May's Mystery Blanket squares

I've finished the last two of five squares for May's squares.

Old stone wall

Farmhouse

All five squares

And that's all the knitting I've done this week!

The sudden hot weather has made me go all Spring Cleany. 
I've turfed my woollies out of the wardrobe

The camera doesn't quite catch the huge pile of garments!  Some of these haven't been worn at all this winter, some only a few times.  So I've spent today doing a HUGE woollens wash.  In the bath, which is quite back breaking.  I've spread them all outside on our two airers, and we've also improvised by putting 4 planks of wood across from the window ledge to the wall. 

Then I spring cleaned the living room.  As I don't do housework, this is a real chore. Instead of just vacuuming around the furniture, it's all been pulled out, the shelves and any ornaments have been washed, woodwork washed down, windows cleaned and the living room nets washed. I've even sorted out all of my knitting tools and needles.   Phew!  I am exhausted!   I've started sorting out my winter clothes to store, and the summer clothes are out ready to iron.  I think I'll do that next week, now it's time to cook supper and relax with my knitting. 

I'm going to work on the Norwegian Woods next week.  I haven't picked it up since starting it, and I don't want it to become a UFO. 

Comments

[Johanne]

What is that lovely, shiny, PINK yarn that you´re using for the Norwegian Woods shawl?

[Mandella]

I think we bypassed Spring altogether and went straight to Summer. I've been pulling out summer clothes and putting away the winter ones too after baking at work last week. Funny how they all seem to have shrunk over the winter.

That blanket's going to be stunning when it's finished.

[Jill]

The hottest day of the year is NOT the one to do washing or all that cleaning.....that is what you do in the winter to keep warm! At least you won't have to do it again until about October, when the summer clothes will have to be packed away and those lovely clean woollies will all come out.

My 'old stone wall' doesn't look like yours, it isn't basket stitch, obviously I can't even read instructions any more....mine is more 'old fence painted in stripes' like a wide rib. But at least they are the same as each other!

[Brigid]

Blimey! I cleared out the shed - does that count as spring cleaning?

[francoise]

I think you were very brave to do the Spring cleaning on such a hot day!...
Me? I just thought about it...