Some progress but putting it away for a while

Here it is the start of another week and hopefully things will continue to get into a routine that we like doing. Of course, life is busy again so that means that there isn't as much time for crafting so of course progress has started to slow down. The warm weather is also meaning that I don't have as much energy to sit and work on projects.

Alzheimer's Poem - here is the project that I have been trying to work on, and after this past week I decided that I need to take a break from it. I would love to have it done quickly, and I think trying to do 100 stitches on it each day has been a little much.

This project will be put away for a little while so that I can make progress on some other things and enjoy stitching. Yes, I have been enjoying working on this piece in a lot of ways, but it is also difficult to work on as it brings back a lot of memories.

I will continue to work on this project, but not at the speed I thought I could do. Yes, it would have been great to have it finished before the end of this month, but not when it was difficult to work on. I have got just over 1,900 stitches done on it since I picked it up at the beginning of July, so I am happy with that. Hopefully, after taking a bit of a break, I will be able to pick it up again and get it finished.

Pine Forest Baby Blanket - over the last week I have continued to work on the baby blanket and I have been able to get 4 rows done each day on it. I love being able to continue to get this knitting done. 

Of course, now that it is getting warmer here, it is a little harder to get a lot of knitting done, but I am thinking that if I can at least get the four rows done a day I will see this project done quickly.  

Other projects - I am trying to work on some other projects a bit at a time, so that means that bits of things get done, but nothing that is worth showing. Maybe this coming week I will be able to spend some time working on some projects and will have some different things to show.

I hope everyone continues to find that bit of time each day to do something for yourself. It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you remember that taking those few minutes each day is important. I will see what I work on this week and hopefully next week I will have things to show you.

 

Made some good progress

Here it is the start of another week and now to see how things go. It is hard to believe that it is now almost the middle of July and things are once again very hot out.  

For a lot of us, things are sort of normal, or at least what normal is going to be for a while. 

Alzheimer's Poem - here is the project that I am working on to get finished before the end of July. It felt good getting more of the words added to the poem during the last week.

I haven't been working on the poem in order, and it has made it a lot of fun to work on. I have sometimes worked on a word in a row, or a couple of times I did work on the entire line. In some ways it is helping me figure out the entire size of the project as now I have the bottom of the piece stitched. I am now just filling in the remainder of the words, and hopefully I will have that done before too long.

Each work does seem to take quite a while to stitch, even through there aren't a lot of stitches in any of the letters. I think part of the challenge is I am working on 22 count fabric, so that makes the stitches a lot smaller. 

Pine Forest Baby Blanket - here is a project that I started this week as I wanted something that would work up quickly and also mean that I would have something a little larger when it is finished.

I found this baby blanket pattern, and it uses worsted weight yarn, so I figured it would work up quickly, and it has been going well so far. Now to see how much longer it will take me to finish it, as my goal is to work at least one pattern a day on this piece.

Other projects - of course I am working on some other projects as well, but again I am bouncing between a lot of them, so nothing gets a lot done on them. Hopefully I will be able to at least continue to focus on these two main projects, and then I will see what happens after this.

I hope everyone continues to find the time for themselves to do the things that they love each day. It doesn't matter how much time you spend, as long as you take those few minutes each day to yourself. Next week, I hope to have some more progress on things, but I will have to wait and see how this week goes.

Progress for the week

Here it is the start of another week and yes I am happy to say that I have been able to make some progress on a few things over the last week. Life is getting back to normal, and therefore I am figuring out a new schedule again after the last couple of years.

Pandemic - here is the project that I have been focusing on for the month of June. My goal was to try and get over 3,000 stitches done on it and by June 30th I had completed just over 3,500 stitches which made me feel good. I moved this project and was able to see areas filled in before the end of June. I am now going to work on this a bit at a time as I have figured out another project that will be getting the attention for July.

Pandemic won't be going away because I still want to make some more progress on it, but it won't be the piece that gets the attention like it was getting in June. I would like to see more of this project done before the end of the year, so will see how I can manage that.

Alzheimer's Poem - here is a project that I haven't had out for just over a year, and I decided it was time for it to return and maybe see how much I can get done on it during the month of July. This is going to be the project that I try and get 100 stitches on average done a day on it. I don't think it will take me long to finish this piece if I concentrate on it, so that is why it has finally come out again.

Over the weekend I was able to get some stitches in on it and now to see how much I can get done throughout the rest of July. It does make me happy with I can sit and work on a project and actually see results quickly on it. With this piece just being words, if I focused on a word at a time, it would move it forward quickly.

Now, let's see what it looks like by the end of the month.

English paper piecing - this last week I was able to focus on getting some more of the large motifs made for the second throw that I am going to be working on. I now have 24 more motifs to made and then join most of them together for the throw. It felt good getting this many done in one week, so now to see when the rest of the motifs will get completed.

Other projects - I have started to work on some other projects, but again there isn't much to show. I worked on these three projects mostly, and the other things just got bits of attention when I had those few minutes.

I hope everyone continues to find those bits of time each day to do something that you love doing. Life is starting to get back to a routine now, so that means we will have to make sure that we continue to try and take that bit of time each day. This week I will continue to see if I can get some stitching in on the Alzheimer's Poem, and other than that I am not sure what will get worked on.

Have a good week, and hopefully I will have some more progress to show you next week.

 

A very busy week

Here it is a start of another week and maybe a week when I will be able to spend more than a few minutes each day doing things that I love doing. This past week has been very busy, including getting a cortisone shot in my right thumb to solve that problem that I had a couple of months ago. Hopefully now the thumb will get better, and I will be able to enjoy doing things that I love doing again.

Mug Rugs and Face Scrubbies - so this week given I didn't have a lot of time to craft I decided that knitting was going to be the thing that got my attention and that is what I worked on. The mug rugs are nice and quick to make and then with the remaining cotton that I have had from the various dishcloths I have found a pattern that I can make face scrubbies. It is such a great way to use up the remaining yarn, and I have been having some fun making these small projects. I still need to sew the ends in before I can say these projects are finished.

These projects are also very good when it is hot out, and we are sitting on the balcony because I don't need a pattern and the cotton is easy to work with. This might be something that I will continue to work on over the summer, as having some of these items will make me happy.

Other projects - this past week, I didn't have a lot of time or energy to work on any other projects, but will see what this week is like. I am thinking that maybe I will be able to find some time to work on some of the other things that I also want to move forward, so will just have to see how the week goes.

I hope everyone has a good week, and you also find even those few minutes each day to do something that makes you happy and helps you recharge your own personal batteries, as well as helps you regain your focus. I hope to have more to show you next, but only time will tell.

Making progress and a finish

Here it is the start of another week, and I can actually say that I am happy with the progress that I have been able to make on things this week.

Pandemic - here is the project that got some attention again this week. I am happy with the progress that I was able to do. I continue to work on getting sections outlined so that they are ready for some items to be stitched inside.

Over the weekend I did work on getting some area all completed and given it was almost full coverage it took quite a while to complete, but the two deer and a dog have appeared. I will now see what I do this week, as I am not sure if I will continue to do more outlines or if I will do some filling in on some areas.

Please Knock Hard  - this is a project that I started and finished this week because it was nice and small. This is going to be finished into something that we can hang on our unit door when we are expecting a delivery. When you live in an apartment or condo, there are times you aren't sure if someone is knocking on your door or another door.

This is a chart that I quickly designed a while ago, and I finally sat down and got it stitched. Now I just need to finish it into something that will hang on the door. I did add the unit number to the piece because I wanted to ensure that someone doesn't walk off with it to use on their door.

Other projects - I worked a little on my English Paper piecing this week, but it was just sewing some seams on the throw, so nothing looks different. I will see what I can get done this week, as it would at least be nice to get a few more motifs made, so that might be something that I try and do again this week.

I hope everyone is finding those bits of time each day to take some time for yourself and do something that you enjoy. I know that I have found that even those 15 or 20 minutes can make such a difference. Hope everyone has a good week and hopefully next week I will have something to show you.

 

A bit of progress during a crazy week

Here it is, the start of another week, and hopefully one that is a little calmer than the last week has been. Last week was very busy with conferences and work, so the crafting time was very limited, but at least I was able to get a bit of crafting in.

This week I know that it is going to be busy again, but maybe I will be able to find bits of time to get a bit more crafting in, but I will have to wait and see.

Pandemic - I am continuing to work on this piece and have been enjoying working on getting more of the sections at least outlined. I have had to scroll the frame up a bit more to continue with the sections, and even with all of this outlining that I have done, I still haven't reached the middle of the total piece. I am looking forward to seeing that I have at least got the outline done for half of the piece, but there is still quite a bit of work to go.

Mug Rugs - here is a project that I found a lot of fun to work on this week, and it was knitting a couple of mug rugs out of cotton yarn. I am working on using up some of the cotton yarn that I have, and I have been finding different things that I can make, especially when I only have a part ball of yarn. The mug rugs work up quickly, and they are also something that I can just put in a couple of rows and I see progress.

The mug rugs have been a great project for when I am working, and I am waiting for an answer and I know I have a couple of minutes, so I pick it up and work on it and at least see progress. I will see how many more of these I make as I will continue to see which yarns I have that won't work on a dishcloth but will work great for one of these.

English paper piecing - this last week I was able to sit and work on getting a few more of the large motifs made for the throws. The motifs don't take long to do, but it is just a matter of sitting and working on them.

This is a project that I am going to try and continue to work on as I would like to get all the motifs finished for this throw and then get them all sewn together and that will be the second top of the throws completed out of four.

Other projects - over the last week I didn't have a lot of time to work on other things, but at least I know that I did get a bit of progress on some stuff, which makes me feel good.

I continue to try and find those few minutes each day to do something that makes me happy, and it makes me happy. I hope you are also able to find those bits of time for yourself. I hope that I will be able to have some progress on things next week, but only time will tell. Hopefully you will have a good week and find those bits of time to do something that you love doing.

 

Making some progress this week

Here it is the start of another week and I have been trying to spend some time each day working on different projects. The weather here has continued to be a roller coaster, and we had a couple of very hot days, and then it turned, and we are back to the cooler weather so that means I can spend some time crafting.

Pandemic - so here is the project that I have been working on this week. I have decided that instead of working on one section of the design, I was going to work on getting more of the outlines of the sections done.

There are so many sections that I would like to get some stitches done, and that is what I have been trying to do. I know that just working on this piece is making me happy, and I will see how things go moving forward. I have at least been able to get to the other side of the piece this week, so will see what I can do this week. 

This past week I was able to put in around 1,600 stitches on this piece, and it makes me feel very good. I know that just continuing to get some stitches in each week would make me happy, so will see how it goes. I am not sure how much stitching I will get done this coming week as I have a lot of other things that need my attention, but will see what I can get done.

Dishcloth and mug rug - so this week I was able to finish off a dishcloth that I was knitting, and I even made a mug rug. I have lots of bits of cotton yarn so decided to see how much yarn a mug rug took and maybe that is what I will be making to finish up those odd bits of yarn. I still haven't figured out how much they take, so that is something that I am going to be trying to do this coming week.

The mug rug was a lot of fun to knit and that is what I worked on yesterday, and it didn't take me very long at all to get it done and now to just see how much yarn it takes and then decide if I have enough leftover cotton to make a few more of these rugs.

Other projects - I haven't been working on much of the other projects, so will see what I can get done this week. I would like to see some things achieved, so will see what happens. I know that this week is pretty busy, so will see what I can get done.

I hope everyone continues to find that bit of time each day to do something that makes you happy. I know that I have felt good sitting and working on things, even when I have just a few minutes to do something. This week I will see what I can get done and hopefully next week I will have some progress on something that I can show you.