Life and Yarn or Yarn and Life: August 2020

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Year of Projects: Year 7, Week 36

Y'all, I made shoes!!!!! This was not a project that was on the list.

These are the Seaside Espadrilles. The pattern was in Interweave Crochet Spring 2006 magazine,
The jute for the soles was very hard to work with, but they crocheted up quickly. I just used Lily Sugar n' Cream for the uppers. These are not for me, so are really big. It was an interesting exercise, whether I make them again is a slight possibility. Reading others project pages, they double soled to make them less floppy. I'm not, as I don't want to pick up the jute again any time soon!

So that was my only finish. I continue to plug away at several projects and am getting ready to start a Boxy by Joji Locatelli. I'm going to join her Fall KAL. I didn't even know about the KAL until the Grocery Girls mentioned it. I had just bought yarn for Boxy, so figured, why not? The Grocery Girls are going to also have a Sweater KAl, so I can double dip....I may start a few other projects.

I have startitis....but school also starts this week....so probably not!

I think that is it today.....I will catch you all again next week. I have to catch up on reading some blogs..

2020 Completed Projects:

Merry Knitmas - 1/25/2020
Box O' Chocolates - 2/23/2020
Sunny Skies - 2/29/2020
Dobby - 2/20/2020
Gnomes - 2/20/2020
Wow Factor - 3/22/2020
Wow Factor 2 - 3/24/2020
Chrono Hat - 3/24/2020
Showoff - 3/27/2020
Breeze - 4/9/2020
Wise One Hat - 4/18/2020
Lightsaber - 4/18/2020
Snoopy and Woodstock -5/9/2020
Candy Corn Zombody - June 7, 2020
Patons Blue Ragg - June 14, 2020
Cloudy Rainbows - June 15, 2020
Beekeeper Cardigan - June 28, 2020
emPower People - July 9, 2020
Grinchmas Socks - July 18, 2020
Shortie Socks - August 22, 2020
Beach Bag - August 22, 2020 (finally lined, bag was finished in 2010!)
Seasside Espadrilles August 23, 2020

Works In Progress:
WIPS: Crochet:
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden is now a senior..so maybe I finish it for him to take to college?
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done - I'm not even sure where this is at the moment, with projects in two places. I'll think on this.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done. I still love the look of this. Don't think this is at the Homestead, will have to check.
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14) - Haven't made a final decision on this yet.
Venetian Cowl (July 1, 2018) I love this, but the stitch just takes a Loooong time!
Billy shoes - Jan 1, 2019

Knit:
Shark in the Woods (11/27/14)- I really love this, but it's a lot of cabling and I'm not a fan..about 1/2 done.
Vanilla fingerless mitts (12/25/15) - Started the second one, past the thumb point..
Zombie Vixen mitts (10/17/15)- still working on them, again cabling, review these, maybe done for St, Patrick'S Day
Meandering Top (5/20/16) - Took it out, at the separation of arms, looks really big!
Bulky Cowl - this hurts my hands to work on...think I need slippery needles...
Splediferous Blanket - (4/15/17) Roald Dahl club, frogged the mitered and changed the pattern (jan 12, 2020)
Selbu Mitts - 3/26/18
Wee Cria - 3/18/2020
On the Go-veralls -

Socks:

Kai-Mei: (April 2012) - sock 1 done! 5/30/2020
Espalier Socks (Jan 10, 2016) - started and stopped...

2017Games Socks- 2/15/18

Snow Day: 3/4/19
Merfolk: 7/25/19
Monster Mash: 8/16/19 (cuff started awhile ago)

Rhinebeck Socks - 10/6/19

Whammed Socks Dec 7, 2019

Me Too - March 31, 2020

Blue Spruce Socks - April 1, 2020

Hello Sunshine - June 14, 2020

Scarves/Shawls:

Splashy Flowers: (May 2011) - add a motif scarf, don't see that being finished soon...
Light in Shadows (1/14/14) - I love this so much...need to start the new direction, so need to sit down and figure it out..

Garter Path Shawlette (5/30/16)- I have frogged this a couple of times...
Swinging with Winkle (6/4/16)- I love this so much! Just need to finish it! Added a few rows
Knits4Comfort Advent Shawl 12/13/18
Zomboni - January 1, 2020 (restarted Jan 18)
Van Gogh - January 18

KAL/CALs:
Fire and Blood (5/4/14) - not anytime soon
Outlander MKAL (8/8/14) - possibility of finishing this..the yarn is so yummy

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Year of Projects: Year 7, Week 34

Oh Goodness! I went a couple more weeks.....sheesh! Honestly, most of the time, I don't even remember that it is Sunday! This should change this week, as I go back to work tomorrow.

We start PD tomorrow and have been told that this week is virtual.. Students are suppose to start next Thursday - in-person/hybrid model. So I know I'm at school M/T/Th/F, we don't know about W yet. We know the students will all be doing virtual on Wednesdays, but we don't know yet, whether we are in school or at home. Everything keeps changing. We all expect to go fully remote at some point. I think even the superintendent believes that....even when in school, we are "distance learning." Kids will all be on computers and I'll be teaching from a computer at the front of the room.

I'm been having a tough time with sleeping...last night didn't get to sleep until almost 2:00am. Lots of things going on and menopause is also contributing to the sleeplessness....I just hope I can sleep once we get back to school.....

Grrrrr!!!! Just spent a bunch of time trying to figure out spacing on Blogger. The new interface, they removed to option to change spacing! I had weird spaces in my text....

So what have a I finished? Well I FINALLY sewed the lining in my "Beach Bag." It's not really big enough to be a beach bag. It's more purse sized. (There is a picture with my fingers, so you can see the sizing.) I had the lining hanging around the Homestead for awhile. Friday, I found the bag tucked into another bag. So I sat down after we got home and got my sewing on! It was all handsewn, as I can't use the machine at the moment. So sewed up the two sides of the lining and then sewed the lining into the bag.

Pattern: Jaunty Shells by Jean Leinhauser. It was in one of those small pattern books from a craft store called Trendsetting Totes
Yarn: Lily's Sugar n' Cream.

I also finished my shorty socks. No real pattern. Just cast on 56. made a short cuff and then continued on

Yarn: OnLine Supersocke in Emotion II

I started a Perfect Pockets Shawl for my friend. She is fighting her second battle of cancer in two years.
I first saw this shawl on the Needles at the Ready podcast. The yarn is Lion Brand Heartland.

I also joined an MKAL...I'm not good at them and am already two clues behind. It's called The Sharon Show by Casapinka...pattern written by her cat, Sharon....It's just a lot of fun....

The yarn is Skinny Bugga by Sanguine Gryphon and Cephlapod (both no longer dying)

I've also been working on the crochet throw/blanket round ripple for my friend's son. No picture of that this week. It takes an hour to crochet one row.

I also recently uploaded a new video, if you'd like to watch. There is a giveaway. I also have a previous one about my sock wips, if you'd like to watch that one...Thank you! And hopefully I'll see you next week.