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Unravelled Wednesday - half way through July

Last week I misnamed my post "untangled Wednesday" and I do rather like the idea of untangling my week, rather than my week unravelling. Unravelled Wednesday is hosted by Kat, over at As Kat Knits. 

 This has been a good week. I'm finally knitting a substantial project: Joji's Suburban wrap. it's a fun knit, with a bit of lace, and some stripes, then eyelets and a "texture" section, so it's always fun immediately and then it changes to something else equally fun.
I also finally got the buttons on to my Gidday Baby cardigan, and washed it. I also took new photos of it and the booties, although it's a bit big on this teddy. I was racing what light there is to get these photos. 
I got everything updated on my Ravelry project page. I was a few weeks behind, and I find it tricky when I'm knitting lots of little things, trying to keep track of dates and yarn amounts. I'm pedantic when it comes to tracking my projects and stash, so its nice to be all up to date.  

I'm reading Dottir, which is the story of Katrin Davidsdottir, a CrossFit champion athlete. I am a CrossFitter, and I watched her win her championships (on TV) but I don't really get competitive athletics. I'm about a quarter way in, and I'm enjoying her take on things, and her attitude to life. I probably wouldn't have bought it, but NetGalley gave it to me, and at this point I'm glad they did. I'll be back next week with an update on that, but before that, we'll have my traditional pre-bendigo stash count, followed by Knitters Christmas - the Australian Sheep and Wool show!
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  1. Jane19 July, 2019

    Your knitting projects look great. I have made that little sweater. It is a nice pattern.

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