Just a teeny tiny problem

I am going to a barbecue on Friday evening. I decided this morning what summer jumper I want to wear.

The teeny tiny problem?

At the moment, I have just over 4" of the back knitted.

If you see me loitering online over the next few days, tell me to go and knit!

What I am doing

I am:

• Reading – The Lake District Murder, The Book Thief, Miss Tonks Turns to Crime and Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion

• Eating – a lot of chocolate (mostly Co-Op Fair trade dark chocolate with cranberries), dried apricots and cheese

• Wearing – jeans and a knitted top (which I wore inside-out until I noticed it at nearly 4 this afternoon. Just as well I was working from home!l)

• Knitting – a purple scarf, a purple sock and a brown hat

• Feeling – tired, summery and hungry

• Wondering – if we’ll have a decent summer this year, where my camera charger could possibly be and what to knit next

• Appreciating – people who say thank you, people who show consideration for others (there might be some overlap between those two) and being able to work from home

• Looking forward to – a soak in a bubble bath, a yarny adventure with a friend later this month and Christmas!

• Plotting – parcels to put in the post, a surprise for Mr Lizard and how to obtain a fortune that will allow me to live a life of ease and luxury

• Remembering – the family friend whose funeral I am going to later this week, Tiananmen Square

• Admiring – the roses in my garden (ignoring them is obviously good for them), pretty stitch markers, my siblings who are all awesome

• Pretending – that I’m not all that tired really, that I know how to be a grown up, that I haven’t eaten to much chocolate today

• Hoping –that I can finish one of the blankets I am knitting this month, that I remember to put petrol in the car before I head off down the M40 and that I find my camera charger

• Procrastinating from: cleaning the fridge, replying to an email, and replacing the lightshade that fell apart and nearly landed on my head yesterday

One thing finished

And it's number 1 on the list - scarf. No picture as it's for a Christmas present.

This may be my shortest blog post.

Knitting WiPs - June edition

So today, I did a knitting audit, as I do every so often, to revisit what I've got in progress and maybe cast on something new! Here is my list of projects (in no particular order) as of today.

1. Scarf
2. March socks
3. Pink/purple blanket
4. Beekeeper quilt
5. Socks for a friend
6. Baby blanket
7. Prickly pear
8. Sparkly scarf
9. DK mitred squares blanket
10. Short-sleeved top
11. Repto
12. Whitby
13. Danielle
14. 4-ply mitred squares jumper
15. Belle top
16. Leafy hat
17. Shallot
18. Gift for mother-in-law
19. Nana
20. Wrap
21. River
22. Harlow
23. Hestercombe
24. Striped blanket
25. Purple scarf
26. Forge
27. Snood
28. Wristwarmers

My plan for June is to finish off as many projects as I can. I'll try to remember to report back and if I find my camera charger, there might even be photos.