Fiber Monday 230: Never Give Up

I'm not giving up on this shawl...

The skull shawl is taking way too much time, I think. While, yes, 90℉ (~32℃) heat with 60-80% humidity or higher has been far beyond my capacity to withstand with fabric covering one leg and most of one hand, it's not the weather that's slowing me down.

I'm getting bored.

So how do you combat project boredom?

You certainly don't give up. That defeats the purpose of the Project!

No, you just find something else to do for a tiny bit.

That's a 24oz water bottle, btw

My secondary project here is a pair of shorts based on the Micaela pattern from DROPS by Garnstudio. Their pattern calls for a far lighter weight yarn than I'm using, which is why I'm saying they're "based" on Micaela. I plan to also make a version of the Seashore top.

The yarn I'm using is a worsted weight cotton Sugar N Cream I picked up years ago at the local WalMart. This is a huge spool which is perfect for making one big project or several smaller ones (like face cloths or coasters). You can, obviously, use whatever yarn you want, provided you're careful about your gauge and conscious of the weight and drape it'll have on you.

These shorts will probably be used for either swimming or lounging, depending on how they fit (if they fit). If the shorts don't fit, I'll hold off on the Seashore.

The first real round on these calls for some weird skipping and grouping, but the only
stitches I've needed so far are chains, single crochet, and double crochet.

The second row is straight double crochet

And the third alternates double crochet and chain stitches.
Then you make another double crochet round.

I'll be honest, this isn't the best-written pattern I've ever read. I enjoy the ones that are written for slackers or tired grandmas who don't want to have to interpret things overmuch while working. I hope these work out - I haven't made a garment that wasn't an accessory beyond a sweater for one of my nieces ages ago...

I think that'll about do it for me today, though. It's the first good day in a while, temperature-wise, and I'm able to sit in my room comfortably without sweating through my mattress. Ew.

Regardless, it's pretty nice today, and I'd like to enjoy it. I hope things are relatively decent out there for the rest of you, too.

Go Enjoy Something!
FC

Fiber Monday 229: Meer skedels

Guess what I worked on today? Can you guess? Can you?

That's right - more skulls.

I managed to get us to 16 new chins across - which is just a little more than last week. I am hoping to get going on this in the coming week. I'm also thinking that this will need a nice press when I finish it. I'll have to look up how to block/press linen, since I believe this is a linen lace-weight thread.

Family-sized box of mac n cheese for scale, lol

I'm still in love with the colors on this shawl. Yeah, the patchiness is a bit weird, but if I'm gonna use a quirky pattern like skull lace, it may as well be in a quirky, weird colorway. It's pretty lightweight, still, too, which will be great when I wear it!

The ball was originally about the size of a grapefruit, and now it's a little smaller than a tennis ball, so I think we're going to have to wrap this up in a couple weeks! How exciting!

Also, it was really nice this morning, even though it was still 70℉ (~21℃) at 0900 (9AM). It's bright and sunny, and since I slept in shorts, I woke up feeling pretty cozy instead of overheated and sweaty. I wasn't the only one feeling pretty good this morning, either...

Look at this lovely, demanding lazypants.

The kitty greeted me when I came down the stairs, staring at me and waiting for me to settle down in the chair with my crochet. Then she hopped up onto the couch and stared pointedly at "her" spot. I know this code. She wanted me to set up a "tent" with one of the heavy fleece blankets. I did it and held the flap open until she decided it was good enough. This is how she looked 30 seconds later!

What a fluff :)

That'll do it for me today!

Go Enjoy Something!
FC