Life has been crazy

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted and part of that is because life has kind of gotten crazy for me. I am trying to craft a little bit but have to admit that I haven't really accomplished too much this month so far.

Yesterday I did actually sit and finish a toddler hat that I had on the go for almost two weeks so it felt good getting it done. Now to see if I can continue getting things finished instead of just starting th8ings and then all the UFO's start to pile up.

My goal now is to try and finish a few things before the end of the month so will have to see if I actually accomplish this.

Now off to work on one of the UFO's and see how much I can get done today.

Oh, my cross-stitch is coming along and that is what I have been spending some of my time on it and hopefully will post a picture of it shortly.

February Results

I have to admit that I am not too surprised at how little I actually accomplished in February. I think I did a lot more thinking and a lot less crafting.

I didn't meet most of my craft goals for February so hope that can do better in March. I think what I need to set a couple of days aside just to finish projects and that should help as well. I should be able to get a few things done this month but that will depend on a lot of other things going on in my life.

1. Starting a business with husband
2. Just got a part-time job
3. Head of a run/walk in Whitby in May and need to organize that.
4. Other things that just need to be done.

This is why I hope to be able to lose myself for a couple of days soon to just craft and maybe make some progress on things. I haven't cross-stitched since the end of last week and would like to send a few hours on that as well.

Well I better get off my computer and read some stuff for a meeting this evening.

Where has February Gone

I have to admit that I sure haven't had a lot of time to craft this month so therefore nothing much to write about. I have finally picked up a cross-stitch and have started working on it. It's approximately 14 inches by 14 inches so it is going to take me a while to complete but have been enjoying working on it for the last week.

I hope to start posting progress pictures of the pattern in the next few days now that I can see I am getting some where on it.

My knitting and crocheting results haven't been very good this month but finally finished sewing together three soap savers this week so feeling a little better about that. I am not going to be too happy tomorrow when I sit down and see if I have met any of my monthly goals this month. I shouldn't be too upset as I have been able to spend some quality time with my husband this month.

Now it's time to turn off the computer for the evening as finally go to bed.

Not much to say

This past week I really don't have a lot to say about. I haven't been getting things accomplished and part of that was because I was busy doing other things and not stitching. Oh, I did finish one scarf so that is something.

I am going to spend the next week working on some baby sweaters for one of the charities that I help out. I figure I have spent quite a bit of the last couple of months working on items for the troops so that will be a change for me. I have pulled out an old part for one of the sweaters so it is fun working on it again. the other sweater is a hexagon baby sweater and considering that is basically one like granny squares it isn't too hard to work on.

Now to actually get working on these two sweaters so that by the end of the week I have something to show for my week.

Finally completing projects

I guess I just needed a day to sit and start sewing things together. Today I finally decided to sit down and work on finishing some of the projects that I knit in January. I am slowing making progress which is making me feel a little better. I think I still need a couple more days like this to get everything sewn together but at least I have started.

I am hoping that by the end of this week I will have a lot of the projects sewn together that I have started. As I said at the end of last month this month should be a good month for getting things onto the completed list.

Today I was also able to get some crocheting done on a baby afghan that I have had on the go for a while. It isn't going as fast as I would like but at least a few rows at a time will help. If I can get this baby afghan completed soon it will make me feel good as I think I have had it on the go for about four months now.

I am hoping that this week I can start working on a baby sweater using granny squares. This pattern is one that I used a few years ago and last week I found it again in a book what I looked at while visiting my parents. Now if I can see how it looks using a little different yarn I may end up making more of them but that will have to wait.

Now to get back to sewing things together so that I can get a few bags emptied so that I can start filling them up again but next time I won't fill them as full before sewing things together.

Back Home and End of January

Well we are back from our quick vacation but have to admit that it felt so good even to be away for only a few days. We left Wednesday and got back Friday but it was time that we needed to spend together.

I didn't get as much completed as I would have liked to do but I think relaxing and spending time walking outside was more important. I did finish two more soap savers so that did help my monthly total.

I looked at my goals for each month and of course I met some of the goals but I didn't meet some of the others so I guess I need to work hard on those items in February. I didn't make any cool ties or complete any pants or slippers but considering everything else I finished in January I shouldn't complain. The slippers just need to be sewn together so I should be able to make up for none in January with lots in February.

Right now I am typing this blog on my new little computer which is wonderful. It's only 2.5 pounds with a 9 inch screen so it means I can take it with me where ever we go so when I have thoughts I will be able to write them on the computer instead of using little pieces of paper like I normally do.

It's almost time to call it quits for the day and say goodbye to January so I best get moving and finish up on the computer.

Snow, snow and more snow

Today was one of those days where all I saw was snow. Yes we did leave for our couple of days away but it also meant that we were driving through lots and lots of snow.

I was able to get a bit of crocheting done on the drive so that did make me feel a little better and since getting to the hotel I have been able to finish 4 soap savers. I brought all of the unfinished soap savers and slippers with me so will see how many I actually get completed before we are back home. Here is a picture of a couple of the soap savers that are now finished.


It's always fun traveling because I always pack way too much yarn to bring with me but at least then I have different projects that I can work on. Right now I have some boa for scarves, some yarn for hats and yarn for slippers. I think I may also have some yarn that I don't know that I will make with it with me so see I have lots considering I will be back home on Friday.

The snow has finally stopped and we got about 15 cm (6 inches). Tomorrow going to spend some time going for a nice long walk and then out for a nice dinner with my husband before I curl up to work on the various projects.

It's almost time to call it quits for the night so I better get off the computer and see if I can get at least one more soap saver sewn together.