This is not about knitting. Or Weaving.

Some of my blog readers know that, in between knitting, I write books. I’m giving away a copy of my recently published romantic suspense novel, As Darkness Falls, over on my writing blog.

So, if you like romantic suspense (set on the edge of the Australian outback), and want to enter for a chance to win, pop on over there, download the free chapter 1, answer 3 super easy questions, and maybe it will be your name that will be drawn out on October 13th!

(And I said this post wasn’t about knitting or weaving, but I’m thinking maybe I could weave some inkle bookmarks – one to go with the book prize, and maybe a couple of consolation prizes… Hmmm… will have to see what I have in the fine cotton yarn stash… no promises, but maybe )

FO – Monkey and Tudora

I’ve finished the No Purl Monkey socks, and also knitted up another quick Tudora.

No Purl Monkey socks

Pattern: No Purl Monkeys – and adaptation by CraftyPancakes of Cookie A’s Monkey socks, from Knitty.com . Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock potluck, in Jewels colourway.

Tudora neckwarmer

Pattern: Tudora, from Knitty.com Yarn: Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed.
This will probably be a gift for a friend – it’s the third Tudora I’ve made in the past couple of months, and I’ve given two away already – they make great gifts!

Confession time

I have a confession to make. My exer-stash commitment fell by the wayside for several weeks. I am weak. My excuses for not getting on the treadmill could be almost legitimate – my gammy leg acting up, plus some concerns about the aneurism (alleviated by a normal CT scan last week). However, a couple of weeks ago, despite not having ‘earned’ stash funds, I let myself splurge on some yarns when I was feeling a bit low.

I bought 3 skeins of yarn from The Knittery, and 3 skeins of Cherry Tree Hill Supersock from Yarnomat. (Pictures below the fold.)

Yes, I have lashed myself with a wet noodle about it, but after a while I relaxed a bit. This year has been full of ups and downs. I’ve managed pretty well in keeping my sense of humour about the down bits, but I’m not going to lash myself anymore about doing something nice to cheer myself up I’m not even going to try to ‘earn’ the yarn before I knit it, which I contemplated as a salve to my conscience.

However, now that the gammy leg is doing better, and we’re not too worried about other issues, I’ve been back on the treadmill – 4.6 kilometres in the past two days. That’s $4.60 more in the stash fund