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New Stuff

Posted on November 12, 2018 by jillybeanyarns

October 28th is now a very important date to add to our family diaries. On this day little Verity entered our lives in person.

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What can I say? Everything and absolutely nothing. No words can sum up this occasion.

It was not an easy ride and for a while a very scary one for baby and mum. However, we are on the mend and we are all getting used to new stuff.

On my needles? Possibly a few baby knits(??!!!) and just maybe a few more in the pipeline?? Knitting for a small person is such a wonderful activity. Anticipation in every stitch. Choosing colours now we have met her, choosing patterns, yarns and needles. everything done in small!

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I have also been knitting like mad for my upcoming Christmas craft show. I want to take my knitted pouches and cardigans alongside the yarn. Where energy is a limited resource these days I have to learn discipline,(often lost in translation to life), to be realistic about what can actually be achieved in a day, rather than what I desire to be achieved in a day. Between the 2 is a rather large gap.

I look forward to handknitting in the evenings. Peaceful, repetitive, soothing. It is my comfort habit.

Autumn this year has been spectacular. All the fire colours lining the fields. Glorious. Exciting. Inspiring.

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Mellow Autumn

Posted on October 9, 2018 by jillybeanyarns

What an incredibly varied year we have had. Autumn is proving no exception. Mellow and glorious.

My consultant was reassuring. Apparently I am not waiting to get worse, but making the most of not getting worse. Mixed feelings. I certainly am focused on living and staying as fit and healthy as I possibly can. I am young enough and fit enough to be put forward for a bone marrow transplant when the time comes. This can extend time for quite a while once you have got over the treatment. Encouraging.

In the mean time I felt I just had to get away to breathe. So down to Dorset for a day. Wonderful.

I came back with renewed energy and positivity. Healing.

I have been busy making these notion pouches. Using up lots of bits and giving me a purpose and focus. I have a Christmas Fair booked at the end of November, so I am hoping that these will make good gifts.

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jillybeanyarns

Sorry folks!! Not been able to compose a blog for a couple of weeks now! Just finished listing stuff on ebay who have charged me a HUGE amount for the privilege of making them money and clearing me some space! But what can you do???

I have been up to lots! Besides the usual walks with the creatures great and small, I have been organizing fleeces, cleaning them and of course dying etc. It has been unseasonally hard to dry anything recently. I think we are back in the cold wet season as the fields once again are just full of water! The yarn wont dry and today I have given in to shivering and the fire is now lit waiting for me to arrive back from another wet dog walk and steam dry in front of it!

I have not been very creative because I have been exceedingly disciplined! I have been making myself try to finish things which have lost their glow for me. You know when the doubts creep in because you are not sure that this particular thing was a good idea? I have several GREAT ideas started but am not allowing myself to work them until I have done some of the less inspiring ‘things’. As a result my house is clean!! (Well it was until the dogs came in all muddy!!).

BUT I have been successful in charity shops and the like! i will show you some of my recent bits: