WEEK 38 OF YOP 11

 

Happy first day of spring.  Although, where I live, spring has been around for the past 3 weeks.  Summer will be here, for me, next month.  I have been enjoying the cool crisp mornings and the warm and sunny afternoons.  There are so many things blooming too.  Citrus trees, acacia trees, palo verde trees, mesquite trees, and flowers of all kinds.  The air here is heavy with the smells of the citrus and acacia trees.  When you drive down our streets the trees are heavy with yellow and white blooms.  So pretty.  In the next month or two our Saguaro cactus will be in full bloom.  That is a glorious sight to behold too.  Who knew the desert could have so much beauty in her flora.  But, that is not why you are here.  Let's take a look at what happened in my crafting realm.

I have finishes!

Do you know what this is?  No, it is not a baby mitten. 

 It is a half sock.  Why would I want a half sock?

Because I wear crocs year round.  My left foot has been 'deformed' thanks to my RA.  So, the half sock keeps my toes from rubbing and getting sore.  I have the half sock on in this photo.

This is the second half sock.  I got the idea after I ordered 4 pair from Amazon.  Then I thought, why should I pay for these when I have TONS of scrap sock yarn laying around just begging to be used.

This is the third half sock I started this week but did not finish.  They only take a day to make so it is a nice fast project.  To make these, I start out with 56 stitches and do 10 rows of 2x2 ribbing.  Then I increase to 64 stitches and work it until the sock measures 3 inches.  Then I do my rounded toe decreases and finally Kitchener the toe closed.  Easy peasy.  

I worked on my RCR socks too, but not a lot.

Actually, I only worked on this one sock and did just a few rows of the gusset.  The half socks were needed more since it is starting to get warm here.

Last week I told you I had not worked on my cross stitch at all.  It made me feel bad.  So I picked it up this week and worked on it quite a bit.

It is a slow process but so enjoyable.  It is not even half done but I already can envision what it will look like when completed.

That is all the crafting.  But wait.................there is something growing in my Aero-Garden!

Little cherry tomatoes are popping up all over the plants.  There are still a lot of blossoms on the plants too.  I think there is going to be quite a few of these beauties in the near future.  These have been growing for 63 days now.  This now gives me a timeline as to how long it takes for the tomatoes to appear.  The blossoms have been set for the past 2 weeks.  

We had company come on Friday and they left early this morning.  It was nice to see my hubby's brother again along with our great nephew and another friend of theirs.  They were not at the house much though.  They came down for basketball and hockey games.  They were going to try and take in a spring training game but the tickets for those have gone up to more than going to a regular season game!  Crazy!

I got a present this week.

It is a Ninja Creami.  We are having so much fun with it.  Hubby and I both love ice cream, sorbet, and gelatto.  This machine makes it so easy and fun.  Plus, this way you know what is in your sweet treat.  It has only been here for less then a week and so far I have made 2 different flavors of sorbet and one ice cream.  With summer coming on, this will be used a lot.  Nothing better than having a cold sweet treat on a summer evening.

What's happening in your neck of the woods?

Until Next Time...........................Happy Crafting & Pray for Peace!!!!!!!!!