Sunday, July 22, 2018

YOP Week #4


Here are my goals from last week...we'll see how well I did.
*1) order rest of supplies needed for projects - done
*2) finish the one washcloth - actually finished one and knitted another!  This one is crocheted........

This one is knitted.........I should have unfolded it.......it's Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth....a free pattern on Ravelry and my favorite!
3) finish chapter 4 of Falling Leaves Lace Scarf (which may be a bit much...I'll see) - I didn't quite make it but almost...2 more rows but here's my progress...........so far so good.....
4) finish another pickle dish - didn't quite finish this either..........but I'm still loving working on it........
5) find those dang I Spy quilts and my folk art quilt - no luck here....I think I have leprechauns in the house!
6) finish heel and gusset on sock #1 and start on the foot - again.....almost........I have about 12 more rows on the gusset before I start the foot..........
7) cut binding for sampler quilt - didn't touch it
8) trace embroidery pattern if light box arrives in time (I don't have Prime so  it takes forever!) - light box has not arrived yet
9) cut material for pillowcases if blades arrive on time - blades have not arrived yet
10) attach soles onto my slippers and they should arrive this week - they arrived but I did not  get them sewn on
11) work on 4th of July pillow if interfacing arrives  -interfacing got here but I haven't worked on it yet
I did get my row counter (can you ever have too many of these?) and the soles to the slippers arrived...........the soles are leather so no wonder they were pricey.  I love this counter by Clover...so much easier then those little barrel shaped counters.

Here are my goals for this coming week:
1)  Keep searching for the I Spy quilts and my Folk Art quilt
2)  Finish the first Felici sock
3)  Finish the first full repeat (20 rows) of the Falling Leaves scarf pattern and put in a lifeline
4)  Cut and sew up my daughter's Frida Kahlo basket
5)  Sew soles unto slippers
6)  Finish Pickle Dish #2 and cut material for the next one
7)  cut binding for Sampler quilt if rotary blades arrive
8)  cut pillowcase material if rotary blades arrive
9)  do finishing sewing on 4th of July pillow
10) trace embroidery pattern on material if light box and tracing pen arrive

I also have a question for you knitters out there.....is there a reason for slipping the first stitch as opposed to just knitting it from the left needle?  In my Falling Leaves scarf the instructor says you don't need to but in my sock knitting they always say to slip the first stitch when you're doing the heel as those are the stitches you have to 'pick up'.

Please stop by and see all the other fantastic projects that other  YOP'ers are working on.
Happy Trails!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Another busy week!

The drywall guy has been here on and off all week and now won't be back until the end of August to finish....at least there's not a gaping hole anymore........
Meanwhile, I cleaned my frig really good  inside......
and out..........I should have taken a before picture because you could barely see the frig for all the junk covering it............no more!  No more white boards, magnets, coupons....nada!
I'm going for the clean and lean look...lol!



I've also continued working on my crafts room and today actually used my cutting mat in the new space.  I've ordered a bunch of supplies but was able to use my rotary cutter for the little squares for my hexies at least.  I also turned my mat around to get away from the warn parts which helped.  It rained here last night and today.  Not a lot but every little bit helps.  It's thundering again now..so cozy!

 I started a new wash cloth and I'm almost done with it!  It's the new Craftsy yarn in the colorway "Sprinkles" that I got at Hobby Lobby last week. 
 That's all the news for now.  I scratched my eye either pollen or allergy rubbing so I have a patch on.  Excuse me if I misspell...I'm trying to focus but it's a bit weird.
Happy Trails!!!











Sunday, July 15, 2018

YOP Week #3


Here are my goals from last week...we'll see how well I did.
1) find I Spy quilts - still haven't found them and I am about 1/3 of the way done cleaning and organizing my crafts room
2) find needles and cast on socks - Oh yeah.........this one definitely got some love....so happy to be knitting socks again............these are some vanilla socks to get me back in the swing of sock knitting.  It is Felici yarn from Knit Picks in the Hibiscus colorway.....I'm ready to do the heel/gusset.....

3) cut material for next round of hexies - yes, did this and finished one pickle dish and cut material for the next and got started on it............
here's part of the next one...........
4) wash and iron fabric for Sewing School Project #1 - I did this and went to cut the material and my rotary blade was so dull it went 'off track' and cut it wrong and now I may not have enough material....I may have to do some juggling.....meanwhile I am ordering new blades!
5) trace pattern for PINS embroidery - I did fuse the freezer paper to the material.  It is supposed to make it easier to trace the pattern on but I can't see the pattern through it so I need a light box and my marking pen was dried out so I need that and some knitting counters....my Amazon order is way past FREE SHIPPING! LOL!

6) find Folk Art Quilt - I found part of it but not the rest....woe is me!
7) order soles for slippers (just mine to see how they work) - I did order the soles for my slippers and they are more expensive than the  yarn to make them!
8) finish July 4th x-stitch into a pillow - I looked at the tutorial from Vonna Pfeiffer and she calls for P44 lightweight interfacing which I also need to order
9) cut binding for sampler quilt - this got no attention at all but I know where it is at least! LOL!
What wasn't on the list of goals but should have been was my Creative Bug class for the Falling Leaves Lace Scarf.  I started the class and the scarf over as I needed more markers and now I need more knitting counters too.  I want to continually work on building my skills in various areas.  Only about 3 rows on this so far...........
  That's all the progress for this week although I did get to Hobby Lobby and got one skein of yarn for finishing one of the washcloths but the other must be Peaches and Creme at Walmart.  So, this coming weeks goals are the following:
1) order rest of supplies needed for projects
2) finish the one washcloth
3) finish chapter 4 of Falling Leaves Lace Scarf (which may be a bit much...I'll see)
4) finish another pickle dish
5) find those dang I Spy quilts and my folk art quilt
6) finish heel and gusset on sock #1 and start on the foot
7) cut binding for sampler quilt
8) trace embroidery pattern if light box arrives in time (I don't have Prime so  it takes forever!)
9) cut material for pillowcases if blades arrive on time
10) attach soles onto my slippers and they should arrive this week
11) work on 4th of July pillow if interfacing arrives  
I can see the list is growing already with no 'finishes' but hopefully I will be able to wrap up a few items this month.........
Please stop by and see all the other fantastic projects that other  YOP'ers are working on.
Happy Trails!!!