My lists of WIPs has been updated over there --> on the sidebar, and just for fun I listed as many of my FOs for the year as I could recall. I'm sure there are more, as I seem to recall binding off several things and of course the quilts had a little help from the nice folks at Cloth and Quilts, who longarmed 8 quilts for me. I could get spoiled with this whole quilt-by-check business. Well, except for the "writing the checks" part.
All this accounting is part of my accountability project. I have a LOT of yarn and a LOT of fabric, as well as a LOT of other craft materials and projects around the place. So it really makes a great deal of sense to work on what I have, instead of acquiring new projects and letting the old ones slide.
What a concept, huh?
When I listed the quilts, I made a note of what stage they're in. Hopefully I will be able to remember how to make the necessary changes when I finish something.
And I will finish something. Honest.
For today, I have one project (the Cedar Leaf Shawlette) that I'm going to cast on--it's kind of a tradition with one of my Ravelry/FaceBook groups, a way of affirming that yes, indeed, I dan start and finish something this year. I'm also hoping to finish up another project--Abby's green sweater is only about 5 rows from completion. Which will include weaving in a lot of ends, closing up the armholes, and sewing on buttons. (Uh oh. Where will I find buttons? Oh yeah...)
PS--Don't know if I've posted much about Shyla before. She came to live with me about a year and a half ago, and she's been a "hidey" kitty for most of that time. She's begun coming out for pets and this week she actually came out and climbed on my lap while I was knitting! Now, if she'd just learn to tolerate HiHi a little more (he has a scabby ear from their latest set-to) we'd have a nice little happy "family." Poor HiHi misses his buddy Simon a lot (well, I do too) and he really wants a cat buddy.
Maybe that should be Shyla's new year resolution?
2 comments:
Sounds like a good start to the year. I'm trying to do a lot of catching up on my blog before I really account for 2013. Keep chugging forward!
Love the kittehs, and the WIPs and your blog! We have two adult feline rescue cats, both long hair with big ruffs like Shyla and HiHi, and it really took a couple of years to settle the new fella into his "forever home". He would startle at every noise and could only handle a brief pet. Now he is almost a lap cat - the difference is amazing. Just a lot of love and patience, which it looks like you have aplenty!
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