I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Day and perhaps enjoying a rest today. Stevie and Darren cooked an wonderful Christmas dinner, It was a treat to have a meal cooked for me, that doesn't happen very often, lol. There was just the four of us, Jenny James and the boys stayed at home as did Joanne Bonnie and Jacob. Gavin was picking Bonnie and Jacob up late afternoon so it was better for them to spend some time at home.
I didn't purchase any advent calendars this year but I did make my own yarny advent from my own mini skein stash. I'd bought an empty advent calendar from Hobbycraft a couple of years ago and decided to fill it with 5g minis this year and open one each day of December and knit them into my mitred square blanket.
Well that didn't go as planned because I was either too busy or too tired to do much crafting in the lead up to Christmas. Five extra squares was all I managed! Perhaps now things have calmed down I'll be able to get a few more squares added before the end of the month.
My centre decreases are forming a 'v' shape in the middle, I think you can just make that out in the photo. Once I've completed two more rows the blanket will be equal, (if that makes sense), I'll have to see if it will be big enough at that point. It's been on the go for a few years so I would like to call it 'done' soon.
I've been for my hip x-ray this morning, It wasn't busy, I was in and out within half an hour, the results should be with my GP in around a week, but with Bank Holidays I think It might be a bit longer. I've been a bit better the last few days then this morning I was in more pain again so have had the ice pack on and taken some co-codamol, I'' go for a walk later because I think that helps.
I finally got round to making the stollen when we came back from the hospital, It's still cooling so I shall have a slice with a cuppa later, Mark doesn't like it but the girls will be round tomorrow and I'm sure they will be taking some back with them.
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