January

 January - and it started out so mild that we were able to make headway on the allotment for the first time in years - the soil was light and friable - good digging weather.  Thursdays were housekeeping days at Paycocke's so lots of polish was rubbed into floors, ready to act as a sacrificial layer.

A day in London, meeting family for lunch just opposite HMS Belfast.

 A pair of fingerless mitts, making use of, but never quite using up some of the pile of scrap yarn in the house.

Making progress on our research task for the winter, a trip to Lavenham seemed like a good idea - this is the Guildhall.  The weather here was bitter, while the rest of the country was under six inches of snow.

And more fingerless mitts.

Our regular winter walk at Marks Hall arboretum  So cold that the lakes had frozen over.

A Fair Isle hat, surprisingly successful and using up almost all the dark green yarn bought all those years ago at Coldharbour Mill.

Is it possible to knit too much?  My finger joints seem to be saying yes, so I am trying not to knit during the day.  This is what I sent off to Knit For Peace at the end of January.