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Stash Down A to Z Each month, we will be selecting a letter and consulting our queues to knit or crochet a pattern that begins with that letter. Join us on our alphabetical journey as we whittle down our stashes and our queues!

Alpha Bravo Charlie- Monday Meeting is my weekly blog feature about my progress in this group.

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So here I am back to report my progress in my alphabetic stash/queue down. Sadly my Avalontop is not yet finished, but I started the second sleeve today and I hope to finished it tomorrow. Then only blocking and weaving ends is left.

Here you can see a-not-so-good-picture of my progress. I wanted to make a second one, but my camera batteries failed me. They are recharging right now. Next week I can hopefully show a good pic from a finished garment! I must admit it looks a little short now. I hope I can block it a little bit longer. Why did I not notice before?

And I also finished a Non-A-Project, a little cowl quickly crocheted from only one skein of Lang Yak.

Stash Down A to Z Each month, we will be selecting a letter and consulting our queues to knit or crochet a pattern that begins with that letter. Join us on our alphabetical journey as we whittle down our stashes and our queues!

Alpha Bravo Charlie- Monday Meeting is my weekly blog feature about my progress in this group.

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So I am back again with my alphabetic stash down. First of all I have to admit, that I sneaked in a S-pattern (which would be for April 2013 if I didn't misscount), but it was a gift for a friend (see also yesterdays story).

As she knows my blog and might read it, I couldn't say anything earlier about it. I finished it on Friday (after two evenings of crocheting) - just in time to give it to her on Saturday. She finished her studies in autumn and this was my gift for her. She is a very nice friend and really deserve something special for that day.

So here comes (again) the Spring Water Frill Scarf:

But I was also a good girl and finished the Acacia-Scarf for my mom. So at least one A-project is finished. Here you can see me modelling the scarf before blocking and - obviously - before weaving in ends:

Tonight it was finished blocking and I could weave in and cut ends:

I wraped it up as it is a gift for my mom. Technically it is a Christmas gift, but it is already cold now. So I will give it her early:

Now I hope to finish my Avalontop on time!

Yesterday I met a friend from Poland. She stayed in Munich for 1 year for studing and I help her a little bit (like finding a place to stay for her).

Now she finished her studies and wanted to invite me for a lunch. I voted for a India Place, so we went there. On the way they made a stop in a flower shop and bought me this lovely flowers: Their father wanted to say thank-you too and ask them to buy me some flowers. Aren't they lovely?

And I got also some polish sweets called Tiki Taki. It's a chocolate candy with coconut and peanuts. I fear I found a new addiction...

Luckily I also had a present for her. A little scarf I crocheted. It't the Spring Fill Scarf, so please don't tell my Stash-Down-Group as it is not an A-pattern. I like how it turned out and want to make one for myself.

Finally I move on with my challenge! As I don't have a freezer (only a small freezing compartment in my fridge - which hopefully will be done on Monday), I took the balcony. Winter is coming, so it might be freezing cold there too!

The balcony is small. I use it for hanging up my clothes to get dry as I don't have a dryer. And it tends to collect junk parts from the rest of the flat. Theoretical I can sit down there - I have two chairs outside. But of course I rarely do. Here you see the reason:

I never drink alcohol, but had bought some beer for my birthdaypart in 2010 - still here. You can see I have even more plastic bags (I throw them away, it seems, that they don't like to much sun/cold). And you can see the remains of all the plants I killed - err I mean I had.

I started in the afternoon in daylight and finished in the dark, but I am pleased with it and I might even use my balcony for sitting down - once there are sunny days again. I keep some of the flowerstuff and will try again in spring to keep some flowers alive!

So only 3 things to go!

Day 16 - The Fridge Day 20 - Photos Day 21 - You pick!

Finally I made it to the bike shop and did a testdrive for my new bike. My old one is about 20 years old and in a very bad shape, so I really, really need a new one.

My old one was a simpler one (and it was a price I won. I am a blood donator and they are also have a kind of raffle for their donators. So it costed my half a litre of blood) and served me long, I deceiced I will go for a more expensive one. I never owned a car - so I saved lots and lots of money (no tax, no insurance, no petrol - let alone the purchase price) - and can spent easily some money on a bicycle!

And this will be the one: Contoura Porto metallic-green (bike) 8-Gang SHIMANO „Alfine“ Freilauf (gear change)

Contoura is a German bicyle company.

I ordered the bike today and will get it in 2-3 weeks.