WEEK 19 (for reals this time)

 

Happy Sunday, y'all.  Last week was super busy for me, personally.  Yet, I was able to do some crafting to help with anxiety.  So, here we go................

KNITTING

I finished the dishcloth

Nothing spectacular about it other than it matches my kitchen.  

I am working on the lap throw for the prayer shawl ministry.

This one takes time to do.  I am loving the chocolate brown of this.  Although, it does make me crave a Hershey bar while working on it, LOL.

CROCHET

My long term project is moving along.....................the lego blanket

I really like working on this.  There is only one little problem.  The pattern told me how much yarn to purchase for each color but...........Seems, she only made her throw with 75 bricks while the actually pattern makes 200 bricks.  Once I go through the yarn I purchased, I will be able to better tell how much more I will be needing to purchase.  On a positive note, I have figured out a way NOT to need to weave in hundreds of ends on this.  This is also allowing me to go faster on it.  I do need to stop every 12 rows and trim ends though.  I can live with that! 

PUZZLES

The  'General Store' puzzle is completed

I am glad I chose this 500 piece puzzle to do.  It was pretty easy and quite enjoyable.  Kind of a palette cleanser.  So, that means I am now working on a 1000 piece puzzle again.

This is what it will look like when completed.  Here is what it looks like now..........

It is kind of hard to see but, at the top, there are 2 border pieces missing.  Both hubby and I have looked several times and can not find the two that go on the top of this puzzle.  It was a  brand new one too.  I will continue to put it together in hopes they just magically appear.

READING

I really tried to like 'Tom Lake'.  Just could not get into the story.  Now I am looking for something 'light' to read until my next 'on hold' book becomes available.

DIAMOND ART

Worked a bit on it this week but not enough to warrant a photo.

LEGO

Nope, nothing happened here

SEWING

Have another pair of pants to hem for Tiffany.  Maybe this week?

CROSS STITCH

It's around here somewhere LOL.  Actually, it is right beside my 'crafting chair'.  I need to be in the mood to work on those 2 projects and it has not happened in quite a while.

LIFE

Enrique went to the vet this week.  We think he may have strained or torn his CCL.  He seems to be managing it well but has a limp now.  He is on NSAIDs for the next few days.  He has had luxating patellas since he was young so we were aware this could happen.  The sad thing about it is, he is a jumper!  Trying to get him to stop jumping on and off furniture is a loosing battle.  So, of course he keeps the injury 'fresh'.  He does not show any major signs of pain at this time, other than the limp.  Especially right after he gets up from one of his many naps.

Jay and TIff's dog ended up at the emergency vet.  She is ok, just getting older and slowing down like the rest of us.

Stacie's community had a garage sale on Saturday.  Tiffany and I went over on Friday and helped her set up and priced things for her.  I was able to take some items over for her to sell too.  I have no idea what got sold of mine, but will find out when I go back over to collect the tables I loaned her to set things on.

We have had 3 lunch dates this past week with friends and family.  Those are nice as I normally do not cook a dinner on that day then.  So, my kitchen time has been minimal this past week.  I do need to get in there today and make some sourdough crackers as well as make some yummies for breakfast again.  Hubby really liked the scones, so those are on the sourdough menu too.  

Hubby and I went out for dinner last night, after Mass.  I have discovered I really like strawberry Margaritas.  This one was vey yummy.

Hubby had a regular Margarita........boring!  This is our go to spot after Mass.  The food is always excellent and it is a private owned business.

With Veteran's Day this coming Tuesday, I would like to take this time to thank all the Vets for their service to our country.  A BIG HUGE thanks to our son, Jay and his wife Tiffany for their service.  Jay spent 23 years in the Navy and Tiffany spent 20 years in the Navy.  So proud of them both! A shout out goes to my nephews Corey and Casey for their service.  Both are still active in the Air Force.  

I have a chuckle for you again this week.  I actually DID laugh out loud when I saw this one.....

Until Next Time.......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!

Week 19

 

Hey there!  Nice of you to stop by.  I did not post last week since there was not much to talk about.  This week, I do have things for show and tell.

First up.........................

I completed 4 To The Point shawls.  Since this is my 'go to' pattern, I did not see a reason to photograph each one individually.  Here they are all bagged and tagged.  I took them to Mass yesterday and turned them into the Prayer Shawl ministry.  This brings my TTP shawls to #48!

So, I was sitting here yesterday, I had time to think about what should go onto my needles/hooks next.  Hubby and I had stopped at Hobby Lobby on Friday and I had purchased some a lot of yarn for specific projects.  Not to mention, I still have a plethora of the Caron Simply Soft yarn I purchased when JoAnn's went out of business.  Well, heck, let's cast on EVERYTHING!

My long term project is...............

A Lego blanket!  There are 228 rows in this pattern.  I picked this one because there is no sewing blocks together.  However, there are hundreds of ends to weave in throughout.  I did find if I weave them end at the end of each row, it is not as over whelming.  I have completed 2 rows, so far.  This is going to be a gift to my son.  He is a Lego lover and even has a Lego room in his house.  The walls are painted Lego colors too.

The semi-long project is.................................

A lap throw for the Prayer Shawl Ministry.  This pattern was given to my by DIL's mom (grammie). It is a perfect TV viewing project and will use 3 skeins of my Caron yarn.  

There is short time projects too.................

A dishcloth.  Well actually, I bought enough Crafter Secret Cotton yarn for SEVERAL dishcloths. Everytime I make this cloth pattern, I think of my mom.  This was her favorite pattern and the one she would make and gift to others.  I am excited about the colors on this as they go with my kitchen.

There are other things on the go for me too.

This puzzle will be completed pretty soon.  It is only 500 pieces and is coming together rather quickly.

This is my current Diamond Art I am working on. I bought this way back in July (prime days) but it now has a much deeper meaning for me.  I can only work on it for a small amount of time as it does cause me a bit of melancholy.  

I did a thing a couple of weeks ago.....................

This is my newest Tattoo in honor of Josh.  A dear friend of ours had designed the cross with ribbon and Josh had it tattooed on his forearm.  I asked her to reduce it in size as I wanted it on my leg with the other memorial tattoos. The ribbon is gray in honor of brain cancer.  The other tattoos are..........Bunny heart/mom, Anchor cross/ dad, motorcycle with Ichthus/ brother.

I told the rest of my family they all need to stay healthy and alive as I am running out of room on this leg. 

As for the rest of life...............things are getting back to normal.........what ever that is.  Hubby is very busy with teaching and taking Theology classes.  I am staying busy with crafts, family and friends.  I got to spend some time with Thor (Josie's dog)and her kitties, this week as the girls went to Arkansas to have a burial for Josh and his biological father in Bella Vista.  They should be back home tomorrow.  

I found a cute chuckle that was perfect for Halloween, All Saints day and All Souls day.......