I made 3 out of my 4 goals in January:
1. Finish the purple Ice Queen cowl.
2. Complete 4 squares of Mitered Cross Blanket
3. Frog the crocheted socks I made.
The last one (do something with the hats I made) has not been done and I think it will probably sit until the Fall so I can think about it more. I may find homes for some of them. I need to look them over really good too; one of them has a hole near the top from some kind of stitch decrease issue :(
Big news in January. I got a Blythe! I have been obsessed with Blythe all month and will be going to Blythecon in Dallas this August! There are lots of patterns for Blythe clothing online and I have already started a knitted stocking hat pattern (my adaptation) for Blythe. I have also been looking at sewing (gasp!) patterns for Blythe. I have always hated sewing but I may give it a try again. We'll see!
I also got a Blythe clone who has been customized. She is really cute, but needs a new outfit!
February Craft Goals
So my craft goals for February are:
1. Complete 4 more squares of Mitered Cross Blanket (Mitered Squares are only marginally more fun than plain garter stitch fabric, so not going to push myself with this one)
2. Complete the stocking cap for Blythe I am working on and create another one with adjustments (I can already tell that it would be a better hat if a bit looser.). Then post the pattern on Ravelry for others!
3. Knit a dress for my Blythe clone Millicent. She came in a cute pink plaid dress, but she is not going to be a "pink" girl. She will like colors like olive green and chocolate brown.
4. Warp my loom for a curtain. I've been dreading the warping process since I screwed up so bad the first time, but I need to put my loom to use and my kitchen window needs a curtain.
Household goals for February
I am also setting household goals every month, to "deep clean" and organize particular areas of the house that need a lot of attention. I've been sick for a week now, so am a bit behind on finishing the goals I set myself for January.
To complete my January goals, I still need to finish cleaning the freezer, clean and organize the pantry, and clean off my office shelf for my new Blythe dolls. Should be able to get that all done this weekend if I feel better.
For February, I want to focus on the bathroom which is (once again) drowning in clutter. My goals are to clean and organize all the shelves and drawers, getting rid of anything that isn't be used. We have too much stuff. The whole bathroom needs to be deep-cleaned. We will be looking at remodeling the bathroom soon, hopefully. It is literally starting to fall apart :( I also want to deep clean the 2nd bathroom which is less of an issue as far as clutter, but has been neglected lately.
Personal Goals for February
Lastly, Eric and I have decided to focus on physical activity in the month of February, taking walks or some other exercise every day. The dogs need it, we need it, and the weather has been nice. Time to start a good habit!
1. Finish the purple Ice Queen cowl.
2. Complete 4 squares of Mitered Cross Blanket
3. Frog the crocheted socks I made.
The last one (do something with the hats I made) has not been done and I think it will probably sit until the Fall so I can think about it more. I may find homes for some of them. I need to look them over really good too; one of them has a hole near the top from some kind of stitch decrease issue :(
Big news in January. I got a Blythe! I have been obsessed with Blythe all month and will be going to Blythecon in Dallas this August! There are lots of patterns for Blythe clothing online and I have already started a knitted stocking hat pattern (my adaptation) for Blythe. I have also been looking at sewing (gasp!) patterns for Blythe. I have always hated sewing but I may give it a try again. We'll see!
I also got a Blythe clone who has been customized. She is really cute, but needs a new outfit!
February Craft Goals
So my craft goals for February are:
1. Complete 4 more squares of Mitered Cross Blanket (Mitered Squares are only marginally more fun than plain garter stitch fabric, so not going to push myself with this one)
2. Complete the stocking cap for Blythe I am working on and create another one with adjustments (I can already tell that it would be a better hat if a bit looser.). Then post the pattern on Ravelry for others!
3. Knit a dress for my Blythe clone Millicent. She came in a cute pink plaid dress, but she is not going to be a "pink" girl. She will like colors like olive green and chocolate brown.
4. Warp my loom for a curtain. I've been dreading the warping process since I screwed up so bad the first time, but I need to put my loom to use and my kitchen window needs a curtain.
Household goals for February
I am also setting household goals every month, to "deep clean" and organize particular areas of the house that need a lot of attention. I've been sick for a week now, so am a bit behind on finishing the goals I set myself for January.
To complete my January goals, I still need to finish cleaning the freezer, clean and organize the pantry, and clean off my office shelf for my new Blythe dolls. Should be able to get that all done this weekend if I feel better.
For February, I want to focus on the bathroom which is (once again) drowning in clutter. My goals are to clean and organize all the shelves and drawers, getting rid of anything that isn't be used. We have too much stuff. The whole bathroom needs to be deep-cleaned. We will be looking at remodeling the bathroom soon, hopefully. It is literally starting to fall apart :( I also want to deep clean the 2nd bathroom which is less of an issue as far as clutter, but has been neglected lately.
Personal Goals for February
Lastly, Eric and I have decided to focus on physical activity in the month of February, taking walks or some other exercise every day. The dogs need it, we need it, and the weather has been nice. Time to start a good habit!
First post in a couple years... One of the few resolutions for 2012 I've made pertains to my crafting life. I am not going to buy any yarn this year.
If I can either make it through 2012 without buying yarn or use up almost all of my existing yarn (whichever comes first), I'm going to reward myself with a Schacht Ladybug Spinning Wheel (or something very similar, we will see). Anyway, I want to spin yarn, but cannot justify the purchase with so much yarn sitting around.
I have a slew of other crafting resolutions, including finishing/frogging all my WIPs, getting all my magazines posted on Ravelry, using the loom I bought last year, knit a sweater finally, etc., but I'm going to take it month-by-month I think.
December and the first week of January have been rough family-wise. I'm travelling for work next week and then will have a medical procedure to deal with after that. January is not looking very good for me. However, this is what I'd like to accomplish before the month is out:
January Goals
1. Finish the purple Ice Queen cowl. I am almost there, so I should be able to do this on my business trip. It is intended for my Aunt.
2. Work on my newly-started Mitered Cross Blanket to where I need to start a new ball of Chroma. I'm only finishing up the first square, so I'm not sure how many squares that would be. Maybe 4? I may set a goal to have this one finished in February or March. No clue who will get this one yet.
3. Frog the crocheted socks I made. They fit like crap in the heel and I don't want to waste the yarn. I'll pick another sock pattern for them later (probably a knit sock).
4. Complete any finishing on the hats I need to sell (loose ends), find out postage rates for mailing them, take pictures of them, and post the dang things on Etsy, before it starts warming up!
If I get through that I have a bunch of WIPs to work on, as well as some new projects in my queue.
If I can either make it through 2012 without buying yarn or use up almost all of my existing yarn (whichever comes first), I'm going to reward myself with a Schacht Ladybug Spinning Wheel (or something very similar, we will see). Anyway, I want to spin yarn, but cannot justify the purchase with so much yarn sitting around.
I have a slew of other crafting resolutions, including finishing/frogging all my WIPs, getting all my magazines posted on Ravelry, using the loom I bought last year, knit a sweater finally, etc., but I'm going to take it month-by-month I think.
December and the first week of January have been rough family-wise. I'm travelling for work next week and then will have a medical procedure to deal with after that. January is not looking very good for me. However, this is what I'd like to accomplish before the month is out:
January Goals
1. Finish the purple Ice Queen cowl. I am almost there, so I should be able to do this on my business trip. It is intended for my Aunt.
2. Work on my newly-started Mitered Cross Blanket to where I need to start a new ball of Chroma. I'm only finishing up the first square, so I'm not sure how many squares that would be. Maybe 4? I may set a goal to have this one finished in February or March. No clue who will get this one yet.
3. Frog the crocheted socks I made. They fit like crap in the heel and I don't want to waste the yarn. I'll pick another sock pattern for them later (probably a knit sock).
4. Complete any finishing on the hats I need to sell (loose ends), find out postage rates for mailing them, take pictures of them, and post the dang things on Etsy, before it starts warming up!
If I get through that I have a bunch of WIPs to work on, as well as some new projects in my queue.
So what's this little thing?
Well, I was working on my new project, the vintage crochet rug... (http://www.livejournal.com/editjournal.b
And thought the ripples might be good for cleaning.
I bought a Swiffer Wet Jet a few years back but found the pads to be very wasteful. So I adapted the pattern to fit the Swiffer!
Why is it purple and white? Well, that's the colors of cotton yarn I had in my stash :) I think it turned out really cute!
I plan to give it a try this weekend on my floors!
UPDATE: I tried it out and it works great. I can use it as a dry dust mop or damp mop! I've already started on a second one!
Well, I was working on my new project, the vintage crochet rug... (http://www.livejournal.com/editjournal.b
And thought the ripples might be good for cleaning.
I bought a Swiffer Wet Jet a few years back but found the pads to be very wasteful. So I adapted the pattern to fit the Swiffer!
Why is it purple and white? Well, that's the colors of cotton yarn I had in my stash :) I think it turned out really cute!
I plan to give it a try this weekend on my floors!
UPDATE: I tried it out and it works great. I can use it as a dry dust mop or damp mop! I've already started on a second one!
OK, so I got some advice that pineapple juice is ideal for a homemade sourdough starter (with no commercial yeast).
So I did some research online to find a recipe. It probably will be a couple weeks before I make it since I'm going out of town for business next week.
Breadtopia: http://www.breadtopia.com/make-your-o
■ Step 1. Mix 3 ½ tbs. whole wheat flour with ¼ cup unsweetened pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for 48 hours at room temperature. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. (“Unsweetened” in this case simply means no extra sugar added).
■ Step 2. Add to the above 2 tbs. whole wheat flour and 2 tbs. pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for a day or two. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. You should see some activity of fermentation within 48 hours. If you don’t, you may want to toss this and start over (or go buy some!)
■ Step 3. Add to the above 5 ¼ tbs. whole wheat flour and 3 tbs. purified water. Cover and set aside for 24 hours.
■ Step 4. Add ½ cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 to 1/3 cup purified water. You should have a very healthy sourdough starter by now.
The Fresh Loaf: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/keyword/sou
Day 1: mix...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour* (wheat or rye)
2 tablespoons pineapple juice, orange juice, or apple cider
Day 2: add...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour*
2 tablespoons juice or cider
Day 3: add...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour*
2 tablespoons juice or cider
Day 4: (and once daily until it starts to expand and smell yeasty), mix . . .
2 oz. of the starter (1/4 cup after stirring down-discard the rest)
1 oz. flour** (scant 1/4 cup)
1 oz. water (2 tablespoons)
So I did some research online to find a recipe. It probably will be a couple weeks before I make it since I'm going out of town for business next week.
Breadtopia: http://www.breadtopia.com/make-your-o
■ Step 1. Mix 3 ½ tbs. whole wheat flour with ¼ cup unsweetened pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for 48 hours at room temperature. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. (“Unsweetened” in this case simply means no extra sugar added).
■ Step 2. Add to the above 2 tbs. whole wheat flour and 2 tbs. pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for a day or two. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. You should see some activity of fermentation within 48 hours. If you don’t, you may want to toss this and start over (or go buy some!)
■ Step 3. Add to the above 5 ¼ tbs. whole wheat flour and 3 tbs. purified water. Cover and set aside for 24 hours.
■ Step 4. Add ½ cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 to 1/3 cup purified water. You should have a very healthy sourdough starter by now.
The Fresh Loaf: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/keyword/sou
Day 1: mix...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour* (wheat or rye)
2 tablespoons pineapple juice, orange juice, or apple cider
Day 2: add...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour*
2 tablespoons juice or cider
Day 3: add...
2 tablespoons whole grain flour*
2 tablespoons juice or cider
Day 4: (and once daily until it starts to expand and smell yeasty), mix . . .
2 oz. of the starter (1/4 cup after stirring down-discard the rest)
1 oz. flour** (scant 1/4 cup)
1 oz. water (2 tablespoons)
Since we've been making the bed every day, the dogs have decided that sleeping on Tyler's bed is no longer their preferred napping spot...
Notice the pillows. I'm suprised that Marshall hasn't made a pillow fort yet :)
Notice the pillows. I'm suprised that Marshall hasn't made a pillow fort yet :)
Yesterday I spent a good 5 hours spring cleaning my bedroom, cleaning linens, moving dressers, chasing dust bunnies.
Eric and I are going to start doing something we've never really done in the many years we've lived together: make our bed every day.
Then we will be welcomed with this sight every day!
The bedspread was crocheted by Eric's grandmother (great grandmother? I need to confirm) and is the most exquisite piece of crochet I've ever seen. Anyone who knits or crochets would understand what a major undertaking this project must have been. It had to have taken HUNDREDS of hours (for me it would have been thousands) to complete this.
All I have to say is TINY TINY LITTLE STITCHES!!
Isn't it gorgeous?
Eric and I are going to start doing something we've never really done in the many years we've lived together: make our bed every day.
Then we will be welcomed with this sight every day!
The bedspread was crocheted by Eric's grandmother (great grandmother? I need to confirm) and is the most exquisite piece of crochet I've ever seen. Anyone who knits or crochets would understand what a major undertaking this project must have been. It had to have taken HUNDREDS of hours (for me it would have been thousands) to complete this.
All I have to say is TINY TINY LITTLE STITCHES!!
Isn't it gorgeous?
With the rest of my sourdough starter, I made Sourdough Blueberry Waffles. We had recently been to Costco and had picked up a giant bag of organic wild blueberries. Yum!
Recipe from: BreadExperience.com
They were very light and thin, almost crepe-like.
I was given a large collection of crochet magazines and patterns that my grandmother owned but no longer needed now that she cannot crochet. Pretty much all of them dated back to the 1960's-1980's.
I recently sorted through some of them and pulled out a couple that had some unique patterns or stitches that piqued my curiosity.
This rug really got my attention because of the way its constructed. I haven't seen anything like it thus far. I hate the pattern and colors used in the pic, but that's easily changed.
Don't you love those boots lol?
Sorry this pic is so lousy. I couldn't get a good clear shot, but I think it's pretty clear to anyone who crochets how this rug is constructed. A simple filet mesh is created and then the plushy part of the rug is basically just 4 double crochets per bar in a zig zag pattern.
I'm probably going to create a striped spiral pattern of some sort, but I won't know until I'm done with the mesh. Then I'll be able to graph it out and determine the best pattern and colors.
This project is supposed to be a "stash buster," meaning that I will NOT buy any new yarn for it. It's going to be a challenge finding enough of the right yarns in my stash for it and it may not be a beauty, but hey, it's a rug!
I picked the cheapest crap yarn in my stash (a huge skein of red Red Heart) to make the mesh. I hate hate hate working with cheap acrylic yarn as it makes my fingers feel gummy after awhile, but this will be a good way for me to get rid of the yarn.
What I have so far:
I recently sorted through some of them and pulled out a couple that had some unique patterns or stitches that piqued my curiosity.
This rug really got my attention because of the way its constructed. I haven't seen anything like it thus far. I hate the pattern and colors used in the pic, but that's easily changed.
Don't you love those boots lol?
Sorry this pic is so lousy. I couldn't get a good clear shot, but I think it's pretty clear to anyone who crochets how this rug is constructed. A simple filet mesh is created and then the plushy part of the rug is basically just 4 double crochets per bar in a zig zag pattern.
I'm probably going to create a striped spiral pattern of some sort, but I won't know until I'm done with the mesh. Then I'll be able to graph it out and determine the best pattern and colors.
This project is supposed to be a "stash buster," meaning that I will NOT buy any new yarn for it. It's going to be a challenge finding enough of the right yarns in my stash for it and it may not be a beauty, but hey, it's a rug!
I picked the cheapest crap yarn in my stash (a huge skein of red Red Heart) to make the mesh. I hate hate hate working with cheap acrylic yarn as it makes my fingers feel gummy after awhile, but this will be a good way for me to get rid of the yarn.
What I have so far:
OK, so maybe ramen doesn't help a migraine, but when you are suffering from one and aren't up to cooking (and your husband is at the rodeo with his son and son's friend, and therefore can't cook you dinner), ramen is an easy option.
I have a lower sodium, lower fat variety I buy and I added some frozen edamame to the water to boost its nutritional value.
I thought it looked so pretty in my turquoise bowl!
I have a lower sodium, lower fat variety I buy and I added some frozen edamame to the water to boost its nutritional value.
I thought it looked so pretty in my turquoise bowl!
I have a few ends to weave in, but it's pretty much done. It ended up a little smaller than it should be, so I wish I had gone another size up. I'm not sure I like how the garment fits around the shoulder/armpit area, but it should look cute over one of my long, fitted tees. When I get around to actually wearing it I'll take a pic of it on.
It looks strange on a clotheshanger, as if the balance between the top part & the bottom part is off, but it looks fine on.
It looks strange on a clotheshanger, as if the balance between the top part & the bottom part is off, but it looks fine on.
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