Week 26 Update

 

There is really nothing new to show you today.  I added another 12 rows on the Lego blanket and 10 rows on the sock.  There was a tiny bit of diamond art done but nothing spectacular.  The ends on the finished dishcloth, I showed last week, were weaved in and it is now in use.  So, with that being said, I wanted to take a bit of a look back over the past 26 weeks to see where I am at.

LEGEND

WIPs

COMPLETED

FROGGED

KNIT

MKAL Gnome 4/20/24

Dishcloth x 2 6/26/25 - 7/5/25

Dishcloth x 1 7/7/25 - 7/12/25

RCR 7/8/25 - 8/6/25

RCR 8/6/25 - 10/9/25

RCR 8/6/25 -10/10/25

Baby Hats X5 9/22/25 - 9/29/25

Grammies Blanket 9/13/25 - 10/19/25

Grammies Dishcloth 10/2/25 - 10/11/25

Dishcloth 11/1/25 - 11/3/25

Grammies Blanket 11/1/25 -

RCR 11/29/25 - 

Dishcloth 12/10/25 - 12/10/25

It makes me happy to see I have not frogged anything this year............so far.  The one thing I need to change up is to STOP making blankets in this category.  They take such a long time and I do get bored with them long before they are completed.

CROCHET

Shawl We Wear 6/2/25 - 7/7/25

To The Point Shawl 10/19/25 - 10/22/25

To The Point Shawl 10//22/25 - 10/26/25

To The Point Shawl 10/27/25 - 10/28/25

To The Point Shawl 10/29/25 - 10/31/25

Lego Blanket 11/1/25

As much as I love crochet, I am starting to get a bit burned out on making the same shawl pattern.  I have made a total of 48 of this pattern over the years. It is a quick project, which is why I continue to make it.  Our prayer shawl ministry is crying for more shawl and lap blankets.  We sent out over 1150 shawls and lap blankets in the past 6 months.  They do not just go to the US either.  We also sent them to Australia/Oceania, Asia, South America, Europe, Canada and Mexico.  OK, so I guess doing the same quick pattern is not such a bad thing.

CROSS STITCH

Madonna & Child 8/7/20

Madonna & Child 6/18/24

Someday I will want to pick these projects back up.  Just not today.

DIAMOND ART

Our Lady of Grace 6/13/25 - 7/7/25

Perpetual Calendar 7/2/25 - 7/2/25

Glass Cases X 5 7/11/25 - 7/12/25

Glass Case 7/14/25 - 7/14/25

Jesus Christ 7/17/25 - 7/25/25

Book Mark X2 7/24/25 - 7/24/25

Nativity Scene 7/26/25 - 9/11/25

Faith 8/15/25 - 8/23/25

English Cottage 9/3/25 - 10/8/25

Cross 10/9/25 -

Once I no longer was on Josh duty, this kind of fell to the wayside.  I started back on it again last night and remembered why I liked it.  In my craftroom storage, I have over 20 more of these to do.  Time to get busy on them again.  They are perfect to work on while Hubby is watching football.  I can be in the same room with him but do not need to watch the TV.

LEGO

Notre Dame 6/1/25

This poor project..........I may just need to sit down and really study it to find out where we went wrong on it.  I would love to get it completed, put the lights on it and get it in it's acrylic show case.  Life Goals!

PUZZLES

Barn Dance 8/13/25 - 10/14/25

Happy Halloween 10/15/25 - 10/23/25

General Store 10/28/25 - 11/2/25

Loading the Wagoneer 11/4/25 - 12/15/25

I love me some puzzles.  There will be a new one put out after the first of the year.

SEWING

Hemming Pants for Tiff 10/14/25 - 10/14/25

I have 2 more pairs of pants to hem for Tiffany as well as 3 dresses to hem for Jaxon.  I really do not enjoy hemming items for others.  But because I love my family, I do it for them.  I would rather be sewing items to wear or use, from start to finish.

BOOKS

Through a Glass, Deadly 6/22/25 - 7/6/25

The Watchmaker's Daughter 7/15/25 - 7/18/25

The Mapmaker's Apprentice 7/18/25 - 7/29/25

The Women 7/20/25 - 7/22/25

Crowned and Moldering 7/29/25 - 8/6/25

Home for Christmas in July 8/6/25 - 8/10/25

The Apothecary's Poison 8/10/25 - 8/15/25

Booked for  Christmas 8/15/25 - 8/17/25

Bones and Roses 8/19/25 - 8/24/25 

The Lies We Leave Behind 8/24/25 - 8/30/25

Snow on the Tulips 8/31/25 - 9/5/25

Hidden Blessings 9/6/25 - 9/9/25

The Secret War of Julia Child 9/9/25 - 9/19/25

How To Age Disgracefully 9/25/25 - 10/16/25

The Frozen River 10/7/25 - 10/12/25

Hooked on Murder  10/12/25 - 10/20/25

The Magicians Diary 10/22/25 - 10/31/25

Tom Lake 11/1/25 - 11/8/25

Dying to Read 11/11/25-/11/22/25

Home Front 11/22/25-/11/24/25

Inheritance 11/28/25 - 12/10/25

The Mirror 12/10/25 - 12/18/25

The Seven Rings 12/18/25 - 12/25/25

A Girl Like Janet 12/25/25 - 12/27/25

This was an excellent year for reading for me.  This is just the list of books since July 1.  I had also read another 14 books before this.  I find many of my books by reading others recommendations.  So, thank you fellow bloggers who write book reviews.

That sums up my past 6 months of crafts.

We had a wonderful Christmas.  Lot's of fun, food and family love to go around.  Hubby and I will be spending New Year's eve and New Year's at home with our lovely Enrique dog.  We leave the partying to the young people.

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