Two, TWO MONTHS in a row!! Woo-hoo! I won't do that every time, but I'm proud of myself for getting to do something that I planned.
I tried to take photos of everything I finished in January, so here is a "photo drop."
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| Snowflake ornaments I added to Christmas gifts this year |
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| Little people and the hats and fingerless mittens I made for Christmas |
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| 50 curly-q "vines" I made starting in November for VBS at church |
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| Headphone covers my husband asked for two years ago... |
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| My newest skill! Weaving on a rigid heddle loom |
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| Slippers my brother asked for on Christmas to replace his that wore out |
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| Leftover yarn from his scarf that I knit into a simple ribbed hat |
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| Still loving his cat after all these years! |
So some of the projects pictured were actually from 2022, but they didn't make the cut last month. I'm amazed that my little guy still carts his beloved "Bobo" around every day and even though she's been repaired more than once, she goes everywhere he goes.
I also made my first weaving project! Warping the loom took quite a while, especially since I had to keep checking the instructions, but the project turned out wonderfully and my hubby loves wearing it already. I realized that it is much nicer to have vertical stripes rather than horizontal because there are far less ends to weave in when it is complete. My in-laws have a couple of projects requested that will be more "tartan" like this plaid, but I think I'll try to keep the stripes in the warp otherwise. I've already got a cowl warped for this month, and I have a friend that is learning to weave along with me.
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| My first finished weaving! |
I was able to get all the ends woven in on the fingerless mitts and cowls for the homeless, and dropped them off at the shelter this week, along with a hot meal. It was so cold during those few days, so I just took them all, instead of waiting until the end of this year. I should have 11 more sets by the end of 2023. I am halfway through the stash of red yarn I purchased for this endeavor, so hopefully that will make a huge dent in that.
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20 crocheted hats, 13 pairs of fingerless mitts and 5 cowls for homeless in our town
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I bought a huge stash of cotton yarn for gifts for this year. It has been a few years since I made dish cloths for family and they wear out, and I'm making matching pot holders to go with them. These will be gifts for some of our neighbors and church friends as well as family. I am able to get two sets out of each color set (2 solid and 2 variegated skeins), so 2 gifts completed each month! These are January's:
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| 4 potholders, 5 dish cloths for gifts for Christmas |
I also branched out and tried my hand at focaccia yesterday in addition to my rustic sourdough loaf. We're having it with dinner tonight, and it smells amazing with all the herbs and olive oil drizzled over top. We also have some seedlings that need attention, but we're trying to get onions, broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, asparagus, and indigo for my natural dyeing started indoors this winter. Things are busy around here but we do have some time for fun and games too. I've been teaching the boys how to play solitaire so soon we will be able to play Nertz and I can whip them ;-)
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| Christmas presents and sandwich loaves of sourdough |
I'll be on a cruise this time next month, so I might not have a chance to post, but I should have some great photos for April! I can't decide what to take for knitting on the plane, if they'll even let me. I might have to take a book! Ha! Until next time...
