imjustlori

I've been away for a week and a half where I've not had time to do much crafting. But I want to keep up this momentum, so here we go. The spinning demo/class is this Saturday, so you can guess where my focus will be for the rest of the week.

Quilting:

Mystery quilt: Picked up the homework for March. It's a big, BIG section, with LOTS of applique. This might be the month I replace my sewing machine with something that can, oh, at least zig-zag.

My quilt: I'm up to the second August block, and it's not happening for at least a week. And I'm okay with that. :-)

Knitting:

The clutch purse still has no hardware. It's all of two buttons! How come I've not taken the fifteen minutes to do this!?! Huh?!?

Sweater is seamed. All it needs at the moment is a neckline, which has to be picked up. I WANT to do this, I would LOVE to finish this sweater.

Test knit missed her deadline, but that's okay. It's not as much a pattern as a rough draft that will grow up to be a pattern. I can get about four rows before I question something she's done. Currently it's waiting for me to send her yet another question about the chart she created.

Vacation cowl was worked on, and is moving along well. It's no-brainer knitting, and I need that. At the moment it's set aside, but travels with me to places and is worked on a little then.

I was worried the test knit would be unfinishable, so I'd grabbed a spring-colored sock yarn and accompanying pattern I've had for about two years. When I got to a halt on the test knit, I put it on holders, and used the same needles to cast on the sock. I'm only a little way into it, but I'm liking it and the pattern. I get the feeling I might change up the heel when I get to it (it's toe-up), but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

Cross Stitch:

I rescued it from under my husband's laptop and put it in a safer spot. That's about it.

Spinning:

Pulled out the wheel and picked up the selfish spinning I'm working on.

Printed handouts for the demo/class ON SATURDAY

Need to firm up my lesson plan--realized I have a huge gap in the start about carding wool.

Started a dozen usable-but-not-pretty spindles. Made one start-to-finish to check the process and learn. Need to make eleven more fimo clay discs, and finish the spindles (this is tonight's project)