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Forgiveness In Chaos

I know it has been a week since I last wrote, and the reason why was because I was feeling guilty. I had been tripping around the country side and the only project I had manage to finish up til Wednesday was a simple knitted headband (which I might add I started on the 1st of August). I finally had a chance to breathe on Wednesday and do something for me. It was then that for the first time I started to not feel so guilty about life getting in the way of craft. Instead of procrastinating about having done nothing (which I tend to do sometimes), I sat down and just did something about it and started to knit. 

I will admit that as it was a lovely day Wednesday, so I did spend most of the afternoon in the garden, especially since it has been too cold and miserable for gardening these last two months. But while I was lying in the sun in the hammock having my morning cup of tea, I did do a couple of rows on my socks, a couple of rows closer to finishing them.

Yesterday (Thursday) was a complete opposite to Wednesday and like today, it has been cold, windy and raining on and off both days. The perfect opportunity to sit down and start to finish off my projects. So yesterday morning I finished the two squares for our group project.

In the afternoon I finally got around to the group's knitting challenge (for the last few months I might add) and knitted just about all the pieces to two knitted toys. The only part I didn't get to yesterday was the cute little hat pieces so I finished them both off this morning. It was only then when I went to sew them up and stuff them that I realised I didn't have anything to stuff them with, so I shall have to finish them off tomorrow at craft group.

This afternoon I am going to do a few more rows on my socks as I'm almost up to the ribbed top. I also have a few things to organise for the wedding so all in all, I am finally starting to feel like I'm finishing off more projects than I am starting. Until then, happy crafting :)

Projects started this month: 1
Projects finished this month: 2

Two More Down

Well I didn't quite manage to finish the tassels on my scarf last night because it was so late. But I did manage to finish them this morning which finishes another project for this month. And here is the photo as promised.

The other project that I have been adding the finishing touches to today is my first attempt at Hardanger Embroidery. This book mark has been a bit of a challenge under magnification but surprisingly I can feel the threads through the needle when counting which has helped.

I still seem to have quite a few projects still to finish, too many to finish off this month, I have only started one new project. So while I feel like I haven't done a great deal this month, I have so far finished more projects than I have started and that is something! Until next time, happy crafting! :)

Projects Started: 1
Projects Finished: 5

Sewing & A Bit Of Everything Else ...

While the week might have started out a bit slow, it is starting to pick up again. Like the other week when all I wanted to do was knit, this week all I seem to be doing is sewing ... and a little bit of everything else too.

I spent all day Tuesday in town so all I managed for the day was a few rounds of knitting on my shawl and a little bit of Quaker Tapestry. I may not have done as much as I would have liked to, but I did do something crafty for the day and that is all that matters really.

Wednesday I spent the whole day sewing. I don't have any photos to share as I was working on my wedding dress all day. Once the wedding has been and gone, then I will show you a photo of the dress, so you will just have to wait until then.


And today was no exception for the sewing bug. I found a couple of old table cloths in my mending pile that had holes in them. After assessing the damage and the potential for repair, I decided it just wasn't going to survive the other end. So I cut them up into squares and stitched them all together to make a "wagga" styled patchwork quilt. 

Then I got a bit stuck on what I was going to do next with this stitched up material piece, so I finished off my crochet sample square which will be used for a group project at the Woolies craft group.

That finished, what to do next ... so I jumped on the internet and searched "Wagga" and started doing a bit more research into what it actually was. So of course, I now have more ideas running through my head so I went back to my squares to experiment!

I shall keep you posted, until then, happy crafting! :)

Spinning, Knitting, Crochet & Quaker Tapestry

So once again the weekend is here and I have a chance to have some fun in the studio. Today I tried a few different things as I just couldn't decide what to do first.

My friend is at the Bendigo Wool & Sheep Show and after getting off the phone to her I felt inspired to spin. She is bringing me back some yummy things to play with, including some new spindles, so I shall post a photo once I get them. 

I have a few wheels, four at my current count, and I have been playing with my Tara wheel this morning. It is a beautiful wheel to spin on, but I can't seem to get the tension right today, so I have swapped to my good old Ashford.

To continue the inspired spinning, and for something a bit different, I then did a little bit of spindle spinning on my Turkish Delight. The merino tops I am using on my Turkish Delight I hand dyed and after falling in love with the colours I decided that I would make a lace weight yarn out of it. What I am going to do with the ridiculously fine yarn when I have finished spinning it, I have no idea, but I am sure something will come to me.

The knitting craze continues with a few rows added to my scrap rug. I must admit I am tempted at the moment to just sit down all day with my tub of scrap blue wool and just knit and knit and knit ... but then I wouldn't have anything to knit later - HA! Then a few more rows on my pair of socks, which are now starting to grow more quickly now that I am past the heel.

I have also had an inspiration to crochet again. I thought I would make a couple of baby rugs. I like crocheting rugs but at the moment I have no inclination to make anything massive, so I thought a baby rug was a good start as I have had a few people ask if I have any available for purchase. So I have been having a bit of a play this afternoon with a couple of new crochet patterns to find a nice one to start with.

And to finish the day off, I decided to add a little bit more to my Quaker Tapestry square for the joint project at craft group. I am enjoying the textural aspect of this style of tapestry embroidery and I think I might use this style for a larger project I have in mind. But I think at the moment the idea will stay in my project book as I think I might have just a few too many projects on the go, Lol.

Until next time, happy crafting! :)

P.S. I have been given a crochet challenge by a friend, so I might just have to have a play with it tomorrow. If you have a challenge for me, please feel free to email it to lizgreenarts@gmail.com as I am always up for something new! Thanks, Liz :)