Garden and cables

Hi Friends,

   Today is cold and dreary with rain, rain, rain!  Yuck!...I have errands that must be run!  Sigh...

On a more cheery note, how about a look at my mini, mini garden.

I am trying this upside down tomato planter this year.  There are 3 different tomato plants in here.  A roma tomato, a regular tomato and a cherry tomato.  We shall see if this works.  So far there are a few flowers--Yeah!

Another one of these hanging planters for 30 strawberry plants.  So far only a few puny little strawberries but they were tasty!

I found these tiny tiny tomatoes.  Micro mini's I think they were called.  Well, had to try them!

My tiny patch contains  2 sweet banana peppers, 1 green bell pepper, 2 basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, garlic chives and rosemary

OK, how about some craftiness.

As most of you know, I like to knit a bit in the evenings.  I am currently working on a skinny little scarf.  The pattern requires a cable stitch holder. 

This is the kind I have used for years.  Ok, but I would often have stitches slip off.

I recently bought this style to try.  I absolutely LOVE it!

Here it is in action.  Slip your stitches onto it and it hangs securely

knit the next 3 stitches from your left needle

Then, knit the stitches off the cable holder.  The shepherds hook style is so much easier to use.

I have a bit more to knit before I'm done but I hope to show you the completed scarf soon!