Make It Monday 15th June 2024

Good morning!

It's Make It Monday and while I don't have a lot to share, I didn't waste travelling time while we were on holiday. The crochet hook was busy!

Before we left home I packed a bag of yarn, a pair of knitting needles and my set of crochet hooks. And a pair of scissors - trust me when I say it is frustrating to need them and not have them in the bag.

​Lots of daisy dishcloths were finished, some for the linen cupboard, some for Hannah and some for the present box. 

​I learned a new stitch for dish cloths and love it, thank you to my friend Rosanne for sharing with me. The test dishcloths have been added to my kitchen basket and now we're home, I'll get started on some for the present box.

​The little lemon tree had lemons on it ready to be picked, so I did that yesterday and juiced them and froze the juice straight away. I gave them a good wash and then zested the skin too, and put it on a sheet of baking paper on top of the fire to dry. The house smells lovely, and I have a nice little pile of lemon zest to use in baking.

This week my plan is to sort, tidy and declutter the craft room. It needs it, there's a lot of piles of fabric, yarn, paper, stamps, tools, vinyl - you name it, it's probably in a pile in that room somewhere and needs to be put away. 

Next on the list is the garden. It's full of weeds, they have grown very fast in four weeks. This week is going to be very cold and wet here, so I'm thinking 10 minute spurts in between rain showers will be my plan of attack. Gumboots, gloves, beanie and coat are by the back door ready to be donned to keep me warm. 

Now we are in the downhill run towards Christmas, it's time to really get stuck into the gift making, card making and baking (or at least planning the baking). December will be here in the blink of an eye and as the plan is to have everything finished and be ready to kick back and enjoy Advent and the Christmas season, I need to be a little more diligent towards getting the gift list crossed off. 

Even a few minutes each day can get a lot done in a week, let alone 4-1/2  months.

That's my week, or three days for me.

What have you been making, baking, growing and sewing while I've been on holiday?