The Great Plan proceeds apace.

So, knitting in the library.

It was nuts! Nuts, I tell you! But I believe I have infected indoctrinated started eight or ten kids on the road to Crazyville a new hobby. 

I got there a bit early, and set up three pairs of needles with fifty stiches cast on and one row knit before the bell rang and the crazy started. Within thirty seconds of them walking in the door, I had maybe fifteen kids clamouring for me to cast on for them and show them how to knit! By the end of lunch, I had three or four die-hards who would have happily stayed there all afternoon, humming “In, around, under, off” under their breath.

So much fun! I’m definitely going to keep this up.

Edited to add: After I posted the above, I went back to school to pick the boys up and there was the librarian on duty at bus lines in her hi-vis vest, with three kids all knitting while they waited for the bus! Hee hee hee!

Belated Thursday

Sorry, gang. I totally lost track of what day it was.

Weight: 83.0 kg

BMI: 29

This week: no change

Total loss so far: 5.0 kg

So I’ve plateaued. Time to get my bum into gear and up the ante. I’ll drop my daily points allowance down to 20 per day (I have been working off 22), and I’ll boost my exercycle time by a few minutes per day, too.

Meanwhile, I worked Wednesday this week at the school canteen (which probably explains why I lost track of the days) - Jodie, who took over after I quit last year, was sick, and called me early on Wednesday to ask if I could cover for her. I was happy to do it – it means a little extra cash for the Bendi Spendi Fund! Wheee!

Also, I’ve been asked to spend one lunchtime a week knitting in the school library. The librarian knows how crazy and obssessive a knitter I am, and thought my powers should be used for good, so I’ll be teaching kids to knit (and the librarian to knit socks), and we’ll be collecting squares for Wrap With Love. Today is my first day doing it. I’ll post tonight and let you know how it went (if anyone has 4mm straights or 8ply wool they’d like to donate to the cause, shout out in the comments and I’ll give you an address to send them to).