YOP Week #51

 FO's (finished objects):
1. No FO's this week

 WIPs (works in progress):
1) The little fox is coming along but it is not enjoyable and is very fiddly for me.  I'm not sure if I'm going to get through 2 more of them....maybe it will get easier?  I still have the arms, the legs and the tail to do...............

2)  I worked a little more on my Quaker Flag..............

3) Sew She Did is coming along but my thread broke and I had to take out a section and so I didn't get very far...

Acquisitions:
1)   The rest of my floss came in for Sew She did.......

and a couple other patterns I've had my eye on.....
2) this will be for Jolly July...........

3)  This is the beginning of a longer range project that I saw Vonna Pfeiffer working on (The Twisted Stitcher blog and You Tube channel).  I liked her colors she chose so I am torn.......she did all her letters in a hand dyed steely blue/gray and it was gorgeous..........It's a big piece and I'll need to order fabric.  This is only the first 3 letters of the alphabet.........

4)  I picked these up at Walmart....new cross stitch project bags...........these are the biggest I've seen...2.5 gallons!

5) I finally received the 2 patterns I won from Priscilla and Chelsea...The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch.........LOVE!!!  I posted about them earlier in the week but in case you only visit on Sundays for YOP, I thought I would show them again.

 New Starts Planned: they're all secret! LOL!  There is planning a foot!

YOP Goals from last week:

1. cut fabrics for Pickle Dish #6
2. measure Grayson's blanket and work on
4.  finish stitch Maynia #5
5.  work at least 4 square inches on Diamond Painting
6.  work on Frida Kahlo basket
*7.  finish plan for YOP 2019-20
****8.  finish planning gifts for July birthdays and Christmas
*****9. SAL for Sew She Did
10.  final finish a xs item
11.  get back on schedule with XS days


YOP Goals for this coming week:  (yes, they are the same as last week)
1. cut fabrics for Pickle Dish #6
2. measure Grayson's blanket and work on
4.  finish stitch Maynia #5
5.  work at least 4 square inches on Diamond Painting
6.  work on Frida Kahlo basket
7.  finish plan for YOP 2019-20
8.  finish planning gifts for July birthdays and Christmas
9. SAL for Sew She Did
10.  final finish a xs item
11.  get back on schedule with XS days

TOP 10 (or more) WIP's:

1)  Pickle Dish
2)  Stars and Stripes Saturday - America x-stitch - done but needs finishing
3)  Amy's Frido Kahlo basket (July birthday) - done but needs to be sewn together
4)  Pin's embroidery
5)  C2C blanket for Grayson (July birthday) 
6)  Monthly Monday - HRH January
7)  Witchy Wednesday - Button-Eyed Cat
8)  Fall Friday -
9)  Santa Sunday -Old St. Nick - done but needs 'finishing' work
10)  Turkey Thursday
11)  Seasonal Sunday -Summer
12)  Santa Sunday - new house ornament

 Finishes so far in 2018-19: 
1.  4th of July cross stitch pillow/ornie
2.  Hitchhiker shawl
3.  Felici Hibiscus self-striping socks
4.  Felted wool loafer slippers with leather soles for me Sam
5.  washcloth (extra large) and back scrubber for Christmas or birthday for SIL
6.   Iowa Hawkeye hats for Sam and Grayson
7.  Techniques learned so far this year: a) knit cast on, b) reading a knitting chart, c) lace work, d) inserting and using a lifeline e) charting a graphghan
8.   dishcloth(s)...I need to count them
9. Cubs hat for Uriah
10. 12 days of Christmas Advent gifts
11. Cowl for Ben
12. Cowl for Tracy
13. Cowl for Natalie
14.  # 2018 Collectible ornaments for the grands
15.  Cowl for me or gift basket
16.  11 scrubbies for gift basket
17.  1 pot handle cover for gift basket
18.  Ben's Bear's hat
19.  Falling Leaves Scarf
20.  Tissue Box Cover - 5 of them!
21.  Granny Square Shawl
22.  Kathleen Tracy doll quilt
23.  Pumpkin Spice Farm xs
24.  Spring xs
25.  Blueberry Socks
26.  4 scrubbies for a friend

Miscellaneous Trivia:
Also, if you don't read my blog during the week....I had my 14 year old Rottweiller put down on Friday so I didn't feel much like 'crafting' yesterday but I did go through an entire box of kleenix!  Friday was bad, yesterday was pretty bad and today is a bit better.  I think I've run out of tears and I'm probably de-hydrated.  I will miss her forever.....she was a gift to me from above and I swear she was my guardian angel.  I feel like those people who lose a limb yet still feel like it's there....I have to remind myself she is gone as I catch myself thinking like she is still here.  Deep breaths and prayers for healing my heart...that's what I'm focusing on right now.   This is my Grace girl and that  picture epitomizes  how I feel.....like a worn out dishrag...emotions are much more tiring than physical labor IMHO.

I am starting to put together the patterns etc. for YOP 2019/20 and making a list of the supplies needed  for the various projects so I can get started right away...if the budget approves....we'll see.
Which dates are the yearly roundup and then when is the first Sunday we post about our new projects?  I got confused last week.  Is the roundup on week 52 or 53 and then post the projects on the first Sunday in July?  Dates would be appreciated as the week thing is messing me up.  Thank you!

 Please stop by and see all the other fantastic projects that other YOP'ers are working on.
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and I wish you all a happy, productive and creative week ahead!

Happy Trails!!!  

Nitty is gone but not forgotten..........

I had her put down yesterday afternoon.  The day before when I mowed she had to get up to let me get the mower out of the garage and then again to get it back in.  It was a real effort for her to get up but she did.  That night she didn't eat nor that morning either.  I did see her drink water and she went out in the grass and urinated.  That night when I went to close the garage door and she was right under it.....she wouldn't move.  I tried to help by lifting her rear end as that is where she had no strength but she didn't even try to get up.  I ended up having to slide her out of the way so I could close the garage door.  The next morning she was in the same spot and had urinated right where she was so I knew that it wasn't going to get any better.  I took her water and food over to her but she wouldn't have anything to do with it.  She'd had enough and it was time.  I cried and spent the morning with her grooming her and giving her a 'shampoo' which is wet but all natural and you let it dry and then brush her.  I talked to her and explained what was going to take place and that she wouldn't feel a thing except no more pain or struggle.   I still hadn't called the vet or the moving guy but by noon I knew it had to be plus no one would be available on the weekend.  I called the moving guy but no answer and it said no mailbox had been set up yet.  I drove over there as he's only a few blocks away.  He was home and didn't know why his phone wasn't working but he said he would and to let him know what time after I talked to the vet.  I came home and called the vet and they gave me an appointment for 2:45 and so I tried calling the mover guy but still no phone so I drove over there again.  I told  him and he said he'd be over a little after 2:00 p.m as it takes about 1/2 hour to get there.   I waited and waited and he never came.  I was panicking so I called animal control and explained the situation and asked if someone could help me.  I offered to pay these people....I wasn't expecting something for nothing.  She said she couldn't lift as she's just had a baby but that she  would see if one of the police officers were free and if so she'd send one over.  Meanwhile I called the vet and explained the situation and they said not to worry that they were open until 4:00 p.m. and to try and get there before then.    An officer showed up and helped me get her in the car and I took off for the vet.  I told them when I got there but I went back out to the truck to stay with Nitty in the back with the back hatch open.  It gave me more time with her.  The bad part is she was bright eyed and very alert but then she would drop her head like she couldn't hold it up much longer and her breathing was heavy.  I kept telling her her friends at the vets would be there and she always loved them and was excited to see them.  Little did I know when they came out I didn't recognize a one of them!  There was even a new vet whom I'd never seen before!  I felt like I'd  lied to Nitty....there wasn't one person in that office that I recognized.  Dr. Mills must have cleaned house but I wish she would have sent out a letter informing her customers.  So, the new vet was very good and older....not fresh out of vet school thank goodness!  It went smoothly and Nitty was great as always even up to the end.....but you're still shocked when they're 'gone' and you almost want to say....'wait, stop, I've changed my mind' but you can't be selfish when you love someone....not if you really love them.  They will cremate her which I really don't like for some reason but I can't bury her so there's no real choice.  I paid the bill which was more than I remembered in the past but then everything goes up.....there went my budget! LOL!
I had planned on going to Walmart that day so I went ahead and went.  I didn't need a lot and I knew my eyes were red from crying but it's allergy season too so I wasn't too concerned.  I put on my sunglasses and got what I needed and came home.  I cried almost all the way home until I realized it was interfering with my vision so I pulled myself together.  It's funny,  when you lose someone you love you look around and see the world still going; people laughing, cars going places and you want the whole world to stop because yours just did.  I am devastated, even though I knew it was coming but I will miss her so much and the tears will be shed every time I think of her.  It comes and goes...you get busy and then all of a sudden there it is...she's gone and you can't get your breath and it's literally a physical ache in your heart thus the word heartache evidently.  I always pray for a sign that whoever has passed is alright and I've gotten those signs.  I slept like a log last night as I was physically and emotionally exhausted but this morning.....a bark woke me up and I sat right up in bed!  It wasn't Annie and my windows were closed.....I know it was Nitty letting me know she was alright.  Another thing happened that is so strange.  I love robins but they come here in early Spring and leave to go  up North and I don't see them until Fall again.  This morning when I opened my curtains there were robins all over my yard.  You may think I'm crazy and maybe I am....crazy with grief but it made me feel better that Nitty is fine and someday, hopefully we will be together again.  They say that when you pass over there will be people that loved you that will be there to greet you.  I have a feeling there will be more animals to greet me than humans and that's okay with me.    

Recap....where does the time go?

This week has been a blur but a good blur!  I haven't blogged much but I've gotten a lot done which gives such a  great feeling...to me anyway.
I've cooked of course.......pasta sauce of which some will get frozen in bags.  I put it in the jars to cool off.

BTW...........I tried the Earth Balance butter substitute and it is very good!  The sugar substitute........

is fine so far but I don't care for it in my coffee.  I might have to switch to something else at least for that.
I've also been cleaning and de-cluttering.
Today was out to the highway for gas for the truck and the mower and then I mowed but before that.....I made chicken and noodles in the crock pot.   The jello pudding is for peach cream cheese pie tomorrow.

 My daughter gave me the idea and I got the ingredients that I needed yesterday.  I already had the chicken.  I knew I would be tired after mowing so a crock pot dinner was right up my alley!

      Yesterday I was able to participate in the Fat Quarter Shop SAL of Sew She Did cross stitch...you can win prizes too but I'm not sure I will be able to keep up...I have gifts to make and yard work and gardening and housework and cooking.....I can't devote whole days to it nor would I want to but it's fun regardless!

I still haven't received the dark teal that the majority of the sewing machine is stitched in but it should be here soon.  What I did receive were my patterns that I won from Priscilla and Chelsea on The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch pod cast awhile back!  I love them!!!

Well..everyone else has been fed and medicated and they've been outside....now it's my turn....I've got my pj's on, I'm ready to have my chicken and noodles and then watch some podcasts and do some cross stitch.  Annie's all tucked in and ready............

 and the evening candle is lit.  I hope you have a great one!

Happy Trails!!!

YOP Week #50

 FO's (finished objects):
1. My Blueberry Socks: They are finished but I can't start another pair as I have no sock yarn....I need a bigger budget for crafts!  That's okay as I have lots of plans for YOP 2019-20.

2) I made 4 scrubbies for a friend of mine who requested some.......she wanted to pay me but I refused.......they'll be getting mailed off to her this week.........

 WIPs (works in progress):
1)  I auditioned fabrics for the next 2 Pickle Dishes...trying to  utilize scraps which these are great for....

These are the 5 I have finished.......

 For those of you who were asking this is what it should look like when I am done.........mine will be framed also and I might even have an old window for it...........

The pattern is from this book which is on Amazon or maybe even Thriftbooks...........these gals run a Quilt Shop in the town next to my hometown in Illinois...............

3) Last year when the grands visited me they brought me a little present....a crochet kit of little woodland animals. It has all the supplies in the kit. They have been asking me ever since if I've made any of them yet......so I decided I would make some for their July birthdays.........it is tiny and not easy for my arthritic fingers but I am managing...............the kit makes 2 animals a fawn and a fox but if I get one fox done they will all probably get a fox! LOL!  There are patterns for all kinds of animals in the accompanying book.  It's really cute and the grands said "We knew we had to get it for you because it's crochet and we know how much you like to crochet".  They are so funny and they were so serious when they said it....I knew all along they wanted me to make them for them! LOL!  You can't fool Garndma Sam!  The hardest part were those safety eyes....I almost got a hammer out! LOL!

3)  My treasures came in the mail and boy is Fat Quarter Shop fast!  Love that store! This is the kit for the SAL that just ended! LOL!  But that's okay as I want to make it regardless.....it came with the pattern, the fabric and the 'fancy floss' (hand dyed) and the needle!

I cut the fabric as I didn't need all they sent and I zigzagged the edges.  I'm on my way!  This is my new Stars and Stripes Saturday project.  I had another one started but somehow misplaced the pattern....imagine that.  This is not a 'small' but a picture sized project.  Easy and enjoyable on 14 count Aida and no back stitching or fancy stitches.....just how I like it! LOL!  

Acquisitions:  I got the kit above and I also got the pattern and most of the floss plus the fabric for the Sew She Did SAL starting this coming Wednesday live at 9:00 a.m. on The Fat Quarter Shop Floss Tube channel on You Tube.   I still need to cut the fabric and zigzag around it.  I also ordered the rest of the floss and 2 other patterns from Everything Cross Stitch as FQS ran out of one of the colors that requires 6 skeins!  This will be going in my craft room/studio when done.  I love it!  Another easy project, I think.  I just need the little colored buttons she uses for the machine and the pin tops.  They sell them at FQS so I will get them later....when I'm done.  

The only other SAL is the Jolly July starting July 1st where you start a Christmas ornament every day in July...so 31 and then spend the rest of the year finishing them.  I have to gather them together.  I have 2 or 3 so far.   There is a pattern that I will order later that has 12 vintage images on a pillow by Lor Holt but I will separate them into 12 separate ornaments so that will get me about halfway.  I also have some books and magazines around here to check out.
 New Starts Planned: they're all secret! LOL!  There is planning a foot!
Only 2 more weeks for YOP until the next season!  I am so excited!  I have already started planning my projects and I am much more realistic this year and wanting to finish things....strange but true!

YOP Goals from last week:
*****1. finish sock?
***2. audition and cut fabric for Pickle Dish #6
3. measure Grayson's blanket and work on
4.  finish stitch Maynia #5
5.  work at least 4 square inches on Diamond Painting
6.  work on Frida Kahlo basket
***7.  plan YOP 2019-20
***8.  plan gifts for July birthdays and Christmas
*****9.  plan SAL's if possible and gather materials
10.  final finish a xs item

YOP Goals for this coming week:
1. cut fabrics for Pickle Dish #6
2. measure Grayson's blanket and work on
4.  finish stitch Maynia #5
5.  work at least 4 square inches on Diamond Painting
6.  work on Frida Kahlo basket
7.  finish plan for YOP 2019-20
8.  finish planning gifts for July birthdays and Christmas
9. SAL for Sew She Did
10.  final finish a xs item
11.  get back on schedule with XS days

TOP 10 (or more) WIP's:

1)  Pickle Dish
2)  Stars and Stripes Saturday - America x-stitch - done but needs finishing
3)  Amy's Frido Kahlo basket (July birthday) - done but needs to be sewn together
4)  Pin's embroidery
5)  C2C blanket for Grayson (July birthday) 
6)  Monthly Monday - HRH January
7)  Witchy Wednesday - Button-Eyed Cat
8)  Fall Friday -
9)  Santa Sunday -Old St. Nick - done but needs 'finishing' work
10)  Turkey Thursday
11)  Seasonal Sunday -Summer
12)  Santa Sunday - new house ornament

 Finishes so far in 2018-19: 
1.  4th of July cross stitch pillow/ornie
2.  Hitchhiker shawl
3.  Felici Hibiscus self-striping socks
4.  Felted wool loafer slippers with leather soles for me Sam
5.  washcloth (extra large) and back scrubber for Christmas or birthday for SIL
6.   Iowa Hawkeye hats for Sam and Grayson
7.  Techniques learned so far this year: a) knit cast on, b) reading a knitting chart, c) lace work, d) inserting and using a lifeline e) charting a graphghan
8.   dishcloth(s)...I need to count them
9. Cubs hat for Uriah
10. 12 days of Christmas Advent gifts
11. Cowl for Ben
12. Cowl for Tracy
13. Cowl for Natalie
14.  # 2018 Collectible ornaments for the grands
15.  Cowl for me or gift basket
16.  11 scrubbies for gift basket
17.  1 pot handle cover for gift basket
18.  Ben's Bear's hat
19.  Falling Leaves Scarf
20.  Tissue Box Cover - 5 of them!
21.  Granny Square Shawl
22.  Kathleen Tracy doll quilt
23.  Pumpkin Spice Farm xs
24.  Spring xs
25.  Blueberry Socks

Miscellaneous Trivia:
For podcasts I continued watching  Sandy Ran's By the Lakeside knitting podcast. I also watched some FQS and Priscilla and Chelsea videos on You Tube about sewing xs project bags with vinyl, decorating a tiered stand and also Priscilla's methods for xs finishing.  
 Please stop by and see all the other fantastic projects that other YOP'ers are working on.
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and I wish you all a happy, productive and creative week ahead!
Happy Trails!!!  

Sweet deliverance!

Well, Nitty woke up this morning and went outside, drank a bunch of water and ate all her breakfast!  We live to fight another day!  It made me happy and motivated to get a few things done.....a little cleaning and some baking!
I'm always looking for 'crispy' cookie recipes and I found a great one today!  From The Kitchen Magpie and she even explained what makes crispy cookies and what doesn't so I learned something.
These are super crispy and delicious...of course I had to try them....warm...fresh out of the oven.  It was a great day for baking and being in the kitchen because it rained most of the day and it's still raining.  No watering!  Yay!
These are crispy chocolate chip cookies like I remember them when I was growing up. Then something changed in the recipes and they started getting 'soft'.  This recipe solves that!

You drop them by teaspoonful and then dip a flat bottomed glass in water and flatten them.  The water keeps the glass from sticking to the cookie.  Who knew?  I always dipped the glass in sugar.  Another lesson learned.

If you lived next door I would call you over for some tea and warm, out of the oven, 'crispy' chocolate chip cookies!

I made another batch of my Mediterranean salad....I love it and it is really good for you.  The gal that I got the recipe from, a blogger in Australia, she ate this to lose weight and she did!  This may be my summer diet food!  My grand kids love it too.  Cuke, cooked corn off the cob, red onion, red or orange pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and feta cheese.........yummo!  You can add whatever spices you like...I add fresh parsley, cardamon and salt and pepper.  You could add other veggies too.

I made a scrubbie last night out of the yarn I picked up at Walmart.  One of the gals that sent me a bunch of supplies for Stitch Mania asked if she could pay me to make some for her.  In thanking her for all the supplies, I sent her a little scrubbie in the mail and she loved it!  I said she couldn't pay me but I would make her some more.  She likes blue and purple so this is the blue.  I'll pick up some purple yarn next time.  I like the variegation and it has a turquoise and a royal blue with white. 

 I also picked up this yesterday at Wally World.........I love butter but I searched for the best tasting butter flavored healthy spread and this is what popped up in 1st place.  By gum it does taste like butter!  I used it on my french toast this morning and in the cookies.....you could have fooled me!
I also got some of that butter flavored spray to put on my popcorn.  Trying to eat as healthy as possible but I don't like sacrificing flavor.  I also got a sugar substitute but haven't used it yet.  I'll let you know!

I hope everyone is staying dry!  I had to go out in the rain to harvest some herbs for my salad but just on the front porch....I made it easy on myself for just such occasions! LOL!
Happy Trails!!!

Wednesday...........

This has not be a very productive week.  Today I made a run to Walmart mostly for dog food and I picked up these items for some future projects............

 

this is 14 count Aida cloth for............

a Stitch Along (SAL) starting June 12th on The Fat Quarter Shop's Floss Tube channel......LIVE at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.  I am excited as it feels like you are right there with Kimberly while she stitches the same project as you!  I ordered the floss that I needed except for one that they are out of and I think it is the blue of which you need 4 skeins.....I looked at Walmart today but they didn't have it either.  I may have to order from somewhere else.   

 I also ordered the kit from the present SAL but I'm a bit late to the party..............this one is a kit so it comes with everything you need; floss and fabric and pattern............

I did manage to do a budget...finally!  I did an Excel spreadsheet and I am hoping this works out and I can keep my head above water while still having some funds for my crafts and gardening and meds for all of us! LOL!
I've been working on my 2nd sock on breaks and I'm about 1/2 way down the foot and hope to finish before this coming YOP Sunday.  I have big feet so it's a long foot! LOL!

   I also found my charger for my dust buster! PTL!  I have a terrible time misplacing chargers for my tools.  I need to start labeling them with bright colored tape.
I made my summertime Mediterranean salad (no lettuce) as it is getting hot here.  I also made another skillet pizza..........Margherite style with my own fresh basil.............there was also a loaf of bread baked this week.

Tomorrow is already Thursday and I feel like I've gotten so little done but I did spend a lot of time on the budget and oh, one whole morning again on pc problems..........I think the mystery is solved!  They installed new drivers for my monitor and the screen is no longer going black.....whew!
I use Geek Buddy which is part of my Comodo security  package.  It is pricey for a year....about $100 or $139...I can't remember but living so far from EVERYTHING.....it is worth it!  They are available 24/7 and they can log on to my pc (with my permission) and they take over and fix any problems!  I have had them for about 10 or 13 years and there has never been a problem they haven't been able to fix and I have never had a virus or malware or anything. They didn't pay me to say that but I like to promote businesses that actually do what they say they will.  Anyway...just thought I would let you know.
On the down side........Nitty didn't eat today.  I'm thinking maybe we are nearing the end.  The vet said I would know when she stops eating and drinking........I will let you know.  Some days I just like to think we could keep going on like this but I know that is wishful thinking.  Each day with her is precious but I am being selfish, I know.  I will not let her suffer though.
I hope all is well with you and that your Spring (my summer already) is going well and you are not suffering from flooding or terrible storms.  So far so good here.  TTYS!
Happy Trails!!!

YOP Week #49

I've been working hard but not on handwork until I'm too tired to do anything else.  This was a tiring week.  The lawn mower had a rusty starter wire that needed to be replaced, there were storms here and there, I finally got the lawn mowed, planted a bit more, made bread and a Mediterranean salad.  I cleaned some and cared for the girls.  I also had another "episode" with the nurse at my doctor's office...remember the 'liver test' episode?   Evidently she wasn't just having a bad day that time.....she's just a bully and this time she ranted and raved at me and then called my pharmacist and ranted and raved at him too!  When I talked to my pharmacist later he said "she's crazy"!  That made me feel better as I thought maybe I bring it out in people but no......she's a bully and an angry person at that.   I think I told you that I had a friend who has her PhD in psychology and retired from practice a few years back.  She said, "If you knew how many angry, hate filled people are out there you would be afraid to walk out your door."  After all the mass shootings I am thinking she was right.  That said, I will be having a little talk with said nurse and my doctor too.  I tried to defuse her anger with some humor and even a little self deprecation and I apologized to her if I had dropped the ball.  But all to no avail.....that just gives bullies a green light to be even meaner.  It upset me quite a bit and still bothers me as I lead a very peaceful, quiet life and like most people I do not like confrontation but her behavior calls for action or find another doctor or both.  I hope it's not his wife! LOL!
On to a happier topic.............

 WIPs (works in progress):
1)  Diamond Painting - well.....I have about 4 square inches done....I need to do 4 square inches per day!  I am speeding up a bit but like I said this past week was not an easy one...........

2)  I did the heel turn and the gusset on sock #2 and I am working my way down the foot......progress!

....

3)  Stitch Maynia #4.........done except for final finishing.  I'm not sure why there is blue frosting on the cookies but I went with it...............

4)  Stitch Maynia #5.....these are pumpkins even though right now they look like peaches or oranges

Acquisitions:  None but there are several SAL's that I am interested in..all cross stitch related.
Stitching in Doodah is having one using The Blue Flower pattern
Priscilla and Chelsea have several going on
The Fat Quarter Shop has the Flag by the Stitcherhood, A Lori Holt Sewing Machine cross stitch starting in June and then in July there is Jolly July with FQS and Priscilla and Chelsea where you start a Christmas ornament every day in the month of July!  How do these people afford all of this?  I would love to but I doubt I could get all the materials and patterns.
  
New Starts Planned: they're all secret! LOL!  There is planning a foot!

YOP Goals from last week:
***1.  work on sock #2 heel turn
2. audition and cut fabric for Pickle Dish #6 of 11 solid ones
3. trim all completed xs
4. kit up house ornament
5. work on Frida Kahlo basket
***6. work on Stitch Maynia #4 and finish
7. measure Grayson's blanket and keep working on it!
8. plan July gifts to make
***9.  Work on Stitch Maynia #5
10.  Work on days of the week xs projects
***11.  Diamond Painting at least 4-5 square inches

YOP Goals for this coming week:
1. finish sock?
2. audition and cut fabric for Pickle Dish #6
3. measure Grayson's blanket and work on
4.  finish stitch Maynia #5
5.  work at least 4 square inches on Diamond Painting
6.  work on Frida Kahlo basket
7.  plan YOP 2019-20
8.  plan gifts for July birthdays and Christmas
9.  plan SAL's if possible and gather materials
10.  final finish a xs item

TOP 10 (or more) WIP's:

1)  Pickle Dish
2)  Stars and Stripes Saturday - America x-stitch - done but needs finishing
3)  Amy's Frido Kahlo basket (July birthday) - done but needs to be sewn together
4)  Pin's embroidery
5)  socks
6)  C2C blanket for Grayson (July birthday) 
7)  Monthly Monday - HRH January
8)  Witchy Wednesday - Button-Eyed Cat
9)  Fall Friday -
10)  Santa Sunday -Old St. Nick - done but needs 'finishing' work
11.  Turkey Thursday
12.  Seasonal Sunday -Summer
13.  Santa Sunday - new house ornament

 Finishes so far in 2018-19: 
1.  4th of July cross stitch pillow/ornie
2.  Hitchhiker shawl
3.  Felici Hibiscus self-striping socks
4.  Felted wool loafer slippers with leather soles for me Sam
5.  washcloth (extra large) and back scrubber for Christmas or birthday for SIL
6.   Iowa Hawkeye hats for Sam and Grayson
7.  Techniques learned so far this year: a) knit cast on, b) reading a knitting chart, c) lace work, d) inserting and using a lifeline e) charting a graphghan
8.   dishcloth(s)...I need to count them
9. Cubs hat for Uriah
10. 12 days of Christmas Advent gifts
11. Cowl for Ben
12. Cowl for Tracy
13. Cowl for Natalie
14.  # 2018 Collectible ornaments for the grands
15.  Cowl for me or gift basket
16.  11 scrubbies for gift basket
17.  1 pot handle cover for gift basket
18.  Ben's Bear's hat
19.  Falling Leaves Scarf
20.  Tissue Box Cover - 5 of them!
21.  Granny Square Shawl
22.  Kathleen Tracy doll quilt
23.  Pumpkin Spice Farm xs
24.  Spring xs

Miscellaneous Trivia:
For podcasts I watched Sandy at the Lakehouse knitting podcast.  She's very good and I love her projects but these people must be rolling in it as she buys sweater quantities of hand dyed expensive yarn....I think that's why I stopped watching a lot of those knitters.  But she did recommend a movie that she said was really good on Netflix;  "Dead Like Me".  I think I will binge watch her podcasts and the movie series too.
Here's a little butterfly that was outside my front door.  I forget the name of it..........so sweet..............

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