I've done some work on collating my worked examples over the holidays. Here's the database of those I've created over the past few years. Perhaps you can make use of them in your teaching too? https://kshancock.co.uk/workedexamples.php #mtbos

This was a fun tutorial to follow. #painting

New socks. #knitting

Have started 2025 by trying to do as much of the Guardian Cryptic Crossword as I can each day. This is currently taking hours, so not sure I'll have time to continue this once I get back to work...

Today has not gone according to plan. The weekly trip upstairs to do my neighbours online shop turned into a pharmacy trip because she had run out of medication but hadn't done anything about it. Karma means I'll have a neighbour like me when I'm 91, right?

Photos of some of my 2024 projects. Yearly total was (I didn't take photos of all of them!): Adult tops: 2 Baby cardigans: 2 Gnomes: 6 Cacti: 2 Trainer socks: 4 pairs Long socks pairs: 9.5 pairs (ask my sister about the lost sock!) Hats: 1 Gloves: 1 pair Birds: 5 #knitting 🧶

Last knit of 2024 complete. #knitting 🧶

Merry Christmas. Wishing you and yours a peaceful day. (Christmas socks not quite finished in time this year!)

And making new larger fabric bags (or in this case almost a sack) for my nephew's present. (It's been ages since I've got my sewing machine out. Only French seams and a drawstring channel, but good fun make nonetheless. #handmadechristmas

Final handmade gift making. #handmadecards #handmadechristmas

Now I'm prepared to start thinking about Christmas.

A morning of painting for family Christmas cards. #handmadecards

Starting the holidays with a trip to the postbox.

They are done. 40 handmade cards. Minus the one I posted to Australia. #HandmadeChristmas #handmadecards

It's growing #knitting

[Mystery Sock Along spoiler.] Advent mystery sock along is progressing nicely. #knitting

I'm certainly losing the will to make Christmas cards this year... Decorations with gift tags attached works just as well, right? #handmadechristmas

Anyone else over committed on "advent" activities? Trying decide the level of importance of the ones I want to do.

My niece asked for a female gnome in Christmas tree fancy dress. Did I hit the brief?😂 #knitting

Christmas knitting continues. On to decorations now. #knitting

If you have an hour to spare. This is a good read.

Christmas gloves complete. Conductive thread added to the finger and thumb on the right hand to help with phone usage in the colder weather. #knitting

Christmas card making us going slow this year. I'm upto 23, I usually make 40. I might be crochet snowflakes with gift tags attached this year for the majority. 😂

One glove done - I'm still not much of a fan of knitting fingers... #knitting

In #MathsToday we explored quadratic inequalities by first sketching graphs and then looking at the inequalities and the regions that satisfied them. With apologies for the inconsistent highlighting. #mtbos

In other news (mainly I just need to vent). My elderly neighbour who I've been visiting weekly to do an online shop for, for 7 years, has finally ceased to be able to write me a list. So now I have to peer in the larder, fridge, freezer to decide what food I think she needs for the next 7 days.

They are finished. #handknitsocks #knitting

Christmas gloves underway. #knitting

@icecolbeveridge I forgotten you were around on Friday when I was casting the gloves on, so until about 5 minutes ago (when I remembered) I've been silently amazed at your 72 stitches statement earlier today! 🤣

Home from an excellent weekend at @BigMathsJam. So great to see folks. #BigMathsJam

At #BigMathsJam tonight @fennekLyra learnt to spin. Here's the crochet result of her handspun yarn.

Roadtripping to #BigMathsJam, I stopped at a friend's and she took me here yesterday... Oh my it was wonderful! https://frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk/

Papercrafters. What's your preferred glue. I've been using Distress Collage Medium for a few years but it's expensive and hard to source in the UK. Any recommendations for other liquid matt adhesives? #papercrafting #papercraft

Well that's a turn up for the weather... Opened curtains, made coffee, found crossword and then had to close curtains again because it was too sunny. 😀

Resting joints from knitting. So made an embellished Dorset button this evening. #DorsetButton #embroidery

That's about a quarter made. #HandmadeChristmas #HandmadeCards #papercraft

Holidays are very much for crafting. #handmadecards

Christmas card making starts today.