My goals each month seem to be less and less as the year progresses, especially as the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and the Chookshed Challenge have finished for the year. This takes some pressure off and anything that is achieved is a bonus.
The main thing that I want to achieve is to finish the knitted top that I am working on. Since my last post I have completed knitting the body of the garment and just have to knit the bands around the neckline and the armholes. One armhole was completed this afternoon. By far the slowest part is picking up the correct number of stitches. After several attempts and ripping back, the actual knitting took very little time. Hopefully, I will have a finish to report shortly and a garment that I can wear, now that the weather is finally warming up.
I plan to keep working away in the redwork stitcheries that were freebies from Anni Downs over the last few Christmases. I’m currently working on 2022, then I will have to prep 2024 to stitch. 2021 and 2023 are completed. There are still no concrete plans on what to do with them, but at least if they are stitched I have something to play with. Chooky had a Zoom session this morning, so a bit was achieved while chatting away, until my eyes decided that they didn’t want to focus on the work, so I called it quits then.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get all my Chookshed Challenge projects completed during the ten months. I would like to work some more on the outstanding ones. They are the Natalie Bird pincushion, then the project using the hexies that I prepped, when it was discovered that the charm squares I had planned to use for a table runner weren’t square. I’m still not sure what they will become and I really want to get the Sew Together Bag made.
In addition to all these there is the Anni Downs Pouch we were given at Scrub Stitchin’ 2024. Fingers crossed, at least one of the above projects will be progressed this month.
If I do any machine stitching there should be some progress on my leader and ender project, Bonnie Lass.
Hopefully, I will have some decent progress on something to report at the end of the month.
8 comments:
That is a cute top you're working on. I'm sure you will have it finished in no time. Good luck with the other projects, as you say no pressure, just relax and have fun with them.
You've had all sorts of things going on this year, which have impacted on your stitching time. But you still had plenty to show. I love those little redwork stitcheries, I used to do a lo of that a few years ago.
Picking up stitches around necks and armholes always takes longer than knitting the bands afterward! Your Christmas stitcheries are sweet.....perhaps they could be used in a table runner?
I hate the picking up stitches part!
Your list sounds a lot like mine.... so does your mind - a muddle of things to do!!! haha. Lovely top you are working on
Hugz
Any stitching is a bonus. You will make progress on something.
I think you are progressing well with your stitching after such a busy & stressful year to date. The top will be great on very warm days & the redwork stitcheries are ever so cute. Hope you get a few things done before the end of the year. Take care & hugs.
I am sure you will get lots done. Great top
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