Crafty Little Rat Episode 3

Apologies if this pops up again! I made a silly mistake when putting up Episode 4!

Hannah is sick! Also trying out new webcam software (Free 2x Webcam Recorder) Correl Video Studio and Handbrake for compression purposes – video only took an hour and a half to upload!
You’re still working on that?
Icon Dress – Kari Helene Raine knit in Risby Flock Lincoln Longwool
FO FrenzyPadina Pavonia Sock – Hunter Hammerson knit in Regia Fluromania 7188 Neon Rainbow

- Fish Lips Kiss Heel ($1 – so worth it!)

- Setting bleeding socks with Citric Acid

FO Frenzy
Bay Are Knitter MKAL – Christine Marie Chen knit in West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply in Owl and Poppyseed
Little Lion Bonnet Test Knit – Mimi Codd – Eskimimi knit in Hobycraft Value DK Yellow and Stylecraft Special DK Copper
August Socks – Heart and Sole 104 Move to the Groove. Standard sock pattern.
Morgan’s Dragon – Smaug the African Flower Dragon Heidi Bears. Crochet 1458 meters of Stylecraft, Hobycraft Value.

In a Spin
Wheeldale Woolcraft – Merino Shetland Silk 19g and 68m
Hilltop Cloud Jayne Seymour Merino/Shetland/Milk Protein/Firestar
Moorview Alpaca Valais Blacknose Sheep 100g
Ooh Shiny!
Midwinter Yarn – Lithuanian Linen Claret
Rosies Moments – MCN Splash of Colour Sport
Rosies Moments – Merino Alpaca Sport Carnation
Unbelivawool – Sparkle Rainbow Blank
Moorview Alpaca Valais Blacknose Sheep 100g
Sara’s Texture Crafts – Spiced Apple Braid 85% Merino 15% Silk
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply http://www.deramores.com/west-yorkshire-spinners-signature-4-ply

Coupon! 10% off with FIRSTTIME and 50% off “From the Farm” tops

Wriggle Fingers – Roses in my Garden

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Corwin

I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write this post for a while. I’d hoped at least not this side of Christmas; but he had other plans. Last Thursday Rhys came home from work to find him laid up in the cage, dehydrated and not interested in moving. Rhys tried tempting him with Peanut butter and he turned his nose up a it. Corwin… not accepting food meant it was a bad sign. A few weeks ago he’d started to loose movement in his hind quarters – as can happen in old rats. He was still moving around reasonably well; eating, drinking and snuggling and we agreed to take each day as it came. We took him to the vets that evening, and all agreed that the best thing to do for him was to let him go easily, peacefully and quietly in his sleep. Corwin came to us from SPA Vets in Gloucester. This was our vets before we moved to Newport and one I would heartily recommend to anyone in the area. He’d wandered in through someone’s cat flap and realising (thank goodness!) that he was...

Staycation

Hello all! I’ve had a very busy weekend with my parents being down. While waiting for them to come down I got another 4 squares done on my sock yarn blanket. The left two are from a special mini skein I was given several years ago. I’m not entirely sure when I got given it, but it was a very small skein, probably under 20 yards. Just right to add into my blanket and serve as a reminder though! Saturday we went to Dyffryn gardens – A national trust property that they’re working on restoring. None of us are gardeners, but there was such a lovely selection – In the summer I’ll borrow more photos off my mum’s camera as I thought I’d forgotten mine for the start. Rhys was very enamoured by the cactus room. Sunday we were up and off an on. We went on some Segway’s at Chepstow diving centre, as we booked so late 9am was the only time slot, which was nice as we got to have the rest of the day to ourselves. Poor Mum fell off at the last bit (she’d misjud...

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 a...

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