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Christmas already?

Early posting

Found this picture lurking away, and couldn't resist putting it on here as early posting.
It is the little old red letter box down the road and it is used. So come on get your Christmas Cards out.

A positive attitude may not solve anything, but will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Let the stress begin

Stressed, hyper active animals.

FREE knitted flower pattern

It's a Free one, no payment, sharing.....enjoy........

Easy flower pattern.

You can use any yarn, I used alpaca, on the white flower above and 100% wool on all the rest, but any yarn will do. Thicker yarn will give a larger flower, knitted on larger needles and thinner yarn knitted on smaller needles will give you a smaller flower.

I used metric 3.5mm (U.S. 4.....I think!)
the pattern below is for one petal of the flower.

You need 6 petals,

Cast on 3 stitches and knit one row.
Knit 1 stitch, then knit into the front, back and front of the next st. Knit the last st.
Should have 5 st.
Knit a row
Knit two st. knit into front, back and front of the next st. Knit two sts.
Should have 7 sts.
Knit a row
Knit three st. Knit into front, back and front of the next st. Knit three sts.
Should have 9 sts.
Knit 5 rows.
Knit one stitch, then ssk. (slip 2 stitches one at a time on to the right hand needle and knit these two stitches together) Knit 3 , Knit 2 together, Knit one st. You have 7 sts. left (or should have).
Knit 3 rows.
Knit 1, ssk, knit 1, k2 tog, k1. You now have 5 sts.
Knit 3 rows.
Knit 1, slip 2 sts together, knit 1 then pass the slipped sts over the last sts, knit last stitch.
You now have 3 sts.
Knit 1 row.
Slip 2 stitches together, knit 1 st. and past the 2 slip ones over.
Thread yarn through the remaining stitch and fasten off.

There you are easy and clear as mud. Well hope not and hope I have explained how to knit a petal. Now you just have to sew them together. Let your imagination run riot.
I used the flower to put on Tillys cardy and Kiann's hat, but if you put a safety pin at the back of the petal, they are great to spruce up your other winter woolies.

Best of all they don't take long to do.

Christmas Turkey

I like turkey at Christmas.
Sometimes at Easter, with luck.
It will last us for days.
Served in various ways.
And it's bigger than chicken or duck

Maldives OR South Devon Beach

Low tide on Bathala Island.


Or low tide on Paignton beach


Is there a choice ?