January 2025 - a very productive month indeed

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Well here we are at the end of January already! 2025 is obviously a "fast" year as Im not sure how we have got here already. At the start of the year I made of list of projects I want to finish and I was shocked with how many I had However Ive made a really good start with two really big finishes And Gary has also ticked off something that has been in the pipeline for out of the front of the farm gateway and I love it. Megan helped with the design as well and its awesome. The black sign I bought for Gary I think 3 years ago and he made the mail box part probably 2 years ago so its nice that its now up and looking very fancy.
Firstly the Paper Garden Quilt which was a Block of the month from Patchwork by the Sea At the start of the year I had two blocks completed and now the whole quilt is and its hanging on the wall in Megans room Im pretty happy with it
I also completed the Go go Throw (pattern by Ambah O'Brien) using my 2024 Advent Calendar kit from obsession Yarns. I just love the colours!
I also finished the second sock of the pair for a test knit - pattern is Arrow Cable socks and the yarn is 8 ply from Freckled Whismy who in my opinion is one the very best self striping yarn dyers
I also took part in a quilt along with Helen Stubbings for a Christmas table runner and I actually managed to finish it within a week of the challenge - Im shocked!
And reading wise I finished listening to the audio version of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros This is one of the very best books I have read and this time listening to it on audio was just as good. The story has dragons ,romance, war, challenges and fantasy and so much more. I wanted to reread this (and now currently listening to the second book in the series - Iron Flame) in preparation for the 3rd book in the series which has just been released - Onyx Storm. If you havent read it please do its awesome and a 6 out of 5 read for me LOL
So as you can see, although personally there were a lot of challenges in January, I got a surprising amount of things done and Im super pleased! I hope the finishing off continues that for sure How has 2025 been for you so far? Love Di xxx

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