A finish and some progress

This past week went very fast and I must admit that I didn't get as much time to craft as there were other things that required my attention. At least, I was able to make some progress on things and that is what is most important. This week I am not certain what is on our schedule yet but hopefully I can spend some time working on moving some projects forward.

Unleash the Butterflies - here is a project that I have been slowly working on and does get a bit of attention. This past week I was trying to move it forward a little bit, and I think I was able to accomplish that.

It has been nice to have this project around so that when I want to work on a full coverage piece I can pick it up and work on it. The other nice thing about this project is that there aren't lots of colours so being able to focus on it feels good. I am going to try and continue to work on this piece a bit at a time as I would like to see that I have been able to move it forward this year.

Peppermint Pressie - this is the project that did get some attention this past week as I was determined to get it finished. I know that these ornaments don't take a lot of time to get finished up it still means that I need to focus on it so that I can get the piece finished.

When I could sit down and work on this project it didn't take me long to get it moved forward. By the weekend I just had the red and white colours to add so that was nice, and I was able to get it finished up on Saturday. Now what I need to do is figure out how I want to finish them into ornaments. 

Festive Fox and Peppermint Pressie will be finished the same way as I would like to have them matching. I do need to look at my fabrics to see what I have that I can use for the back of the ornaments. 

After finished Peppermint Pressie I thought that there was a third ornament that was similar, so I had to immediately look to see if I had the project. Of course, I had saved this other pattern as well so now I have Special Delivery that is going to be stitched as well so before I finish these into ornaments I am going to stitch the other one so that all three of them will be finished the same way.

Button Box Throw - here is the project that did get quite a bit of attention when I had those few minutes to just sit and focus on something. The really good news is that I have decided that the colour that I just started is going to be the last colour of this throw. It is going to be nice to be able to at least get this project finished. I am not looking forward to sewing in all the ends but at least I should be able to work on them slowly.

I had decided a little while ago that I was going to use the two balls of yarn that I had from one of my shawls as the final two for this project so that is what I am doing. I have added the light green and have just started the medium green ball so that will be the last ball of yarn to be added to this throw. I won't know the actual size of the throw until I cast it off but I think it is going to be large enough for a first throw.

Other projects - I haven't worked on any thing else over the past week and part of that was I didn't have lots of time to focus on getting things achieved. This week I hope to be able to spend some time working on some projects. I might have a new start on a cross stitch project as being able to continue to get things achieved would be great.

I hope everyone has had a good week and you have found that bit of time each day to do something that makes you happy and helps you recharge your personal battery. Knowing that you can find the time even a few minutes each day to do something you enjoy is important. This coming week I hope to be able to spend some time focusing on moving things forward and we will see what I can accomplish. Hope everyone has a good week, and I would like to have some progress on things to show you next week.

 

Another week and some more progress

Another week has come and gone, and it's been a bit of a challenge. The weather hasn't been that great and I also haven't been able to focus on the projects that I have wanted to get moved forward. The weather hasn't been the best and that hasn't helped at all, now to see how thing go this coming week.

Unleash The Butterflies - here is the project that I thought needed a bit of attention over the last week. I haven't worked on it since early January so figured it needed a bit of attention and that is what it got. I decided to see if I could at least work on moving the piece forward even a little bit.

Something that has made me happy was moving some of the sections forward even if it is just a few stitches. I decided to work on one section that that meant that there was going to be some parking of threads but that didn't bother me. I have decided that if I want to work on an area and it goes for a good distance maybe parking the thread would be a good idea. Right now, I have two threads parked and I will work on moving them forward over the next little while. At least I know that I am moving a section forward and not getting lost in the pattern.

Peppermint Pressie - here is another project that got a bit of attention this week. It didn't get the attention that I would like to give it but at least it's a start and that makes me happy. I know that I spent one day working on this piece and it was nice to see it started and moved forward some, but I would have liked to see it moved forward more this week.

This coming week I would like to see that I have been able to move this piece forward because it isn't a large piece and I think if I can focus on it even for a little while I might be able to get another finish achieved. If I can get this get ornament stitched it means that I have got all 6 ornaments stitched for Christmas 2026 and all I need to do is get them finished into ornaments. It would be great to achieve this part of the goal before the end of this month.

Button Box Throw - here is the knitting project that got all of my time this week. I have been trying to get this project moved forward so that has been my goal. I finished two colours or skeins of yarn so that means that I have three skeins left to go and I am working hard to get them done. I have no idea the size of the throw that will be done but at least I know that being able to continue to get the yarn added makes me feel good. I currently have the blue to add and then two greens so hopefully I can at least see some progress this week.

This has been the knitting project that I have focused on over the last little while so we will see how things go. Hopefully I can at least move this project forward over the next week and we will see how it turns out.

Other Projects - I continue to work on my EPP a little bit and am looking forward to being able to show the progress at the beginning of next month. Just sitting and working on a specific piece has helped a lot so now to show you the progress that I have been able to make.

I hope everyone has been able to continue to make progress on things and find that bit of time each day to do something that makes you happy. It might not be something major but at least getting something achieved is what is most important.

Hopefully everyone has a good week, and I hope to be able to be back at the end of the week to show you what I have been able to achieve.
 

A quick week and some progress

It is hard to believe but another week has come and gone already. Some weeks seem to just fly by, and this last week is one of those weeks. When I look at things that got accomplished, I know that I worked on things, but the week did seem to go by very quickly. Now to see how this week goes as I would like to see if I can move a few things forward.

Festive Fox - here is the project that got some attention as I knew that I wanted to get it finished quickly. I now have three of these ornaments ready to be finished and have one more of the Peppermint Pressie to get stitched.

This ornament doesn't take too long once you sit down and focus on it so that was nice. It has been fun seeing how they look part way through and then once I have added the speciality stitches and the beads.

The beads aren't called for but there is supposed to be a different colour red in the mid of each of those flowers and I decided that I would put the bead in the middle instead. I am happy how they have turned out and am looking forward to making these into ornaments. Before I make the ornaments, I will get Peppermint Pressie stitched up so that all 6 of the ornaments can be made at the same time.

Vintage ABC's - H - here is the other ornament that I worked on this past week. I thought it might have been finished this week but instead of working on this I decided to work on some of my knitting projects.

It is nice working on these ornaments because with only the three colours of floss in them you are actually work on finished off each colour and that is what I did on this piece. I would like to see if I can pick this piece back up this coming week and see how much of it I can get done. I just have the second holly leave and the H to stitch and they are both in green so I should be able to get it done if I focus on it for a little while.

Button Box Throw - here is a project that did get quite a bit of attention this past week. It is slowly getting closer to where I will be happy with the size and decide to say it's finished. I do have some more yarn that I want to add to this throw before then, but it has been fun working on it. 

This project is something that I can work on when I have those few minutes as I don't have to remember what row I am on or even need to finish a round. I can just pick this piece up and work on it when I have those bits of time. I have also found that I can work on this throw in the car because of how easy it is.

Sophie Scarf - this is the project that I gave myself a goal of having it finished before the end of the weekend. There were a couple of reasons why I wanted this scarf finished. The first reason was, it isn't a hard project to work on and something that I knew if I focused on it I would get it done. The second reason was, the remained of this yarn is going to be going into the Button Box Throw so I wanted to make sure that I had the yarn ready when it's needed. I know that I finished the scarf before I needed the yarn but at least now it's ready when I get to where this yarn will be added.

This scarf isn't hard to make as long as you remember which row you are on because every 8th row you need to either increase or decrease. I try to ensure that I have at least enough time to get 8 rows completed each time I pick this up so it isn't something that I can just work on when I just have a couple of minutes. I now have two of these scarves made and am happy that I have been able to make them.

Other projects - I didn't work on any other projects this past week, but I do know that there are quite a few that would like some attention before too long. Knowing that I am getting some of the current projects completed or at least moved forward makes me feel a lot better. 

I hope everyone is finding that bit of time each day to do something that you enjoy doing so you can recharge your personal battery. This week I am not certain what is going to be getting the attention, but I do know that there will be progress on at least something.

Hope everyone has a good week and if you are dealing with the crazy weather that we are currently having please stay safe and I will be back next week with some progress on things.
 

Progress on projects

Here it is the start of another week so that means it is time to see what I have been able to achieve and deal with the things that have been doing on around us here.

The weather continues to be a roller coaster as we have one day where we are nice and warm and then the next day, we need the long sleeves and a heavier jacket. It makes it difficult to manage everything but at least we have been able to move a lot of things forward even with being cooler during the day.

Peppermint Pressie - here is the first project that I decided to work on as my goal was to try and get it finished so that I am closer to getting the ornaments that I want stitched completed. It does feel good seeing that I have been able to at least continue to move these ornaments forward.

So, this week I was able to get this design completed and it makes me happy to know that I have been able to continue to get things accomplished. This project isn't very large so that means that I am able to continue to move it forward and see it completed before too long. I do love the beads that I am using for the berries because it was to be just one colour for one stitch in each of these sections. It felt like it would be nicer to have some beads on this piece so that is what I decided to do. Both Peppermint Pressie and Festive Fox have the beads and that makes me so much happier. 

Festive Fox - here is a piece that I started this week and have been working on moving it forward. This is the third time I have stitched this piece, and I am looking forward to getting it finished. Being able to see that I have been able to continue to move this piece forward feels good. Once this piece is finished, I will have one more ornament to stitch in this series and it is Peppermint Pressie, so I am getting close to having these ornaments stitched and ready to be finished as ornaments before Christmas 2026.

Vintage ABC's - H - here is the next ornament that I started in this series and it makes me happy to see how much of it I have been able to complete. I haven't been able to focus on this project very much this past week but at least I have been able to make some progress on it so that is what matters. Hopefully this coming week I can continue to move it forward and maybe even get it finished.

Sophie Scarf - this week I decided to try and work on another Sophie Scarf, and it has felt good being that i have been able to at least move this project forward a little bit. This scarf is very easy to work on as long as you remember what row you are on. It is just 8 rows and the only row that is different is the 8th row so something that you can move forward relatively quickly if you can remember to focus on your counting.

I have been enjoying working on this shawl because I know that it doesn't take a long time to get it knit so that is going to be a project that I try and continue to move forward this coming week. Just knowing that this is a project that I don't need to really look at the pattern other than at the beginning, very middle and then the end means I can just pick it up and work on it and see that it is moving forward.

Serpentine Pavillion Shawl - this is the project that I had hoped to be able to move forward quite a bit this week, but I only was able to achieve just one more cable section completed. I understand that I was focusing on some of the other projects so know that just being able to continue to move the other projects forward does help. 

This coming week I would like to see that I have been able to move this project forward because know that it is getting closer to a finish would make me happy. I thought I would have been further along than I am, but I am not being to stress about it, and I know that this week I will try and see how much of it I can get done.

Other projects - well, I have picked up my EPP projects and am happy with the progress that I have been able to make this last week. I might not achieve a lot of goals but at least I am finally seeing some progress on at least one of my projects. I am looking forward to being able to show my progress on my EPP projects at the end of the month.

I hope everyone is finding that bit of time each day to do something that helps you recharge your personal battery. It doesn't matter what it is as long as you can sit and do something that you enjoy. For me my crafting is my time to recharge so being able to move the various projects forward makes me feel good.

This coming week there are a few things that I need to get done and then I will see what crafting I can get done. I have a few little goals that I would like to achieve but I am not going to post them here because I don't want the pressure that I would feel to achieve them.

If things go well this coming week, I should have some more progress to show you next Monday. I am haven't figured out the projects that will get my attention, but I do know that I am going to work on moving things closer to a finish. Have a good week and remember do something each day that makes you happy.

More progress, finishes and another start

Here it is the start of another week and of course I have been able to make some progress on a few things. The weather here has once again been a roller coaster. We have had some cold days and then a couple of warmer days and hopefully things will start to warm up.

Post Office - this got some more attention this week as I have been trying to move this project forward a bit more. I have been trying to get more of the stitches in and hopefully I can continue to move this forward even if I only work on it a little bit each week. Seeing that I can continue to get this piece moving forward makes me feel a little better.

Of course, there is going to be looks of beads on this piece so we will see how things go. I do have a bunch of these kits, so you are going to be seeing Mill Hill Kits are part of my stitching over the next while. If I can continue to at least work on this a bit at a time, I should be able to see some good progress until I have to do the beads. The beads will be done all at the end so now to see how long it takes me to get to that point.

Vintage ABC's - C - here is a piece that I decided to start this week. It didn't take me long to stitch up this piece as it is just under 60 x 60 stitches and with only three colours they work up quickly. I am going to be working on all of the letters but have decided that I am not going to do them in order so I hope that it will be a little bit more fun. I think the next one that I will be working on will be H.

Letters completed - A, B

Peppermint Pressie - it was time for me to start another one of the ornaments that I am trying to get completed. I started this on Saturday and so I haven't been working on it for very long but love the progress that I was able to make on it.

This project is another project that doesn't take long to stitch when you can focus on it. I have been working on other things as well, so it has taken me longer to get this much done then I thought.

Button Box Throw - I have continued to work on this piece and having a lot of fun on it. I am still working on some of the small balls of yarn and have continued to enjoy the progress that I have been able to get done. 

I have an idea where it is going to stop but I think I still have five more balls of yarn that will be added and then I think it will be finished. It's been a project that I continue to enjoy working on and it's great one for just picking up and working on things when I have just a bit of time.

Sophie Scarf - as this was a smaller knitting project I figured it wouldn't take me long to finish if I just sat and focused on it. I decided that on Monday I was going to sit and work on it until it was done and that is what I did. The scarf doesn't take a lot of yarn, so I was using a partial ball of yarn that was left over from my Hedgerow Shawl.

I hope to be able to make another Sophie Scarf before long, but it will be using the other green yarn that was left over from my Hedgerow Shawl. This is a simple project to do and something that doesn't take long and that makes me happy.

Other projects - I did pick up my English Paper Piecing this week, but I will write about that the end of the month as I hope to have some progress to show you. I did enjoy it and that ended up taking some of my cross stitch away but that didn't bother me.

This coming week I am not certain what I am going to be working on. I know that I have some cross stitch projects to try and continue to move forward and I do have a shawl on the needles that I should get back to working on. Projects will be decided when I go to pick something up to work on.

I hope everyone has a good week and you find some time each day to do something that you love doing. If things go as planned, I would like to have some progress to show you next week. 

Some finishes, a start and some progress

Here it is the start of another week and time to look back and see what I was able to accomplish over the last week. I know that the weather this week is getting warmer so that is great. 

This past week I was able to get some stitching in and that made me happy. I hope to be able to get more things moved forward in the next couple of weeks.

Joy - Red Sweater - here is the first small project that got some attention this past week. It was the project that was closest to a finish, so it was time to work on it.

Once I picked up this project, I knew it wouldn't take me long to get it finished and I was right. It is nice being able to have some small projects to work on because it helps me feel good seeing that I can work on something for a while and then it's finished. I still have to finish this piece into an ornament but at least the stitching is completed.

Christmas Toque - this is a project that I started a couple of weeks ago with just one thread into it and I hoped that I could focus on it for a while and get another quick finish. It feels great when you can work on something and it doesn't take you very long to see how the piece is going to turn out. I should have picked a little darker fabric considering all the white in this piece, but I didn't. I will be using darker fabric for some of the other designs.

I have lots of these projects that I want to work on so we will see how many more of these I can get done over the next few weeks. I hope to finish some of the smalls into pillows and other ones into ornaments. I will wait and see what I do when I have more of the small projects finished.

Festive Fox - this is a project that I started this week as I wanted to make sure that I could get this piece done quickly. It is one that is a lot of fun to work on, and it doesn't take too long when you can focus on it. I hope to have this project finished before too long.

The Festive Fox and Peppermint Pressie are such cute ornaments that I can't want to get them finished into the ornaments. Hopefully by the time I finish these I will have 3 sets of the two ornaments. Of course, that means that I need to stitch some more of each design.

Hedgerow Shawl - now this is the knitting project that I have been trying to focus on as I wanted to get it off the needles by the end of the week. I didn't have a lot more knitting to do but the rows were long and they took some time. By the time I got to the end of knitting the rows I had almost 500 stitches on the needle, so it took a while to get across each row. I was determined to get this shawl off the needles, so I continued to work on it.

Friday afternoon, I got to the point where I could start the cast off and I knew it was going to take some time to do it. I was determined to get this shawl off the needles before Saturday evening, and I was able to accomplish that. The knitting is all completed and now what is left is to sew in all the ends and there are lots and then block it before I can wear the shawl. I am happy with how the shawl turned out and yes, it was a challenge, but I am happy that I knit this project.

Button Box Throw - here is the scrap throw that I have been working on, and I have been enjoying seeing the different colours of yarn get added into it. I still haven't decided how big I am going to make this throw. Right now, I am working on a 40 inch circular needle so still have room as I also have a 60 inch circular needle that I could always change it too.

Once I finished the Hedgerow Shawl, I started to add the grey yarn into the Button Box Throw and that felt good. I didn't have much of the grey left, so it was perfect to just add into the scrap throw.

Other projects - I didn't work on any other projects this week as I think I worked on enough projects. Work on smaller cross stitch projects has felt good. I still have lots of small cross stitch projects to work on, but I think this coming week I might work on something a little bit larger, but we will see how the week goes.

I hope everyone finds that time each day to do something that you enjoy. It does make a difference when you can do something that you love to do even for a few minutes each day.

This coming week I hope to work on the Button Box Throw some more so that I can continue to add different yarns to it. I know the cross stitch project that I hope to work on and then we will see what else happens. 

Hope everyone has a good week and hopefully I will have some progress to show you next week.
 

Startitis was real and making progress

Here it is the start of another week, and I must admit that the last week was a little different for me. The weather is finally starting to warm up a bit, and things are starting to feel a little more organized, so it felt good.

Button Box Throw - here is the project that didn't get much attention at all last week as I was busy doing some other projects. I am still loving how this is turning out and still have no idea how large it is going to be when I finish it. After I finish the ball of yarn that I was currently working with I think I have six more balls of yarn to add to it. It is a lot of fun to work on and hopefully this week it will get a bit more attention so that I can see at least a couple of colours added to it.

Hedgerow Shawl Knit-along - here is the shawl that did get some more attention in the last week as I was determined to at least get it closer to a finish. I am really looking forward to getting this shawl off the needles and finished so that I can see what it looks like.

This past week I was able to spend some time working on moving the shawl forward and am now on the last section which is the border so hopefully before long I will have this off the needles. I had hoped to get it finished last week but as you will see shortly, I had some major distractions which meant that knitting didn't get quite as much attention as I had wanted to give it.

This coming week I hope to be able to give the Hedgerow Shawl enough attention to get it off the needles and maybe even get some of the ends sewn in as there lots of ends still to weave in.

Startitis - now to explain the next part of the blog because this isn't like me normally, but things happen sometimes and you just don't know what you want to work on and a bunch of things call your name and things happen.

For me this past week was looking at a bunch of my smaller projects and not knowing what I really wanted to start first. I also had a project that was close to a finish so that was also something that I wanted to consider so I let things happen and now that I have looked at what happened I think I am going to be busy for a little while trying to get some things finished.

Peppermint Pressie - here is an ornament that I started in late February, and I didn't think it would take me as long as it did to get it finished. It wouldn't take me long to finish if I actually picked it up and worked on it, but I left it sitting for a month before it came back and I finally was able to finish the piece. When I put it down, I just had the squirrel and the border completed.

The candy cane and the berries and leaves needed to be completed so it was time to focus on getting that done. I am happy with how this piece turned out and I am looking forward to finishing it into an ornament that will hang on my tree this year.

Christmas Toque - so it was time to pick up another project and put one thread into it. This project is rather small so shouldn't take long to complete once it gets some more attention.  I would like to get this ornament completed quickly but again it got one thread into it and then the starting of projects continued.

Post Office - Christmas Village - I have wanted to stitch the Mill Hill Christmas Village for quite some time, and I finally put a thread into the first one. The kit comes with perforated paper, but I decided to do mine on fabric, so it gives me a few more options on how I am going to finish all these pieces. I have 12 stores/houses to stitch so at least I have finally started them, and we will see how long it takes to get even the first one finished.

Snowflake - this project started out with one thread into it but by the time the end of the weekend rolled around I was able to say that I had a finish.

This snowflake was a lot of fun to stitch, and I love how it turned out. I am thinking that I might add some beads to it but we will see what happens when I go to finish it. I love the monochromatic pieces because they seem to work on so quickly because you don't have to think about changing colours, you can just stitch.

I now have 2 of the snowflakes now stitches out of 10 so now to see when the next snowflake gets some attention because I know it didn't get started this past week.

Joy - Red Sweater - this was yet another piece that was started with just one thread into it. Once I finished the snowflake I figured it was time to pick up this piece and maybe get more of it completed. 

It is a lot of fun working on this piece as besides doing the trees, I am making a sweater which is something that I am really enjoying doing. I am not certain when this piece will get completed but I hope it is the one that I can focus on and get it completed soon.

Other projects - no other projects got worked on this past week and I am thankful for that. I am surprised at how many things I started so now I need to focus on moving these projects from one thread into them to finishes.

This coming week I am not certain what will get attention other than the Hedgerow Shawl and at least one cross stitch project. It was fun starting all those projects in the past week and hopefully I can continue to turn the starts into finishes quickly.

I hope you find a bit of time each day to do something that brings you joy. For me, my crafting brings me joy, and it is also a means of sitting down and relaxing and recharging my personal battery. Hope everyone has a good week and let's see what I can get finished or at least moved closer to a finish this coming week.
 

Moving projects forward

Here it is the start of another week and yes, the weather looks like it is finally going to be improving or at least that is the forecast. This past week did go by quickly and it was different as I wasn't working on Pandemic like I was doing over the last few weeks.

This past week I wanted to spend some time just working on a couple of projects so that is what I did. Now to see what this week is going to be like as I would like to continue to move things forward.

Silver Anniversary - here is the project that I picked up and work on this past week as I wanted to see if I could get it moved forward a bit. It has been nice to focus on some with a few more colours for a while and see the progress that I was able to make on this piece.

I am going to be trying to get this project completed soon but I don't think it is going to be out this week as I would like to see if I can focus on something else and make progress on it. It is nice trying to focus on a project for a while and not have all the other projects demanding attention at the same time.

This week I will probably continue to work on some of the small ornaments that I have been working on, but I will pull out one of the other projects that I would like to maybe get completed soon as the main project that gets the attention this week.

Peppermint Pressie - here is a small ornament that I have been working on and have had some fun with. It is nice having these small ornaments that I can pick up and work on when I have those few minutes to sit and work on something.

Having a bunch of small projects that I want to get done this year is helping because it gives me some time to just focus on it

Hedgerow Shawl - this is the knitting project that I have been working on this week and I have finally been able to make some progress on it.

I have been taking pictures of this project each week so that I can show you the progress on this shawl once the pattern has been released to the public. I am going to say that this project has been a challenge for me as I have been doing stitches that I haven't done before. Clue #3 has been released so we are getting closer to having the entire pattern to work on. I am no where close to being caught up as I just finished clue #1 on Saturday. Hopefully I will be able to move this project forward some more this week and maybe get it closer to being caught up.

Other projects - I haven't worked on any other projects enough to have something to show. I have been attempting to learn how to do magic loop knitting but that has been going very slowly so nothing to show for that effort yet.

I hope everyone is finding a bit of time to do something that you enjoy doing each day. It doesn't matter what it is or how long you spend doing it. Just being able to spend some time focusing on taking some time for yourself is important. This coming week I hope to be able to work on a different cross stitch project and we will see how it goes. If I can get some stitching time in I should have at least something to show you next week.

 

Making some good progress and even seeing a finish

Here it is the start of another week, and I must admit that it has a bit of a challenge to get some stitching done in the last week. Part of me was trying to ensure that I could see progress on things, but it was hard.

I was busy with some work things that needed to get finalized as well as some of the other things that I wanted to get done.

Unleash the Butterflies - here is the project that I wanted to try and move forward a little bit and it was nice to see that I was able to do just that. Seeing that I could get more of her face finished makes me happy and we will see what happens next time I pick this piece up.

I have enjoyed working on Unleash the Butterflies for the last couple of weeks, but it is now time for her to go away for just a little while as I have another project that I want to work on. I know that she isn't going to be far from me, but a break is always a good thing and it's time to work on other things. I love the details that showed up and we will see what happens next time she gets some attention.

Festive Fox - this is the small ornament that I was working on as I am trying to make sure that I can spend some time working on some smaller things this year instead of just working on projects that are rather large. Given this project was under 60 stitches by 60 stitches I didn't think it would be long before it was finished.

Of course, I had to add some beads to this ornament because it was just too much fun. The berries were to be two different colours of read but I figured a bead in the centre of each of them would work as well so that is what I did. 

Argyle Sweater - once Festive Fox was completed, I had to figure out the next small project that would get some attention and this sweater was the one. It is a little larger than the last couple of ornaments, but it shouldn't take me long to get it done or at least I hope that it doesn't.

The fabric that I am using is Vintage Country Mocha and I love the colouring on it because it gives that bit of aged look and that is nice. I do know that there are going to be more ornaments on this piece as I have both 20 count and 18 count aida. the sweaters are on 20 count aida and I am so happy that I decided to pick up this fabric for some of the ornaments that I will be stitching.

Rainforest Canopy Shawl - here is the knitting project that got the attention over the last little while. This last week I was determined to make sure that I could get the rest of the shawl knit. Of course, I had one more lace section to go and then the rest of the piece was easy. I got the lace section done quickly and then it was just the last two sections that I needed to knit. It did take a bit longer than I anticipated to get the shawl completed but I am happy that it is now finished and I just need to block it.

Of course, while I was finished up this project I was also thinking about the next project that was going to be put on the needles. The yarn for the next project is all ready to go and the needles are ready so hopefully this coming week I will be able to get this next project moved forward.

Other projects - given what I have worked on there hasn't been much time to work on other things. I know that there are some other projects that I would like to try and move forward so we will see what happens this coming week. I do know that I have a different cross stitch project that will be getting some attention and a new knitting project, so I think I am going to be busy for a while.

I hope you are finding that bit of time to do what makes you happy given the cold weather we have been dealing with. Being able to curl up and do something relaxing even for a little while each day does make things a little easier to deal with.

This coming week I have a few things that need my attention so we will try and get them done quickly so that I can spend some time working on my projects so that I have some progress to show you next week. Have a good week and if you are in the deep freeze like we are, stay warm.