Fiber Monday

 

Happy New Year, Folks!

It has come to pass that I am now... completely unsure of what to make. I've started three different projects - a coaster (complete), a bag, and a washcloth.

But I don't really think they're what I want to make this month.

I think what I want to do is make another shawl.

I have a nice one - made it from a cheap baby yarn I picked up at probably a Jo-Ann's with a friend of mine - but I don't want to wear it to death.

And I have another big skein of worsted weight yarn that I'd like to wear in some way.

So I'm probably going to try and turn that into a shawl in some way.

This poor skein, too.

I've started so many projects with it - a Victorian vest, a hexagon cardigan, a lap blanket...

And now a Shawl. 

Perhaps this is the project I finish it with?

Top to bottom clockwise: The coaster, the bag, the washcloth

There is one other thing I'd like to do, crochet-wise, that I forgot to add in my New Year's blog... I want to make a scrap sweater.

Basically, my plan is to create a top-down sweater using only leftover scraps of yarn that remain after various projects this year. I have a lot of small scraps, so that should help. Do any of you have interest in seeing such a project? As for what I'd do after it was done, I'm not sure. Maybe I'd give it away as a gift. Maybe I'd keep it. Maybe I'd finally have an Etsy shop or something and sell it.

I'm thinking of calling it my Goblin Sweater. We'll see.

Anyway, that I think will do it for today - I still have a sketch to make and some story writing to do!

I'm very excited about this year's creativity quest ;)

Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday

 

In Which I Struggle With Timekeeping

I was supposed to write this blog post 12 hours ago, but uh... I didn't wake up until almost noon. I started writing tonight after 9:30PM (2130 in 24hr). I didn't sleep well, though. I kept waking up. Sometimes it was the wind (we had 35-40mph/56,3-64,4kph gusts), sometimes the rain (we got almost 1.5"/3,81cm of rain last night), and sometimes I just felt cold (it was only about 38℉/3,33℃).

tl;dr - I overslept in tiny, unsatisfying chunks all night because the weather sucked so now I'm mildly grumpy and my brain is lumpy.

In nicer news, tomorrow should be sunny, though it'll still be windy, so I might go do some errands to get outside for more than five minutes. Then I'll do my best to write some notes, do some crochet, sketch, etc.

I wish I'd finished something artistic last Thursday, but it wasn't gonna happen. The art project I was trying out just didn't work right, and none of my sketches looked even mildly presentable. Bleh. Just not having a very creative time lately.

I keep thinking I'd like to work on something like a clay sculpture, but let's be real, I'm not spending money on yet another art supply I'll get bored with in 3 weeks. And if you buy clay, you have to buy something to paint it with, and acrylics can be as pricey as watercolors. Bleh.

You know what, though...

I think it might be my bed.

See, usually, my bed only squeaks if I rock back and forth, but now it's freaking insane. It groans and squeals when I move even a little. Yes, I'm heavier than I was even a year ago, but... I'm pretty sure it did this last year, too. In fact, I think it did something similar in the fall...

I'm dumb.

Of course the bed makes noise. It's a transition period. Relative humidity, temperatures, and air pressure are in flux. My bed frame is over 70% wood (the only metal being the rails). Of course it's having issues!

I'm glad I've figured that one out!

Anywho, here's the plan for the next 7 days:

Tomorrow - go outside, touch grass, maybe do some sketches, some errands, etc.

Thursday - Art. I hope.

Friday-Sunday - catch up on crochet, maybe work on some of my book ideas.

Monday - Crochet!

Next Tuesday - Blather!

Alright. I think that'll do it for me. I am le pooped lol!

Go Enjoy Something!

FC