Stash busted?

I thought my stash was well and truly busted. I did, I really did.

This blanket is getting so heavy that I'm going to have to stop. It does what it is required to do and that is to act as a cover to a settee.

The odds and ends of wool have crocheted up into a mass of rainbow stripes.

All the odd 4 ply, DK, Chunky and goodness knows what has been eaten up in a a stripy bonanza of colour. The stitch is blanket weave, the hook a size 10 and the number of strands varied from 2 (chunky wonky) to 4 (too thin to be of much use on their own).

I thought my stash was well and truly busted. I did, I really did until …

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I bought 4 large bags of assorted wool from the CB today. It was only a pound a bag.

And look at all the wool! Now how can I stash bust that lot?

Is there room for another blanket?

Watch this space.

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PS You can stop watching the space now. I'm not starting anything yet! Happy Bank Hol.

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From my seat

I'm just watching the garden grow this beautiful, sunny afternoon. I have been out weeding, hoeing and planting the sweetcorn plants and French and runner bean seeds. More needs to be done but I'll have another go tomorrow if it's fine.

I shall go clockwise today. Straight ahead is the edible garden which is growing, some plants slowly and others a little bit faster. We are still eating the asparagus and will continue to do so until June. After that we'll let the ferns grow. I recall that someone commented that they were planting asparagus this year to eat the next but when we first planted we let it grow for four years before harvesting any in order to get it established. The cut and come again lettuce is ready to harvest and the mange-tout are about 6 inches high. Potatoes are growing along with spring onions, garlic, leeks and strawberries. The apple, pear and plum trees have a few blossoms between them! The grapevine is racing away in the greenhouse and is in need of a haircut again. I'm pinching out the side shoots on the tomatoes and some are flowering. Can you see the pointy plant to the left?

Turning right  and there is the collection of 'strange plants' some of which are flowering. The Easter cactus cutting has red flowers on it. The smiley stones are sunning themselves.

Here's more foliage.

And more.

Behind me is the back room. I like seeing the reflections in the window.

Round again to the other side and there are some more corn plants on the window sill. These were not big enough to put outside yet. Maybe next week. There are also 2 courgette plants which DH will pot on and keep inside until all danger of frost is past.

Here's the pointy plant - a Mother-in-law's tongue. It looks like it's trying to escape.

Here are some more pointy bits on my skirt. You can see me coming in this.

On my lap now is my rainbow blanket. It's really eating up the yarn and I have to pull out loads of yarn so I can 'flow freely' with my hook. Each colour way is different and reminds me of different things - the circus, winter, summer flowers, ice, rivers, trees, my friend's New Zealand pictures and ...

… babies' blankets.

Hope you've had a relaxing break this Bank Holiday.

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Little bits

Little bits of leftover veg went into my veggie stew along with the ends of 2 sauce bottles and some relish. There's enough for 2 more meals now. 

The little bits that are sprinkled on my muesli are kept in my small jars. There's also the little bit of sugar that was left in a packet and some rice.

I'm still using little bits of left over wool for the blanket (now re-named as the Rainbow blanket) and I'm un-doing previous crochet attempts that never came to fruition.

I knew that I'd find something little to be kept in these mini ice cream tubs which I brought home from the circus. I also keep my chopped up lemon in one in the 'fridge.

I couldn't throw away the little bits of spoon that came in an Easter egg, nor the little forks I pick up when we have fish and chips on the prom.

There are always 'bits' left on the work surface when there is a busy working kitchen. I decided to display mine before they went in the recycling bin in the evening.

I like my salad chopped into little bits which I mix altogether. DH likes it all separate.

My dressing today is mixed in a 'finished' mustard jar. The last little bit of mustard is shaken up with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and a squirt of lemon.

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