I agreed to contribute a square to a sympathy afghan for a friend of a friend who had a sudden health crisis in the last few months. Finally got around to actually making the square today.I used a pattern from SmoothFox - a Celtic Granny Square and worked it up in some Pine Simply Soft Eco. It went much faster than expected andI think it turned out lovely. The free pattern includes instructions for single or multiple colors, so I may works with this a bit more in future.
Plus I got to use one of my polymer clay handled crochet hooks.
I did most of it sitting on my zafu while watching the first episode of Elizabeth R. My back is less than pleased about this. I've now retreated to the couch and my "boyfriend pillow" and heating pad.
Not terribly much else going on lately. I had one of my very bad migraines starting Thursday night with the major pain lasting through Friday and residual suckage through today. The concurrent thunderstorms aren't helping.
I've also been a bit depressed, but I suspect the migraine had a role in that.
Hoping to get going on some other projects this week. I'd like to try designing my own amigurumi for sale as finished objects and/or as patterns, but keep feeling inadequate to the actual task and so keep doing loads of "research" into pattern templates, etc., etc., without actually doing anything.
The same with polymer clay stuff. Must actually do instead of just thinking.
There's also sewing to be done. I'm finding long-ish skirts more and more comfortable lately for a variety of reasons and would like to make some out of cotton in some good neutral colors. I've got fabric and pattern for jammies waiting. And I've still got an excessive amount of buckwheat hulls and a ton of fabric a lovely friend from Ravelry sent to me waiting to be made into pillows and hot/cold packs.
I also need to quit daydreaming about the homestead. It'll happen when it happens. Chickens! Vegetables! Goats! Bunnehs! Horsies!
Not terribly much else going on lately. I had one of my very bad migraines starting Thursday night with the major pain lasting through Friday and residual suckage through today. The concurrent thunderstorms aren't helping.
I've also been a bit depressed, but I suspect the migraine had a role in that.
Hoping to get going on some other projects this week. I'd like to try designing my own amigurumi for sale as finished objects and/or as patterns, but keep feeling inadequate to the actual task and so keep doing loads of "research" into pattern templates, etc., etc., without actually doing anything.
The same with polymer clay stuff. Must actually do instead of just thinking.
There's also sewing to be done. I'm finding long-ish skirts more and more comfortable lately for a variety of reasons and would like to make some out of cotton in some good neutral colors. I've got fabric and pattern for jammies waiting. And I've still got an excessive amount of buckwheat hulls and a ton of fabric a lovely friend from Ravelry sent to me waiting to be made into pillows and hot/cold packs.
I also need to quit daydreaming about the homestead. It'll happen when it happens. Chickens! Vegetables! Goats! Bunnehs! Horsies!
2 comments:
That's pretty awesome right there. Really quick too!
The migraines, we hates 'em!
I'm in the SCA, and long skirts are more comfortable than I thought. Cooler, even, if you get a good breeze on a hot day. The only time I found them a real pain is when they get rain-soaked!
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