More hmmmmmmms

I am still having problems knitting and I am supposed to be on the easy bit now (as in 1 row knit and then 1 row purl) but I am all over the shop. JGS's mum has unpicked me and set me straight at least three times. This is the first time I have ever knitted anything from a pattern (in fact the first time I have ever knitted anything other than a square/scarf). I think the problem is that I can talk and crochet and it appears I can only knit or talk separately. Oh well.
I am also stressing about my looming 10k run. My running has been random (to the point of non existent) of late and I had a disappointing run last week and I have been thinking about not doing the 10k.  I received two points of wisdom today- one was intended and related to running which was that I should do the run, walk some of it if I have to and that also I do not need to have run 10k before I actually run 10k. This did knock some sense into me. It is a 10k run- not open heart surgery. The second point was unintentional but hit home- that you should do something for the enjoyment and not the achievement. I think that is how I have started to view the list. I will complete all 40 things- but maybe not all by January 2013. It is more important to enjoy the 40 things rather than achieve them.............(but even so I want to cross most things off).
Thank you to both those imparters of wisdom.
So I am going to start a new crochet blanket. For me. A combination of colour and patterns never seen before......
Happy days x

Hmmmmm to hurrah !!

Well.... knitting is not going very well at all. But I am enjoying the learning curve. I have never been a confident knitter anyway. But I think this might change.
Well.....finishing off other projects before starting a new one is not going that well either !! It appears that I have more unfinished projects than I thought (who would have thought that??) but I have not started anything else so I am taking that as a win!
Well.....running is not progressing as well as I thought either.It has been a busy couple of weeks though.
I need to take myself in hand !
Hurrah- the Strictly Come Dancing line up has been announced. Cha cha cha. All rise for HRH Craig Revel Horwood. Mwah.
Enjoy your day x

21- knit a tanktop jumper

Namely this tanktop jumper. ALL PROJECTS ON HOLD UNTIL I HAVE KNITTED THIS and completed several bits of crochet that are lying around (that could possibly go towards number 20 -do a craft fair).
I started knitting  the tanktop on Friday night. And had to stop knitting it on Saturday morning as I made a mistake and I need help. It is quite an easy pattern and I have just got lost on the rib bit. I don't think it helps that my needles are freebie ones and not really that great. However, I really enjoyed knitting again and this blog has really got me into knitting again. This woman is a demon knitter- check this out. I would LOVE to make that.

So, here is a photo of my progress so far (even though it has stopped)

I am looking forward to getting back to it. I think it is going to knit up quite quickly. Actually I am going to buy some better 10mm needles now from the interweb. Then there will be no stopping me.
It has been such a lovely day here that we took the dog to the beach for a run.

I love living here x