housekeeping ~ September 26

well it's that time of year

* time to hand wash all my woollens & store them away for the summer months.

I have a pile !

I tend to leave them all to do at once and then regret it,

make a resolution that it will be different next year and is it?

NO!

So here I am today

wanting to start my winter woollen wash and its raining

- not complaining about that as we deperately need it

but you know the feeling of wanting to do it

NOW?

I have quite a wonderful collection

of hand knitted vintage cardis and I love to wash them

one by one -

rinse them and then another rinse in lavender water

* a light spin in the machine

then laid out in the sunshine to dry.

I then mend anything that needs to be mended.

This year, I am planning on changing the buttons on some of them

- adding my little 'ms*robyn' touch.

After all that has been done

I fold them just like in a department store

& put them in my lavender paper lined drawer

with lavender bags tucked between them.

Once the drawer is full

I cover all the hand knits with a vintage lace trimmed cloth

* ready for next year.

I do keep one or two out for those chilly days during summer....

but I guess today

* I will make some fresh lavender bags

& find some perfect buttons in my button jar

ready for that mending