What I did this Summer

 I finally got around to take photos of all the things I made in the past few months. 

A New Blanket

 

I made something

 Life has been a bit difficult these past few weeks and I am exhausted and unmotivated. But I managed to make a new rug for the bathroom. I finished a few other things but I am lacking the energy to drag them outside for pictures.

Mandalas

 I crocheted two mandalas and hung them in the window of my room. I used a cake of Lion Brand Mandala yarn and just let the colors continue. 

Shawls, Shawls, Shawls

A few shawls I made over the last year.

My latest blanket

 The pattern is called 'New Beginnings', the yarn is LB Mandala Bonus Bundle in colorway Sasquatch. It is a bit of a yarn eater (a bit over 4000 yards) but it is big and heavy and will keep me warm this Winter (probably the kitties too). I love it.

Blankets on Parade

 I finished 3 crochet blankets in the past few months. The green-brown one is called 'Phoenix' and I actually started it in 2019 but then life got in the way and it went into hibernation. The other two I started this year, the rainbow colored one is called 'Doo-Dad' and the purple-yellow one is 'Whatcha-ma-call-it'. All three are patterns by Vanessa from 'Hooked on Sunshine'. 

A new blanket

This is the second project I finished in 2021. I started it in August and finished it last week. The pattern is called 'Hope' which I found very fitting for my situation. Yarn is Lion Brand Mandala in Pixie.

 

Coming Back

 I was released from the hospital on April 22 and today, after more surgeries and painful procedures than I care to remember, I was declared physically healed. I cannot thank the nurses and doctors at the Plastic Surgery Clinic and the Burn and Plastic Surgery Ward at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC, enough for their excellent care. I will miss them.

Now that my physical wounds are healed it is time to focus on my mental and spiritual health. I started online grief counseling yesterday and I am getting back to doing the things that give me joy. There are three things I will focus on most in the coming months - myself, my cats and my house. And I hope to get back into gardening next spring. I am also making plans for the future with regards to finding a work from home job and doing some online courses to get there. 

After my last surgery on June 23, I picked up my crochet hook for the first time since all this started and rather than working on one of my WIPs I decided to start something new. I made a meditation rug. With yarn held double and a 9 mm hook it was finished quickly. And yesterday I started a new blanket, the name of the pattern is 'FOR' and I named my blanket 'For Me - My Healing Blanket'. I am glad that I am able to read and understand a crochet pattern again, I really could not concentrate on much in the last 3 1/2 months. 

I cannot really believe that it is over and I am feeling a lot of mixed emotions at the moment, but I know over time it will get easier. I have one more appointment at the clinic in 2 weeks and I plan to keep it to get my head wound checked one last time. 

My meditation rug, Mr. Moose approved.

Finish #19

 Bubble Gum Shawl

Finish #18

 

Finish #14

 

 

Finish #12

 

Finish #11

 A dragon bookmark for a friend.

Finish #9

Crochet A Block Afghan 2019.

Finish #7

I started to make these squares ages ago and now they have finally become a blanket..

Finish #6

This was not a WIP but a CAL that lasted 18 days. I used up some of my leftover yarn and the blanket will keep the kitties warm next Winter.

Finish #3

Another WIP got finished this week. With the current situation I am glad that I have so many projects to work on and a nice yarn stash to work from.

Week 7 + The First Row

Temperature Blanket 2020 - Week 6