Crafts and Life

After quite an upbeat post last time I am back in the doldrums, panic attacks are back and my stress levels, pain levels and CFS are all in the stratosphere.  In order to cut back Toby's barking (not that he does much in any case – this has been put onto the gate into the garden …

this has hopefully stopped him seeing dogs being walked past the end of the drive, the only times he barks now are if he hears a lot of other dogs, a hedgehog comes in the garden, someone comes down the drive or the neighbours set him off.

Other news, I have the first of the next fingerless mitts crocheted up

As you can see it is a simple rectangle that will then be sewn up, leaving a thumb gap, I have also started the 2nd one off and then this …

is an 800g ball of Aran, I have two of these to make a sweater with, well once I have finished working with Yarnscape "footsie"