February - the month that closed down CIT!

For a short month, February packed a lot of excitement.  Snow closed CIT for TWO days before Presidents Day, so I had a FIVE DAY WEEKEND!!!  So I crocheted!  And read & snuffled the doggies!

My February crafting shows my decision to make baskets!  Big & small.  I used my BAM CAL squares for HPKCHC & NerdWars projects.  I made a baby blanket for a dorm mate in Ravenclaw.

Here's my Babette OWL at 50% in the snow!

The BAM CAL blanket joined.  I decided I want another row, so that's on my to-do list for March.

And this is the bright & beautiful beginning to Beth's baby blanket!  (She won't see this?)

Yay for March bringing Warmth & sunlight to my neck of the woods!

January

I'm a month late posting my January craft wrap up...  Bad me...

Two pretty cowls - and I kept them both to wear!!  A pink loomed scarf that I made wrong, but it turned into a perfect fuzzy scarf for Darlene's Kaedence.  Swiffer cover.  Loomed to-go kit.

Also in January, I declared my Jan-Mar OWL on Ravelry as a Babette made from solid color blocks.  It's pretty, but not my favorite. I'm also making a blanket of BAM CAL squares.  Lots of stuff going on!!

Endings

Well, I'm done working for the year.  Hooray.  Always take New Year's Eve off - the anniversary of the day the world stopped.  Tomorrow it will be eight long years since Anna left us.  Still hurts.

I'm happy with all my 2013 crafting.  I've been quite prolific, with little here to show for it.  Much was given as gifts or to charity.  That makes me feel satisfied.  I've tried to explain how I feel about it.  I would rather give away something I've made, hoping the recipient will be glad to get it - rather than giving it to someone tired of handmade gifts, or selling it. Putting a reasonable price on things makes me feel greedy.  Can't make me happy.  I  am glad to give my things away to make someone else happy.  That makes me most happy & satisfied of all!

What's coming up for 2014?  More crochet. A bit more knitting.  Some weaving too on my new Martha Stewart knit & loom kit!  More giving.  More Ravelry challenges!  I have at least three afghans planned, with one in progress.  Maybe socks - knit and crochet.

Time with Jes & Elisha.  Time with Lucky & Bella.  Time with Chuck - Mom & Dad when they fly North again.  Wish I could spend more time with Sherry & Beth.  More time spent at work - yuck!!  What a waste of my time.  Time.  More time and less time,  Why does it take so long to realize mistakes, but so long to live with my constant companions, Guilt and Regret...

At any rate, I've found a good use of my time with my crochet, my movies & books.  And naps.  Don't forget the naps.  

Running out of 2013

Wow!  What a lot of thing I've made this year.  Good for me!  It's December 21st, and I'm done with holiday crafting, done with all my big projects, done!  I'm mainly planning 2014 now!

First November - 

Two dog sweaters for the babies. :). I made a Divine hat & a baby elf hat, and a big washcloth fir Chuck.  Easily my favorite is the Artfully a Simple Scarf by Moogly. I used one skein of Bernat Mosaic & I think it's beautiful (and it WAS easy!).

I took a trip with Jes & Elisha to Virginia Beach so she could do a physical assessment assessment! Fun trip. Listened to Wrinkle in Time on the way home.  Played with Elisha. Ate at Moe's & ice cream. 

I've been listening to Stephen King's Dark Tower series.  What is it with me and Quests?  I love The Lord of the Rings, and I loved the a Dark Tower back when I read it years ago.  I don't know any other people who've read the series, and I'm halfway through my second reading.  Roland & his Ka-tet seek the Tower...

Of course, my Transfiguration OWL was due by Nov 31.  The challenge was to use a lot of yarn. So I made a granny square Babette with a few alterations.  I love it!

Also in November, chuck & I took the dogs to Myrtle Beach for our 2nd anniversary.  It was cold.  Sunny, but cold. We didn't like the hotel at all.  Oh well...

And December.  Only Nerd Wars challenges. 

I tried to work everything for Xmas giving. I gave little stars with my work cards.  Hopefully the things I've made will be received happily.  I finished the mittens just last night using the luscious Malabrigo yarn I bought in New York!!  The squares are for an on-going afghan. 

Not much 2013 left...

Spooky!

CIT Danville celebrated Halloween by having a contest for which department could stress Breast Cancer Awareness best in a theme. We were the Chain Gangstas against BC.  Fun!

Almost November

Oh my word!  I haven’t posted since August 2nd?!  What the hell happened to me?  I was doing so good posting my monthly crafting results.  Now, here it is, the end of October.  I have no excuse.  I’ve made some lovely crochet goodies!

 

Our food drive was finally over September 30th.  Our initial committee meeting decided not to set a goal – that way, we wouldn’t be disappointed with a meager 5 lb of sugar donated.  Fear not.  Final total was $7,510 donated and 51,152 pounds (25 TONS) of food donated.  No kidding.  An overwhelming success!  Unbelievably outstanding!  And I’m so damn glad it’s over!  The food and $ was divided pretty equally between the Salvation Army and God’s Storehouse.  YAY us!

 

The snow birds have flown back to Florida for the winter.  I’m always so conflicted about them leaving.  I want them to have as much fun as possible – so go.  I miss knowing they are only 45 minutes away – so stay.  Mom and Dad have friends down there that they really enjoy spending time with – so go.  They don’t like the cold – so go.  I miss them – so GO anyway– HAVE A GOOD TIME!!

 

Let’s see… August crafts.  Refinanced mortgage to escrow in the taxes & insurance and reduce interest rate and loan period!  September crafts.  NEW YORK CITY trip.  October crafts.  Looking ahead – there’s a trip to Norfolk coming up with Jes & E in November – and Chuck and the dogs and I will celebrate our anniversary at Myrtle Beach again.  Then hopefully xmas will be painlessly over.   Is it March yet? 

Okay - crochet review!!  Drum roll, please!!  Ta-dah!!

August - blocks for the Pine Ridge Reservation, scarves for the Silent Auction (food drive), and finished my combo Tunisian pink blanket!

September - I discovered a pattern called Calorimetry & made two of these wide head scarves, washcloths, MadEye Moody eye patch for E.

We went to NYC the weekend before my birthday.  Great times!!

Then, October!!  Scarves for craft bazaar, washcloths, a one skein scarf Crobaktus, and my first knit mitten.  I'm making a pair of knit mittens for my Nerd Wars Dissertation, and a nice big granny square Babette for my HPKCHC OWL.

And Noah & Elisha made the first page of the Star Tribune!!

Knock out Hunger with Tons of Food

So CIT-Danville's food drive has begun.  And of course, I had to be all up in the middle of it!  Kickoff was fun and exciting and funny!  Here's to a busy two months ahead!