grange DK

In a Spin!
Hilltop Cloud Jane Seymour 50% Merino, 25% Shetland 12.5% Milk Protein 12.5% Firestar
Mentioned but not shown – Blacknosed Vallais Moorview Alpaca
Ooh Shiney
On top of the bags and the two yarns I showed earlier (oops!)
Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic Degrade 0050 (Rainbow) and 0059 (Autumn Rainbow) might have said different colour numbers on the show sorry!
Not set up a group yet but will try before next episode!

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UFYL Day 3-

Yesterday was a day off because I worked all day. The idea is to get the house to a stage where 20 mins a day in the dedicated room will do it; but we are not yet at that stage so I had a day off. OH did some laundry and attempted to scrub at a mould stain. Today- Bathroom, Spare Room and Cupboard Under the stairs. Bathroom: Before So to start off with grout got scrubbed. See the little white patch in the before? That was where I’d attacked it with baking soda about a week ago. As a result the bathroom was clean-ish but horribly cluttered. I got rid of any bottles that we didn’t use anymore, any face cloths that were damaged because they hadn’t been washed in a while (Note to self, next paycheck buy new ones- Ebay?) and just generally sorted. All surfaces got wiped down including the outside of the toilet bowl, the stem of the sink, the pipes behind the loo, the outside of the bath and the skirting boards. Emptied the bin, removed that POS “organiser” from around the stem

2016 Round Up!

So a bit late, but better late then never for a round up! 2016 has been a year; there's been a few diamonds in the rough and a few wonderful people who've gotten me through but overall wowza, what a year. Yarn Craft wise,I've used 19,586 Meters in 41 Projects For comparison 2015 was 22,752 meters in 42 projects 2014 was 11,464 meters in 33 projects 2013 was 12,732 meters in 25 projects This year that breaks down as 4 Hats, 17 Pairs of Socks, 14 Shawls and a scarf 4 Blankets 1 Pair of Mittens, I also managed most of a Cardigan. I ended the year with 2 fronts, a back and 1 finished sleeve. It will get finished (at some point) in 2017; and I'll count the yardage for 2017. Hats Konglelua - the second hat on the top row has been my go to hat all of this year. Pretty, soft and warm! The blueberry Waffles hat from Daughter of a Shepherd - bottom right has has some great wear too! Socks This year I really changed up how I do socks. I started

Sad week

We’re not having a very good week here in Gloucester. Sunday I was poorly and had to phone into work sick (I’m much better now) and then on Monday we had to have our oldest hamster put to sleep. He’d been going downhill for the last few days, and when I got home from work on Monday, it wasn’t good, so the kindest thing to do was take him and have him humanely put to sleep, it would only have been a few hours if we’d have left him naturally anyway- best to put him out of his suffering. So then the next day we went back with Rommie the rat. She’s been having real trouble with balance, and she’s got so skinny even though she’s eating. The vet thinks she’s blind, and that it may be a brain tumour or an abscess on her brain. The only way to tell would be an MRI, and the best that could tell us is that there was something there; with a cat or dog there would be options but she’s a small animal and she’s old- Plus at the moment I wouldn’t be convinced that she’d make it through the anaes

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