Progress and a new start

Here it is the start of another week and a week that is going to be busy for me, so not sure what I will be getting done. Work is keeping us busy, so that means that time to work on projects varies, so I enjoy when I can find a bit of time to work on something.

Pandemic - here is the first project that I picked up and worked on this week. This is another one of the projects that I wanted to get to 20% complete before the end of the year.

I wasn't sure where I was going to work on the piece, but I knew that just sitting and working on it for a bit of time might help me see the progress that I wanted to see.

I am happy now to have reached the 20% done on this piece, so now to see when I pick it up again. I do want to continue to move it forward, so that means that I need to continue to work on it, even if it's just a bit at a time. This project is very large, so making those small bits of progress is good.

Magic of Books - here is another project that I have been working on and again trying to reach the 20% done on it. I have continued to work on filling in the rather large area of black, and I am starting to see a bit more progress on it, so that is making me feel a little better. Just adding more black helped me see that I am moving this project forward.

So after quite a bit of stitching this week, I was able to get this project also to the 20% mark. It will probably get more attention before the end of the year, but right now I know that I have at least reached one of the goals that I had for this project. I still want to continue to get that black area filled in before too long.

Triangle Shawl - this is a project that I started yesterday. It is a very simple triangle shawl that I am knitting using self-striping sock yarn. I am not sure how large this shawl is going to be when it is done, but it's a fun shawl to work on.

This shawl is also perfect when I want something with me when we aren't home. I had started this shawl in the morning, and then we did some errands, so I was able to knit this as a passenger in the car and make some more progress on it.

Wavy Lace scarf - here is the project that I have been working on, and I am slowly seeing progress on it. This project might have been a project that is portable, but given it is white yarn, I didn't think it was such a good one for in the car.

I hope to see more progress on this scarf this week as over the last couple of weeks I haven't been doing much knitting so need to get back to getting more of it done.

Other projects - of course there are bits of other things that are getting moved forward, but I just haven't been able to make a lot of progress on anything. I would like to see more things moved forward, but given I have been focusing on a couple of projects and making sure they got the attention, and they were moved forward.

I have been enjoying working on projects that I have given myself goals on. Sure it means that some of the other things that I want to work on have been put aside for a bit, but right now it is making me happy seeing the amount of progress I have been able to make on the projects that have been my focus.

I hope everyone continues to take that bit of time each day to do something that you enjoy doing.  You may not see a lot of progress on a project each day, but over some time, especially a week, you can see some good progress.

I am not sure how much progress I will make this week on things, but I do know that I will be picking up a different cross stitch project and working on it. Hopefully I will see you next week with a bit of progress on something. Have a good week.

 

 

Progress on some full coverages

Here it is the start of another week and yes I have been able to spend some time working on projects. Of course, things didn't go as planned, but at least I have been able to make some progress on things, so that is good. This coming week, I hope that I can figure out how to get more progress on a few projects, but I will just have to wait and see how things go.

Over the last couple of weeks I have decided that I was going to try and make some progress on some of my larger pieces and maybe see if I could get each of them at least to the 20% completed before the end of the year.

Mini The Forgotten - here is one of the projects that I needed to try and get some progress on, and it didn't take me long to get the stitches done to reach the 20% done, and that is making me feel good. I have now surpassed the 20% completed total on this piece and will see if it gets more attention this year or not. At least I know that I have moved this project forward this year, and that makes me very happy. 

I am not sure when I will pick this piece up again, but it is calling to me, so it may get some more attention once some of the other projects get the attention that they need.

Mini Unleash the Butterflies - again, this is another one of the projects that needed some attention to reach the 20% complete. This one got the most attention this week because it was the one that needed the most stitches of the two projects that I worked on. It feels good seeing that I have been able to at least make some more progress on this piece and I will see if it gets some more attention before the end of the year.

I am starting to see a lot more of the detail appear on the piece, and hopefully I can continue to move it forward, even if it doesn't get a lot more attention this year. I will see what stitching I can get done on it as it would be nice to see more of the details start to appear, and I am looking forward to seeing if I can see a butterfly appear before too long.

Other projects - so I did get a little bit of knitting done on the Wavy Lace scarf this week, but when I looked at the progress that I made, it wouldn't have shown up in a picture. I think I maybe got 8 rows done, but that is about all I have been able to achieve.

This coming week, I will probably be picking up another project to see if I can get it moved forward. I currently have 3 more of my current projects that need some attention, so I just need to figure out which one I am going to work on first. I hope that before long I can have all the current projects up to 20% complete, and then I may be able to have some fun and work on some other projects as well.

I hope everyone is continuing to find that little bit of time each day to do something that you enjoy doing. It doesn't matter what it is, but making sure that you find the time for yourself is very important. Next week I hope to have been able to make some progress on my knitting as well as another cross stitch project, but only time will tell. Have a great week and hopefully next week there will be some progress on at least a couple of projects.

 

Progress this week

Here it is Monday morning, and I am sitting here and looking at what have done in the last week. I am happy with what I was able to do and now to see how things go. It is amazing to think another week has flown by and now to see how much I can do to get some of the other projects moved forward.

Magic of Books - this is the project that I have been working on and trying to make some good progress on.

Over the last week I once again decided to work on the black section that is rather large, and I wanted to see how much of it I could get done. I see progress on the overall section, but it is taking a very long time to get this area filled in. I think it's now time to work on something else for a week or so and see how much of another project I can get done.

Wavy Lace scarf - so once again this week I was trying to add a few more rows to the wavy lace scarf. The good news is I finished the first ball of yarn, so now have an idea how long the scarf is going to be when I finish the second ball of yarn. I am looking forward to seeing how quickly I can get more of this scarf completed.

I haven't been able to get a lot of knitting done this week, but at least I was able to work on it most days, even if it was just to get one pattern complete. I hope that this week I can find some time when I can sit and work on getting more of the scarf done so that I am getting closer to having it finished.

Other projects - I am still trying to work on a few other projects, but I haven't been able to focus on them very much, so nothing is getting a lot of attention. I hope that now that the weather is cooling down some, I will be able to spend some time working on my various projects.

I continue to try and make sure that I spend a bit of time each day at least doing something for myself. I have been thinking of other projects that I might start working on as well, so that has been taking some time. My office area does need some attention so that might take some of the crafting time this week, but after the area is cleaned up I will be back to focusing on getting more of my projects moved forward.

I hope everyone is continuing to find that bit of time each day to do something for yourself. We all need the time to recharge and refocus so that we are able to handle the next day. Have a good week and I hope to have more progress on things next week.

Slow progress and a finish

Here it is, the start of another week, and I hope that I will be able to spend some time getting projects moved forward. I know that work things will need my attention this week, but at least today I hope that I can spend some time crafting.

Summer Bower - here is the project that got the most attention this past week. It was a smaller project, so my goal was to try and get it finished quickly.

This piece was a lot of fun to work on and with it being a single colour it did work up quickly so that was nice. I always enjoy when I can sit and work on this type of project. Once I got the border finished, and it lined up I was able to quickly get the rest of the area completed.

I am not sure how I am going to finish this piece, but at least it is done, and I can put it on the list of projects that need to be finished. The list of finished projects waiting to be totally finished is getting longer, so hopefully soon I can get at least some of them moved forward.

Pine Forest Baby Blanket - this project didn't get much attention this past week. I am not sure why, but when I have those few minutes, I was working on either summer Bower or the Wavy Lace Scarf. I hope that this coming week I will be able to spend some time working on getting most of the pattern done on this blanket so that it will be completed soon.

I love having the marker on the project because it does show me how much knitting I got done in a week. In this case, it shows that I got two patterns completed. Now to move the marker and start working on the blanket, and hopefully I will get more than two patterns done this week.

Wavy Lace Scarf - here is the knitting project that got the attention this week. This project is very easy to pick up and work on as there are only 56 stitches on a row, so the rows do go quickly. This project is also great when I just have a few minutes to focus on a craft.

Some evenings this week, it has been the project that I picked up when I needed those few minutes at the end of the day when I could relax and take time for myself. Of course, it didn't get a lot of attention either, so now to figure out how to get back to working on all of these projects so that I can get them done. I hope that this week I can at least finish the first ball of yarn for this scarf, and then I can decide how long I want it.

Other projects - I have been trying to work a little bit on my English Paper piecing, but I haven't got much done on it. I know that once the weather cools down a little, I might be able to focus on crafting a bit more.

As it is a holiday today I hope that I can spend some time crafting and maybe that will help me have some more progress to show next week. I do continue to make sure that I find those few minutes each day to do something that I enjoy. It helps recharge those personal batteries and helps me manage everything that is going n around me.

I hope everyone has a good week, and you are able to get something you enjoy doing done each day. See you next week, and hopefully I will have some more progress to show you.