99 cents day

 I did my usual shopping last thursday and when I got there it was 99 cent day.

Several items were priced at, you guessed it, 99 cents.

Corn rice cakes were 99 cents, packets of sausages and 90 second rice, tins of baked beans and spagetti, a few other things that I dont buy.

Sausages are nit commin in our household any more but at 99 cents I made an exception, only four in a pack but enough for a meal.

Last night I made a curry, again not common here.

I boiled the sausages which takes out any excess fat, about a cup and a half of frozen vege a third jar of curry that was loitering in the pantry, I had bought it on a whim a couple of weeks ago. 90 sec rice which I was only going to use half but the curry sauce was a bit hot so added it all. Sliced the snags and threw it all together, and there it was a curry for a small amount of mibey thanks to the 99 cent day. There is enough left for lunch for tomorrow.

Not a meal for every week but good for a change, now I need to work out what to do with the rest of the curry sauce.

Shorts

 I didnt think that I had made very many shorts but ciunting them on thd window there is actually nine pairs.

Two pieces of fabric were thicker and I thought that they were more suited to jumpers.

I do have some pale blue in a lighter weight which would be good for shorts so will be continuing to make shorts. I will be putting some pockets on the outside, one because I like pockets and two just to make them different from each other.

I have another jumper in the striped fabric that half finished, hope to get it completed tomorrow.

Finishing WIPs

 When we came back from the cruise, I set myself the task of finishing projects.

Discussing with members of crochet group, I discovered that I am not the only one who is planning the next project before the currant one is finished. I have been known to start said new project and leaving one uncompleted. Hence my new challenge.

I took a new project on the cruise, a handbag compkete with all cotton yarn and handles. I made all thirteen squares with a couple of days to go. With the left overs six different colours and the main colour had two balls, I started a baby blanket. It got put on the back burner. Yay, got the baby blanket finished earlier this week. I had to add other colours from my stash. 

This was the photo when I was working on the squares on the boat.

Squares had to be crochetted together, no instructions on that but luckily a friend at crochet showed me how to place them. I lined it and then tonight I attached the handles.

I dont like the colours that much, I will make another but a little bigger with brighter colours. 

Must have been on a roll tonight as I also finished a crochetted dress. I saw a pucturs on face book, someone was asking how big for a two year old and added a photo of a dress that they wanted to make. 

I took note of chest measurement for a 2/3 year old and made my own. Had to sew in some ends.

This is my version. Next time I would make the skirt, a little less full.

Pjs or unisex track suits

 I had some lepard print stretch fabric picked up in an op shop. There was quite a bit of it.

This is what I did with it. I used some contrast fabric to make them different. The green was a bit boring so it has a stripe down each sleeve, just stitched on top.

Yay, two pieces out of my stash.

I did have to go and buy cottons and elastic, havent bought either in years. I have been emptying cotton reels like they are going out of fashion, probably two or three in a weeks.

My floor is the tidiest it has been in weeks but my tub with scraps is getting bigger, will have to do a couple of quilts soon to knock it down. I also have a tub of wool plus the red bag is wool.

Shorts with pockets will be the go this week, have already made a Halloween pair. Fabric is black with orange pumpkins and ghosts on it.