FB is still too small to really use the bean tepee his dad made for him in the spring. I think the beans (and our larder), appreciate him not really playing in it this year.

But there is such potential in how it has grown, especially in the last couple of weeks, and next summer, with some toys and boardbooks, it’s going to make a lovely place for a happy boy.

For now, we’ll just sit and watch the beans grow.

Since we have harvested the garlic and onions we have had nothing but rain.

I think this means there will be lots of clove-pealing in my future, and that our unspoilt spoils will be stored under oil this year.

We’re entering a whole new world.

It’s very exciting, and a little overwhelming for all concerned right now.

Good though.

Handspun Baktus by Strikkelise
My Ravelry Post: here
Yarn: Spindlefrog BLF colourway Swamp Thing.
Needles: 3.75mm
Notes: I adjusted the increases so that they were every 6th row rather than ever 4th. Therefore I ended up with a much longer scarf, which suits my needs really well. It’s a great pattern that uses yarn really economically, which is always a plus for handspun.

Plus it’s a pretty mindless knit that reads well so it’s very ‘pick-up-and-put-down-able’, which is always a big advantage these days.

I’m really pleased with it.

Of course now it’s tucked away for the autumn. :)

(FB’s Grandad and Nana came to take us to lunch, and we took them to see how the allotment is getting on.  Between us we ended up harvesting black currants, the shallots, the garlic, corn, and beans. A huge help.)