Another busy week for me at work and I'm left wondering how I normally fit any crafting into life! Looking on the study floor there are boxes of yarn, jugs of needles and very few decent projects going. The crochet rug is now ready for sewing up but I'm have trouble trying to figure out how to attach the patches. Will post some photos next time of the dilemma. However I have finished up the third hat for Joel - it was in browny colours - all three look lovely and cute and feel rather soft.

I also managed to finish up a teacosy for the teapot LJW gave me - thats the brown one - the green one is a gorgeous one Toni-the-Pony gave me for my birthday a few years ago. Ahh she's such a clever lass.
While there wasn't much knitting being done this week there certainly is a bit of knitting & socialising. Tuesday saw a few drinks at De Post in Mt Eden with some Knit Rangers, tomorrow another SnB group and of course Knit Rangers on Sunday. I'm lacking a bit of knitting motivation at the moment as a shop in Ashburton has asked to supply my beanies so I'm trying to get some stock up. I am also trying to find another 100% NZ wool to reduce the wholesale price but not much luck so far. It's surprising how much of the standard yarn around is from Aussie sheep-a-roos.

Well I best be off to ready, steady, cook for KM and Michelle who are over to see my new dining table. I bought some lovely placemats from Trade Aid yesterday - chocolate jute, made by a Bangaledesh rural women's coop. It's such good value and makes me very proud not to depend on China for products. NZ just signed the first free trade agreement with China and I'm disappointed because I don't feel it really supports small countries. Even as a small time craft seller I notice the impact of cheaper, mass produced goods crowding my guys out. Anyway enough of that - support socially conscience trade and buy trade aid people!