If you look at yesterday's WIP post you will see that I currently have 9 unfinished projects, but they weren't the only projects I worked on this week as I also have 2 finished items that I will show tomorrow. On top of these there are at least 2 more projects that my wife has started and is handing over to me to finish so that will be at least 13 projects for me to work on. When you add the dozen or more projects that I would like to get started on that's a lot of projects.
So, how many projects is too many? How many do you have that you are actively working on?
Richard.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Wednesday WIPS - 06.11.2013
It has been another busy week here and lots of progress has been made, just in small bits here and there. Here are my WIPs for this week.
Just another couple of rows and the second side will be finished and I will be able to work on the ends.
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| Crocheknit Cot Blanket |
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| Choose Your Own Dragon Adventure - design by Planetjune |
The head is now ready for the attaching of the components. All I have to do is find my eyes.
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| Baby's Jacket, Pants and Hat set |
Almost got the sleeve finished.
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| Box Stitch Baby Blanket |
I've managed to add a couple of rows to this and will be changing colour soon. It's at its maximum width but I still have to work out how long it's going to be.
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| Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley |
Making a little bit of progress on the first sleeve.
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| Tunisian Spiral Blanket |
I'm not sure as this one counts as progress as I appear to have run out of yarn so I may have to rip this one back to the last corner and change colour for a border.
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| Large Santa Stocking |
The top of the stocking is done, just need to turn the heel and do the foot.
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| AustralianaV2 Table Runner - designed by me |
This is the stained one that I put on hold while I made a clean one for the show. I will have to wait until it's finished before I can see if it will clean up.
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| Christmas Tree |
I almost forgot to get a photo of this one and it was only when I was searching for something else on the table that I saw it. I'm ready to add the leaves (needles?) to this.
That's my WIPs for this week. If you want to see more just check out the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Tuesday Trauma - 05.11.2013
I don't know that "trauma" is the right word but it sounds good.
I found out on Saturday that November is the month where we're supposed to do a blog post every day and I just don't know if I can. I'm sure I can find something to say on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays but I'm just not sure what to post about on the other days.
I could continue with my "Thursday Thoughts" theme that I started before going on holidays but I'm not sure that you want to hear about some of my thoughts, and "Monday Mayhem" seems to be a pretty good theme even if I'm not getting any comments on it, but I don't have tips or tutorials I can give on a Tuesday. Maybe if I had more time to prepare, but it's here now.
Not particularly traumatic but that's it.
Richard.
I found out on Saturday that November is the month where we're supposed to do a blog post every day and I just don't know if I can. I'm sure I can find something to say on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays but I'm just not sure what to post about on the other days.
I could continue with my "Thursday Thoughts" theme that I started before going on holidays but I'm not sure that you want to hear about some of my thoughts, and "Monday Mayhem" seems to be a pretty good theme even if I'm not getting any comments on it, but I don't have tips or tutorials I can give on a Tuesday. Maybe if I had more time to prepare, but it's here now.
Not particularly traumatic but that's it.
Richard.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday Mayhem - Prize Winners
As I have already said previous, the local annual show was held this last weekend and I had 8 items entered and Sue had 1. Unfortunately, Sue didn't win any prizes for her first ever show entry.l I, on the other hand, won 6 prizes.
Here are the 8 items that I entered and the 6 prize cards,
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| 8 Show Entries, 6 with prize tickets |
I don't think I will be entering any more tartan rugs in this show, the judges just don't seem to appreciate them. The other item that didn't win a prize was the Alien Guy Doll. So, that's second place for Tommy Turtle, a pair of baby bootees, my hoodie and AustralianaV2, and first place to my 2 baby blankets. If you're wondering how both blankets can win first, one is wool and the other is acrylic so they get entered into different classes.
Now to plan my entries for next years show. I have another couple of baby blankets planned, another table runner, a doily (probably made from that big cone of cotton I brought back from the UK), a toy or 2 and something in tricot (always good for a prize since no one else seems to do it).
Richard.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Sunday Sermon - 03.11.2013
This mornings sermon was based on Luke 19:1-10.
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The sermon today took the form of a story and I didn't take notes, I just listened. It was a very creative story, told as if written by Zacchaeus (not that anyone could truly know what he was thinking at the time).
The passage today tells me that Jesus can turn anybody's life around, no matter how bad they may be. He has been turning lives around for about 2000 years and He will continue to turn lives around until it is time for His return. Are you ready to have your life turned around?
May God bless you richly this week.
Richard.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Saturday Shenanigans - 02.11.2013
Another week has passed since we got back from our holidays and moved into our new abode and not much has happened in the way of unpacking. We did a bit of tidying up around the unit this week to make sure it was reasonably presentable for our first inspection but that was about it.
The last two afternoons have been spent in the Craft Hall at the showgrounds as we volunteered for security duty. We generally just sit there with a project or two doing a bit of knitting or crochet and chat with anyone that takes an interest in the crocheted or knitted items on display and do a bit of bragging at the same time. I don't really have to do much bragging when Sue is with me as she does it for me. Sitting in the Craft Hall has given me a bit of extra crochet time this week so there has been a bit of progress on a number of different projects.
I had a bit of a look at my to-do list this evening to see if there was anything that could be taken off and anything that needed to be added and found at least one item that I hadn't touched since coming home. Here is what my to-do list looks like at the moment.
Current Work In Progress:
Crochenit Cot Blanket (trying a method for doing rows that are longer than the hook)
Toddlers Jacket
AustralianaV2
Things I'm itching to get started on:
Crochenit Knee Rug (same as Cot Blanket and will also use up some of my stash of 8ply)
Crocheted Slocks
Something in Tunisian Crochet Lace (I'm thinking of modifying Ellen's Jacket pattern by substituting a lace stitch in the main body of the pattern)
Something from Ellen's new book.
A doily from an old pattern book I bought.
The last two afternoons have been spent in the Craft Hall at the showgrounds as we volunteered for security duty. We generally just sit there with a project or two doing a bit of knitting or crochet and chat with anyone that takes an interest in the crocheted or knitted items on display and do a bit of bragging at the same time. I don't really have to do much bragging when Sue is with me as she does it for me. Sitting in the Craft Hall has given me a bit of extra crochet time this week so there has been a bit of progress on a number of different projects.
I had a bit of a look at my to-do list this evening to see if there was anything that could be taken off and anything that needed to be added and found at least one item that I hadn't touched since coming home. Here is what my to-do list looks like at the moment.
Things to make to replace stock for my
market stall:
Bottle Cosies in more team colours
Bottle Cosies in more team colours
2 String bags
Teapot Cosies
bag holders
Koala
Small Bunny
Robot
Wine Glass Socks
Current Work In Progress:
Crochenit Cot Blanket (trying a method for doing rows that are longer than the hook)
Toddlers Jacket
AustralianaV2
Trauma Teddies
Tunisian Spiral Blanket
Hanging Towels
Baby's Jacket, Pants and Hat Ensemble
Dragon
Santa Stockings
Christmas Trees
Box Stitch Baby Blanket – taken over
from Sue
Things I'm itching to get started on:
Crochenit Knee Rug (same as Cot Blanket and will also use up some of my stash of 8ply)
Crocheted Slocks
Something in Tunisian Crochet Lace (I'm thinking of modifying Ellen's Jacket pattern by substituting a lace stitch in the main body of the pattern)
Something from Ellen's new book.
A doily from an old pattern book I bought.
Banner for Stall
Table Runners for each Australian state
and territory (currently trying to design the ACT one).
Tunisian Crochet Intarsia Table Runner
Dinosaurs (bought the patterns from
PlanetJune)
I haven't done any hanging towels since I got home and I have a market next week so I probably should get cracking. I might concentrate on Christmas Towels now since it's only a month and a half away. I also intend to start doing a Trauma Teddy each week until I'm told to stop. It seems there are only a couple of us making them which is a bit of a pity as I'm sure there are others in our church that could help.
I think that's enough for this week. I hope you all had a good one.
Richard.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Friday FOs - 01.11.2013
At the beginning of this week I had one project that was very close to being finished, so I figured, before I get to work on any of the WIPs, I had better finish this one.
I only needed to stitch this one up and crochet around the top so there was no point in waiting.
On another note, I have had another successful show with 6 of the 8 items entered scoring 1st or 2nd. It seems that the judges at Albury still don't like tartan rugs and they also don't like aliens. I will try to show you a picture of my entries with their red and blue cards on Monday (yes, I know I promised to show my yarn storage, but that can wait another week).
Something else that is going to happen on Monday is the re-opening of my Madeit shop. I think it has been closed for long enough and now that my show entries have been judged most are ready to be sold.
If you want to check out what others have been making then just click on the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
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| Medium Santa Stocking |
On another note, I have had another successful show with 6 of the 8 items entered scoring 1st or 2nd. It seems that the judges at Albury still don't like tartan rugs and they also don't like aliens. I will try to show you a picture of my entries with their red and blue cards on Monday (yes, I know I promised to show my yarn storage, but that can wait another week).
Something else that is going to happen on Monday is the re-opening of my Madeit shop. I think it has been closed for long enough and now that my show entries have been judged most are ready to be sold.
If you want to check out what others have been making then just click on the links in the sidebar.
Richard.
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