Progress and a new shawl start

Here it is the start of another week, and hopefully the weather will start to improve, and we will get rid of some of the snow that we have had lately. 

Of course, there is still a lot of work that needs to get done each week and I am now continuing to try and find that time each day to work on one of my crafts so that I can slowly start to see progress on things.

Mini The Forgotten - here is the cross stitch project that was my focus for the last week. I was determined to see if I could make some more progress on this piece as I am enjoying how it is turning out.

This past week I wasn't sure if I was going to get another page finished on the pattern, but by the time I put it down yesterday I had done just that. I have now completed 6 of the 12 pages and that is making me feel so much better about this project. It makes me happy to see the progress that I have made on this project so far this year and I hope to be able to continue to move it forward. 

This project is going to be put down for a little while and I will see which project I pick up and work on this coming week. I know that working through some of my big projects is making me feel good so we will see what I can accomplish this week.

Ex-boyfriends shawl - here is a new start that I had this past week. I had picked up this yarn a couple of weeks ago and wanted to try and get something make with it. The colour isn't showing up as it is a teal colour yarn which I love teal. The problem with this yarn is it's very fluffy to handle so working on a shawl was a bit of a challenge. I had found another pattern that I wanted to make with it only to discover that this yarn to too soft and slippery for that pattern, so I needed to look at something different. 

This pattern is written for fingering weight yarn but all I did was use a bigger knitting needle and it seems to be turning out the way I would like it to look. I hope to be able to work on this more this coming week as it is a simple project when I can just focus on knitting.

Other projects - I have been able to pick up and work on my English Paper Piecing and that has started to make me happy. I am seeing some progress on one project which is good, and I will write about that at the beginning of March.

It is hard to believe that February is almost over but at least that means that spring should be here soon or at least that is what we can wish. I know that I have been feeling how long winter seems to have been this year and maybe that is because of all the grey days we are having.

I hope everyone is finding that bit of time each day to do something that you enjoy doing. Being able to set aside those bits of time each day is very important as it helps recharge your personal battery and it also helps you do something for yourself. 

Hopefully next week I will have something to show you as I would like to see if I can get some more progress done on the shawl and I also want to work on a cross stitch project and see how that goes.

Progress and a finish

Here it is the start of another week, and I have been able to make a bit of progress on the various projects over the last week. Yes, work has required some of my time, but at least I know that I have been able to move a couple of my projects forward. It does feel good knowing that I have been able to get all the work done that I needed to do as well as be able to spend some time working on the cross stitch and knitting projects that make me happy.

Mini Sea Opal - here is the second WIPGO project that I had on the calendar for February. This project required me to add 500 stitches to the piece to reach the goal that I had set for each time it was selected.

The good news is that by the time I put it down this week after working on it for 3 days I had been able to add over 1,000 stitches to this piece. I know that given the size of this project it doesn't seem like a lot, but at least it is moving the project forward which is what I am trying to do this year.

This is one of the big projects that I have on the list of things that I would like to move forward this year so now to see how things go.

Silver Anniversary - here is a new start for this week and I decided that I wanted to start this piece on the 26th anniversary of when I met my husband with a goal of getting this project finished by our 25th anniversary which is in September 2026. This project has been enjoyable to work on and I have just been working on the bottom left section of the piece as I am trying to get small sections of it done at a time.

I am going to put this down for a little while now as I have another project that is going to get the attention this coming week. 

Turkish Delight Shawl - here is the knitting project that has been getting the attention for the last little while. As this shawl has used double knitting weight yarn it has different to work on compared to the fingering weight yarn I have been using. It has been a nice project to work on because the pattern wasn't difficult to do. The lace section was something that I did enjoy working on even though there were times that I couldn't seem to get it done correctly.

This weekend I decided it was time to focus on it for a little while as I knew that I was close to getting it finished. The good news is the shawl is now finished other than sewing in the ends and that makes me happy. Of course, now that this shawl is completed, it is time to figure out the next project that I will be spending some time working on.

Other projects - this past week I was also able to pick up and work on my English Paper Piecing a little bit which is good and now to see how much more of it I can get done before the end of the month. I know that seeing progress on a few things would make me feel good.

I hope everyone has been able to spend a bit of time working on things that make you happy. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you are able to spend a bit of time recharging your personal battery.

This week I hope to move another cross stitch project forward and I will see what else I get done. Hope a good week and I hope to have progress to show next week.

Moving projects forward

Here it is the start of another week, and it is interesting to see what projects I worked on in the last week. Of course, there was also work things that needs my attention, so I did spend some time working on those things before was able to focus on moving some of my crafting forward.

This week was a focus week so there aren't a lot of projects to talk about. I decided to try and only work on one cross stitch and one knitting project. 

Mini The Forgotten - here is the cross stitch project that I picked up and worked on this past week and I am very happy with the progress that I was able to make on it.

The goal for this project was to get at least 500 stitches on it was it is one of my WIPGO calls for February. Of course, I was able to get the 500 stitches done without an issue, so I decided to continue to work on it for the rest of the week. By the time I put it down I had completed over 1,600 stitches and I finished another page on the project. 

It feels so good working on this piece and seeing the progress that I am able to make on it. It is now going to be put down for at least this next week as I have the other WIPGO project that I need to work on as well as I have a new start coming up as well.

Turkish Delight Shawl - I have been trying to get some knitting done each day and that means that this shawl did get some attention, and I am happy with where it is right now. I am currently working on the last lace section of the pattern and then I have one more garter section and then the shawl is finished.

I was able to focus on this knitting a little more this week and that helped me at least get the rows done that I wanted to do. Seeing how much I could get done this last week made me happy because now I am seeing that with some effort, I should be able to get this shawl done before long. It is different working with double weight yarn because most of the shawls that I have been knitting use fingering weight yarn, so the overall project ends up a lot lighter.

I do have the next project already figured out that I want to work on so that means that I better continue to focus on this shawl so that I can get it finished. We will see when it gets completed but I hope it will be soon.

Other projects - this past week there were no other projects worked on as I just focused on these two and it felt good. I do need to pick up my English Paper Piecing soon because it hasn't got any attention yet this month. 

This coming week I do have a new cross stitch project start so that is going to be fun but I still need to pick the fabric and get it ready so that is something else on the list for this week. I am also going to try and get the 500 stitches in on the other WIPGO project, so it is going to be a busy week ahead.

I hope everyone continues to find that bit of time each day to do something for yourself and recharge your personal battery. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you take a few minutes for yourself.

Hopefully this week I will be able to get everything done that I would like to do, and I will have some progress to show you next week.

Two finishes and some progress

Here it is the start of another week and another month. It is hard to believe that January is over, and we are now onto a new month. I was busy last week, but I can also say that I have been able to get some crafting in and that makes me happy.

It was a good week for me as I was able to spend some time working on projects and seeing progress on things. Hopefully this week I can have some good progress as well as I have a couple of things that I would like to move forward.

2019 Mystery Stitch-along - here is the first project that got some attention this past week. I knew that I didn't have a lot more of this piece to do so I decided that it was going to be my focus until it was completed. The butterflies had more stitches than I thought it them, but I was able to focus and get them all done.

It did feel good to finally see this project finished and it is one project that has been sitting around for too long but now all the butterflies are completed and the year has been put on it. Now that I have completed this piece, I can mark it as done on my list of projects to work on and I can figure out what the next project is going to be that comes out of the pile.

Pandemic - this is one of the large projects that I am going to be focusing on this year. I have four large projects that I hope to give lots of attention to over this year.

I am feeling good about the progress that I was able to make in the last week as I focused on one section instead of bouncing all over which I had a habit of doing in the past. Seeing a section come to life is nice.

Being able to stick to one area also meant that I was able to get a page of the pattern finished so I now have 6 of the 20 pages completed. I haven't done any of the backstitch that is needed on these pages but at least all the cross stitches have been done. Hopefully when I get the other four pages of this row done, I will work on getting some of the backstitch completed so that I don't have it all to do at the very end.

Welsh Dragon - after I finished the Mystery stitch-along I decided to pull out another project and get it finished. This project wasn't too hard to finish once I picked it up.

When I picked it up this past week, I only had the border stitched so the dragon needed to be stitched. It was easy to work on and before long I was able to get the dragon stitched and the backstitch completed so this is another project off the list of things to complete that I have started in the past.

It feels good starting to get projects that have been around for quite a few years done. Now to figure out the next project that is coming out to get completed.

Turkish Delight Shawl - this is the knitting project that I have been trying to focus on and move it forward. I am happy with the progress that I have been able to make on this shawl and am looking forward to picking it up again this week and seeing how much more of it I can get done.

There are four lace sections in the shawl, and I am now working on the third of those sections so hopefully I will be able to continue to move this piece forward and get it finished before too long. The pattern is relatively easy to do, and the lace section does look really nice when it is done.

Of course, I have already figured out at least one shawl that I will be knitting after I finish this one so that has been a lot of fun and it also helps keep me motivated to get this shawl done.

Other projects - given everything that I worked on in the last week I haven't worked on anything else. Being able to focus on just a couple of things at a time does make a big difference and I am seeing results of doing that.

I hope you are being able to see progress on the stuff that you are working on. It can be a challenge sometimes to see much progress but when you step back and look at a project you can see it has moved forward even a little bit. For me taking a picture at the end of each week that I have worked on a project helps me see the amount of progress that I made.

Hopefully you are finding a bit of time each day to recharge your personal battery by doing something that you enjoy doing. This week I will be picking up a different cross stitch project to focus on and we will see how much of it I can get done.

 

English Paper Piecing - January progress

Here it is the first day of a new month and it is time to update you on how the English Paper Piecing projects are going.

Popsy's throw - I am continuing to try and spend a little bit of time working on this throw each month so that I can continue to get the motifs made. This month it was time to cut some more squares so that I can continue to get the motifs done. 

I was able to get one flower joined together and I have been thinking that I should start join the flowers that I have completed to the throw so that I can start to see what the throw is going to look like. Being able to see how the throw is coming along would be good because right now I have lots of motifs made, some flowers made and a very small start at joining the flowers together.

Other projects - I haven't worked on any of the other projects that I have one the go. I did look at the table runner as I need to get that ready for quilting so we will see what February is like. Hopefully I will be able to spend some time this month working on moving something forward. but time will tell. 

Have a good month and I will be back at the beginning of March to show you what I was able to get done in February.