Craft Wrap-Up

[imjustlori]

This weekend was for doing All The Things. While Saturday was a busy morning, Sunday was packed with the MS Walk and another soccer game. Overall, the crafting quotient was low.

Quilting

• Mystery Quilt: Finished my homework, except for the yo-yos. But because my snowman is smirking, I think that's okay. He don't need no yo-yos. *grin* We got this week's portion of the project, and it should be the last of it. The good part is there's only a little applique. The bad part is the piecing entails sixty-four 1" squares. That I have to cut. Wheee. So I've already started on the square that has the applique...but hope to cut the squares for the other parts over the weekend. And keep them in a baggie--they're too small to leave lying around.


• My Quilt: No movement. August 2 block will happen after my homework for the Mystery quilt is complete--again.

Knitting

• Test Knit: Nothing since talking to the designer. I hold out hope that she'll sort out the issue, and maybe start using a decent program for designing.


• Spring Socks: Second one am still motoring towards the heel. I think I knit all of eight rounds on this.


• SSK Socks: Frogged. not yet re-cast on.


• Garter Shawl: Used up almost all of the main color doing the main portion of the shawl, and am now knitting on the edging. What leftovers I have I think will become a headband, as I need a few more and these colors look great on me. I maintain that once it's finished, I can use the bag that project is in to hold the tank. And that's why it's motoring on as fast as it is. I'm almost-monogamous, and the end-product shows it.


• I *want* to cast on the LIME GREEN tank, but I'm making myself wait until after I finish the Spring Socks. Or at least get past the heel. Maybe I'll wind on one skein of the yarn...

Cross Stitch

• No movement. Sigh. I think I need to move this project from my craft area to my office, so it's in front of me and I'll remember I should work on it. I'd love to have it done (and possibly framed) before my wedding anniversary. There. A deadline. Now let's see what happens.

Spinning

• Selfish sock yarn: no movement. Well, beyond shifting the spinning wheel from here to there. With the warmer weather it's looking more appealing than a massive knit item draped on my lap, so I expect progress this coming week.


• 3#Fiber: I'm still playing with the singles on the spindle. And I'm learning the limits to what I can put on this spindle--it's a lot heavier than it was when I started, but I still have about a yard of fiber to spin from the bit I tore off to play with. I'd like to cram it all on there, then sort out the plying. It would be great to ply it over the weekend, maybe from an Andean bracelet, if I can make it work. I tend to put so much twist in that the bracelet tangles, but this is some "hearty" fiber, so it might be okay.

Comments

[cozit.livejournal.com]

It's always good to know that I'm not the only fiber addict who has so much going at once time :-) the squares...they aren't something that you can sew strips then cut and piece? If not...seriously evil...and one of the reasons I am still trying very hard not to catch the quilt bug for real. Good luck!
....are you hitting S&W next month? (I'm going for part of Saturday... I hope)

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

Well, the wee squares are to make a strip of snowballs, kinda like these: http://0.tqn.com/d/quilting/1/0/9/f/-/-/floral-snowball-quilt.jpg

And really, I have to make two strips of them. It'll be fiddly, but not too fiddly.

I hope to make it to Maryland Sheep & Wool, but I have to get my son's party planned first. That's holding a lot of things up--like knowing whether or not I'll be able to volunteer in the demo tent at MDS&W, probably on Saturday, if at all.