Saturday 28 January 2012

Reasons to be cheerful

Since the new year, I've tried to post this earlier in the week, but here I am squeezing it in on a Saturday again!  Today,  I am linking up with Planet Penny with my

Reasons to be Cheerful


First reason?  It is a beautiful, sunny morning and this is the view of the calm waters outside my back door, its cold, crisp and blue-skyed......what could be be better?


Secondly, I have been given a Liebster award by Planet Penny, but have to admit to being totally lazy to mention awards, as before Christmas I was also given this award by Stocki, Hazel's Crochet, All4meggymoo, The Green Dragonfly and Tea at Weasels.

Do you know.... the blogging world never fails to make me cheerful, I have had my mind opened to new ideas, been inspired to push myself further and been treated to more than a few giggles.  These bloggers above, are all truly lovely ladies, whose blogs I love to read and be challenged by, so to be given an award by them makes me feel very special (most people who know me in real life would say I am a bit....well....'special'!)  I know that a lot of the brilliant blogs that I read, have also been  recipients of this award and I am at a bit of a loss as to know who to award, without inadvertently leaving someone out..........soooo..........can you hear the cop-out coming......

Please take a look along my blogroll, and if you see a new place you've not been to before, give it a try.....I've nosied around a few times, clicking on people's side bars and where the road goes nobody knows!  I have to say, rather annoyingly, I have sometimes found somewhere nice but never got back there again! 


This is turning out a little longer than I normally whitter on for, but don't want to leave out my last reason for being cheerful.....and that is......... I've learnt to knit continental style. 

I've recently started knitting a sweater for myself, which has a lot of moss stitch (seed stitch). Knitters will know this is knit1, purl1,  a lot of throwing the wool and pretty tedious. I was toying with the idea of re-learning, but thought my tension would change, however after making a mistake which meant ripping back and that going wrong too (oh, dear, you know those times, when something happens, you try to rectify it and then it just gets worse....) I decided to start again totally. I even learnt a new method of casting on...who knew??

So it is a little slow, but I am already finding a pace and I think it is quicker than my 'English' style moss stitch.....I am a little smug, I can tell you and keep telling my unimpressed hubby to look at my knitting.....bless him too!

Anyway, if you reached the bottom of my ramblings you'll probably be needing a cuppa by now!

Please do check out Planet Penny's place and maybe even join in too, with your

Reasons to be cheerful!


8 comments:

  1. Love the view and what could be more cheerful than a bright sunny morning, sure beats the day deary kind of day I'm looking out at at the moment. Congrats on the award and I love your knitting well done you. Moss stitch is one of my favourite and its always wonderful to learn new things. I to this week learned a new casting on method. :)

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  2. Congratulations on the awards, very much deserved.
    I have found so many amazing blogs and couldn't tell you how I got there or sometimes how to find it again!! We need virtual breadcrumbs...
    Yeah, for the knitting. Its looking great. If your husband is anything like mine, when I show him my knitting or crochet to show off he looks so worried that I might ask him a question about the progress!! he nods alot, just to humor me!

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  3. The view from your back door is making me very envious! x

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  4. What an amazing view that is, I bet it's never the same two days running! Thanks for joining in, it's never too late!

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  5. Stunning view outside your back door- I am very envious!!
    I am also in utter awe at anyone who can knit- it daunts me beyond all reason.
    I shall stick to crochet and just ogle everyone else's knitted wonders!
    Xx

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  6. A beautiful view out your back door! I would like to see the sheep grazing in the field. :) Congratulations on your awards! Well deserved all! You may be on Saturday, but you are ahead of me this week. I still have to free all those waiting for part III of my trilogy before I can be cheerful at all! :) Today. Yes, today! And how is Mr. Chester today and how is the house training coming along?

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  7. How nice to see a body of water from the back door! Congrats on the well-deserved blog award, and on learning Continental style knitting. The sweater is looking good.

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  8. Congratulations on the award, I do love to read your blog when I find the time (time is running away from me!!)

    That's a pretty amazing view out your back door, how lucky are you!

    Helen xx

    PS Please can you post more pics of your puppy?!

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