After that, I headed into Stashland. Some work was really needed there, too and it was a lot more pleasant.
First of all I tidied up the three drawers beside the couch where I tend to just shove stuff that is knitting related. What a mess. Ballbands, loose circular needles, swatches, patterns that had been printed but never filed -I'm sure you all know what it's like. That's all neat and ordered now. For how long it'll stay that way, I can't tell you. But right now, it looks pretty good.
Then I gathered all the sock yarn i want to use in the next little while and made a pretty basket display out of it.
I was nauseatingly impressed with myself over this. I used to keep it in such a tidy condition but it all got a bit wild and overgrown in recent months. Order has been restored.
Then I headed into the study where things were really getting out of hand. My stash seems to have been breeding.
This is how it look after I attempted to make it tidier.
Still not great, I have to say.
So I fixed it.
Sean came by after a while and laughed heartily at what he thought was my attempt at humour.
Ah, no. I was a)covering it up so it looked neater and b)adding a layer of protection from dust (even though many of the inhabitants of the stash are in zip lock bags according the Rose Red Standard of Stash Systemisation).
He then insisted I take a photo. So I did. And it was dubbed the Purple Cloak of Stash Invisibility (PiCSI). Everyone needs a PiCSI! And so shall it henceforth be known.
Oh and thanks to everyone's well wishes for Adele. I called her at Westmead Hospital this morning and she was able to come to the phone and talk and was feeling quite ok. I'm sending her a big bunch of flowers that should arrive when she gets home this afternoon.
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