I was worried we were going to lose Charlotte in the snow ... if it had snowed again while she lay there she'd have been covered over!I have been feeling rather under the weather for 2 weeks now, and it's starting to get me down. Its one of those times where 60% of the time you're fully functioning, but late afternoon every day you just feel completely drained and ache all over. On top of that, due to Alfie being ill 3 weeks ago and then this niggly virus and the snow I've had I've not been to the gym for 3 weeks, and so all my muscles are starting to cease up, I've pulled my back in two places - upper right (just by my shoulder blade) and lower left (by my hip). Basically, I need to be put down, but until the vet will see me I'm stuck here complaining!
The silver lining is the extra knitting time. I've managed to complete the three bears I was making for my friends children and they're bagged up and ready for Santa to deliver. They were all up in my crafty brain waiting to come out, and I'm really pleased with them. Ever the perfectionist I can see bits I'd want to improve but I just don't have the time now, and I'm fairly sure no one but me will notice anything wrong - I'm certainly not going to point them out!!
I've also been working on a clutch purse, the pattern was a freebie with Simply Knitting magazine, and the frame came free too so I started it last week. The pattern was so ridiculously complicated as each line was different so there were no pattern repeats to memorise, but it was totally worth all the effort cause its gorgeous! I need a little practise sewing the bag to the frame as the stitches are visible inside, but I'm very pleased with my new little purse!
Lastly, I'll leave you with a picture of Alfie as an angel in his first nativity play.
