220 little 6-point stars and no idea what to do with them. Then, out of the blue, I decided to turn them into large diamonds of stars and make a large 6-point star. This will only use up 72 of the stars, but it’s a start. I’m thinking of using diamonds made of 1″ diamonds in one border and then perhaps making diamonds from hexagons in a second border. Sort of keep it all diamond-related, I suppose.

On the weekend I decided to try knitting again. I haven’t been able to knit for ages because of arthritis but I bought some Sea Silk and am going to try to make a lace stole/scarf from Victorian Lace Today. The yarn is very soft and has the most wonderful sheen. Tonight I’ll cast on and hope that I can knit for an hour or so every couple of nights. This will be a long-term project, doing one of my favourite things — knitting lace.

Smudge is very possessive about the caterpillar and pretty well always has it within his reach.