orange .....

April 30 is the day that a lot is coloured orange

in The Netherlands

On "Koninginnedag" or Queens day

our monarch celebrates her birthday,

though she really has her birthday in January

but then it is much too cold to celebrate anything outside.

(in fact it's a kind of national celebration day

whether you like the queen or not)

And, like it happens often on this day :

we had lovely sunny weather ! 

(because there were no grandchildren around

to visit all kind of festivities with,

it was a quiet day)

First I finished some secret things again :

two down ..... one to go !

Secondly I had some time in the garden for my new socks :

my knitting friend J gave me

this red-puple coloured yarn for my birthday

and she wore then the most wonderful knitted socks.

When I asked her about the pattern

it was "delivered" by her right away

Thanks J !

But ...

these will be my first ever toe-up socks

and the pattern is beautiful .... but not easy !!!

I might need J's help on one or two occasions ...

The magic-loop cast on went okay, thanks to You Tube

The first part of the pattern is now nearly finished

only two more times "chart one"

.....

And thirdly I had time to do my "carpenter - thing"
with the canopy stand for the cradle

finished and ready !